Pouch push

Huhtamaki’s 3D pouches are taking off in the Gulf Dubai Huhtamaki Middle East is winning over regional customers with 3D flat-bottomed pouches, said Dharmesh Zavery, vice president for sales and business development.  “Here in the Gulf region, consumers like the way this new technology has presented itself on the store shelf and also like how …

Klockner Pentaplast starts Thai lines

Medical device and pharma packaging grades developed for region Germany Klöckner Pentaplast has announced is launching production of several new medical device and pharmaceutical packaging grades in Thailand for the Asian market. Local manufacturing of FDA-grade Pentapharm mono PVC, Pentapharm alfoil PVdC-coated PVC and Pentaform medical thermoforming grade APET and PVC began in the first …

Jindal Films to boost BOPP capacity at Belgian plant

10.5m line at Virton with 50,000 tonnes/year capacity set to be completed in Q3 2018 Europe Jindal Films Europe, a leading manufacturer of specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, has announced it will increase extrusion capabilities at its Virton site in Belgium. This expansion represents the next phase of its broad reinvestment strategy which was …

Taghleef Industries debuts specialised films

New products at Interpack include additions to the Extendo range and to the bio-based Nativia portfolio Dubai Taghleef Industries (Ti) debuted several products at the Interpack expo on 4–10 May in Düsseldorf. Patrick Desies, chief sales and marketing officer at Taghleef Industries, said the products “represent the results of our investment activities over the past …

Cosmo launches BOPP-based low-noise tape film

Proprietary surface treatment enables easy release, making tape unwinding quieter Delhi Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has launched a low-noise tape film for making low-noise tapes.  The BOPP-based low noise tape film’s proprietary release surface treatment enables easy release, generating low noise on unwinding. This feature becomes extremely significant in industrial …

Engel Hannover reopens after revamp

Revamped centre offers facilities for exploring Industry 4.0 and lightweighting Together with over 200 guests, Engel opened its much extended and modernised subsidiary in Hannover on 9 and 10 May. The Austrian global market leader in injection-moulding machines and integrated injection-moulding system solutions invested around ¤5m in the location to equip itself for further growth …

Sadara leads Saudi drive downstream

Sadara epitomises rapid progress in Vision 2030 industrial cluster initiative Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Chemical has become a key actor in the government’s strategy to develop downstream industries, create local jobs and diversify the country away from dependence on oil revenues.  Sadara Chemical Company, the USD20bn Saudi Arabian petrochemicals joint venture in Jubail Industrial City between …