Altea Packaging to install rotogravure press and slitter by early 2027

Altea Packaging, a Tunisia-based flexible packaging manufacturer active in more than 15 countries across Africa and the Middle East, is adding a new rotogravure printing press and a slitting machine, both due to start operating in early 2027. The company said the equipment will raise production flexibility and support its expansion into European markets. No investment figure or added capacity was disclosed.

Why this mattersAdded rotogravure and slitting capacity lets Altea shorten lead times on complex short-run graphics as it pushes into European flexible packaging markets.

• Altea Packaging operates in more than 15 countries across Africa and the Middle East
• New rotogravure press and slitting machine expected to start operating in early 2027
• Company is based in Tunisia
• Investment aims to support growth in Europe alongside its MENA base
• No capital expenditure or capacity figures were disclosed

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