Logistics & Supply Chain

For packaging professionals, the AfDB’s backing signals that institutional investors view packaging, logistics, and supply chain services as strategic enablers of Africa’s economic transformation.

The scheme covers plastic bottles and metal cans, which together constitute about 90 percent of all beverage containers sold in Singapore.

The investment aims to strengthen port, logistics, and industrial capabilities while improving service standards across packaging-intensive supply chains serving Cameroon and the Central African Republic.

Once operational, the facility will produce 59,000 tonnes of PureFive resin annually, recycled polypropylene capable of serving as a drop-in replacement for virgin material in demanding applications including food packaging.

Tetra Pak’s Factory OS is a modular suite of smart factory technologies that unifies automation, data, and analytics into a consistent factory-wide operating environment.

Sonke’s solution: refill stations that charge a single bulk price regardless of quantity, cutting costs by up to 50 percent while eliminating single-use packaging entirely.

Passive systems now account for approximately 60 percent of pharmaceutical cold chain packaging globally, with that share expected to rise as carriers prioritize belly cargo space over dedicated cool dollies.

Channel A reported that four out of five supermarket locations were completely sold out, leaving many scrambling to find alternatives and sparking a broader conversation about supply chain vulnerabilities in the face of global conflict.

The design eliminates any need for fasteners during assembly, making it particularly suited for aerospace, defense, medical device, and electronics applications where secure, contaminant-free packaging is critical.

Each component has been independently validated as suitable for home composting, while the demonstrated packaging materials are certified recyclable according to the Cepi/4evergreen v.2 standard.