Coca-Cola to set up $100m fruit juice plant in Egypt

Factory due to be commissioned in 2016–17 to serve markets such as Algeria and Libya  Egypt Saudi Arabia’s Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company plans to spend USD100m to build a fruit juice factory in Egypt for serv- ing North African markets. In a statement to Reuters on 23 February, Meshal Alkadeeb, vice-president of strategy and business …

‪ UK pre-press firm Reproflex3 opens first Middle East operation ‬

 R3 UAE, located in Dubai’s IMPZ is now ready to service the local flexographic print market. UAE: A feature of the open house was the Kodak Flexcel NX plate making technology, a system that the firm has deployed in the Middle East having seen big success in the UK and Europe as an exclusive Kodak …

MPS appoints Anoop Plastics as its agent for the lower gulf region

The partnership provides immediate local support and positions MPS for future growth in the Middle East. UAE: MPS has announced the appointment of Anoop Plastic Products Trading Establishments as agent of MPS flexo and offset printing presses in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. Based in Sharjah UAE, Anoop is a leading, well-established printing materials …

Bobst Group takes a majority stake in Nuova Gidue Srl

Bobst Group and the owner of Nuova Gidue Srl, an Italian manufacturer of narrow and mid-web printing presses, signed an agreement on 13th May 2015 by which Bobst Group acquires 65% of Nuova Gidue Srl, with the option to purchase the remaining shares. The owner of Nuova Gidue Srl will remain in the company as …

GCS strengthens presence in the Middle East

Global closure systems joins with Duplas Al Sharq to strengthen presence in Middle East UAE: Global Closure Systems (GCS) has announced the signing of a new licensing agreement with Duplas Al Sharq LLC, a leading FMCG plastic packaging manufacturing company located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Duplas, which specializes in high quality HDPE, …