The new extrusion facility from Austrian packaging manufacturer Coveris in Kufstein, Tyrol, was recently put into full operation. The unit continues the modernisation efforts at the plant and significantly increases production speed of stretch film for silage bales. The production of stretch films for agricultural use is subjected to seasonal fluctuations which makes it …
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The board of directors of Almarai Company at its meeting in June 2022, approved an investment plan to enter the seafood Category, with an initial investment of 252 million riyals. At the same meeting, the Board approved an investment of 153 million Saudi riyals to secure parent poultry birds supply for Almarai and the Kingdom …
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UAE-based Re.life has announced that it has won three awards within the first quarter of the year. Founded as a next-generation digital ecosystem, re.life develops smart platforms that aim to simplify B2B and B2C transactions, as well as provide individual users better access to services. The awards recognise the company’s innovations as a start-up, …
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Ahlstrom-Munksjo, one of the global leader in fiber-based materials and supplying sustainable solutions has announced the launch of PurposeSeal, heat seal technology for fiber-based end-use applications. PurposeSeal is a heat-sealed paper constructed to ensure quality and protection for end-use packaging solutions. It boasts additional sustainability benefits when applied to Cristal Transparent Packaging Papers or …
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Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has announced it is introducing new, attached caps to its plastic bottles, making it easier to recycle the entire package and ensure no cap gets left behind. Production of bottles with attached caps will begin today at CCEP’s site in East Kilbride, Scotland, meaning …
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Emirates Glass, a leading manufacturer of premium glass products has announced its plans to expand in the GCC and the wider Middle East region. The company has developed more than 70 different coated products, over 400 different glazing options and supplied about 27 million sq m of glass in the last 25 years, Celebrating …
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Mondi, one of the global leaders in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with German machine supplier Beck Packautomaten to create a functional paper solution. The FunctionalBarrier Paper can replace unnecessary plastic packaging, enabling shipments to arrive safely in sustainable and right-sized packaging. The e-commerce market has grown significantly in recent years, accounting for …
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Toyo-Morton, Japan’s leading manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the ECOAD EA-B3860/EA-B1290, a high-solids solvent-based adhesive for use in the dry lamination of multilayered films in flexible packaging structures. Containing over 40% coating solids by weight, the new formulations contain less solvent and thus brings down …
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Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports), the region’s facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade has signed a strategic agreement with Germany-based Alexander Global Logistics GmbH. According to AD Ports, both the parties to work closely to establish and launch a transshipment hub dedicated to handling pulp and paper products. The hub will operate from Khalifa …
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Geostick Group, one of the leading label printer in Europe and digital label printing pioneer, has signed an agreement with Bobst for the purchase of a Bobst Digital Master 340 label press, a fully digitalised and automated production line, from printing to embellishment and die-cutting. The agreement is part of Geostick’s major focus on …
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