Manufacturing & Retail

The 9,000-pallet capacity allows Saica to buffer inventory closer to customers, reducing lead times and improving supply chain reliability for packaging buyers across the region.

The company is working with hotels, businesses, and small-scale collectors to establish a consistent PET collection network across Oman.

The expansion comes as EPR regulations reshape the economics of packaging across the UK, accelerating the shift away from plastic and driving brands to seek reliable domestic alternatives at pace.

The US$250 million project is designed as an integrated industrial complex, bringing together production, processing, and the supporting systems that make food distribution possible.

The investment unlocks latent capacity, allowing the company to increase both production and the packaging needed to ship it.

BA Glass stated that the transaction reflects its confidence in Tunisia’s economic stability and its competitive advantages as an industrial hub in the Mediterranean region.

Building on its experience in the packaging sector and its broader track record across Africa, MCP aims to position AFM as a leading flexible packaging platform in Morocco and beyond.

Coated medical paper is a critical component of sterile barrier systems, and air-knife coating technology applies precise, uniform coating layers without direct contact, reducing defects and improving consistency.

The company is working to add further capabilities, including a research laboratory and a rare earth processing plant expected within approximately one year at the same site.

Micron’s Sanand plant is not just assembling memory chips, it is testing whether India can build the ecosystem that makes advanced packaging competitive.