Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, partners of PepsiCo Inc and bottlers of the Pepsi-Cola portfolio for the local market since 1978, have just launched a new refillable, single-serve, bespoke glass bottle for flagship brands Pepsi-Cola and Pepsi Max, 7up and 7up Free and Mirinda. This launch closely follows the global release of the new bottle …
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QatarEnergy has announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) to build the Ras Laffan Petrochemicals complex, a $6 billion integrated olefins and polyethylene facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City. The Ras Laffan Petrochemicals complex, expected to begin production in 2026, consists of an ethane cracker with a capacity …
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Needle-Trap has now been complemented by a completely new feature: A special security seal reliably indicates that the prefilled syringe has been opened before and helps protect its integrity up until final use. The novel combination of needle and product protection will be showcased for the first time from 1-2 February 2023 at Booth D46 …
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PepsiCo to finalise an investment proposal of approximately USD 40 million(ETB 2 billion) to expand its Senselet snacks business in Ethiopia, and is considering the possibility of further investments in the country to expand the company’s portfolio beyond snacks. Senselet is a wholly owned PepsiCo subsidiarythat produces chips under the brand name SUN Chips. …
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Almarai Company has announced its support to 11 charitable societies in various regions of Saudi Arabia, during the last two weeks of December, with food baskets, as part of its corporate social responsibility program. The charities included the liajlehum Association for Disability in Riyadh, Support Services Unit for Persons with Disabilities in AlAhsa, Dar …
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Ocean Beverages has now released O’cean Energy Drink Sustainable Edition in partnership with Ball Corporation with a goal to collect and recycle every consumed. Ocean Beverages had earlier announced its partnetship with Ball Beverages in 2021, to create a green and sustainable product to help reduce the environmental footprint. The company stated, “Together …
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SIG has announced a BRL 10 million investment in innovative recycling technology that will enable polymers and aluminium from used aseptic carton packs to be recovered and sold separately for the first time on an industrial scale in Brazil. By expanding the range of applications for recycled materials from used aseptic cartons, SIG expects …
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Nestle will invest seven billion Saudi Riyals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the coming ten years in a strategic move to grow its longstanding business in the country, beginning with up to SAR 375 million to establish a cutting-edge manufacturing plant – which is set to open in 2025. The site will …
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Huhtamaki is rated ‘A’ (on a scale of AAA-CCC) on the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment. The rating of ‘A’ puts Huhtamaki in the top 46% of companies in the packaging sector. The company stated, “Our rating improvement is driven by our top-of-industry governance practices and our continuous work to improve our risk management, by decreasing …
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has signed the commitment letter for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and is the only major inks manufacturer to do so to date. The SBTi calls on companies to demonstrate their commitments to mitigating climate change …
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