Market Trends, Research & Reports

The deal moves Algeria beyond its traditional hydrocarbon and agricultural exports, positioning plastic packaging as a manufactured good that meets European buyer specs.

Investment: automation/digital management/QC at Samut Sakhon + Prachin Buri; first project automates corrugated lines, less waste, fewer speed losses.

Sade Ofset’s Demir: cost avoidance became strategic turning point; Prinect paper stretch compensation fixed thin-material register accuracy.

2030 framework: rigid plastic recyclable, flexible 70% threshold; 20% virgin fossil intensity cut, problematic items tackled, reuse/refill rolled out.

Middle East companies sourcing PP woven sacks, BOPP laminated bags, non-woven bags, and other plastic packaging from India seek a long-term technical partner to verify suppliers and monitor quality.

Kazakhstan recycling: domestic value over raw exports; recovered copper feeds electrical, construction, packaging machinery supply chains.

Meeting highlights growing Uganda-UAE investment links in agriculture, agro-processing, and logistics, sectors that cut post-harvest losses, create jobs, and expand market access.

The site fosters offerings with less material, better packing-line efficiency, and reduced product damage, addressing the recurring need to validate packaging redesigns against actual distribution conditions.

Kraft paper prices have jumped roughly 25–30% in less than two months, and high-BF kraft has risen further, per the association, compounding cost pressures on manufacturers with thin margins.

Pointing to sustainability-driven waste investments, the assessment cited an Apapa, Lagos packaging hub processing 13,000 tonnes of PET yearly and supporting ~1,000 informal collectors.