Milk initiative doing good for kids and for business

Niche Cocoa Industry Ltd, Ghana’s largest fully integrated cocoa processor, recently signed a deal with Sidel to move into uncharted territory: beverage production. The plan is to support Ghana’s School Feeding Programme by providing 5.6 million pupils with ready-to-drink chocolate milk for 100 school days per year. Niche Cocoa, founded in 2011, manufactures high quality, …

Sidel honoured for innovative eco-packaging concept Aya

The World Food Innovation Awards have justly recognised this newly released, environmentally friendly, compact and attractive water bottle design named after an ancient deity For its latest eco-friendly packaging design concept, Aya, Sidel has received the World Food Innovation Award (WFIA) in the category “Best Drink Packaging Design”. With the prize-winning Aya design, Sidel has …

Sidel provide local healthcare players with bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel

In the fight against COVID-19, Sidel have transformed their international centre of excellence for PET packaging development and blowing solutions in France into a production centre and launched an exceptional production of bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel. A first batch of 5,000 PET plastic bottles for the disinfectant has already been provided to the Hospital of …

SIPA strengthens base on Circular Economy and Digital platforms

In an interaction with Packaging MEA technology editor Vikram Fotedar, SIPA S.p.A Filling & Packaging Division service innovation manager Riccardo Necchi discusses details of a new digital platform that has a sustainable touch to it. Vikram Fotedar (VF): There are two basic themes. One about sustainability and companies’ initiative towards sustainability and the other is …

KHS presents the first recyclable juice bottle made of 100% rPET.

The German FFS manufacturer from Dortmund is and always has been focusing on developing sustainable containers with an attractive design, adopting a holistic approach to the manufacture, filling, labeling and packaging of PET containers throughout the entire filling and packaging line. Packaging MEA (PMEA): KHS is spearheading initiatives in the – in sustainability and digitalisation at the …

Towards more sustainable PET in the MEA

At this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing, Sidel presented their innovations that help liquid packaging manufacturers, co-packers and brand owners achieve longterm superior performance throughout the entire lifecycle of their packaging lines. In focus were the Sidel Super Combi, Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis™ for sensitive beverages, including liquid dairy products and the latest additions to the filling …

Bosch unveils its new VFFS packaging machine for paper bags

Vikram Fotedar spoke to Daniel Bossel, global product manager, Bosch Packaging Technology at Fachpack about the new PME 4001 ZAP vertical FFS that uses coated paper roll stock which can be recycled into paper streams Vikram Fotedar (VF): Before we get into the first in the Bosch PME 4001 ZAP form-fill-seal machine, tell us more …

KHS and Share develop a unique PET bottle 100% recyclate

Share, a start-up in Berlin has become the first beverage producer in Germany to sell its water in PET bottles made of 100% recyclate. The company with expertise from the Bottles & Shapes consultancy program has been supported by the KHS group to help design and develop the bottle in a very short time. Share …

StrongPack and Sidel join hands to create leading co-packing hub for non-alcoholic beverages in the African market

StrongPack’s operation in Nigerian market has a Sidel touch. The company’s mission to become the number one, high-quality, non-alcoholic contract packaging company in Africa has bolstered the greenfield project with four Sidel lines over the span of two years, including a can line, two regular complete PET lines and one PET line integrating Sidel’s ActisTM …

Wolf: Set to mark its direct MEA entry in form, fill, seal arena

On the sidelines of Fachpack 2019, Sebastian Wolf, managing director, Wolf discusses his company’s latest machines, plans for Gulfood and setting up of its Dubai operations on 3 November 2019 with Vikram Fotedar of Packaging MEA Vikram Fotedar (VF): Everyone is talking about environment and the impact of plastics, isnít it? Sebastian Wolf (SW): Environment …