September / October 2016

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    Lee & Man Paper boosts capacity with rewinders buy – delivery end of 2016

      Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing has ordered four tissue rewinders to be supplied by A.Celli Paper. The model AC882 rewinders will have a paper width of 5,620mm and a speed of 1,000...
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    Drenik boosts capacity with rebuild

    Tissue manufacturer Drenik is to increase the production capacity of its Belgrade-based facilities after it placed an order with supplier Recard to rebuild PM1. The move will boost the machine’s maximum speed...

    Wherever I am in the world I’m never without face wipes!

    Only now after putting pen to paper – or keystroke to screen – has Australian Aimee Andersen, 33, living in London, realised she is a one-woman research project into tissue use...

    Chemical technology breakthrough targets significant Yankee Dryer performance improvement

    Thomas L. Wright, technical director, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, explains how the NAVIGATOR coating programme is designed to operate in today’s demanding environment of high temperatures and low reel moisture. A TWM report. The...
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    Iran: Relaxation of sanctions will increase tissue demand

    By Euromonitor Research Analyst, Ahmed Bakr With the recent relaxation of sanctions, the Iranian economy is expected to experience a more stable situation in 2016. Real GDP is expected to grow by...
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    Utilising KemView™ sheet analyser to optimise softness and control the creping process

    By Kemira’s Clay Campbell, Lucyna Pawlowska, Xiaosong Huang There are different roads one can take to achieve tissue softness. The key is to be able to determine how to get there and...
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    A tissue industry “overwhelmed” with new paper convertors entering the local market

    Tissue consumption growth remains at 15% in the United Arab Emirates despite an economy hit by a fall in oil prices. Sajid Hussain, general manager of Gulf Manufacturing Company, explains why. The...
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    Iran – regional leader following recent investment

    The Middle East region (Egypt and Turkey not included) is a minor contributor to worldwide pulp and paper production. As figure 1 indicates, Asia Pacific is the largest contributor at 43%...