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1st AccurioLabel 400 in Middle East

Konica Minolta Middle or transparent substrate addition to its digital label
East has announced the 1st media. press line-up provides more
signing of Konica Minolta’s The AccurioLabel 400 productivity with print
flagship Digital Label also scores points in terms of speeds of up to 39.9 meters
Solution 400. Signing has sustainability, which is per minute, gives benefits of
occurred with one of their increasingly the focus of cus- automated colour and den-
long-standing Konica tomers. Choosing an sity control and widens the
Minolta Digital Label AccurioLabel 400 is more range of print applications
Customers and a leading than just an investment. It is through the 5th colour sta-
Label Convertor in the UAE. part of a strategy that will tion with white toner.
This 1st installation is last for years. Konica The AccurioLabel 400 is
expected to take place in Minolta is delighted that the consequent next step in
January 2024. With the new Konica Minolta Middle East announces 1st signing of machine their customer has opted for Konica Minolta’s successful
label system, Konica the AccurioLabel 400. With
Minolta offers their custom- increased and adjusted to up time without compromising our know-how and new journey in the digital label
ers mid-to-high runs quickly to 3,000 running metres, productivity and quality. technologies, they are work- printing segment and will
and cost-effectively. Looking thus greatly increasing the A competitive advantage ing together to move complement the
at the technical data and tak- capacity and speed of print for the printing company is towards the future and thus AccurioLabel 230, one of
ing a look at the total cost of production. AccurioLabel its ability to produce in an make their customer’s busi- the top-selling digital label
ownership, the 400 has an inline Intelligent unusual and eye-catching ness successful in the long presses in Europe. Label
AccurioLabel 400 is Quality Optimizer for real- way: the white colour. term. converters and professional
extremely competitive. time Colour Management. AccurioLabel 400 offers Visit them at Gulf Print print providers with higher
The press ensures high Intelligent Quality white as an optional 5th col- and Pack 2024, Stand E8, print volumes benefit from
productivity with print Optimizer has a built-in our. It allows to expand to a and experience the next- higher print speeds, white
speeds up to 39.9 metres per Spectrophotometer along wider range of applications generation AccurioLabel toner, longer print runs and
minute. In addition, the scanning mechanism to read for the user, like printing 400. user-friendly automation
total length per job can be and make corrections in real labels on special, coloured Konica Minolta‘s latest tools.

APP to drive growth in MEA with new packaging solutions

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), on-year growth over the bio-degradable Foopak Bio
the Jakarta-based world’s years,” said Sandeep Raina, Natura range paper packag-
largest paper mill said the Export Sales Head, Middle ing solutions targeted at
Middle East and Africa East and Africa for APP, add- households, FMCG brands
(MEA) market is a critical ing that the company’s sales and the food packaging sec-
growth geography for its have surged back to pre- tor petroleum-free recycla-
paper and paper products in COVID levels. ble options to take on the
the light of the growing “APP has chosen the UAE plastic scourge.
demand for bio-degradable as its official base since the “Sustainability is funda-
green packaging solutions, emirates is the largest busi- mental to APP’s vision as we
estimated to be growing at ness and trading hub in the continue to improvise and
around 4 per cent annually.
The demand for eco- Asia Paper & Pulp to drive growth in MEA offering new solutions region with best-in-class evolve towards our produc-
friendly paper products has touch US$28.72 billion, “ME region is one of the facilities in terms of bank- tion towards a greener
been on an exponential according to Mordor important markets primarily ing, warehousing and re- future. The company is mak-
growth curve in MEA post- Intelligence. The demand is because of our long presence exports,” said Raina. ing significant strides
COVID led by food packag- Letchumi Achanah, Head toward achieving its net-
ing and other verticals such also catalysed by the surge in of over three decades, as also of Stakeholder Engagement zero emissions goal by 2060
as catering, hygiene, pharma e-commerce with Saudi the region being a net & Advocacy for APP said that or earlier, whilst exploring
and cosmetics with an esti- Arabia and the UAE leading importer of paper products, in line with the changing and implementing various
mated market size poised to the trend. with APP registering year- trend, APP has launched its measures,” said Achanah.

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