Mondi and German home care brand Dreco have developed a new powder detergent packaging format containing 50% post-consumer recycled plastic, as consumer goods companies prepare for tighter recycled-content requirements in Europe. The new pack is based on Mondi’s re/loop PillowBag structure and has been designed for powder detergent, a moisture-sensitive …
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SOUTH AFRICA – NUtec Digital Ink has released Ruby R10-DTF, a UV-curable direct-to-film ink for LED-UV printers, developed for durable decal production on hard goods and irregular surfaces. The ink supports decal transfer and release without a manual weeding step, making it suitable for short-run, customised and promotional decoration applications. …
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L’Oréal Middle East has opened new offices in Jeddah, marking a further expansion of its operations in Saudi Arabia. The company said the move reflects its long-term commitment to the Kingdom, where it has been active for more than 15 years through its regional operations. The opening was announced alongside …
MOMBASA, KENYA — Tanzanian conglomerate Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL Group) is aggressively expanding its East African beverage footprint with a planned $50 million (approximately KSh 6.5 billion) manufacturing facility in Mombasa, Kenya. Group President and CEO Mohammed Dewji formally announced the strategic investment during the Africa Forward Summit in …
The Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority has launched an integrated logistics corridor with Oman Customs to improve cargo movement between Sharjah and Omani ports through land border crossings. The corridor is intended to strengthen regional supply chains, improve trade flows and provide more logistics options for businesses. …
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Egyptian label converter Cellopack is set to install the first OMET iFlex 440 press. The investment introduces the wider 440mm version of the iFlex platform to the market, expanding from the 370mm width previously associated with the range. Cellopack, founded as a family business, employs 380 people and operates in …
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At interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, HEIDELBERG announced three strategic partnerships aimed at strengthening its position in integrated packaging production, sustainable carton applications, traceability, and connected logistics workflows for the packaging industry. The partnerships with Pack-Smart, Metsä Board, and the pfenning group reflect Heidelberg’s growing focus on packaging as a key growth …
Amcor has developed engineered refillable packaging containers for Ocado Retail’s expanding online grocery reuse system in the UK, with the project highlighting how packaging is being redesigned for repeated circulation rather than single-use consumption. Unlike conventional refill concepts focused mainly on sustainability messaging, the innovation in this project lies in …
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Agfa and Hybrid Software have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting variable data printing in digital folding carton production. The agreement brings together Hybrid Software’s packaging design, prepress and smart digital front end workflow software with Agfa’s digital printing technology, including the SpeedSet Orca single-pass digital packaging press and Asanti …
India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018, proposing stricter packaging requirements for pan masala products. The draft notification, published on April 28, 2026, proposes that pan masala packaging should use paper, paperboard, cellulose, …
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