Demand for packaging equipment in Iraq has reached a ‘massive' scale, according to a leading Baghdad producer of herbal teas and medicines. And Dubai, along with Amman, will be the sourcing points to satisfy demand, said Al-Hadhar Factory’s Ismat Allahwerdy.
“Demand for packaging machines is huge because Iraq is still a very productive country and is now focussing heavily on the food production sector,” explained Allahwerdy. “Packaging needs can be satisfied within the country providing we source the right equipment."
Allahwerdy, the technical manager for Al-Hadhar, which operates a 1,800 square meter plant in the Iraqi capital with plans to further expand, was among Iraqi buyers visiting the PackTech International packaging trade show currently under way at the Dubai World Trade Center.
“We are now in negotiations with Taiwanese and Chinese suppliers and have identified machinery worth at least $100,000 which we want to purchase,” said Allahwerdy. — (menareport.com)
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