January / February 2016

Sofidel continues drive in America with GBC purchase

Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

January / February 2016

A tes souhaits!*

Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

January / February 2016

Santher’s 3Q profits decline; company implements extra price adjustments

Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

January / February 2016

Vinda boosts tissue capacity to almost one million tpy in 2015

Helen Morris - February 12, 2015

January / February 2016

Resolute in “step-change acquisition” of Atlas Paper

Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

January / February 2016

PIX Pulp indices 24.11.2015

Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

January / February 2016

Fruits of a smart marketing strategy

Helen Morris - June 10, 2016

Sofidel boosts Nordic presence

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

Sofidel’s Swedish subsidiary Swedish Tissue has boosted its capacity after it started up a new converting plant in Kisa. The new converting plant is now fully operational with two active production lines:...

Potosí’s new 25,000tpy tissue PM begins production in Mexico; PM2 stops

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

(News from RISI) - Mexican Fábricas de Papel Potosí has started up a new 25,000tpy tissue paper machine at its mill located in San Luis Potosí, north-central Mexico. The equipment was supplied...

CMPC and SCA allegedly colluded to control Chilean tissue market

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

Chilean forestry company CMPC and a subsidiary of SCA are guilty of price-fixing in Chile, according to Chilean prosecutor Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE). On 28 October, the FNE presented an injunction against...

Vinda boosts tissue capacity to almost one million tpy in 2015

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - February 12, 2015

(News from RISI) - Vinda International Holdings plans to build three new 30,000tpy tissue PMs in China in 2015, raising its total tissue capacity to 980,000tpy. One of the three will be...

Resolute to boost tissue capacity with Futura install

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

North America’s Resolute Forest Products has invested in the new Futura Andromeda Concept converting technology. It will be installed at the company’s plant in Calhoun, Tennessee, and will be delivered to coincide...

Project Survey 2015/16

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

Overcapacity and the mushrooming of new tissue projects, in particular in markets such as Brazil and Mexico, along with a lot of activity in many of the ‘CIVETS’ emerging economies: Colombia,...

January / February 2016

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

January / February 2016 DEPARTMENT NEWS: Frontissues: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam joins the world market – official Marketissues: US tissue market: dynamic phase following recent slow growth Exitissues: A radical step changer? WORLD NEWS: Global news Americas news Asia news Europe...

Wepa starts up tissue line in France

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

The Wepa Group has started up a Toscotec-supplied tissue line in Lille, France. The 2.8m-wide machine came on-stream after the commissioning period and is now producing high quality tissue products. It has a...

Not content with being a market leader, Saigon Paper plans to double capacity in...

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

Vietnam is a classic tissue growth market. One million new urban residents added each year - per capita consumption less than 1.0kg – behind only China and India among Asia’s growing...

Portucel targets tissue market with €120m investment

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

The Portucel Soporcel group is to significantly boost its tissue capacity after announcing plans to install a new tissue machine at its Cacia pulp mill. The €120 million investment will increase the...

A tes souhaits!*

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

Now living and working in London after 11 years in France, Rebecca was in New York when she discovered the one thing the much-loved multi-tasking kitchen roll is not great for. TWM/1....

US tissue market: dynamic phase following recent slow growth

January / February 2016 Esko Uutela - January 8, 2016

With America’s tissue market geared up for Tissue World New Orleans in March 2016, RISI’s Esko Uutela talks growth and demand trends in the world’s largest tissue market This year has been...

Song Duong: on the brink of privatisation and expansion, TWM talks to director Nguyen...

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

Director Nguyen Van Quan explains the fundamental shift taking place in consumers’ tissue expectations across Vietnam . TWM/1 What are your investment plans for the future? “Years of investment by our joint shareholders...

CMPC to participate in mediation involving tissue cartel case in Chile

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

(News from RISI) - Empresas CMPC has agreed to join a mediation proposed by the Chilean Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Servicio Nacional del Consumidor – SERNAC) in order to compensate consumers...

A radical step changer?

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - January 8, 2016

The new Andromeda converting technology is, manufacturer Futura believes, going to revolutionise the market. TWM reports on the claims. It’s six months since Futura launched its new Andromeda converting technology for tissue...

Lee & Man Paper boosts capacity

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - September 23, 2015

Chinese pulp and paper producer Lee & Man Paper has signed up Valmet for a repeat order of two Advantage DCT 200HS tissue production lines. The new tissue machines will have a...

Sofidel continues drive in America with GBC purchase

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

Italian tissue giant Sofidel has further strengthened its position in the American tissue market after announcing the acquisition of Green Bay Converting (GBC). With its subsidiary Sofidel America, the purchase includes a...

SCA strengthens presence in Asia

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

SCA has strengthens the cooperation with Chinese hygiene company Vinda by integrating its business in South East Asia, Taiwan and South Korea into the business. As part of the transaction, SCA and...

Suzano installs two 60,000tpy tissue PMs

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

(News from RISI) – Brazil’s Suzano has announced a Real425 million investment in two tissue paper machines, each with capacity to produce 60,000tpy. One PM will be installed at its Mucuri plant...

Solenis announces price hike for process chemicals

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

Solenis has increased the price of selected process chemicals and containers by 2-4% worldwide. Effective immediately, higher increases can be expected in countries where there has been significant local currency devaluation. Charles Robinson,...

What to expect next: January/February 2016

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

Editorial content for the January/February 2016 issue includes: Country Report: Vietnam Reports from Fisher International and Euromonitor International. Plus Operations Reports: TWM visits Corelex Vietnam, Saigon Paper and Vietnam Paper Corporation to get...