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GITEX Global 2024: All-new Komori at
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show highlights turer Komori announced a
Printing press manufac-

successful show at the
Marking its 44th edition, GITEX GLOBAL 2024 will recently concluded Paper
GITEX GLOBAL 2024 con- see cybersecurity taking cen- Middle East in Cairo, Egypt.
tinues to stand as the world’s tre stage with true stories Dedicated to the paper,
largest tech and start-up from the trenches, AI-driven corrugated board, paper-
event. For over four decades live hacks, and fierce CISO board, and tissue paper
it has been the premiere gate- debates. Making their debut industries, the 16th edition of
way for tech creators, inves- the exhibition was held on
tors, and enthusiasts to at the world’s largest tech 8-10 September, 2024.
collaborate. This year, the event is Chenxi Wang, Komori showcased their lat-
event – running from 14-18 Managing General Partner of est offset and digital printing
October, 2024 – scales new US-based Rain Capital, a solutions and technologies,
heights, spanning across two This year, the event will run from 14-18 October, 2024 at Dubai WTC Fortune 500 venture capital
mega venues – Dubai World fund, and Ekaterina Serban, opening new opportunities
for a more efficient and sus-
Trade Centre and Dubai cybersecurity experts, as well GITEX GLOBAL 2024 is Vice President Privacy and
Harbour, offering an exhibi- keynote speakers from launching GITEX Editions, Information Security tainable printing.
tion space spanning over 40 world-leading brands con- the region’s most impactful (Industrial Technology and Komori shared the unique
halls, showcasing tech giants firmed for this year’s edition. gathering for fostering strat- Consumer Goods Sectors) at Japanese-styled booth with
and innovative startups in The five days will be filled egy, created to accelerate Bosch, a leading global sup- Sedy Egypt, the Giza-based
fields like AI, cybersecurity, with conferences, live-action scale and global governance plier of technology and ser- Komori distributor. Sedy also
mobility, sustainable tech, workshops, matched con- for high-growth companies. provides maintenance and
and more. cierge networking, and busi- The early confirmed speaker vices. For the very first time, support, technical consulta-
With less than two weeks ness partnerships. lineup includes 8 fast-grow- Sony AI President Michael tion, and installation and
remaining, the event organis- Aligned with Dubai’s ing startups from 8 countries, Spranger will address dele- commissioning. Sedy Egypt
ers have revealed a host of ambition to be the home of 3 backed by the European gates from 180 countries at sells a full and diverse range
new industry programmes, 30 startup unicorns by 2030, Innovation Council (EIC). GITEX GLOBAL 2024. of industrial products.
Kraft Heinz expands Cairo 10th edition of

facility for production boost printpack alger

The 10th edition of print-
Kraft Heinz Egypt pack alger, a key platform for
announced the opening of showcasing printing and
its newly expanded produc- packaging technologies, will
tion facility in Cairo on 28 be held at Palais des
September, 2024. The Expositions d’Alger – SAFEX
expansion project, which from 24-26 February, 2025.
has seen 2 billion Egyptian Building on the incredible
pounds (approx. $50 mil- success of the 2024 event 2025 edition to be held in Feb
lion) invested into the fac- which featured 297 exhibi-
tory over the last two years, tors from 22 countries with show for 16 years.
has resulted in seven new Opening of Kraft Heinz Egypt’s newly expanded production facility over 5,100 trade visitors from As the leading investor in
state-of-the-art production tonnes and increase the facility now sourced locally. 42 countries, the organisers printing and packaging tech-
lines, a new waste water export rate from 12% to The official inauguration cer- fairtrade and Messe nology in the Maghreb and
treatment unit, and a new 20%. The new production emony was attended by Düsseldorf have announced ranking among the largest
office block to facilitate lines include one each for Herro Mustafa Garg, US an even more vibrant experi-
increased demand from bottle filling, jar filling, Ambassador to Egypt, Kamel ence for 2025. importers of printing and
both local and export mar- ketchup production, mayon- El Wazir, Deputy Prime In response to the over- packaging technology in
naise production, doypack Minister and Minister of
kets. filling, and two for sachet Transport and Industry, whelmingly positive feed- Africa enables Algeria to
The newly upgraded fac- filling. In addition, Kraft Hassan El Khatib, Minister of back from both exhibitors develop and diversify its own
tory, now spanning nearly Heinz has significantly Investment and Foreign and visitors, printpack alger
30,000 square metres, aims increased the local sourcing Trade, Sherif Farouk, will feature as an annual production, increase its
to double its annual produc- of its products, with 90% of Minister of Supply and event, a landmark decision exports, and replace imports
tion capacity to 53,000 ingredients used in its Cairo Internal Trade. after being a biennial trade of consumables.
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