Dubai Almarai took the Best Employer trophy in LinkedIn MENA’s private-sector category at a ceremony in Dubai held under the patronage of Shamma Al- Mazrui, the Emirati Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and attended by more than 200 CEOs from the region. Faisal Al-Fahadi, Almarai’s general manager of human resources and support services, said …
Nivea relaunches Hand Care
New formulas come in ‘pebble-shaped’ packaging Dubai Nivea has launched its Hand Care with improved formulas and a packaging that is “as practical as a tube yet a pleasure to touch”. The reworked hand formulas – being marketed as offering “24-hour protec- tive care for busy hands” – come in containers designed to be “shaped …
Agthia buys Delta’s Jeddah-based water-bottling plant
Takeover will take Agthia’s Al Ain brand into Saudi Arabia as firm targets regional growth Agthia Group, a leading food and beverage group in the UAE, announced in November that it has signed a pur- chase agreement for 100% of the shares in the water business of Delta Marketing Company, based in Jeddah, Saudi …
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Unilever opens AED1bn liquids plant in the UAE
Dubai Personal Care (DPC) facility to produce 100,000 tonnes annually, 80% for export UAE CEO Paul Polmaninaugurated Unilever’s Dubai Personal Care (DPC) manufacturing facility in Dubai Industrial Park, UAE, on 21 December. ThefactoryisMENA’slargest personal care liquidsmanufacturing unit in investment, output, andsize,accordingtoUnilever. Set up with an AED1bn (USD270m) investment, this 100,000 sq m facility will manufacture Unilever’s …
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Gallus unveils labelling press
Gallus has unveiled a pre-series model of its new-generation Labelmaster, based on the Gallus Labelfire 340 and targeted at high-quality packaging and label applications.
Fish packaging that moves like fresh catch
Packaging is often used to communicate product attributes. ‘Fresh’ is written on packages, or ‘low calorie’ or ‘great taste’ – and consumers have to rely on the printed words to assess the claim. This approach clashes with the axiom of creative storytelling that says ‘show, don’t tell’. A team at the creative agency `Jack the …
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CERTIFIED WINNER
Having secured Esko HD and Full HD Certification, Jordan’s Digital Labels continues to perfect its REVO system in its drive to achieve ever-higher quality Time is the key factor in Mohammad Sabha’s vision of his company’s production. “All the work we are doing is to get the attention of the consumer in those few seconds,” …
Layering UP
Sunil Jain, president of Rajoo Engineers Limited has his sights on Gulf packagers looking to shift from fivelayer to seven-layer blown films In multifoil production, Indiabased Rajoo Engineers is ready to take on rivals from all continentals in winning installations in the Gulf, according to President, Sunil Jain. “We compete with the best in the …
FILM STUDIES
Thomas Lengenberg, sales director at Windmoeller & Hoelscher, and Lennart Ederleh, head of technical customer consultancy, extrusion equipment, share their views on setting up and optimising blown film production “In general, the market growth for flexible packaging in the region is in the range of 3-5% p.a. We expect the business to grow at least …
Sticking with a plan
Jay Nair, SBU Manager at Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Pvt. Ltd, has his eye on the Middle East and Africa’s growing flexible packaging market for his company’s adhesives In regions including the Middle East and Africa, the issue is also fast gaining prominence, he explained. “Food safety in some markets is one of the biggest …