[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-driving-sustainable-packaging-forward-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":103,"description":104,"extension":105,"image":26,"meta":106,"navigation":107,"path":108,"seo":109,"stem":110,"tags":111,"updated":115,"__hash__":116},"blog\u002Fblogs\u002Fdriving-sustainable-packaging-forward-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026.md","Driving Sustainable Packaging Forward at Gulfood Manufacturing 2026",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":96},"minimark",[9,13,20,27,32,48,51,55,61,67,73,79,83],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"driving-sustainable-packaging-forward-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026",[14,15,16],"p",{},[17,18,19],"strong",{},"Multi Trade Group attended Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, where we met packaging manufacturers to discuss Luminy® PLA and the role of bio-based materials in packaging.",[14,21,22],{},[23,24],"img",{"alt":25,"src":26},"Photo from Multi Trade Group’s visit to Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 in Dubai","\u002Fimages\u002Fevents\u002Fgulfood-manufacturing-2026-photo-1.webp",[28,29,31],"h2",{"id":30},"what-did-we-discuss-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026","What did we discuss at Gulfood Manufacturing 2026?",[14,33,34,35,42,43,47],{},"The ",[36,37,41],"a",{"href":38,"rel":39},"https:\u002F\u002Fgulfoodmanufacturing.com\u002Ffind-your-way\u002F",[40],"nofollow","event took place from 3 to 5 November 2026",". We attended alongside Bert Clymans, who is responsible for our region at TotalEnergies Corbion. Through our ",[36,44,46],{"href":45},"\u002Fblogs\u002Ftotal-energies-corbion-and-multi-trade-group-partner-to-drive-pla-bioplastics-adoption-in-the-middle-east","partnership with TotalEnergies Corbion",", Multi Trade Group distributes Luminy® PLA and supports manufacturers exploring more sustainable packaging options.",[14,49,50],{},"We spoke with manufacturers already using PLA and with others considering it for the first time. Those conversations showed a growing interest in bio-based materials across the packaging industry.",[28,52,54],{"id":53},"photos-from-the-event","Photos from the event",[14,56,57],{},[23,58],{"alt":59,"src":60},"Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 event photo 2 from the Multi Trade Group visit","\u002Fimages\u002Fevents\u002Fgulfood-manufacturing-2026-photo-2.webp",[14,62,63],{},[23,64],{"alt":65,"src":66},"Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 event photo 3 from the Multi Trade Group visit","\u002Fimages\u002Fevents\u002Fgulfood-manufacturing-2026-photo-3.webp",[14,68,69],{},[23,70],{"alt":71,"src":72},"Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 event photo 4 from the Multi Trade Group visit","\u002Fimages\u002Fevents\u002Fgulfood-manufacturing-2026-photo-4.webp",[14,74,75],{},[23,76],{"alt":77,"src":78},"Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 event photo 5 from the Multi Trade Group visit","\u002Fimages\u002Fevents\u002Fgulfood-manufacturing-2026-photo-5.webp",[28,80,82],{"id":81},"continue-the-conversation","Continue the conversation",[14,84,85,86,90,91,95],{},"Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet and exchange ideas with us in Dubai. If you are exploring Luminy® PLA for a packaging application, email ",[36,87,89],{"href":88},"mailto:sales@multitradegroup.com","sales@multitradegroup.com"," or ",[36,92,94],{"href":93},"\u002Fcontact#contact-form","contact our team",".",{"title":97,"searchDepth":98,"depth":98,"links":99},"",2,[100,101,102],{"id":30,"depth":98,"text":31},{"id":53,"depth":98,"text":54},{"id":81,"depth":98,"text":82},"2026-11-06","Multi Trade Group and TotalEnergies Corbion met packaging manufacturers at Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 in Dubai to discuss Luminy® PLA and bio-based packaging.","md",{},true,"\u002Fblogs\u002Fdriving-sustainable-packaging-forward-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026",{"title":5,"description":104},"blogs\u002Fdriving-sustainable-packaging-forward-at-gulfood-manufacturing-2026",[112,113,114],"Events","Sustainable Packaging","PLA Bioplastics",null,"-RNqtYYMhjYG8AlCAm9lSrp4Y4G8zY64C1bTsrI4ruw",1793967421481]