Author: PackagingMEA

Joint venture deal signed with Taba Group plastic bottle and closure manufacturer Austria Austrian packaging firm Alpla has signed a partnership agreement with Taba Group, an Egypt-based plastic bottle and closure manufacturer, to form a joint venture. This joint venture is expected to bolster Alpla’s market position in Africa and the Middle East, according to …

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Deal covers Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait plus Bahrain, Oman, Yemen and the UAE Dubai: Mark Andy has tied up with Dynagraph as a partner for much of the Middle East, reviving its relationship with the distributor that had been in place for 35 years until 2006 under Dynagraph’s previous name Youssef Kara & Fils. “Today …

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Firm moves to free zone with eye on exports and investment in 13-inch Gallus press lines Dubai: Yess Labels and Paper Converters (YLPC) has moved to a new facility in Dubai’s International Media Production Zone (IMPZ). The company told Packaging MEA that the shift was spurred by its ambitions for exports. “We did want to …

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Tour visitors attended live equipment demonstrations and educational sessions USA: Mark Andy hosted representatives from more than 30 converter companies at an open house at its global headquarters on 3 March. The event was designed to give a firsthand look at Mark Andy’s digital printing and finishing workflow solutions, said the company. Alongside a demonstration …

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Swiss converting giant aims to buy unit making coating technology and kit for flexibles Switzerland: Bobst and WIFAG-Polytype Group have entered into exclusive negotiations over a potential acquisition of WIFAG-Polytype’s coating technology business, Bobst announced on 4 April. With this acquisition, Bobst said it intends to leverage the strengths of both companies and to continue …

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Press will debut at Drupa with sleeves developed with Rossini to speed up changeovers Italy: New sleeves developed by Omet in collaboration with Rossini will improve print quality, performance, and efficiency with the Italian manufacturer’s latest press, according to Omet. The Varyflex V2 Offset 850 will be officially presented at Drupa 2016, on 31 May …

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eXact Xp designed to help package printers measure colour variations more accurately. USA X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, today announces the X-Rite eXact Xp, a new option in the company’s award-winning eXact spectrophotometer platform. The eXact Xp is designed to help package printers and converters …

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Dubai Reprotronics has added a new service in CNC dies and block making through magnesium blocks with etching for printing to its services for offset and flexible packaging printing. Established in 1993, the company describes itself as a professional and technologically advanced prepress establishment for the printing industry with offset and flexible packaging. “Now we …

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New specification also introduced for specific requirements of labels and packaging. Belgium : The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) is releasing its milestone GWG2015 PDF Specification for print and packaging production. Built by graphic arts and PDF experts, the new GWG2015 PDF Specification describes file setting and workflow processing requirements for the highestquality production and exchange of …

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