Thermoformed T capsules provide a oxygen barrier to protect tea for 12 months Nestlé Special T has launched a publicity campaign with leading German actress Diane Kruger for new tea capsules developed and produced by RPC Bebo Bouxwiller. Special T offers a choice of 35 different speciality teas and infusions which can be quickly prepared …
GPCA presents awards
Association recognises best-practice contributions to the plastics industry Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the voice of the downstream hydrocarbon industry in the Arabian Gulf, has announced the winners of the 7th edition of the GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards. The awards were given on 9 April during the 8th GPCA PlastiCon. SABIC in partnership with …
Exxon, SABIC pick site
Companies officially select location in Texas for proposed $10bn petrochem project ExxonMobil Chemical Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) announced on April 19 that they have officially selected a site in San Patricio County, Texas, for a potential multibillion-dollar petrochemical project. The state offered Texas Enterprise Fund grants of $1.35m to SABIC US Projects …
ALPLA Taba adds lines
Advanced production lines added at new plant in 10th of Ramadan City ALPLA Taba Company, one of Egypt’s largest providers of plastic packaging solutions to the Middle East, has announced that it will inject about EGP500m in the Egyptian market to launch advanced production lines at its new plant in 10th of Ramadan City. The …
DIGITAL ALLIANCE
Obeikan Group and GE are partnering to advance digital manufacturing in Saudi Arabiaby bringing new technologies to food & beverage and consumer package goods factories GE has signed a ground breaking partnership agreement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Obeikan Investment Group to provide advanced digital technologies, transforming key manufacturing plants into smart factories. …
F&B Group studies UAE opportunities
Annual report to be presented at Gulfood will explore ways toturn the UAE into an ‘F&B manufacturing hub for the region’ Dubai The UAE’s Food and Beverage Manufacturing Business Group has announced that it is working on its ‘Annual UAE Food Industry Report’, which will be released in the upcoming Gulfood Manufacturing exhibition in November …
Unilever launches process for recycling plastic sachets
Pilot plant in Indonesia will apply CreaSolv approach for recovering plastic from waste London Unilever has unveiled new technology for recycling sachet waste: the CreaSolv Process, developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Germany and inspired by an innovation used to recycle TV sets. Billions of single-use sachets are sold …
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Henkel unit in Germany eliminates all liner waste
UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle enables label lining to be recycled in books and magazines Germany Henkel’s Beauty Care business unit, which markets brands such as Schwarzkopf, has reduced its label liner waste to zero in a unique partnership with UPM Raflatac. Henkel generated more than 400 tons of siliconised glassine label liner waste at its Wassertrüdingen …
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Al Safi launches new milk and laban packaging
Dairy announces new campaign for low-fat milk and laban KSA Al Safi Danone has launched a new packaging campaign for its Al Safi low-fat milk and laban. The Saudi group stressed in its announcement that its low-fat milk and laban are “distinctly made from 100% pure cow’s milk, which is rich in calcium, vitamins and …
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L’Oreal named as one of the world’s most ethical firms
Ethisphere Institute singles the group out for the eighth time France L’Oreal has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a specialist in defining and advancing ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company. The group has been selected for the eighth time and is one of only two winners from the health and …
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