Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s largest paper-based packaging companies, has announced the construction of a new packaging plant in Morocco, its first corrugated plant in the country. Located in Rabat and covering an area of 25,000 m2, it will enable Smurfit Kappa to supply packaging solutions efficiently to its local customer base. Construction …
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Gulf Print & Pack 2022, a leading trade show in the Middle East and Africa has been drawing crowds for exhibiting latest innovations in commercial print and package printing since the past two days. Multi-million dirhams worth of machinery are running live for demonstrations to showcase solutions for print and packaging requirements across a …
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According to a report published by Mordor Intelligence, UAE’s packaging industry is set to grow to an estimated AED21 billion market value in the next five years. Changing consumer demographics and consumption are driving important changes which is reshaping the packaging business in the Middle East. Among the factors that will drive the forecasted growth …
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According to reports, FIPCO (Filling and Packing Materials Manufacturing Co) has turned to a net profit (after Zakat and tax) of SAR 400,000 million for the first quarter of 2022. The Riyadh-based company is one of the largest producer in Middle East which provides jumbo bags and other woven polypropylene packaging products for industrial …
VINSAK has installed its second Lombardi Flexo press at the premises of Century Labels LLC. The fully loaded six colours Lombardi Flexoline press comes equipped with options of De-lam /Re-lam, moveable cold foil, Full servo indeed and out feed as well as corona and web cleaning. Multi substrate capabilities from 30 microns to 450 microns …
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Fresh milk is now being sold in Tetra Top One Step Opening cartons for the first time in the Middle East, says a UAE dairy.
In its new Packaged Foods Market in Saudi Arabia 2012–16 report, Research and Markets estimates that the sector will grow over the period at an average of 8.95% each year.
The UAE packaging industry is poised to keep growing to hit $2.3bn in 2016, says UK-based BRICdata.
Al Sidra, a Sharjah-based commercial printer, has expanded into packaging with a Lombardi Flexoline and Vinsak Flexo Tower from Secure Print
Octal claims its new DPET-PE trays will revolutionise poultry packaging by improving process and cost efficiency while maintaining maximum freshness.
