Country Report

Tissue World Magazine, Country Report: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt & Jordan, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, North America area, North East USA, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, Vietnam

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Portugal – a locally focused T&T market in a tough economy

Portugal currently produces approximately 150,000 MT/Yr of Towel and Tissue (T&T) paper. That makes Portugal eleventh largest T&T producing nation in the European Union (EU) with about 3% of the EU...
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Private label one of few gains as Portuguese consumers abandon brand loyalty

With the country’s economy stuck in the doldrums, it is a difficult time for tissue products and fast-moving consumer goods generally in Portugal. Through 2012, the Eurozone crisis rumbled on and...
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World’s first Advantage NTT to be started up

World’s first Advantage NTT tissue line to be started up Mexican-based Fabrica De Papel San Francisco is to start up the world’s first tissue line based on Metso’s Advantage NTT concept. The new...
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Intelli-Tissue® machine in China

PMP Group has signed a contract with Chinese producer Henan Hulijia Industrial CO to install an Intelli-Tissue® 900 EcoEc line. The Intelli-Tissue® 900 EcoEc machine has a double-press configuration, a design speed...
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Focus on western USA: Tissue – market developments in the western United States

The tissue market in the west region of the United States faces unique challenges and opportunities. The presence of imports and large independent converters has created a distinctive competitive landscape that...
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Western USA: From recession to recovery

Although the US economy was badly hit by the post-Lehmann recession, an upturn in economic activity (although somewhat uneven) as well as population expansion saw the tissue industry return to growth...
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“The West” – One segment of the world’s largest T&T producing country

Select a figure to view:Figure 1 Distribution of T&T production in the USA Figure 2 Distribution of T&T paper machines in the USA. Figure 3 Distribution of T&T paper machine trims in the...