Jeddah based United Carton Industries Company (UCIC), a leader in Saudi Arabia’s packaging industry, is achieving a breakthrough advancement in digital print for corrugated packaging with the installation of an EFITMNozomi C18000 six-color, single-pass LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The new printer will bring exciting opportunities for UCIC to enter new market segments, expand its customer base, and create a competitive advantage in the region.
UCIC has been in the corrugated business since 1990 with a capacity of approximately 420,000 tonnes per annum, focusing on high-quality corrugated solutions for customized packaging needs.
Four state of the art plants produces corrugated boxes, point of sale material, shelf-ready and high graphic packaging. Strategically positioned in Jeddah and Riyadh, catering to the corrugated needs of FMCG, white goods, agricultural and packaging companies which includes the largest multi-national corporations and the best of domestic industry.
“UCIC’s priority is to meet customer expectations, which are constantly increasing due to ever-changing market conditions,” said UCIC President Mohnish Rikhy. “New technologies such as digital printing with EFI’s Nozomi C18000 printer help us meet these demands and stay ahead of the competition.”
Founded in 1990, UCIC focuses on high-quality corrugated solutions for customized packaging needs – with a capacity of about 400,000 metric tons or 1.2 billion boxes on average per year. The Nozomi C18000 printer will enable UCIC to begin transitioning HD flexo work produced in the company’s five plants in Saudi Arabia to digital. The migration to digital printing will also increase UCIC’s overall production capacity for point of sale displays. The Nozomi is especially beneficial in how it will empower UCIC to better handle shorter runs and changing customer demands.
UCIC decided to purchase the Nozomi for several reasons: “We were highly impressed with the dual feeding feature of the printer and the three different printing modes,” said UCIC Supply Chain Vice President Ali Jariwala. “We expect the collaboration between UCIC and EFI to be fruitful.”