AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

Camelot’s GH¢36.97M ($3.57M) revenue demonstrates specialised printing’s outsized returns potential in emerging African markets, particularly with expanding consumer goods.

With shorter runs, faster turnarounds, SKU growth, and premium aesthetics driving demand, hybrid digital production is increasingly key for label makers, a shift reflected in Artisan Venture’s investment.

Powder recovery and recycling lets unused and residual metal powders be reprocessed, lowering waste and input costs and supporting circular flows on-site.

Arridex CEO Kayode Adeleke noted that African industry stops not due to insufficient ambition or talent, but because critical parts for legacy equipment are lacking, calling the initiative the launch of a borderless manufacturing network to rewrite continental manufacturing and maintenance.

The growth programme includes expanding recycled polyolefin output, PP, HDPE, and ABS resins. JC Global also plans new Tamil Nadu plants and chemical recycling capacity to recover residual plastics from mechanical recycling.

A quarterly paper and carton take-back programme is part of the initiative, targeting school-generated items like exercise books, exam papers, and packaging.

With sustainability a persistent structural driver, recycled PET is growing in packaging and textiles; regional supply and demand rest on collection infrastructure, recycling capacity, regulation, and brand pledges.

Having announced its intent in April, EGA confirmed the Eco Green majority acquisition has now met all regulatory and closing requirements.

AIPIMA’s 12 September statement cited geopolitical turmoil, supply chain uncertainty, and erratic raw material markets as causing steep cost hikes that members can’t fully absorb.