Indorama Ventures and German cosmetic packaging manufacturer REBHAN FPS Kunststoff-Verpackungen have introduced a glass-like PET bottle material for premium beauty and personal care packaging. The collaboration combines Indorama Ventures’ specialty PET material, LUXYCLEAR EBM PET 5508, with REBHAN’s bottle design and manufacturing capabilities. The packaging is commercially available to …
Mondelēz International switches PET cookie trays to FSC-certified paper
Mondelēz International has replaced rigid PET trays with FSC-certified paper trays across more than 115 cookie products in Europe, a move expected to eliminate approximately 2,200 tonnes of virgin plastic annually. Announced in Uxbridge on 4 September 2026, the transition covers eight brands: LU, Milka, Granola, Cadbury, Marabou, Chips Ahoy!, Lacta …
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Amcor and Tiptree address recycled-content challenge with certified 30% PCR logistics films
Amcor and preserves producer Wilkin & Sons have introduced certified flexible films containing 30% post-consumer recycled plastic for Tiptree’s collation and pallet-wrapping operations. The development addresses a packaging challenge: increasing verified recycled content in logistics films while retaining performance, traceability and operational efficiency. Tiptree has adopted Amcor’s RecyClass-certified collation shrink …
BASF raises 2026 outlook as materials and industrial businesses strengthen earnings
BASF has raised its full-year earnings outlook after reporting higher sales and earnings in the second quarter of 2026, with improved performance in its Materials and Industrial Solutions businesses providing particular relevance for packaging and plastics markets. The German chemical group reported second-quarter sales of €17.2 billion, €2.4 billion higher …
Alcoa’s US$5.6bn South32 deal puts South Africa’s aluminium packaging supply chain in focus
Alcoa’s proposed acquisition of South32’s bauxite, alumina and aluminium assets will bring the Hillside aluminium smelter in South Africa into its global portfolio, placing renewed attention on an important upstream link in the country’s aluminium packaging supply chain. The transaction, announced on 30 June 2026, covers South32’s interests in operations across …
SmartSolve introduces recyclable release liner for pressure-sensitive labels
SmartSolve has introduced a recyclable release liner for its pressure-sensitive label materials, providing an alternative liner option as packaging and label producers examine the end-of-life performance of label components. The new liner contains 100% post-consumer waste recycled content and is described by SmartSolve as 100% curbside recyclable. It has a …
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UAE-based Radiant House pushes hybrid label production with MENA-first Gallus One installation
PACKAGING MEA EXCLUSIVE Radiant House Labels Industries is putting digital-flexo hybrid production to the test at the Middle East and Africa’s first Gallus One hybrid installation, recently completing 55 label jobs in a 12-hour shift. Ben Daniel speaks with Managing Director Sayed Shamsuddin and Heidelberg Gulf’s Biju George about the production economics behind …
Vision Foods & Packaging strengthens folding carton converting with BOBST die-cutting and folder-gluing investment
Pakistan-based Vision Foods & Packaging has expanded its folding carton finishing capabilities with BOBST NOVACUT 106 E die-cutters and a NOVAFOLD 80 A2 folder-gluer, adding capacity across two critical post-press stages as the Lahore converter targets higher throughput, consistent carton quality and shorter production lead times. Vision Foods & Packaging has …
Paper packaging in transition: What MEA converters and brands need to get right
By Ben Daniel, Chief Editor, Packaging MEA Paper and paperboard packaging are gaining ground across the Middle East and Africa as regulation, sustainability commitments and demand for recyclable formats reshape packaging decisions. But replacing plastic with paper is not circularity in itself. For converters and brand owners, the real challenge is combining …
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Al Jawad Flexi advances Saudi flexible packaging capacity with W&H investment
Al Jawad Flexi has commissioned a Windmöller & Hölscher NOVOFLEX II flexographic press at its new manufacturing facility and is preparing to install an OPTIMEX II blown-film line, advancing an expansion programme spanning film extrusion, printing and converting. Al Jawad Flexi, part of Takamul Industries, is expanding its flexible packaging manufacturing …
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