Almarai acquires Binghatti

The biggest dairy company in the Middle East region, Almarai, has announced it would buy Binghatti beverages Manufacturing’s production facility in the UAE for AED215million even as it continues to expand its product range and dominance in regional F&B space This acquisition will enhance Almarai’s ability to serve its customers by expanding the range of …

Huhtamaki acquires Elif, reinforces market position

Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Elif Holding A.Ş. (Elif), a major supplier of sustainable flexible packaging to global FMCG brand owners, with operations in Turkey and in Egypt. With this acquisition, Huhtamaki reinforces its position as a leading flexible packaging company in emerging markets and strengthens its existing flexible packaging business in …

Sigma Middle East reveals impressive results after adopting Asahi Photoproducts AWP plates

UAE-based self-adhesive label manufacturer Sigma Middle East Labels LLC recently became the first company in the Gulf region to work with Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development. After implementing the Japanese company’s CleanPrint AWP™ water-washable flexographic plates, Sigma report impressive results.   “Before we installed this configuration, we were outsourcing solvent platemaking,” …

Nestle’s new recyclable bottle technology has endless potential

Nestlé has unveiled new Perrier water bottles created with ground-breaking recycling technology.   The bottles were produced as part of the Carbios global consortium to support the industrialisation of an innovative technology that allows plastic to be endlessly recycled while maintaining properties virtually equivalent to virgin plastics. Consortium members include L’Oréal, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe and …

Edale aims to rise across Middle East with Phoenix

Edale, a British manufacturer and engineer of world-class, tailor-made flexographic printing and converting solutions for the label and carton packaging industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Phoenix Colour Technologies as its exclusive distributor.   Phoenix, which is based in Dubai and will cover the UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has been in …

Sidel’s StarLITE™ HPC base said to increase container stability by up to 25%

Long-established packaging solution provider Sidel Group has launched a brand new base for flat PET containers, which the company claims not only increases stability but is also more environmentally friendly. The oval StarLITE™ HPC base is compliant with recycled PET (rPET) up to 100% and is said to increase container stability by up to 25%, while also …

UFlex Ltd posts record net profit as demand for packaging materials surges

The largest flexible packaging company in India and one of the leading flexible packaging companies in Asia pacific region Uflex Ltd declared its earnings for the quarter ending March 2021 and fiscal 2020-21, posting strong numbers with surge in Consolidated Net Profit of 163% as its Consolidated EBITDA jumped by 87%.   Declaring its earnings …