SML has announced the launch of the FlexiPET, a new production-scale demonstration line for thermoforming sheet located at SML’s Technology Centre. The co-extrusion sheet line is configured for a classic 3-layer structure (A/B/A), while also offering the flexibility to operate as a 2-layer line (A/B) as required. The sheet …
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Star Paper Mill has inaugurated its AED 200 million recycled containerboard manufacturing facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), as demand for paper-based packaging and corrugated materials continues to grow across the UAE and GCC markets. The facility was officially inaugurated by H.E Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, …
ADNOC Distribution has announced strategic agreements with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Borouge during the Make it in the Emirates event, with the partnerships collectively valued at more than AED 60 million. The agreements are focused on industrial lubricant supply, local manufacturing and packaging development in the UAE. According …
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Mondi has developed a digitally printed corrugated packaging solution for glassware manufacturer Riedel Glas, combining premium retail presentation with recyclable fibre-based materials. The project focuses on the use of white digital printing directly on brown kraft paper packaging for Riedel’s bourbon glass collection. The packaging was designed to retain the …
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Syria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector is maintaining domestic supply stability while positioning itself for renewed export growth, according to Joseph Bahri, Managing Director of Bahripharm. Bahri said the country currently has around 90 licensed pharmaceutical manufacturers, with approximately 60 to 70 operating actively despite the challenges faced during the past decade. He …
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Star Paper Mill signed two international trade partnerships during Make it in the Emirates 2026 in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade. The agreements were signed with Austria-based Henzel Sales and Sweden-based Ekman & Co. AB to support the …
UPM and BASF have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting the development of recyclable fiber-based packaging solutions for food and non-food applications. The partnership combines UPM’s barrier and barrier base papers with BASF’s Joncryl® HPB barrier coating technology to create paper-based packaging structures designed to replace conventional mixed-material and polyethylene-laminated formats. …
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Kodak has announced the launch of its new KODAK SONORA UltraXR Process Free Plates across the EAMER region, covering Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with applications targeting packaging, commercial, and newspaper printing sectors using offset technologies. The new plates will replace SONORA XTRA-2 and XTRA-2 for Newspapers Process Free Plates …
HEIDELBERG and Ricoh are marking 15 years of partnership in digital printing, centred on the Versafire digital printing systems and hybrid print production technologies. The collaboration began in 2011 with the launch of the first Versafire systems, marking HEIDELBERG’s entry into the digital printing market. Since then, the companies have …
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KAMPALA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, has officially inaugurated the Packaging Centre of Excellence (PCOE). Launched during National Science Week 2026 at Kololo Independence Grounds, the facility aims to address the technical “presentation gap” currently hindering Ugandan manufactured …
