Machinery & Equipment

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

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.

The machine has a modular structure, allowing it to connect with other equipment in ABG’s FlexPack portfolio, including Galaxy pouch-making systems and PouchJet digital embellishment technology.

ABB’s instruments have already been in successful use at Asepto’s Sanand plant in India for over eight years, demonstrating proven reliability and performance.

The partnership with Crown, a global leader in beverage can manufacturing, brings global expertise and scale, and is a significant step in supporting the company’s portfolio across brands such as Kingfisher and Heineken as they scale with this demand.

Ardagh’s 11 percent EBITDA growth in a quarter of volume declines proves that operational discipline can outrun market headwinds.

South Africa’s move to build local packhouse equipment manufacturing addresses existing problems, supply chain resilience for operators and traceability data for regulators.

Dangote’s integrated complex, which already produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and polypropyle, now enadds these petrochemical streams, allowing Nigerian packaging manufacturers and detergent formulators to source locally.

The factory specializes in producing woven polypropylene bags, a packaging format widely used for bulk industrial goods such as cement, sugar, flour, and animal feed.