Vikram Fotedar (VF): The food industry is increasingly moving toward new product development and propositions like never before. Food processing is one of them. What is high pressure processing of food? David Flores Corrochano (DFC): High pressure processing (HPP) is a cold pasteurization technique which consists of subjecting food, previously sealed in flexible and water-resistant …
Borouge signs up Maire Tecnimont Group to get its fifth polypropylene (PP5) plant built in Ruwais
Borouge has decided that it will prop up its polypropylene capacity by 25% to 2.24-million tonnes tonnes per year (t/y) in a bid to unlock new opportunities to reinforce local industries. The signing of contract with Maire Tecnimont Group, for the engineering, procurement and construction will see Borouge set up a new polypropylene (PP5) plant …
KHS Group gears up for a new regulations with sustainable packaging solutions
KHS Group is gearing up for the new packaging law that has come into effect in Germany from 1 January 2019. In 2018 the EU presented its plastic strategy for the coming decades. There is thus only one direction to be taken for beverage and food packaging: systematically minimise the carbon footprint. When it comes …
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HAVI uses new natural-based inks to bring down environmental impact in its packaging by over 30%
HAVI has announced that a development of a new natural-based inks for its packaging requirements, which it claimed are better for the environment with a 25 to 30 percent lower CO2 footprint than standard aqueous inks. HAVI said that they also reduce regulatory risk for brand owners and printers while increasing efficiency for printers and …
SIG CBOB’s signature pack receives top environmental honour from Gulfood
SIG Combibloc Obeikan’s (SIG CBOB) Signature Pack, the world’s first aseptic carton pack linked to 100% plant-based renewable materials has received the Environmental Award of the Year at the Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards. The Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards rewards best practices and innovations within the value chain of the food manufacturing industry. The …
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Tetra Pak and Al-Rabie Saudi Foods find a new mojo
Ben: You’ve mentioned that you have a relationship with Tetra Pak since 1980. Why Tetra Pak? Monther: Have you heard the saying, ‘Great minds think alike’? Similarly great companies join together. I believe we are a great company and we have a passion towards our customers. We needed to provide our product in a good …
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First Co: Hitting the right notes to create world production record
First Co is a company familiar with producing high-quality packaging material under pressure – after all, it is one of the leaders in the paper and packaging market in Egypt. Its customers include multinationals such as McDonald’s, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever and Samsung. Ahmed Hamdy Mansour, factory general manager at First Co for Industrial Development …
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Dubai’s Afra Print Equipment Helps Bahrain Based Newspaper to Move towards Packaging
Bahrain’s Dar Akbhar Al Khaleej diversifies into packaging with high speed converting machines from Afra Print Equipment Dubai, Samuel Paul GM of the company tells Benjamin Daniel, editor of Packaging MEA Bahrain’s first Arabic Daily Newspaper, Dar Akbhar Al Khaleej and English e daily Gulf Daily News has diversified from newspaper printing to commercial printing …
OKI cost effective short to medium-run label production digital label printer launched
OKI Europe was present at the SGI 2019 held on January 13– 15 2019 at Dubai World Trade Center, showcasing its technology first-hand, from digital LED innovations to large format inkjet devices to businesses from across the graphic arts sector from retailers to sign makers and beyond. Whilst OKI demonstrated its LFP devices, the company …
BOBST and partners roadshow explore Algeria’s labels and packaging market
Bobst and industry partners reached out to 120 Algerian decision makers in a bid to offer a complete insight into the label and flexible packaging value chain. The roadshow was held in Algeria recently and the partners included Atlas Converting, DuPont, Esko, Les Talents Italiens (InciFlex, Jolly Plastic, Texachem), Rossini and Siegwerk, who together captured …
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