New Plastic Industrial Co., a Jordan-based manufacturer of woven polypropylene bags, has entered the flexible packaging market through an investment in BOBST printing and laminating technologies. The company installed a BOBST VISION CI flexographic printing press and a NOVA SX 550 solventless laminator in 2024 as part of its expansion into …
TA’ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi plan $10 billion chemicals investment for packaging and manufacturing sectors
TA’ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi Holding have signed a strategic collaboration agreement for an estimated $10 billion (AED36.7 billion) investment in industrial chemicals production in Abu Dhabi, including several materials widely used in packaging manufacturing and converting applications. The agreement, announced during the Make it in the Emirates platform, targets …
BOBST Experience Day in Istanbul highlights flexible packaging technologies
BOBST hosted the second edition of its Experience Day series in Istanbul, Turkey, focusing on developments in flexible packaging production. The event brought together flexible packaging converters from across Turkey and provided demonstrations of printing, laminating and coating technologies used in packaging manufacturing. A key feature of the event …
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Star Paper Mill inaugurates 200 million AED recycled containerboard plant in KEZAD
Star Paper Mill has inaugurated its AED 200 million recycled containerboard manufacturing facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), as demand for paper-based packaging and corrugated materials continues to grow across the UAE and GCC markets. The facility was officially inaugurated by H.E Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, …
ADNOC Distribution signs industrial supply agreements with EGA and Borouge
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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Syrian pharmaceutical manufacturers target export growth amid cost advantages
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 Inks Milestone signs partnerships with Sweden & Austria at Make it in the Emirates 2026 in Abu Dhabi
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 collaborate on recyclable fiber-based packaging solutions
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 mark 15 years of partnership in digital printing
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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2PointZero completes majority acquisition of ISEM Packaging Group for AED 704 million
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. …