The Packaging & Specialty Plastics business of The Dow Chemical Company launched its latest innovation at Interpack 2017: ADCOTE L86-500 barrier adhesive, a new adhesive solution taht will help maximise resource efficiency, cut packaging cost, enhance recyclability, and optimise the shelf-life of food packaging. ADCOTE L86-500 barrier adhesive enables the replacement of PET, metallised, and aluminium-based packaging …
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#BeTheColour campaign aims to assist the visually impaired under the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) Dubai Lipton’s Ramadan initiative for 2017 supported the UAE’s Year of Giving with the#BeTheColour campaign, inspired by Lipton’s global mission to ‘Be awake to what really matters’. Lipton aimed to bring more colour to the lives of the visually impaired, …
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Ramadan set includes perfumes, fragrant oils, oud, and incenses presented in a white enamel box Dubai Lootah launched the Signature incense and an exclusive edition customisable set for Ramadan. Signature, an Oriental scent with a French touch, is a combination of the freshest fragrances and extravagance that drapes the senses with lusciousness, night and day, …
Middle East chocolatier shuns ‘traditional designs and looks’ for holy month Patchi marketed eight collections and well over a hundred chocolate gifts during Ramadan, with an emphasis on “wild patterns, floral beauty, cool graphics and exotic flair”. “Traditional designs and looks are nowhere to be seen and yet the blessed essence of this holy month …
Swarovski-embellished bottles mark Vimto’s traditional link with the holy month. Guests at any iftar across the Gulf this year, as for many decades, are likely to encounter Vimto – a distinctive purple drink concocted of black currants, raspberries, and 29 herbs and spices. Although the drink originated in the UK, where it was invented in …
System suits substrates including offset paper, coated paper, gloss paper, and film Vinsak has introduced its VIS1200-K inket system, which is 108mm in print width per module and has 600dpi native resolution. VIS1200-K can print on a variety of different substrates, including various offset papers, coated papers, gloss papers, and films, said Vinsak. The system features a …
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3640 60W CO2 laser targeted at pharmaceutical, tobacco, and beverage markets Videojet Technologies has expanded its range of CO2 laser marking systems with the Videojet 3640 60W. Videojet is targeting high-quality codes for the pharmaceutical, tobacco, and high-speed beverage markets in particular. The Videojet 3640 CO2 laser solution offers enhanced speeds in data processing and …
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Rebsons Labels, a family-owned business in South Africa, moves into digital label printing with their recent purchase of a stand-alone Nilpeter PANORAMA – the first of its kind in Africa. Rebsons Labels has “moved with the technological trends over the past years, upgrading and purchasing state-of-the-art label printing equipment”, says Rebsons’ owner Benny Friedmann. The …
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Dubai has launched a 4.5 million sqm ‘food park’ project aimed at boosting the emirate’s role in food and foodstuff re-exports.
Leading packaging and label equipment manufacturers, BOBST and Radex – a DOD inkjet digital printing startup company owned by multiple stakeholders today announced the launch of Mouvent, a joint venture that will become the digital printing competence center and solutions provider of BOBST. Mouvent, which is comprised of 80 employees in Switzerland, will focus on …
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