RECAPP, Spinneys partner to offer in-store rewards for recycling

RECAPP, Veolia’s digital recycling solution for individuals and businesses, has forged a new partnership with locally-owned supermarket Spinneys to offer shoppers incentives for returning recyclable items such as plastic bottles, metal cans, and tins to its stores.   The partnership, which makes Spinneys the first retailer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to partner with …

Star Paper Mill to set up recycled paper mill in Abu Dhabi

Kezad Group, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi, has announced the signing of a 50-year land lease agreement with speciality tissue manufacturer, Star Paper Mill, for the establishment of a new facility to manufacture recycled Kraft Paper Jumbo reels, diversifying the company’s product offering to serve a growing demand for biodegradable …

Rebound Plastic to act as a key differentiator for the British Recycling Roadmap

Rebound Plastic Exchange, a UAE-based B2B digital trading platform for recycled plastics has announced its support for the United Kingdom (UK) spur scalable solutions to its ongoing challenges in achieving sustainable waste management for plastics.   Having amended its Waste Shipment Regulations in 2021, the UK now adheres to the Basel Convention Amendments, which means …

Almarai launches investments worth 1.2 billion SR for Al-Jouf region

Almarai Company has announced an investment of 1.2 billion SR in Sakaka Governorate in the Al-Jouf region to develop a poultry hatchery production facility.   This came at a signing ceremony of an agreement between Almarai Company and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture under the patronage of HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin …

Rebound Plastic Exchange to support sustainable waste management

Rebound Plastic Exchange, a global B2B digital trading platform for recycled plastics, has announced to support the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) in achieving sustainable waste management.   Currently, it is estimated that it will take USD 60-85 bn invested across four key value streams, plastic, concrete & cement, metal, …

Almarai and ABEGS honour winners of Academic Excellence Award

Almarai Company and the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) honored the academic excellence of general education students in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, 84 students who won the Academic Excellence Award in the Arab Gulf, with a ceremony held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, on 3 November, under the patronage of …

Beeah Group pledges to achieve emissions-free mobility at COP27

Beeah Group, the Middle East’s pioneer in sustainable, smart solutions for future-ready cities, has signed the ZEV Declaration at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Around 200 signatories to the declaration, initiated by the UK Presidency, are now setting a roadmap so that by 2040, all new van and car sales …

Hotpack acquires Comexi’s flexographic printing press

Hotpack Global, UAE’s global food packaging company, expanded its market share in the flexible packaging sector by acquiring a Comexi F2 MB flexographic printing press, and a Comexi SL2 Evolution laminator with Synaptic Closed Loop.   Hotpack to further strengthen its commitment with the advanced technological solutions from Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the …

Gulfood Manufacturing awards SIG for Heat&Go packaging

SIG has received the Breakthrough Food Technology Award at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022 for its ‘Heat&Go’ packaging.   Abdelghany Eladib, President and General Manager Middle East and Africa at SIG, said, “Achieving this recognition from industry peers delights us tremendously. SIG has been working relentlessly with its partners and customers to bring to market innovative food …