FUJIFILM Middle East has outlined plans to expand its Office Printing business across the Middle East, with a focus on secure and sustainable document infrastructure for enterprise customers. While the announcement is centred on office printing rather than packaging production, the development is relevant to the wider print and packaging ecosystem as converters, …
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GCG Enterprise Solutions has expanded its print production services into Saudi Arabia and Oman, extending its commercial and industrial print operations across the GCC region. The move will provide customers in both markets with local access to production print technologies, including high-speed inkjet systems and digital press platforms supporting commercial print, labels, …
Egyptian label converter Cellopack is set to install the first OMET iFlex 440 press. The investment introduces the wider 440mm version of the iFlex platform to the market, expanding from the 370mm width previously associated with the range. Cellopack, founded as a family business, employs 380 people and operates in …
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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 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 …
Al Ain Farms Group (AAFG) and Borouge have expanded their partnership to increase the supply of locally produced packaging resin materials used across AAFG’s packaging operations in the UAE. Signed during Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi, the Memorandum of Understanding will see Borouge supply around 3,500 tonnes …
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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 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 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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