Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has opened a new site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, further strengthening its presence in the Middle East. With the new location, consisting of an office building and a warehouse, Siegwerk will improve service proximity and logistical efficiency, ensuring faster delivery times and enhanced support for customers across the Middle East region. With this expansion, Siegwerk aims to strengthen its global presence and be closer to customers to better meet local market needs.
“As demand for high-performance and sustainable packaging solutions continues to grow in the Middle East, we are excited to establish a stronger local presence through our new site in Dubai now,” says Stefan Rosenberg, head of sales of the business unit narrow web at Siegwerk. “The investment allows us to be closer to our customers, provide faster and more flexible support, and offer solutions that help them meet ever-changing regulatory and sustainability requirements. This includes, for example, our advanced LED Dual Cure ink technology, which enables packaging printers to switch to more eco-friendly production processes without compromising on performance.”
Siegwerk has been developing UV and LED-curing solutions for decades leading to a broad portfolio of state-of-the-art inks and coatings that are continuously optimized to meet changing market requirements, such as new raw materials and the increasing performance of LED/UV lamps. With its SICURA Nutriflex LEDTec series Siegwerk offers, for example, a low migration UV Flexo ink that is suitable for primary food, pharmaceutical and hygiene packaging applications, while its SICURA Flex Dual Cure can be used for standard applications such as PSL or Sleeves. Both series can be cured using both LED and UV arc lamps.
Both ink technologies comply with the latest regulations including the German Ink Ordinance (SICURA Nutriflex LEDTec) and offer benefits such as lower energy consumption, reduced CO2 emissions, and improved recyclability of printed substrates.
“Our Dual Cure solutions are perfectly suited for the needs of packaging printers in the Middle East, where sustainability and compliance with international and local regulations are becoming increasingly important,” adds Rosenberg. “With our local experts and new infrastructure, we are ideally positioned to support customers in their transition to LED curing as future-ready printing technology.” With potential electricity savings of up to 50%, LED is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative for printers, not least due to the recent high and volatile energy costs.
