ThermoFlexX is now offering Hybrid Software flexo pre-press solutions including Cloudflow, a ‘workspace’ concept for web-enabled production environments, and PACKZ, an editing application for packaging and labels.
Dubai reacts to BPA packaging scare
Dubai is poised to issue a new ruling on the use in packaging of bisphenol A, which some studies link to an increased risk of prostrate cancer.
Uteco supplies Onyx 812 flexo press to Omar Packaging in Tanzania
Uteco Group has delivered an 8-colour central impression (CI) Onyx 812 flexographic printing press to Omar Packaging Industries, one of 19 companies within Tanzania’s leading Dar es Salaam-based Bakhresa Group.
Oman Plast plugs into Gulf’s petrochemicals surge
Oman Plast 2014 on 11-13 February hopes to gain from the Middle East’s soaring investment in plastics and petrochemical production.
Mukul Shukla to head tna in the Middle East
tna has picked Mukul Shukla as its general manager for the Middle East.
UAE drafts plans for plain cigarette packaging
A proposal from the UAE’s Health Ministry may bring the UAE into a global trend towards plain cigarette pack designs, which it would enforce from 2016.
Kodak celebrates return to New York Stock Exchange
Kodak (NYSE: KODK) has marked its relisting on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by ringing the exchange’s opening bell on 8 January.
Saudi food and drink trends raise appetite for packaging
With its latest forecast for Saudi Arabia’s food and beverage consumption – a 5.0% expansion over 2014 – Business Monitor International (BMI) reports an encouraging trend for the Kingdom’s packaging sector.
Schober targets in-mould labelling in the Middle East
Growing demand for in-mould labelling (IML) looks set to open markets for the Germany-based converting specialist.
Surge in SKUs opens new packaging markets for webfed offset
For firms such as Muller Martini, an ‘explosion is SKUs’ spells an opportunity to grab new markets for webfed offset in labelling and flexible packaging.