UAE The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), through the Gulf Standardisation Organization (GSO), and the rest of the Arab countries through the specialised associations of the League of Arab States, are studying the UAE model as the Emirates Quality Mark (EQM), which achieved remarkable success in controlling the quality of output of the production lines, in …
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UAE American fried chicken brand KFC has committed to use 100% fiber-based packaging from certified or recycled sources by the end of 2020 throughout MENA. Mr. Sabir Sami, General Manager, KFC, Yum! Brands, ME- North Africa- Pak, Turkey and Asia added, “At KFC, environmental sustainability is a core business focus for us, and we …
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UK Screen has signed an agreement Thunderbolt Solutions, which will allow the South African reseller to distribute the company’s flagship Truepress Jet520HD high-definition inkjet web press. Screen claimed that it has shipped over 100 units. Thunderbolt Solutions was founded in 1999 and provides a vast array of services across the printing market. Gerry Baker, CEO …
Switzerland Tetra Pak has now delivered more than 500 billion packages labelled with the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) logo globally, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey to promote responsible sourcing and contributing to a low-carbon circular economy. With the launch of the world’s first FSC-certified Tetra Pak® package with J Sainsbury in …
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UAE Sidel is set to introduce its latest solutions in the beverage, food, home and personal care players at the Gulfood Manufacturing, Middle East’s biggest food and beverage processing industry event gathering suppliers from 60 countries. Taking place from 29th to 31st of October at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Sidel (B1-4, in Hall 1) …
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Oman OCTAL, the world’s leading supplier of clear rigid packaging materials has secured one of the biggest private sector financing deals in Oman of the last decade. An amount of $625 million of banking facilities comprising of syndicated term loan facility of US$ 225 million and working capital facilities aggregating to US$ 400 million …
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Egypt Huhtamaki’s flexible packaging unit in Egypt has received the highest rating of AA in a BRC audit earlier this month. The new unit, which is located in the greater Cairo area, was inaugurated in April 2019. The new Egypt unit is now certified to the BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue …
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Europe Nestlé has moved to push its ambition of encouraging healthier and informed consumer choices when it informed that it will support Nutri-Score, a colour-coded system with a scale ranging from A (healthier choices) to E (less healthy choices) as its preferred nutrition labeling scheme for food and beverage products in continental Europe. Nutri-Score …
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India Henkel, in collaboration with Papier-Mettler, one of the market-leading European manufacturers of flexible packaging, has started using “I’m eco” shrink film for its automatic dishwashing brand Somat. The film with more than 50 percent recycled material was introduced to various European markets in which shrink film is used as transport packaging – among them …
UK ORPL, a recycling label not-for-profit, has launched the latest review process of its labelling rules to ensure they keep pace with developments in collections services and, for the first time, to take account of recycling infrastructure. The widely drawn Steering Group met for the first time on 3 July and aims to complete its …
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