Machinery & Equipment

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.

Buckeye Corrugated said the system is expected to improve workflow, cut manual handling, support uniform product quality, and deliver shorter turnaround times.

The platform combines machine, mold, and auxiliary technologies into a fully integrated system, enabling processors to run up to 100% rPET while maintaining production efficiency and part consistency.

The plant will deploy advanced 3D Heterogeneous Integration packaging technology, which stacks multiple chips and components together in a compact module to dramatically improve performance while shrinking size.

The acquisition comes as International Paper executes a broader restructuring plan announced earlier this year.

The extra capacity adds to Amcor’s European network of production, printing, and service locations for agricultural and industrial packaging, including sites in the UK, Germany, Belgium, and Poland.

For beverage can manufacturers serving Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and regional bottlers, a local source of aluminium sheet in Egypt would dramatically reduce shipping distances and lower transport costs.