Bobst closed several deals at the recent K 2013 exhibition in Dusseldorf, where 60% of visitors to the Switzerland-based firm’s were new customers.
Colep ties up with Scitra on aerosol plant in Sharjah
Europe-based Colep has inked a joint venture with UAE-based Scitra, part of the Albatha Group, to set up an aerosol contract manufacturing operation in the UAE.
H.B. Fuller’s hot melt lands Frost & Sullivan Award
H.B. Fuller has won a ‘New Product Innovation Leadership Award’ from Frost & Sullivan for its hot melt adhesive product innovation and technical leadership in the nonwoven hygiene market.
Pakistan SMEs seek packaging institute
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in Pakistan has called on the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to set up an institute for printing and packaging.
Nampak opens 2nd Angola can line
South African JSE-listed can maker Nampak Bevcan claims its Angola operations have topped expectations, prompting the installation of a second can line.
Nestlé expands capacity as Egypt warms to its ice cream
Nestlé has invested 26m Swiss francs (200m Egyptian pounds) to extend its ice cream factory in Egypt.
Mark Andy unveils digital platform
Mark Andy has revealed details of its widely anticipated entry into digital print: the Digital Series, a full-colour inkjet solution aimed at providing fast changeovers, web handling, inline converting and other label and package decoration options.
Occupy protest: ‘Public needs educating’
This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good book, perhaps Hemingway or Melville. …
Sidel helps set up PET water bottle line in Oman
Sidel is to set up a complete PET water bottle line in Oman for the local producer Barzman.
Sabic launches multi-layer film solution for beverage collation
Saudi Arabia-based Sabic has optimised its high-quality collation shrink films for the beverage market, enhancing its multi-layer film concept to support film packaging applications with five or more layers.