Author: PackagingMEA

A merger of the packaging businesses of Manipal Technologies (MTL) and Utility Printpack has created an India-based packaging group with Africa and the Middle East firmly in its sights.

Alkhabeer Capital, a Saudi Arabia-based investment bank, has taken a majority stake in Express Group, a Dubai-based packaging company.

Production of one-pack additive blends for polyolefin at Adeka Al Ghurair Additives LLC (AAA) in Abu Dhabi is set to rise from 3,500 up to 6,500 tonnes/year from mid- 2014, said the Japanese corporation Adeka.

Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic microwave trays, bottles and office water coolers could be triggering migraines, finds a University of Kansas study.

HH Global has launched a peelable lidding solution for ready meals that it claims saves 10-20% on costs and more than 45% on weight.

Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd has confirmed that earlier this year it commissioned a 1350mm-wide Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinder at Poyraz Ambalaj, in Menemen, near Izmir in Turkey.

UPM Raflatac has achieved both FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody certifications for a range of labelstock produced at its Malaysia factory and for the slitting and distribution operations in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India.

More than 200 products are now sold in combisafe heat-resistant carton packs, says manufacturer SIG Combibloc.

Core Linerless labels – a system developed by Ritrama, Prati and ILTI – is now being promoted through its own dedicated website.