FEBRUARY / MARCH 2009 Issue
With just 20 million
people, despite its vast land mass, Australia hits above its weight
in world markets, and nowhere more so than in tissue [Read
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When most people think of Australia and New Zealand, kangaroos
and kiwis spring to mind. No one thinks of tissue but perhaps
they should, writes Robert Ryan. [Read
more]
There are only 21
million people living in Australia. But whether it's on the cricket
pitch or in the pool at the Olympics, Australians are used to
outperforming and taking on tough competition [Read
more]
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Chatter can lead to a loss of sheet integrity, increased
waste and damage to the yankee. What happens to produce chatter? And how can
we reduce it? [Read
more]
Violeta, as the most popular domestic brand in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been
around since 2001, when the company was founded by Peter Corluka. At the time,
the country had no domestic producer, so the company met a growing need for local
product in a region emerging from years of strife. [Read
more]
MP hygiene is a small French company with a diversified range of cleaning products,
from paper wipes to textiles, nonwovens and hand-cleaning lotions and foams.
It has ambitious plans for the years ahead, according to CEO Marc Miribel. "The
period of strengthening of the company is completed and now is the time for growth," he
said in the company's latest annual report. [Read
more]
Von Drehle Corporation's three US converting facilities have grown significantly
in the past two years thanks to increased demand for the 100% recycled towel
and tissue products it makes and to the 2007 purchase of a paper mill in Cordova,
North Carolina. The mill houses two paper machines capable of producing over
50,000 tons/yr of 100% recycled parent rolls. [Read
more]
