South African JSE-listed can maker Nampak Bevcan claims its Angola operations have topped expectations, prompting the installation of a second can line.
Nestlé expands capacity as Egypt warms to its ice cream
Nestlé has invested 26m Swiss francs (200m Egyptian pounds) to extend its ice cream factory in Egypt.
Mark Andy unveils digital platform
Mark Andy has revealed details of its widely anticipated entry into digital print: the Digital Series, a full-colour inkjet solution aimed at providing fast changeovers, web handling, inline converting and other label and package decoration options.
Occupy protest: ‘Public needs educating’
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Sidel helps set up PET water bottle line in Oman
Sidel is to set up a complete PET water bottle line in Oman for the local producer Barzman.
Sabic launches multi-layer film solution for beverage collation
Saudi Arabia-based Sabic has optimised its high-quality collation shrink films for the beverage market, enhancing its multi-layer film concept to support film packaging applications with five or more layers.
Printlink expands into UAE thermal rolls with Mark Andy 2200
Media and advertising company Printlink has embarked into thermal roll production and advertising for 150 supermarkets in the UAE through a purchase of a Mark Andy 2200 six-colour flexo press.
Sabic and Tasnee sponsor Saudi PPPP as petrochemical investment hits $960bn
Organisers of the 2014 combined editions of Saudi Plastic & Petrochem and Saudi Print & Pack (Saudi PPPP) are underscoring Saudi’s regional dominance in the sector.
Saudi packaged food market forecast to keep surging at 8.95%
In its new Packaged Foods Market in Saudi Arabia 2012–16 report, Research and Markets estimates that the sector will grow over the period at an average of 8.95% each year.
NDigitec targets ‘digital sticker’ niche
In line with its focus on developing in digital technology, Dubai-based Namma Int’l Digitec FZ (NDigitec) is seeking to build a market in short-run digital labels.