Sustainable Packaging Middle East & Africa News - Week 5

KHS installs?non-returnable PET line at Schweppes Zimbabwe facility

ZIMBABWE – Dortmund-based?systems supplier?KHS Group has installed?non-returnable PET at Schweppes Zimbabwe's facility, tripling the production capacity?. .?.?More

Borouge inks US$100M supply agreements for?polyethylene

UAE – Borouge Plc, a leading petrochemicals company specializing in innovative polyolefins solutions, has announced new supply agreements and collaborations worth over US$100 million (AED 367m)?. .?.?More

Greater Tygerberg Partnership introduces innovative trolleys for waste pickers

SOUTH AFRICA – The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has unveiled redesigned trolleys for informal waste pickers, aiming to enhance the safety, efficiency, and dignity of their work?. .?.?More

AfDB launches chemicals and waste management initiative

AFRICA – The African Development Bank Group has unveiled a transformative initiative to address hazardous chemical waste in 11 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) across Africa?. .?.?More

Mathe celebrates 1M tires recycled, eyes further investments

SOUTH AFRICA – KwaZulu-Natal-based Mathe Group, a leader in radial truck tire recycling, has achieved a major milestone by processing its one-millionth tire, producing?38,500 tonnes of rubber crumb?. .?.?More

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Mondi expands premium recycled offerings with NAUTILUS ProCycle

AUSTRIA – Mondi has enhanced its NAUTILUS? ProCycle portfolio by introducing expanded grammage options ranging from 100 to 300 g/m2 for folio formats and 100 to 120 g/m2 in reel formats?. .?.?More

ALPLA sets eyes on majority stake in Clean Bottle

BRAZIL – ALPLArecycling, the recycling division of ALPLA, has announced its agreement to acquire a majority share in Clean Bottle, a Brazilian company specializing in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) recycling?. .?.?More

India mandates barcodes on plastic packaging from July 2025

INDIA – India's Environment Ministry has that from 1 July 2025, all plastic bags and multilayered packaging in the country must include a barcode or QR code?. .?.?More

ANDRITZ to supply Sun Paper with stock preparation systems, pulping line

CHINA –?ANDRITZ has signed a significant contract with Sun Paper Nanning Paper Co., Ltd. to supply it with two advanced stock preparation systems and a complete P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line?. .?.?More

West Pharmaceutical introduces nested format for Daikyo PLASCAP RUV closures

USA – West Pharmaceutical Services, a leading provider of injectable solutions, has unveiled an updated nested format for its Daikyo PLASCAP ready-to-use validated (RUV) closures?. .?.?More

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