Duaa Saeed, Packaging Operations and Development Manager at DAL Group, speaks to Packaging MEA’s Ben Daniel about rebuilding Sudan’s packaging capacity, strengthening local supply, improving packaging and logistics performance, and the investment, technology and skills needed to develop a more resilient industry towards 2030. Ben Daniel (BD): What drew you …
Uflex Doubles Down On Aseptic Packaging With US$126m Egypt Manufacturing Hub
Asepto’s new Ain Sokhna facility gives UFlex a second aseptic packaging manufacturing base, adding 12 billion packs of annual capacity and placing production closer to customers across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Packaging MEA toured the greenfield plant ahead of commercial operations, examining an investment centred on high-speed production, automated material flow, …
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Polymount: Beyond Tape, The Case For Greater Flexo Efficiency
With its new facility in Pune, India, Polymount is strengthening its reach across the growing flexo markets of Asia and MEA. Founder and CEO Jan Willem Boers speaks with Ben Daniel about tapeless plate mounting, sleeve economics, press efficiency and waste reduction — and why he sees a strong decade ahead for …
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Huhtamaki is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
With over 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage Huhtamaki operates in 35 countries and over 100 locations around the world including 5 manufacturing locations across Middle East and Africa: UAE, Egypt and South Africa supporting affordability and accessibility to food and everyday necessities. Moving flexible packaging towards recyclable …
ALPLA to present its newly launched metal-free, mono-material foam dispenser pump in Dubai
ALPLA is launching a metal-free foam dispenser pump made of polypropylene, extending its mono-material pump range for personal care and pharmaceutical products. Its injection moulding division, ALPLAinject, will present the product at Beautyworld Middle East in Dubai at the beginning of October 2026. The patented system weighs 25 grams in its …
From People-Centric Leadership To Progress: Gita Bajaj On Packaging’s Future
Dr Gita Bajaj’s relationship with printing and packaging began in 1993, when she and her husband, Ranesh, established a business together. She later returned to VINSAK and serves as Director of VINSAK India, Secure Print UAE and Rotatek Spain. Her career also encompasses work as an editor, researcher and professor, alongside corporate …
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Tetra Pak advances paper-based ice cream wrap to address consumer preferences
Tetra Pak announced in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 6 October 2026 that it is advancing commercialisation of Tetra Pak Ice Cream Wrap, a wrapping solution made from up to 85% paper, to expand packaging options for ice cream producers responding to changing consumer preferences. The paper is sourced from FSC-certified forests …
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BASF launches lower-carbon paper coating binders from Ludwigshafen to support customers’ emissions targets
BASF has launched paper coating dispersions produced at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site with product carbon footprints approximately 20% to 45% lower than corresponding conventional binders, aiming to support customers’ emissions reduction targets. The reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF) portfolio is intended for the paper and board industry. According to BASF, …
W&H launches ONEFLEX CI to support flexible packaging production
According to the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) launched its ONEFLEX CI flexographic press globally on 1 October 2026 in Atlanta for flexible packaging printing. Jason Cagle, the company’s director of sales, announced the press during a technical spotlight at the FTA Technical Conference. The press reaches speeds …
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Gallus Announces Leadership Transition
Gallus Group announced in St. Gallen on 2 October 2026 that chief financial officer Michael Bsirske will become interim CEO from 1 November 2026, as Dario Urbinati moves to the board to support the label printing technology supplier’s strategic development. Urbinati will leave his CEO role and join the Board …