Dubai based design agency, Skyne created a brand identity and packaging design for OneHive, a local award-winning honey brand that originated in the mountains of Hatta, under the stewardship of His Highness Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, whose commitment to the sustainability of the honey bee has been a driving force in the rebranding …
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Saudi Arabia’s Savola Group has signed a binding share-purchase agreement through its subsidiary, Savola Foods Company, to acquire nuts company Bayara Holding for $260million. “This acquisition is a continued activation of Savola Foods Company’s announced strategy to enter attractive, value-added categories with increasing appeal within the food sector,” Savola said in the filing. The group …
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Packaging MEA Business Editor Kaunain Shahidi shares his views on the Middle East and Africa regional industry trends and what the future holds, with Covid-19 as a backdrop. Though the adage “Change is the only constant” might be true for many as per their perception and life experiences, there are many in the Middle …
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Domino Printing Sciences has teamed up with Procter and Gamble to develop an inclusive, tactile solution for product labelling to help visually impaired consumers. For those living with a visual impairment, simple tasks like telling the difference between bottles of shampoo and conditioner can be a real challenge. P&G recognised this and set out to …
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UAE-based self-adhesive label manufacturer Sigma Middle East Labels LLC recently became the first company in the Gulf region to work with Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development. After implementing the Japanese company’s CleanPrint AWP™ water-washable flexographic plates, Sigma report impressive results. “Before we installed this configuration, we were outsourcing solvent platemaking,” …
Nestlé has unveiled new Perrier water bottles created with ground-breaking recycling technology. The bottles were produced as part of the Carbios global consortium to support the industrialisation of an innovative technology that allows plastic to be endlessly recycled while maintaining properties virtually equivalent to virgin plastics. Consortium members include L’Oréal, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe and …
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Edale, a British manufacturer and engineer of world-class, tailor-made flexographic printing and converting solutions for the label and carton packaging industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Phoenix Colour Technologies as its exclusive distributor. Phoenix, which is based in Dubai and will cover the UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has been in …
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Delta Co, and Egyptian company in the field of converting and printing flexible packaging, has invested in a Nova RS 5003 rotogravure press by Bobst. “We have chosen the Bobst Nova RS 5003 for several reasons – to conquer new markets, to increase our production capacity and to meet the needs of an increasingly …
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Long-established packaging solution provider Sidel Group has launched a brand new base for flat PET containers, which the company claims not only increases stability but is also more environmentally friendly. The oval StarLITE™ HPC base is compliant with recycled PET (rPET) up to 100% and is said to increase container stability by up to 25%, while also …
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Al-Medan Project Factory for Carton, one of the leading corrugated packaging producers in Saudi Arabia invested in a new 2.5m doublewall corrugator and two new flexo converting lines for its latest phase of the expansion. The company produces a wide range of corrugated packaging solutions for customers throughout the Arabian Peninsula, as well as …
