UAE

Metal Park’s integrated model supports recycling activities by providing storage, processing, and fabrication under one roof, reducing the transportation distances between scrap collection points and end-users.

A local manufacturing facility in Al Kharj positions Hotpack to serve Saudi customers with shorter delivery windows, lower freight costs, and the ability to customise orders without long-distance coordination.

The subsidiary’s mandate includes packaging of sugar and other FMCG products, indicating that Dhampur Bio Organics intends to perform value-added activities beyond simple commodity trading.

2PointZero’s MoU with KEZAD is not about moving ISEM’s headquarters, it is about extending its production footprint to the Gulf, which is transformative for the sector.

The expansion directly supports Tadweer’s recycling infrastructure by ensuring that collected waste is sorted at source and routed to appropriate processing facilities.

While both companies differ in market dynamics, Nigeria serving a cost-sensitive, rapidly growing market and the UAE focusing on premium applications and regulatory compliance, the need for operational consistency led to the adoption of the Flexibiz ERP platform.

The updated framework opens the door for materials such as rPP (recycled polypropylene), often used for yogurt pots and margarine tubs, and rHDPE or rLDPE (recycled polyethylene), which are used for milk bottles, juice carton coatings, and flexible wrappers.

Upon completion, power generation will rise from 30MW to 60MW, annual waste processing will double from 300,000 to 600,000 tonnes, CO₂ displacement will grow from 450,000 to nearly 1 million tonnes annually, and homes powered will increase from 28,000 to approximately 60,000 households.

The uncertainty has also forced Orora to pause a share buyback announced late last year for up to US$270 million (approximately €248 million).

The three-month contract softened more modestly, with bid prices easing 0.09 percent to US$3,217 per tonne and offer prices slipping 0.12 percent to US$3,218 per tonne.