Food & tobacco
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Hotpack, HZ Corporation form HZP Eco Packaging joint venture for paper-based foodservice solutions
UAE – Hotpack has formed a joint venture with Malaysia’s HZ Corporation to establish HZP Eco Packaging, targeting paper-based foodservice packaging across the Middle East,…
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Barra Mansa Alimentos adopts Amcor’s Moda Vac packaging system at Brazilian deboning facility
The three Moda Vac units replaced up to nine belt chamber machines, significantly reducing equipment count and maintenance complexity.
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Tetra Pak debuts paper-based tuna carton with 85% lower carbon footprint than steel cans
The compact carton shape allows packages to fit tightly together, improving shelf efficiency and enabling more product per metre.
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Oman’s fifth plastic bag ban phase targets furniture, gold, auto dealerships from July 1
The Environment Authority has called on business owners and consumers to comply and expand the use of sustainable alternatives such as cloth or paper bags.
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Ghana plastic manufacturers demand US$95M bailout or 2030 deadline for polystyrene ban
GPMA President Ebbo Botwe stated in a petition to the EPA that the sector’s capital investments in plants and machinery total GH¢1.493 billion (US$95 million), which would be rendered obsolete under the current timeline.
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Linuo Pharmaceutical Packaging signs Egypt plant deal for pharmaceutical glass packaging production
Linuo plans to develop the site into a regional manufacturing base and global supply centre, improving supply chain efficiency and expanding market reach across the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
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Mpact shuts South Africa’s only coated cartonboard machine as cheaper imports undercut local production
The BM6 machine produced cartonboard takeaway packaging for some of South Africa’s most iconic brands, including KFC, Blitz firelighters and Freshpak rooibos.
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Cairo University’s 26.8% PVC bacterial degradation breakthrough for bioremediation, recycling
The Egyptian bacterial consortium provides a scalable biological pathway for tackling one of the most problematic plastics in the recycling stream, offering a nature-based alternative to energy-intensive chemical recycling processes.
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BEWI’s 40,000T EPS recycling loop delivers 30% carbon cut for Portuguese Flatfish Packaging
The adoption aligns with Flatlantic’s model of controlling the entire fish lifecycle, keeping flatfish alive until orders are placed to ensure maximum freshness while reducing food waste.
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FSSAI announces metallic pins ban targeting hidden injury risks in sweet boxes, cake packaging
The directive states that all food business operators must discontinue the use of metallic pins, wires or any similar materials for sealing, fastening, securing or packaging any food item, bakery product, takeaway meal, snack packet or food parcel.