ADNOC Distribution has announced strategic agreements with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Borouge during the Make it in the Emirates event, with the partnerships collectively valued at more than AED 60 million. The agreements are focused on industrial lubricant supply, local manufacturing and packaging development in the UAE. According …
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Syria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector is maintaining domestic supply stability while positioning itself for renewed export growth, according to Joseph Bahri, Managing Director of Bahripharm. Bahri said the country currently has around 90 licensed pharmaceutical manufacturers, with approximately 60 to 70 operating actively despite the challenges faced during the past decade. He …
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Star Paper Mill signed two international trade partnerships during Make it in the Emirates 2026 in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade. The agreements were signed with Austria-based Henzel Sales and Sweden-based Ekman & Co. AB to support the …
UPM and BASF have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting the development of recyclable fiber-based packaging solutions for food and non-food applications. The partnership combines UPM’s barrier and barrier base papers with BASF’s Joncryl® HPB barrier coating technology to create paper-based packaging structures designed to replace conventional mixed-material and polyethylene-laminated formats. …
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HEIDELBERG and Ricoh are marking 15 years of partnership in digital printing, centred on the Versafire digital printing systems and hybrid print production technologies. The collaboration began in 2011 with the launch of the first Versafire systems, marking HEIDELBERG’s entry into the digital printing market. Since then, the companies have …
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Abu Dhabi-based 2PointZero Group has completed the acquisition of a 60.8% stake in Italy-headquartered ISEM Packaging Group for AED 704 million, marking its formal entry into the global packaging sector. The transaction was executed through a combination of primary and secondary capital and establishes packaging as the group’s sixth consumer-focused vertical. …
Boxon has introduced local industrial packaging operations in Morocco, aiming to strengthen supply chains through regional production and reduced lead times. The company has established a warehouse and production setup, enabling delivery of both standard and customised packaging solutions produced within the country. Following its earlier expansion announcement, the company moved …
ROTOCON has opened a 2,000 sqm purpose-built facility and demo centre in Longmeadow, Johannesburg, bringing flexo printing technology, engineering capability and customer support into a single location. The company relocated from its previous site in April as part of a planned expansion of its regional operations. The investment is supported by …
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Mediterrania Capital Partners has acquired 100% of Amcor Flexibles Mohammedia, a flexible packaging manufacturing facility based in Morocco, marking a change in ownership of a key industrial packaging asset in North Africa. The facility, previously part of Amcor, produces a range of flexible packaging solutions used across food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and …
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Amazon has entered a research collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee to develop recyclable packaging materials using agricultural residues such as wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse. The initiative focuses on converting crop waste into non-wood fibre pulp for use in paper-based packaging applications. The development addresses a structural issue …
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