ExxonMobil has collaborated with Kuraray, GAP, and G.Mondini to develop an ionomer-free vacuum skin packaging (VSP) solution aimed at reducing material costs and supply dependency while maintaining critical packaging performance for food applications. The development forms part of the company’s recently launched ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio, which consolidates ExxonMobil’s polyolefin …
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Flint Group has announced a rebrand to Flint Group Packaging Solutions, reinforcing its strategic focus on the global packaging sector. The company said the move reflects its transition towards a solutions-driven organisation serving packaging printers and brand owners across multiple segments, including flexible packaging, paper and board, narrow web, sheetfed offset, and …
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Siegwerk and Enplater Group have jointly developed a fully recyclable mono-material polypropylene (PP) pouch designed to deliver barrier and sealing performance for food packaging applications. The companies announced that the development combines Siegwerk’s ink and coating technologies with Enplater’s converting and packaging expertise to create a mono-PP structure intended to …
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Aptar has highlighted the role of its patented reloadable airless dispensing technology in supporting sustainability objectives in the luxury beauty packaging segment through its collaboration with Clarins. The companies developed a custom reloadable airless packaging solution for Clarins Total Eye Lift Eye Cream, designed to support formula protection, dispensing precision …
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Canon South Africa has announced the local availability of the Edale portfolio, expanding access to label and packaging production technologies for converters and commercial printers in the South African market. Edale, a UK-based manufacturer of printing and converting equipment for the label and packaging industry, develops flexographic presses, hybrid …
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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 …
Greiner Packaging and Berlin-based beverage brand HOLY have introduced a reusable syrup bottle featuring an integrated mechanical dosing system designed to customise flavour intensity during consumption. The development combines reusable packaging design, precision injection moulding and interchangeable syrup pods in a single system solution. The bottle separates water and syrup …
Private labels across the Middle East and Africa are evolving into a central retail strategy, moving beyond price positioning to drive differentiation, consumer trust and greater retail control. Momentum is increasingly visible across UAE retail networks such as Spinneys and Sharjah Cooperative Society. In this feature, Ben Daniel speaks with Delfim dos …
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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