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Tissue World 2007
all set for excellent conference and exhibition
Planned for March 26-29th in Nice, France, the Tissue World Conference will feature
one of the strongest speaker's programs ever. The theme this year is Adding Value
through Innovation and the event will be kicked off with the Keynote Address
by Alberto Cappellini, President - Family Care Europe, Kimberly Clark Corporation.
The conference takes place over 4 days from Monday to Thursday (26-29th March
2007), and the Exhibition is held on 3 days from Tuesday to Thursday (27-29th
March 2007).
Following the Keynote Address, the remainder of Monday's sessions will be devoted
to Management and Market sessions. The sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
will be devoted to key Technical, Operational and Legislative issues and developments.
In all, more than 50 speeches will be given during the meeting.
The Tissue World Conference is the world's largest meeting for the tissue industry,
covering the whole spectrum of the tissue industry and attracting all positions,
from machine operators to executive management. Executives, Mill and Plant Management,
Operations, Technical, Research, Maintenance, Purchasing and Transport personnel
are all there. The conference normally attracts about 300-400 delegates, while
the exhibition visitors number around 2500. All tissue makers and converters
from around the world are welcome to Tissue World 2007. For further information,
or to register for the Conference or the Exhibition, please visit www.tissueworld.com
or contact:
Eileen Tan, Senior Project Manager,
CMP Asia Trade Fairs Pte Ltd
Tel : (65) 68879321(DID)
Fax : (65) 67389057
Email : eileen_tan@cmpasia.com.sg
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PMT INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES YANKEE PRODUCTION FACILITY
PMT Italia S.p.A.’s fully owned subsidiary, PMT
Industries Limited has begun manufacturing operations
at its new site at Kentfield Drive, Bolton, UK (formerly
the Sandusky Walmsley Ltd., site) (see separate story
in this issue). PMT Industries has acquired all the assets
relating to the production of Yankee Dryers, MG Cylinders
and castings in general, including patterns, as well
as acquiring the rights to certain assets of Sandusky
Technologies Ltd., such as (but not limited to) the drawings,
bills of material, and other technical and commercial
documentation.
The personnel at
PMT Industries have specific experience and know-how derived
from the “long tradition of this plant as a renowned
world class leader in the manufacture of Yankee Cylinders,” according
to the company. A spokesperson for PMT Italia said: “This
acquisition consolidates further PMT Italia’s product
line for Tissue Machines and Paper Machines, as well as
establishing a facility to better serve our customers on
a global basis.”
The assets and remaining machinery and equipment not purchased
by PMT has been sold by the liquidator.
GENPACT TO PROVIDE
FINANCIAL SERVICES TO K-C
Genpact, a global provider of business and technology services,
has signed a five-year contract to provide certain finance
and accounting services for Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Outsourcing of these services to Genpact is part of Kimberly-Clark's
global competitive improvement initiatives, which were
announced in July 2005. Other terms of the contract were
not disclosed.
"This move will allow us to better focus our resources
on innovation, brand-building and other capabilities that
will drive long-term, sustainable growth," said Ian
Maginnis, KimberlyClark Vice President of Business Support
Delivery.
METSO PAPER PURCHASES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM
SANDUSKY TECHNOLOGIES
Metso Paper has acquired the intellectual property rights
(IPR) to certain paper machinery technology from Sandusky
Technologies Limited.
The purchased technology covers all registered and unregistered
paper machinery IPR of Sandusky Technologies Limited. This
includes drawings and bills of material, calculations,
studies, research reports, patents and trademarks worldwide,
outside South Africa and excluding roll technology in the
USA and Canada, as well as certain confidential projects.
The technology relates to the machinery delivered by Sandusky
Walmsley Limited and Beloit Walmsley Limited.
In addition, Metso Paper has acquired nonexclusive rights
to the IPR of the paper machinery dryers, yankee dryers
and yankee services of Sandusky Technologies Limited. The
IPR includes all technical material concerning the deliveries
of Beloit Walmsleyand Sandusky Walmsley of the above equipment,
except for certain confidential projects.
Through the assigned and licensed technology, Metso Paper
says it has improved its capabilities to serve all former
Beloit Walmsley and Sandusky Walmsley customers with process
improvements, rebuilds, yankee cylinders and spare parts
through its global operations and service network..
COMPETITION BETWEEN K-C AND
P&G STILL DEFINES MARKET
The competition between Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble
continues to be the most defining characteristic of the
competitive marketplace facing disposable paper products,
according to a new report from Research and Markets.
Of the nine disposable paper products sectors, one of these
companies is the leading manufacturer in seven – all
but cotton wool/buds/pads and paper tableware, says Research
and Markets. The report goes on to say that because the
companies are ranked one and two in four disposable paper
products sectors, their competition for share is fierce.
They often drive innovation in the marketplace as each
attempts to gain share by introducing the newest, most
advanced product. The rapid pace of change that results
has left smaller companies struggling.
For more information visit: www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47504
UTEK AND AMERICAN ISRAELI PAPER MILLS SEARCH FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES
UTEK Corporation has entered into an agreement to search
for new technologies with American Israeli Paper Mills
Group, Ltd. UTEK is a specialty finance company focused
on technology transfer. “UTEK looks forward to working
with American Israeli Paper Mills Group, Ltd. to identify
potential technology acquisition opportunities that fit
its strategic vision,” commented Tali Carmi, president
of
UTEK Israel.
Through its strategic alliance agreements, UTEK assists
companies in enhancing their new product pipeline with
the acquisition of proprietary intellectual capital from
universities and laboratory research centers. Strategic
alliance agreements are generally cancelable by either
party with thirty days advance written notice.
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