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Hotpack to build packaging World Book
Capital 2023

production plant in KSA UNESCO’s Director-

General Audrey Azoulay has
named Accra, the capital city
Hotpack Global, the UAE- the project will address the of Ghana, as the UNESCO
based global leader in food expected surge in demand for World Book Capital for 2023,
packaging products, has sustainable packaging in the following the evaluation of
announced its plan to build Kingdom. It will also aug- the World Book Capital advi-
one of the world’s largest sus- ment the country’s food secu- sory committee. Succeeding
tainable packaging plants at rity plans and support a Mexico’s Guadalajara, the
an estimated investment of robust food system. Hotpack 2022 World Book Capital,
SAR 1 billion in the Kingdom will develop the state-of-the- Accra was selected for its
of Saudi Arabia. The com- art manufacturing plant, strong focus on young people
pany has signed a spreading over a land of land and their potential to con-
Memorandum of 2.4 million sq.ft, with tribute to the culture and
Understanding (MoU) for advanced machinery and by wealth of Ghana, using the
this investment with the Hotpack signs an MoU with KSA Government for this investment deploying industry 4.0 tech- power of books as an effective
way of skilling up the next
Kingdom’s Ministry of Industry and Minerals; HE Suhas KA, Operations nologies that integrate generation.
Investment and the Ministry Fahad Alnaeem, Deputy Director - KSA, and Internet of Things (IoT), UNESCO’s theme for
of Industry and Minerals, Minister of Investment; Muhammed Sherief, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 2023 will focus on
respectively. Abdul Jebbar PB, CEO and General Manager – KSA. machine learning, cloud Indigenous Languages, as
The agreement has been Group Managing Director of The investment is in line computing and analytics into part of UN’s priority to
signed at a grand ceremony Hotpack Global, and senior with Hotpack’s vision to its production and operation uphold and promote linguis-
held at the Ministry of officials from both the minis- become the world’s top pro- system. tic diversity and multilingual-
tries. The delegation from
Investment headquarters in Hotpack Global included ducer of packaging products The project will enable ism. 23 April was a date of
Riyadh in the presence of HE Suhail Abdullah, Group Vice for the food, agriculture and Hotpack to achieve scalable natural choice for UNESCO’s
Khalid Al Falih, Minister of President; Dr. Mike retail industries. The project capacity while focusing on 1995 Paris General
Investment; HE Osamah Cheetham, Global Business is envisaged in multiple sustainability and innova- Conference to observe the
Alzamil, Deputy Minister of Development Director, phases and upon completion, tion. day.
Canon’s latest EOS R System WS print introduces

firmware update Silko ® PF

WS print GmbH & CO.
Canon Middle East has KG, the European market
announced firmware leader for silicone emulsions,
updates for the EOS R3 and has announced the launch of
EOS R5 in response to feed- Silko ® PF, a new and envi-
back and requests from ronmentally friendly silicone
users. For the EOS R3, firm- range. The new Silko ® PF
ware v1.40 means capturing range is equipped with a
fast-moving subjects is eas- unique plastic-free scuff pro- Innovative Silicone Range
ier than ever before with tection, making it the first of
Panning Assist, while firm- its kind in the market. new products. Silko ® PF is
ware v1.81 for the EOS R5 Canon’s latest EOS R System update unlocks breathtaking resolution Acquired by Contiweb in the result of this commit-
offers enhanced resolution. function that is unique to It’s not just lightning-fast 2022, this development fur- ment to environmental pro-
Canon also announces new Canon, image stabilisation motorsport shots that this ther expands the company’s tection, achieved through the
features coming to its and subject blur correction upgrade supports. EOS R3 integrated solutions offering.
Mobile File Transfer app, can be applied during expo- users can now pre-register WS print is a specialist and intelligent selection of vari-
making it even more user- sure. This improves the up to 10 people so that their market leader in Silko ® sili- ous additives. The result is an
friendly and adaptable to number of successful pan- faces can be detected and cone emulsions for web off- anti-abrasive emulsion free
workflows. ning shots a photographer tracked based on a priority set printing and alco down ® of microplastics, which is
With the v1.40 firmware, can capture, while using set in the camerai . This is dampening solutions. As a impressively innovative.
the EOS R3 continues to shutter speeds up to two especially useful when responsible company, it has
raise the bar when it comes stops slower than previously shooting groups of people at always taken ecological and Silko ® PF is also free of
to action photography. With possible, with the ability to special events such as wed- sustainable aspects into labelling, making it easy to
the new Panning Assist retain sharp details. dings. account when developing store without any problems.
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