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If implemented, the regulation would specify permitted pack sizes (e.g., 500ml, 1 litre, 2 litres, 5 litres) and prohibit sizes outside the standard range.

The fact that margins compressed despite higher volumes suggests that variable costs (raw materials) increased more than proportionally, eating into the contribution from each additional unit sold.

The period leading up to the enforcement date will serve as a transition phase to allow manufacturers, importers, distributors, and users to gradually shift to environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives.

By consolidating top-tier global resources and providing highly effective networking platforms, interpack China supports the industry in establishing a collaborative and mutually beneficial global supply chain ecosystem.

ECOCycle’s technology processes demolition waste into high-quality aggregates that can replace virgin stone in new concrete mixes, with performance matching or exceeding conventional concrete.

The facility’s ability to handle ULCC-class vessels (Ultra Large Crude Carriers, over 320,000 deadweight tonnes) means that even the largest tankers can be recycled in-region rather than sailing to South Asia.

The proposed excise duty would materially increase packaging costs for manufacturers and consumers in Kenya, making Kioo’s products less competitive compared to locally manufactured glass bottles in Nairobi.

The iEcho system uses a digital cutting head that follows a CAD file, producing the first piece as fast as the thousandth piece, with no tooling cost and no waiting for die manufacture.

The expansion is supported by strategic partnerships with Gulf Commercial Group Company, which includes the Managed Print Services Company in the UAE, Gulf Business Solutions in Saudi Arabia, and CNS in Oman, as well as PACKPRO in Egypt.

The NGO added that these packages pose various risks, including consumption by juveniles, drinking in a moving vehicle, health risks, increased ease of smuggling, ease of public consumption, and environmental risks.