Packaging material is becoming a large source of waste and there’s an urgent need reduce the impact on the environment. Circular Economy is the way forward. A Packaging MEA report on how to go about adopting it To “Begin with the End in Mind” is what Circular Economy is all about. It involves planning and …
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Saudi Arabia: Almarai Company, Middle East’s leading food and beverage manufacturer and distributor, has been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management Systems. The certification has been obtained for all Almarai’s operations in Saudi Arabia through a series of multi-site certification audits across its various subsidiaries and facilities in the Kingdom. The Intertek ISO …
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Shahe Kavlakian, Executive Manager, NDigitec expounds the significance of flexo technology upgrades and skills developed by NDigitec to benefit brand owners and packaging printers Benjamin Daniel (BD): What is NDXC? Shahe Kavlakian (SK): NDXC is an internal developed platform that utilises the client’s request with the best available technologies to generate unprecedented and maximum results. …
Germany: Koenig & Bauer has followed up the customer event it hosted last year with one in May this year, where it invited print professionals from all over the world to an open house spotlighting the potential for digital transformation and data-driven services in packaging printing under the motto “Koenig & Bauer 4.0 – Packaging …
Italy: Ritrama has introduced Tamperproof, a new series of products specifically designed for the labelling of pharmaceutical products, which ensures compliance with the directive on counterfeit and falsified pharmaceuticals (2011/62/EU), and applies to prescribed medicines and over-the-counter high risk medicines. Directive 2011/62/EU clearly sets out two basic requirements for the correct packaging of pharmaceutical products: …
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UAE : Aramco Trading Co (ATC) has opened its second international office in Fujairah, with the firm’s chairman and senior vice president of Downstream with Saudi Aramco, Abdulaziz M. Al-Judaimi, and ATC president and CEO Ibrahim Q. Al-Buainain in attendance. ATC’s expansion plans are expected to propel the Dhahranbased company into the top tier of …
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Italy : Mondi Group led Project Proof has developed a usable pouch prototype containing 20% post-consumer waste bringing flexible packaging one step closer to a circular economy. The pouch is suitable for packaging household products such as detergent. Project Proof is facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and is part of Mondi’s commitment to the …
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Kenya: Silafrica, a leading packaging supplier to East Africa and surrounding regions has taken its environmental responsibility to the next level following the introduction of a new manufacturing process for beverage closures, which cuts energy consumption by more than 31% when compared to their previous injection molding process. Installed late last year in the …
USA : P&G is all set to introduce its best-selling Olay Regenerist Whip moisturiser with a refill pod that fits right in the jar. Beginning October 2019, the pilot will run through the end of the year. When adopted and the brand moved a significant portion of Olay Regenerist moisturizer jars to refillable pods (e.g., 5 …
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UK : A new law is set to be brought forward by the end of summer which will require food businesses to include full ingredient labelling on pre-packaged foods. Making the announcement, environment secretary Michael Gove said the new legislation, known as ‘Natasha’s Law’, aims to protect the country’s two million food allergy sufferers. The …
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