Flint sees hikes ahead

Range of factors alter material price outlook luxembourg  Flint Group has revised its material forecasts for 2017 in view of a series of developments at the start of the year that suggest a steeper uptrend than it projected in December. Jan Paul van der Velde, senior vice-president for procurement, IT, and regulatory, said the outlook …

CCl expands into India

Labeller buys stake in Mumbai-based firm dubai  CCL Industries Inc has announced that the Dubai-based Pacman-CCL joint venture has signed an agreement to acquire a 70% stake in Mumbai-based Super Label. Super Label focuses on pressure-sensitive labels for large consumer products and healthcare customers with operations in India. Pacman-CCL will invest $3.75m to acquire its …

A&R Carton signs partnership to expand in Pakistan

Swedish firm’s deal with Packages Limited targets packaging made with cardboard pakistan  Sweden-based A&R Carton has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Packages Limited of Lahore in Pakistan to establish co-operation in manufacturing, procurement, sales and marketing in Pakistan and neighbouring markets of packaging made out or featuring cardboard. Based in Lund, Sweden, A&R Carton …

Komori’s new Lithrone GX44RP

Komori’s New Lithrone GX44RP Debuts as a One-pass Double-sided Printing Press Japan  Komori Corporation has developed what it describes as “the ultimate one-pass double-sided printing press” that fulfils a wide range of the most demanding requirements: the Lithrone GX44 44-inch offset printing press. The latest offset-on-demandcompatible double-sided printing press carries on the performance of the …

Carrefour stocks carbon-saving combibloc carton

EcoPlus pack for UHT milk designed to deliver carbon dioxide savings of up to 28% spain  Leading distribution chain Carrefour is now offering three types of UHT milk in the combiblocEcoPlus 1,000 ml aseptic carton pack, featuring a structure that generates less CO2 than a conventional 1-litre carton pack of the same format. A CO2 …

Elopak celebrates 60th anniversary

Norway-based company’s portfolio develops with eco options norwayElopak (European Licensee of Pure-Pak) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founded on 11 February 1957 by Johan Andresen Snr.  who invested in the vision of Norwegian engineer Christian August Johansen to bring the Pure-Pak carton licence to Europe from the United States and to build Pure-Pak …

Workz introduces cost-cutting Sim card solution

SIM and packaging solution aimed at reducing the cost of subscriber registration dubaiWorkz Group, the telecoms subscriber products manufacturer and serialised software specialist, has officially launched its optimal SIM solution for mobile network operators. The solution allows operators to significantly reduce the cost of subscriber registration without damaging the perceived brand quality and customer experience, …

Majan celebrates 20 years in business

Majan celebrates 20 years in business

Folding carton specialist installs 7-colour Roland 707 HiPrint UaeMajan Printing & Packaging Company LLC (Majan) of the United Arab Emirates has celebrated its 20th anniversary even as it increases its production capacity by installing a new seven-color Roland 700 HiPrintsheetfed offset press. On the company’s 20th anniversary, it has added a seven-colour Roland 707 HiPrint. …

Weldon to represent Creative Graphics fl exo plates in UAE

Indian companies set up ‘strategic alliance’ to target the Gulf country’s label industry dubai  India-based companies Creative Graphics and Weldon Celloplast Limited have entered into a strategic alliance to sell Creative’s pre-press products in the UAE. Under the agreement, Weldon will be the exclusive agent in the emirate for Creative Graphics, which claims to be …

Almarai heads Saudi brand poll

KsaAlmarai Company is the brand Saudi Arabian consumers viewed most positively in the second half of 2016, according to the BrandIndex Ranking from market research company YouGov. Almarai came seventh in terms of international video downloads in 2016. But the dairy’s video of breast-feeding created national and international buzz and achieved the second sharing rate …