AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

KENYA – GreenX Telemechanics has developed edible cups and plates, snackuit to offer a sustainable alternative solution to single-use plastics. The firm has partnered with…

ETHIOPIA – Krones, a global manufacturer of filling and packaging technology, has inaugurated a new glue manufacturing facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. H.E Stephan Auer…

UGANDA – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola, has signed an agreement with Yo-Waste, Ecoplastile and Asante Waste Management to reduce plastic waste…

AFRICA – Afri-Plastics Challenge has announced strand 2 finalists comprising 10 teams of innovators from across Sub-Saharan Africa with solutions for reducing plastic usage. The…

KENYA – Coca-Cola Beverage Africa (CCBA) has signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding with VetLab Sports Club and T3-Kenya to sustainably recycle 100% of plastic…

AFRICA – African printing industry has recorded a steady rise as a result of the adoption of current trends and technologies and expects the market…

MOROCCO – Moroccan federations in the agrifood and packaging sectors have agreed to cut the country’s reliance on imports and create 7,500 direct job opportunities…

EGYPT – Egyptian subsidiary of the German food company Lorenz Snack-World has signed a partnership deal with Plastic Bank to reduce plastic waste and prevent…

MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambican authorities have adopted a law to ban the use of plastic bags by 2024 as a measure to reduce plastic pollution…

KENYA – Kenya’s leading flexible packaging producer Platinum Packaging’s factory has been hit with a massive fire outbreak, halting the firm’s ability to continue serving its…