Shah Faisal, Packaging Development Manager at one of Saudi Arabia’s top pharma companies, explains how an in-house approach reaches across the Middle East, Africa and beyond With the world’s attention turning like never before towards health concerns, companies producing packaging for medical supplies will be in greater demand than ever. Jeddah-based Jamjoom Pharma, …
How quality and commitment combine to make this Italian manufacturer, a force to be reckoned with
Packaging MEA editor Ben Daniel explores how a combination of experience and expertise has made customers glowing about OMET’s narrow and mid web flexographic and combination printing presses and their team. With customer expectations on the increase, label and flexible packaging print and conversion have opened up more choice and competition. This has …
Al Safi Danone honoured as one of the best places to work in KSA
Al Safi Danone has been recognised as one of Saudi Arabia’s best employers. The Best Places to Work programme provides employers around the world the opportunity to learn more about the engagement and satisfaction of their employees and honour those who deliver an outstanding work experience with the best working conditions. Al Safi Danone …
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Philadelphia spreads the sustainability word with new containers to push agenda for more recycled content
Mondelez International has announced that Philadelphia cream cheese sold across Europe is to be made with recycled plastic packaging from 2022. This represents an important step in the company’s goal to reduce its impact on the environment and its commitment to use at least 5% recycled content across all plastic packaging. “It …
Nigerian gravure printer leads the way with Bobst technology investments
Lagos-based flexible packaging converter, Bhojraj Industries Ltd has invested in a BOBST NOVA RS 5003, adding to the already existing top of the range MASTER RS 6003 gravure press from BOBST. The investment is aimed to extend capacity and continue its successful expansion in high-quality printed packaging. As a full-service provider, Bhojraj Industries …
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Domino acquires Lake Image Systems
Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) has today announced its acquisition of Lake Image Systems, a market-leading producer of automated, vision-based inspection systems, for quality control and data verification. The acquisition comes as part of Domino’s ongoing commitment to ‘Do more’ to deliver best-in-class customer experience through products, services, and expertise, that help customers improve …
ACIMGA PROMOTES THE SECTOR IN OMAN
The Federation of Paper and Graphics participated in a virtual meeting and webinar to promote the paper and graphics sector in the Arabian Peninsula and to encourage collaboration between Italy and Oman. The webinar was organised by the Embassy of Oman in collaboration with the ICE Dubai and the ICE Muscat. The general …
Mondi acquires two paper bag lines from Egyptian cement companies
Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company and InterCement Sacs, two major cement producers in Egypt. The acquired production lines will increase Mondi’s capacity by approximately 60-80 million bags annually and strengthen Mondi’s position in the Middle …
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Henkel’s complete oral care tube portfolio to be recyclable by 2021
Henkel has announced conversion of its entire Oral Care tube portfolio to fully recyclable tubes produced by its packaging supplier Albéa by 2021. The transition, to be concluded across all Oral Care brands beginning of next year, will be pioneered by the Spanish toothpaste brand Licor del Polo. To advance the …
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How Alamar is working for good – one pizza at a time
The region’s major Domino’s franchiser explains to Packaging MEA Contributing Editor Doaa Thabit how it helps the needy during Ramadan and coronavirus, and how it adapts its packaging for special events Saudi Arabia-based Alamar Foods, as the major franchise operator for Domino’s Pizza in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP) region, has, …
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