Manufacturing & Retail
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Milly Glass announces Africa’s first dedicated pharma glass plant in Kenya’s Dongo Kundu SEZ
Locally made glass packaging will also allow Kenya to recycle its own glass waste, historically exported as scrap, supporting a more circular economy.
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IFC’s US$20M Novatex investment enhances Pakistan’s packaging exports, rPET recycling capacity
The financing will allow Novatex to import essential raw materials and machinery, securing domestic plastic packaging supply while cutting import dependence and strengthening supply chains.
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BA Glass’s mandatory bid for Tunisia’s SOTUVER Packaging creates 41.28% joint control with Bayahi Group
The acquisition adds a global glass packaging leader to a Tunisian glassmaker, creating synergies in container production for beverage, pharma, and food sectors across North Africa and Europe.
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Coca-Cola German bottler, Vetropack, Myneral labs develop AI-powered reusable glass bottle traceability system
Each glass bottle bears an engraved data matrix code that AI-powered cameras read at every production-line pass, enabling individual tracking throughout its use cycles.
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Texplast secures US$15M investment to scale aseptic packaging
Donald Muchiri Kariuki, Norfund’s Senior Investment Manager, said that boosting local aseptic packaging production would strengthen supply chains and support East Africa’s growing food processing industry.
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BlackHorse’s 240MT sack packaging plant, 400MT rice mill strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural packaging value chain
The plant produces woven PP bags for storing, transporting, and exporting agricultural produce, filling a critical packaging gap that has long constrained Nigeria’s agricultural competitiveness.
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RHI Magnesita, KhemkalLaunch MINPRO refractory recycling venture with 51% controlling stake, land-based share allotment
The venture recovers and reuses spent refractories to boost circular mineral supply for steel, cement, and non-ferrous industries.
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UFlex’s US$52M Mexico WPP packaging plant targets North American pet food market
The site’s WPP bags feature mite-preventive laser venting (letting air out while blocking mites) and precision hot-air sealing that adapts to various bag sizes for durability and product safety.
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Imdaad’s US$430M Jordan JV targets 1.19MT of annual waste recycling in Amman
By combining Imdaad’s FM and environmental expertise with Clean City’s local strengths, municipal services, hazardous/e-waste treatment, and sorting equipment, the JV creates a platform for sustainable solid waste management.
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Veolia’s Tahwil waste-to-energy recycling plant diverts 85% of hazardous waste from landfill in Saudi Arabia
Using strict safety protocols like controlled access and real-time monitoring, the facility turns most hazardous industrial waste from landfill fodder into valuable energy.