Food & tobacco

The Ocean Action Labels range offers white and clear top-coated PP films made from chemically recycled ocean-bound plastic.

El-Abrak said the move into diverse destinations is intended to reduce the risks associated with dependence on a single market, particularly amid potential trade or political fluctuations.

The Commission found that a surge in dumped imports led to price undercutting and suppression, resulting in declining market share, reduced profitability, and lower returns on investment for domestic producers.

The packaging and cold-chain components of the cluster are expected to address a critical gap for exporters who have previously faced challenges with product shelf life and presentation in international markets.

The focus on packaging aligns with Algeria’s growing food processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors, which require specialised packaging solutions to meet export standards.

The mono-material structures enable enhanced recyclability by eliminating the need for material separation during recycling, improving resource efficiency and supporting the circular economy.

The buyback scheme is specifically designed for HPMC’s branded glass bottles used for packaging fruit products, including apple juice, jams, preserves and squashes, ensuring that the packaging materials are recovered and reprocessed rather than discarded as waste.

Interest in the initiative has led to long queues forming at deposit return machines in Istanbul and several other provinces as people brought bags of used plastic bottles, glass bottles and aluminum cans to be processed one by one.

The initiative builds on broader Syrian-UAE logistics cooperation, with discussions underway to establish a logistics corridor connecting Syrian ports with Iraq’s Port of Umm Qasr, extending to Khalifa Port in the UAE.

Over 100 Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) have been installed across the state, with more than 65 percent of panchayats issuing no-objection certificates for deployment.