Siegwerk expands in the Middle East

Siegwerk has opened a new site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, further strengthening its presence in the Middle East. The new facility comprises an office building and a warehouse, designed to improve service proximity and logistical efficiency, thereby ensuring faster delivery times and enhanced support for customers across the Middle East region.

The expansion underscores Siegwerk’s commitment to being closer to its customers, enabling it to better meet local market needs.

'As demand for high-performance and sustainable packaging continues to grow in the Middle East, we are excited to establish a stronger local presence through our new site in Dubai now,' said Stefan Rosenberg, head of sales of the narrow web business unit at Siegwerk. 'The investment allows us to be closer to our customers, provide faster and more flexible support, and offer products 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 inks and coatings for decades, resulting in a broad portfolio of products that are continuously optimized to meet evolving market requirements, such as new raw materials and the increasing performance of LED/UV lamps. With its Sicura Nutriflex LEDTec series, Siegwerk offers a low-migration UV flexo ink suitable for primary food, pharmaceutical and hygiene packaging applications. 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. This underscores Siegwerk’s commitment to pioneering the development of forward-looking printing inks and coatings that facilitate compliant and safe packaging production while promoting a sustainable and recyclable packaging industry.

'Our Dual Cure inks 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,' added 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 percent, LED is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative for printers, not least due to the recent high and volatile energy costs.

The expansion to Dubai marks another strategic milestone in Siegwerk’s broader global strategy to invest in key growth markets and foster sustainable innovation throughout the packaging value chain. The company continues to collaborate closely with partners and customers worldwide to co-create products that strike a balance between economic and ecological needs.