Al Bayader International, a UAE-based food packaging specialist, has launched its tOWERPAC line of containers, targeted at the UAE and the wider Middle East’s $20bn F&B industry.
UAE tightens rules on biodegradable plastic bags
Manufacturers and suppliers of plastic products must now register 15 biodegradable plastic products under a new ruling from the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW).
UAE’s packaging industry on track for growth: BRICdata
The UAE packaging industry is poised to keep growing to hit $2.3bn in 2016, says UK-based BRICdata.
Al Sidra moves into packaging with Lombardi Flexoline and Vinsak Flexo Tower
Al Sidra, a Sharjah-based commercial printer, has expanded into packaging with a Lombardi Flexoline and Vinsak Flexo Tower from Secure Print
Kimoha celebrates its 25th anniversary with top Jafza officials
Kimoha Entrepreneurs Limited, a specialist in self-adhesive labels and Auto ID solutions, hosted officials from the Jafza freezone at its 25th anniversary celebration.
Morvest Mithratech installs 8-colour Edale Gamma 430
South Africa-based Morvest Mithratech has installed a high-specification Edale Gamma configured for scratch card production.
Tanzania Printers invests in FA-4 Nilpeter and eyes pressure-sensitive labels
Dar es Salaam-based label printer Tanzania Printers has acquired its first Nilpeter flexo press, an FA-4.
Majan restructures as competition intensifies in UAE packaging
Ras Al Khaimah-based Majan Printing & Packaging has streamlined its management to stay ahead of the market as commercial offset printers flock into packaging.
Al Shurook Group invests in two Heidelberg Speed Master presses and a Suprasetter
Amman-based packaging printer Al Shurook Group has further expanded its production capacity by investing €3.5m in a suite of Heidelberg machinery.
Kimoha installs ‘region’s first’ Gallus ECS 340 ‘granite’ press
A Gallus ECS 340, known as the ‘granite press’, has been installed at Kimoha Entrepreneurs as the 23rd Gallus narrow web label press to start operating in the Middle East, where the Swiss manufacturer is represented by Heidelberg ME.