Extrupet, one of the largest and advanced recyclers of plastics in Africa has announced a major expansion of their food-grade plastic recycling operations in South Africa. Chandru Wadhwani, Joint Managing Director at Extrupet said, “We are proud to announce that we will double our food-grade operations by adding a fourth food-grade recycled PET (rPET) …
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Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc has announced the acquisition of UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale, with the aim of strengthening Canon’s label and packaging business, and creating opportunities for future developments. Through this acquisition, Canon is intensifying its long-term strategy to provide turn-key solutions for the label and packaging sectors. The move …
Almarai Company ranked third in LinkedIn’s ranking of the 15 best employers in achieving career development for professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2022. The annual list is based on seven key factors that reflect the most important features of professional progress in different companies and sectors: the ability to …
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AVD Goldach, one of the largest independent magazine printers in Switzerland, is investing in a high-end Rapida 106 with five printing units and facilities for inline coating. The company has its offices in the Swiss municipality of the same name, and was founded as a web printing business in 1930. In addition to magazine production, …
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Amcor was recently recognised with a Gold Innovation Award for its AmLite HeatFlex Recyclable packaging. The award was announced during the streaming ceremony of the Packaging Innovation Awards, sponsored by Dow, on 31 March. For over three decades, the Packaging Innovation Awards has recognised packaging projects around the world, showcasing the best in sustainability …
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The region’s newest eGrocery platform features fully automated robotics-fulfillment center and one of the first centers of the kind globally with a chilled warehouse capability. With the launch of Raha, an innovative homegrown concept, set to redefine Kuwait’s grocery experience – Swisslog has implemented Kuwait’s first fully-automated robotics-fulfillment center, and one of the first …
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Finnish cosmetics company Lumene and Finnish material innovation startup Sulapac have collaborated on a pilot project to package two of Lumene’s most popular skincare products Nordic-C [VALO] Glow Reveal moisturiser and Nordic Hydra [LAHDE] Intense Hydration 24H moisturiser. After four years of scientific development and testing, consumers will be able to experience their favorite …
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Heidelberg has chosen the slogan ‘The Power of Colour’ to mark the start of its new financial year as it introduces extensive additions for its colour measurement and control systems and for the Prinect colour workflow. The move is a response to the growing demands for efficient and dependable quality control in commercial, packaging, …
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Turkey-based Super Film have invested in a Bobst Expert K5 2900, bringing their total of Bobst metaliser to five and cementing the relationship which began back in 1995. The new machine which has been installed this year includes a host of Bobst unique features including a 700mm diameter coating drum which is the largest …
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Stora Enso has initiated a project to certify all their paper pulp grades as compostable. This means that Stora Enso’s paper pulp grades must fulfill specific compostability criteria according to EN 13432 standard; these are measured by an independent external party. To be considered compostable, a product has to degrade into water, carbon dioxide …
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