Market trends
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Dubai launches A-to-E food grading system to verify packaging claims
Classifying products by nutritional value and approved assessment standards, the five-grade system gives consumers a clearer indication of foods’ nutritional quality.
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EGA restores 61% of smelter cells after Al Taweelah shutdown
The disruption sharply reduced output and sales, with cast metal falling to 1.376 million tonnes from 2.126 million and total aluminium sales down to 1.327 million tonnes from 2.083 million year-on-year.
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Industry leaders back packaging data hub for unified recycling metrics
The system compiles unified metrics for 12 plastic packaging configurations across 50 countries: volumes entering commerce, tonnages collected, and actual recycled yields.
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Varun Beverages posts US$696.8M revenue as packaging costs cut margins
Indian non-beverage sales (preforms and caps) rose about 104% in the quarter, with their higher cost impacting India gross margin by roughly 100 bps.
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Vedant Poly Fabs raises US$5.9M ₹56.68 in SME IPO to expand flexible packaging
Representing about 29.9% of post-issue paid-up capital, the issue allocates no more than 50% to QIBs, at least 15% to non-institutional investors, and at least 35% to retail investors.
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Flint Group imposes North American ink surcharge as pigment costs surge
Per the company, raw material shortages across Asia, especially China, where safety measures curbed output, drove big pigment price spikes.
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BIR report confirms Türkiye’s dominance in global scrap steel trade
BIR data shows Türkiye’s recycled steel consumption rose 4.8% during the period, while crude steel production increased 8.1%.
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Digital label printing erodes flexo dominance in India’s short-run market
Flexo still dominates high-volume value work, but digital capacity grows 10–15% yearly as brands seek customization and quicker go-to-market.
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Saudi Printing & Packaging approves 89.42% capital reduction
The restructuring is framed as a technical adjustment aligning share nominal value with the company’s net asset position, not a shift in its underlying business model or production capacity.
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Duni Group profits tumble 71.4% as logistics costs outpace sales growth
For packaging manufacturers, Duni’s quarter captures the tension between sustainable product investment and immediate margin compression driven by elevated freight and operations costs.