Mars, J&J to speak at Flexible Packaging Middle East

The 5^th edition of Flexible Packaging Middle East conference will focus on material developments, particularly sustainability and nanotechnology in biopolymers. The session on technology developments will include developments in cast films, monoaxially oriented polyolefin films, online thickness measuring, and simultaneox double bubble extrusion line.

A highlight of the conference will be the business forum which will include brand-owners and converter’s perspectives on the Middle-East Flexible packaging industry: Animesh Bhattacharya, Packaging Development manager at Mars GCC, UAE; Ahmed Mohamed Habiba, regional marketing manager at Johnson & Johnson, UAE; Marco Dircetti, key account manager at Constantia Flexibles, Italy and Ing. Carlo Ranucci, vice president at MANUCOR S.p.A., Italy.

Also, research director Andrew Reynolds will present an AMI paper on the development of the Middle East packaging markets.

The Middle East region is growing at rates of over 15% annually with all major application areas advancing. In particular the growth of sophisticated packaging converter markets is giving companies the opportunity to participate in added value areas where profits are greatest. 

Flexible Packaging Middle East 2013, organised by AMI, is scheduled for 9-11 December 2013 at the Sofitel Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is sponsored by Borouge PTE Ltd., Constantia Flexibles, Piovan, Basell Sales & MarketJordan Extra Fly