The
tissue business is gearing itself up for Tissue World
in Nice – the “original” Tissue World.
But Tissue World has spread its wings in recent years,
with The Americas and the Asia shows becoming vital fixtures
in their regions. Held in Shanghai, China, in November,
Tissue World Asia saw a substantial rise in visitors to
nearly 4,300, up from 2,400 in 2004. The conference was
also lively and wellattended.
More than half the 160 delegates were 
international,
proving this is far more than a local show. Visitors came
from as far as the US, South America and the Middle East
– keen to be part of the vibrant tissue scene in
Asia.
The next Tissue World Asia takes place in Shanghai, November
19-21, 2008, by which time a number of new, high-output
tissue machines will have been built in the region. These
include lines at Vinda Paper, Shanghai Dongguan Paper,
Hengan Holding, APP, New Toyo Pulppy/Corelex, and Fujian
Hengan. All are sited in China except the New Toyo Pulppy/Corelex
project which is in Vietnam – a good sign that some
of China’s strongly developing tissue habit is rubbing
off on its neighbors. This show can only go from strength
to strength. TW
