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GCC/LEVANT/AFRICA NEWS

Fujifilm’s new collaboration FEI to expand

paper in Egypt
with Giffin Graphics Magdy Hanna of Federation

of Egyptian Industries (FEI)
and Chamber of Printing &
Fujifilm Middle East has service for the Middle East’s Packaging Industries said
announced a new printing and graphic arts that a supply shock from
collaboration with Giffin industry. Giffin Graphics is China created a negative
Graphics, Riyadh, Kingdom headquartered in Abu Dhabi, impact on global trade,
of Saudi Arabia, in the Print United Arab Emirates, with including the paper sector
on Demand Solution (POD) eight branches across the and its products.
segment. In an official press GCC. The company He appropriately pointed
release, Fujifilm Middle East specialises in a diverse out on the need to expand
stated that it has expanded its portfolio of products and paper manufacturing in
product lineup with the services, including digital Egypt to attract investors,
digital press using dry toner machinery, papers and who would be encouraged
technology by launching two supplies, and other print- to open new factories to
production printer models based services. The company control market needs and
under the new Revoria brand, Fujifilm Middle East expands its product lineup with the press cited that it has reinforced its reduce imports, in
namely, Revoria Press products would be sold provide us with the position in the sector with accordance with the
PC1120, a one-pass six-colour through its new collaboration opportunity to introduce over four decades worth of current strategy to rely on
printer for the high-end partner, Giffin Graphics. POD solutions in the GCC experience. national production and
professional printing market, Ryo Okabe, Corporate region. Together with Giffin In a joint statement, attracting investors in
and Revoria Press E1 Series, a D ivision/M edical Graphics, we are committed Fujifilm ME and Giffin different sectors.
monochrome production Informatics Division of to supporting customers in Graphics asserted that POD H anna fur ther
printer for POD. The Fujifilm Middle East said, the printing industry to is a competitive field for commented the growing
company informed that the “we are delighted to have a transform business business owners all around interest in the industry as a
full lineup of the Revoria collaboration with Giffin challenges to future growth the globe, so they need fast major boost to exports,
products will be released Graphics in the POD through innovative products delivery of services and a reducing pressure on
during 2022, and officially segment. Their expertise and and services.” trustworthy purchasing foreign currencies, and
the two new models are set to direction to deliver the Giffin Graphics is a experience, and ‘that’s exactly providing local and national
be available to order by highest quality standards in provider of machinery, what the collaboration production that suffices the
November 2021. These sales and service support will products and after-sales between them. needs of internal markets.
BOBST sets latest finishing IPACK-IMA 2022 to be

trends for tobacco packaging held in Milan

BOBST has established the In Dubai, within the Expo
latest print finishing trends framework, IPACK-IMA
for tobacco packaging at presented the contents and
World Tobacco Middle East goals of the next edition of
together with its partners IST the technologies and
Metz and ACTEGA. BOBST materials exhibition to be
demonstrated that tobacco held in Milan, Italy, from 03
packaging could ‘feel good to 06 May 2022. As part of
and shine bright’ at the 2021 the “On the road to IPACK-
World Tobacco Middle East IMA” programme, buyers, Event to happen for four days
trade show. Alongside trade journalists, opinion
partners IST METZ GmbH leaders, and exhibitors met retailers and industry experts
(UV technology) and World Tobacco Middle East is a trade show for the tobacco industry live in anticipation of the several months before the
next IPACK-IMA 2022 event.
event, with the aim of
ACTEGA (UV and water- services for the label, flexible on the packaging, graphic “We have finally returned generating concrete returns
based coatings), the shared packaging, folding carton arts and medical industry. to in-presence activities for in terms of leads and
exhibition stand enabled and corrugated board BOBST claims it has the the international promotion personal meetings that, the
customers to explore the industries. IST Metz GmbH vision to shape a new reality of IPACK-IMA, which is next year in Milan, will be
entire printing spectrum for is an internationally active where connectivity, strategically scheduled in the translated into projects and
tobacco packaging, from medium-sized mechanical digitalisation, automation calendar of international new business opportunities.”
printing to coating and engineering company with and sustainability are the industry events in 2022”, “For the Italian packaging
drying, through the latest UV headquarters in Nürtingen, cornerstones of packaging states Rossano Bozzi, CEO of machinery manufacturers,
technology, up to finishing. in Southern Germany. production. BOBST now Ipack Ima. “We intend to Asia in 2020 marked a +1.6%
BOBST is one of the ACTEGA develops, produces adds intelligence, software offer the food and beverage in exports of packaging
world’s suppliers of substrate and distributes speciality capabilities and cloud-based industries a unique machinery for the food
processing, printing and coatings, inks, adhesives and platforms to make packaging experience of returning to sector,” states Riccardo
converting equipment and sealing compounds focusing production better than ever. network live with companies, Cavanna, VP of UCIMA.

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