New dates announced for Beautyworld Middle East 2020

New dates have been announced for Beautyworld Middle East 2020, with the 25th edition of the region’s largest exhibition for beauty products, hair care, fragrances, and wellbeing, now taking place from 23-25 November 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The show’s organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East, said the new dates come after extensive feedback …

“What’s good for our consumer is good for our business”

Waseem Jeenah, Senior R&D Cluster Design Manager Skin Care Unilever NAMET tells Packaging MEA, and any companies that still have doubts about sustainability, why the approach is both laudable and lucrative. Unilever MENA boasts one of the largest F&B as well as personal care manufacturing facilities in the region, producing hair and skincare products. Packaging …

Coronavirus continues to spread: drupa postponed to April 2021

            The drupa trade fair scheduled for 16-26 June 2020 will be postponed to 20-30 April 2021. In doing so, Messe Düsseldorf is following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to take into account the principles of the Robert Koch Institute when assessing the …

Borouge’s new recyclable packaging solutions spark major interest at Egypt’s Plastex 2020 event

Borouge, a leading UAE petrochemicals company providing innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, has launched a new line of polymers that help the packaging industry advance its sustainability and circular economy commitments. Borstar FB5600 by Borouge was unveiled at the 7th International African-Arabian Exhibition for Plastics Industry (Plastex 2020) in Cairo on January 9-12. Borstar FB5600 is …

Existing players meet talents of tomorrow

Helwan University’s Printing, Publishing and Packaging Conference and Students Innovation Exhibition brought together the best of the industry and the brightest student talents. In December, the Printing, Publishing and Packaging Department at the Faculty of Applied Arts of Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt, organised its annual technical conference, with the main theme “Latest Trends and …

Currently no plans to postpone Interpack and Drupa says Messe Düsseldorf

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH has postponed the impending propriety fairs ProWein, wire, Tube, Beauty, Top Hair and Energy Storage Europe scheduled for March and early April. Messe Düsseldorf has reassessed the situation in accordance with the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German government and the recent significant increase in the number of infected persons with the COVID-19 globally. In close …

Drupa 2020 TOUCHPOINT PACKAGING

Germany: drupa 2020 has announced its partners on the steering committee for touchpoint packaging 2020: Agfa, BOBST, Danone, ESKO, Heidelberg, HP Indigo, Kurz, Nestlé and Siegwerk. The participating companies cover the entire spectrum of the process chain. As a follow up to its premiere at drupa 2016, touchpoint packaging will again be a special forum for brand owners and industry partners …

PRIME Summit 2019 draws industry experts to align on Circular Economy and Automation challenges

The 3rd Annual PRIME Summit ended on a high with over 200 Packaging Industry professionals comprising Brand Owners, Convert- ers and Manufacturers-Suppliers attending to discuss, learn and share the latest trends and best practices as the industry heads towards a more promising and challenging future. True to its expectation and forecast, delegates at PRIME Summit …