Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, commenced operations in Malawi on 29 August 2022. This follows the closing of the transaction with Castel (Southern Bottlers Limited, or SOBO) to acquire Castel’s soft drinks business through CCBA’s local subsidiary Coca-Cola Beverages Limited (CCBL). Jacques Vermeulen, CCBA CEO said, “We see a …
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Bobst and IPS hosted a workshop for the folding carton industry on 23 August in Cairo which unveiled new opportunities for the packaging industry. Partners and top converters in Egypt attended the event to discuss folding carton packaging applications, which serve a wide range of consumer goods and meeting brand owners’ latest demands for …
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Heidelberg has announced its plans to invest heavily in taking its core business to the next level. “Perfect from all sides” is the slogan for the market launch of the company’s new-generation Speedmaster SX 102 , which has been enhanced in line with customer requirements. This press is aimed primarily at commercial print shops that …
Mai Dubai, one of the leading bottled water companies in the UAE, has received two of the highest certifications from the Dubai Municipality, highlighting its efforts to ensure hygiene and a safe working environment. The company received a ‘Gold A Grade’ certification in Food Safety for its manufacturing plant and the highest rating of Grade …
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The BMW Group has implemented several projects in its packaging logistics to reduce carbon emissions and realise the principles of the circular economy as best it can. As part of this initiative, the European plants will use more recycled material in their packaging. This will mean that, for newly awarded contracts, the proportion of recycled …
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Mondi, one of the global leaders in packaging and paper has announced to acquire the Duino mill near Trieste (Italy) from the Burgo Group for a total consideration of €40 million. The mill currently operates one paper machine producing lightweight coated mechanical paper. Mondi plans to convert this paper machine to produce around 420,000 …
With its IDH (Intelligent Direct Handling), Syntegon has announced a new solution for handling and portioning cookies and crackers. The Syntegon IDH is based on a newly developed picker technology using linear motors. The flexible pick-and-place machine not only ensures particularly gentle product handling, but also offers a compact design along with high output and …
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In addition to the concept of Full Wrap, Multivac Marking & Inspection has announced to offer two new high-quality and sustainable labelling solutions for fresh produce trays – Top Wrap and Top Close. In Germany around 60 percent of fresh fruit and vegetables is sold pre-packed in retail outlets. Two thirds of the packs …
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Hotpack’s 45th sales center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia inaugurated by P B Abdul Jebbar, Managing Director, Hotpack Global in presence of other Hotpack Global officials. The new showroom is Hotpack’s 45th sales outlet in the MENA region and the company has larger plans to expand its operations across the region. Hotpack Global, the …
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Nestle has announced the appointment of Arvind Bhandari as the new Cluster Head for East and Horn of Africa, which forms part of Nestle East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR). In this role Bhandari will manage operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda markets, based out of the …
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