sUccEss on A PLAtE

Riyadh-based Raqam International has installed a Kodak Flexcel NX narrow system to eliminate delays from plate making and target ‘A-class’ markets riyadh-based label printer and converter Raqam International has installed the Kodak Flexcel NX narrow system with hybrid option along with the DFE – Prinergy Tower on the digital front end and the Vianord EVO …

Hybrid introduces site for PACKz editing software

Website introduced alongside a series of videos to demonstrate how to use the product Germany  HYBRID Software has launched a website for its PACKZ PDF editing software giving information and helping users explore the product through demonstration videos. Christopher Graf, managing director of HYBRID Software, said the site has been designed to  provide “a level …

Obeikan Graphic Center upgrades its Esko Suite 16

Saudi firm’s investment provides compatibility with Adobe CC 17 and Mac OS Sierra Ksa  Riyadh-based Obeikan Graphic Center (OGC) has upgraded its Esko software to the latest Suite 16, which brings compatibility with Adobe CC 17 and Mac OS Sierra and fixes various bugs. The DeskPack tools bring in additional barcode specs for GS1 among …

GMG’s new OpenColor caters for Photoshop and PACKZ

OpenColor 2.0.6 offers separation and preview profiles plus function to calculate separations Germany  GMG has released a new version of OpenColor, its award-winning multichannel profiling software. GMG OpenColor 2.0.6’s highlight is the ability to dynamically create and deliver best-quality separation and preview profiles to Adobe Photoshop and PACKZ from HYBRID Software, said GMG. OpenColor’s latest …

Ti launches high-barrier CPP film

dubaiTaghleef Industries (Ti) has launched a new version of its CZVB Product with modifications based on user feedback. The barrier metalised CPP film is designed to offer a consistent MVTR (Moisture vapour transmission rate) of less than 0.30g/ sqm/day while maintaining high barrier levels against oxygen and light. The new version offers very low seal …

PRINT PATHWAY

Jagannath M Wagle, managing director of Ajman-based Sigma Middle East Labels Industries LLC, shares with Packaging MEA the challenges and triumphs of his career to date. How did you enter print?  I started working in sales in January 2004. I was new to labels or printing because I had an IT background. The owner had …

P&G sets ambitious recycling goals for shampoo bottles

Company aims to make Head & Shoulders container with 25% post-consumer waste switzerland  At the World Economic Forum (WEF) on 19 January, P&G announced that its Head & Shoulders brand would partner with recycling experts TerraCycle and SUEZ to pioneer a new approach to produce the world’s first recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to …

Unilever promises 100% recyclable switch by 2025

Group seeks assistance from FMCG industry to achieve ‘fully circular’ plastic packaging netherlands  Unilever has announced a commitment to ensure all plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025 and has called on the FMCG industry to accelerate progress towards the circular economy. Treating plastic packaging as a valuable resource to be managed …

Coca-Cola, AB inBev accord in Africa

Coca-Cola to buy out bottler’s stake and seek new owner dubai  Coca-Cola Company and Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev have reached an agreement over AB InBev’s 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for USD3.15bn. CCBA includes the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Mayotte and Comoros. In addition, the companies …

BRF launches halal OneFoods division

Unit renamed from Sadia Halal to cover the Islamic market dubai  Brazil-based BRF launched the operations of OneFoods, its subsidiary dedicated to the halal market, in January. Previously called Sadia Halal, OneFoods will operate in an estimated market of 1.8 billion people whose economic and demographic growth exceeds the world average. “By creating a local …