His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Bin Hassan Al Shaikh’s perspective on print and packaging carry the weight of an impressive academic as well as commercial background. Dubai- based Modern Printing Press’s managing director graduated with a political science degree in the UAE before completing a master’s then a doctorate in economics in the UK. In the …
Palestine cup-making plants take off
Turkish entrepreneur sparks development with plan for used kit Palestine Turkish plastics executive Yavuz Eroglu has told plasticsnews.com how a factory he set up in 2008 in Hebron has triggered the emergence of several packaging plants in the West Bank. While Ergolu’s initial goal was to dispose of equipment from his Istanbul-based thermoforming and extrusion …
SIG Combibloc launches stronger carton laminate
Combibloc RS expected to replace standard structure for dairy products and drinks Germany: SIG Combibloc has launched combibloc RS (resilient structure), a compos- ite structure that it claims further improves system stability during processing while contributing to even better environmental performance. In the medium term, this new laminate will become the standard composite structure for …
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WorldSkills selection gets under way
Graduates compete to take part in Abu Dhabi printing contest Germany Germany’s print industry has picked its representative at the WorldSkills printing competition, being held in Abu Dhabi on 14-19 October next year. Three newly graduated printers vied for the role at a preliminary selection round on 23-24 November 2016. Florian Kraus from AZ Druck …
Choc wrapper from potato starch wins eco award
Germany Mars, Rodenburg, and Taghleef have been announced as the joint winners of the bioplastics industry’s leading prize for 2016 with a bio-based film made from potato waste starch. The innovative packaging solution is a joint development by Mars, Rodenburg Biopolymers, and Taghleef Industries. Mon- di’s Consumer Goods Packaging plant Solec in Poland was the …
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Almarai picked as best employer
Dubai Almarai took the Best Employer trophy in LinkedIn MENA’s private-sector category at a ceremony in Dubai held under the patronage of Shamma Al- Mazrui, the Emirati Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and attended by more than 200 CEOs from the region. Faisal Al-Fahadi, Almarai’s general manager of human resources and support services, said …
Nivea relaunches Hand Care
New formulas come in ‘pebble-shaped’ packaging Dubai Nivea has launched its Hand Care with improved formulas and a packaging that is “as practical as a tube yet a pleasure to touch”. The reworked hand formulas – being marketed as offering “24-hour protec- tive care for busy hands” – come in containers designed to be “shaped …
Agthia buys Delta’s Jeddah-based water-bottling plant
Takeover will take Agthia’s Al Ain brand into Saudi Arabia as firm targets regional growth Agthia Group, a leading food and beverage group in the UAE, announced in November that it has signed a pur- chase agreement for 100% of the shares in the water business of Delta Marketing Company, based in Jeddah, Saudi …
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Unilever opens AED1bn liquids plant in the UAE
Dubai Personal Care (DPC) facility to produce 100,000 tonnes annually, 80% for export UAE CEO Paul Polmaninaugurated Unilever’s Dubai Personal Care (DPC) manufacturing facility in Dubai Industrial Park, UAE, on 21 December. ThefactoryisMENA’slargest personal care liquidsmanufacturing unit in investment, output, andsize,accordingtoUnilever. Set up with an AED1bn (USD270m) investment, this 100,000 sq m facility will manufacture Unilever’s …
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Gallus unveils labelling press
Gallus has unveiled a pre-series model of its new-generation Labelmaster, based on the Gallus Labelfire 340 and targeted at high-quality packaging and label applications.