An entirely plant-based water bottle is launched in tandem with a pact to drive up PET recycling rates in the UAE, with a reduction in CO2 emissions resulting in an improved environmental footprint. Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s biggest food and beverage companies and producers of Al Ain, the UAE’s leading bottled water …
Bottled water industry leaders come together to tackle sector challenges and adopt best practices
On the sidelines of Gulfood 2020, bottled water industry leaders signed an MoU to form the Gulf Bottled Water Association (GBWA). Headquartered in Dubai, the association aims to bring together a regional work- ing group of all bottled water industry members to address sector challenges and make the industry more competitive. Creating a unified body to …
Sustainability and wellbeing: The new measures of business success
Danone is concerned not only with the good health of its business but also its customers and to change intent into reality to accomplish a circular economy. Danone has become a world leader in four businesses: Essential dairy and plant-based products, early life nutrition, medical nutrition, and water. Building on a unique health-focused portfolio has …
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Pretzels go back to the Future
Egyptian snack leader achieves efficiency to innovate a tasty and guilt-free snack experience, making full use of tna’s extensive expertise. Egyptian snack manufacturer Future Foods has launched a new pretzel range after collaborating with tna, a leading solutions provider in the food processing and packaging industry. This partner- ship enabled Future Foods to install a …
Bottled water industry leaders come together to tackle sector challenges and adopt best practices
On the sidelines of Gulfood 2020, bottled water industry leaders signed an MoU to form the Gulf Bottled Water Association (GBWA). Headquartered in Dubai, the association aims to bring together a regional work- ing group of all bottled water industry members to address sector challenges and make the industry more competitive. Creating a unified body to …
Stora Enso launches digital B2B marketplace for renewable packaging
Stora Enso introduces Box Inc, a digital B2B marketplace for corrugated packaging made of renewable materials. Box Inc is a new platform business designed to help companies source packaging easily online, while enabling suppliers to access new customers without having to create their own digital presence. “Box Inc digitalises the traditional buying process by allowing …
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SML produces PET sheet for face shields
Collaborating with global efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, plastic machine manufacturer SML has commenced industrial production of PET sheet, the main component in plastic face shields, at the SML headquarters in Redlham in Vöcklabruck, Austria, this week. Production takes place on a state-of-the-art line for calendered sheets. The extrusion line produces enough material for …
European self-adhesive labelstock demand surges in Q1 amid Covid-19
European labelstock demand grew by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter last year. The increase followed modest growth rates of 1.8% and 1.4% recorded in 2019 and 2018 respectively, although the second half of 2019 already indicated an upward trend with above 3% year-on-year increases. Inevitably though, the current …
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Coveris reduces CO2 emissions at its Egyptian site
In line with Coveris’ global strategy to be an industry sustainable leader, the company’s plants across Europe and Middle East are working continuously to reduce their environmental footprint. The latest example comes from Egypt where the plant is switching its electricity supply from diesel to hydropower eliminating CO2 emissions by more than 90% in 2020. …
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Amcor designs Stock PET bottles to meet demands of ecommerce-ready packaging
Amcor has designed a family of stock polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles that helps co-packers meet the demanding requirements for ecommerce-ready packaging. OmniPack™ PET bottles increase capacity and reduce downtime because they have the same diameter with the same finish – only the height changes to accommodate the varying fill volumes. “Our customers want ecommerce-ready packaging,” …
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