Manufacturing & Retail

The Omnifactory houses multiple advanced 3D printing technologies, including Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF), Cold Spray, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).

The company’s broader strategy includes a planned split into two independent companies, with North American operations remaining under International Paper while EMEA packaging businesses form a separate entity.

The facility will produce up to 10 categories of aluminium foil products for the packaging, pharmaceutical, food service and industrial sectors.

The recycling incentive scheme covers 27 critical minerals and links incentives to actual mineral recovery and processing rather than merely producing intermediate materials.

The chip is manufactured using a low-carbon production technique designed for cost efficiency and mass market adoption.

The Al Taweelah facility supports both EGA’s strategy to expand low-carbon aluminium production and the UAE’s objectives to strengthen industrial sustainability and develop a circular economy.

The 10,000m2 Sousse plant combines automated production lines with manual assembly capabilities, producing rectangular and round boxes as well as specialist packs including advent calendars.

The site’s advanced production flexibility, capacity for multilingual and small-batch packaging, and robust quality management systems will support Eisai’s global supply network.

The transaction adds to Coveris’s recyclable packaging range and supports its ‘No Waste’ sustainability vision, which aims to eliminate product waste, packaging waste and operational waste.

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.