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    The Navigator Company announces price hikes

    The Navigator Company will increase its tissue prices by 5 - 8 % in all products and markets across Europe as of 1 July. It said the decision follows “the continuous increase...
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    GP and Valmet partner on eTAD Technology

    Georgia-Pacific (GP) and Valmet have entered into a licensing agreement covering the tissue manufacturer’s eTAD(TM) technology. Under the license agreement, Valmet will market, manufacture and install Advantage eTAD machines for tissue customers...
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    CMPC resumes Brazilian operations following transportation strike

    Chilean pulp and tissue giant CMPC has confirmed it has resumed operations at its Guaíba-based site. The plant had previously been impacted by a transportation strike in Brazil. It said it has now...
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    Baoding Yusen boosts capacity with twin TM investment

    China’s Baoding Yusen Health Supplies Co. has invested in two Intelli-Tissue EcoEc 1600 Premium tissue machines. Supplied by PMP, the lines will have a width of 3.5m, an operating speed of 1,600m/min,...
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    Blue Tissue boosts production capacity

    Mexico’s Blue Tissue is to invest in a complete turnkey tissue plant. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, the new generation LPG Gas Hood and 16-foot Steel Yankee cylinder will have a width of...
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    K-C reports 2Q results

    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has said its second quarter results reflect “a challenging environment” with rising competition, in particular from private label, as well as higher operational and raw material costs. It reported a...
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    CMPC boosts consumer and AfH presence in Argentina with investment

    CMPC Tissue has invested in an Advantage tissue production line to be installed at its Zarate mill. Supplied by Valmet for an undisclosed sum, start-up is expected in the fourth quarter of...
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    Papelera San Andrés de Giles boosts high-quality tissue capacity

    Papelera San Andrés de Giles has invested in a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT100HS tissue machine and extensive automation package at its Buenos Aires-based mill. Start-up is planned for the second half of 2018...
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    Clearwater: 2Q result expectations met despite “competitive tissue market and high pulp prices”

    Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported net sales for the second quarter of 2018 up 0.6% year-on-year to $432.1m. Net earnings were $7.0m, down from $8.0m in 2017, due to “a weaker product...
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    FSC suspends roadmap process for APP disassociation

    The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has suspended the process to design a roadmap for ending disassociation with Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). The environmental certification scheme has been disassociated from APP since October...
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    Yibin Paper boosts capacity with investment

    China’s Yibin Paper has boosted its production capacity after starting up a TM2-ideal line. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, TM2 has a design speed of 1,800m/min, an operating speed of 1,600m/min and an...
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    K-C appoints new CEO

     Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has appointed Michael D. Hsu as chief executive as of 1 January 2019. Hsu has served as K-C’s president and chief operating officer since 1 January 2017 and will continue...
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    Suzano Pulp and Paper merges with Fibria

    Suzano Pulp and Paper has gained approval from the European Commission to merge with Brazilian eucalyptus pulp producer Fibria. The combination of the two companies will be concluded on 14 January 2019. The...
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    Metsä Tissue in management shake-up

    Metsä Group has announced a series of changes to its Metsä Tissue company to “improve internal efficiency, reduce complexity and focus on the tissue business”. Steps have been taken...
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    Yibin Paper boosts 100% bamboo production capacity

    China’s Yibin Paper has started up three A.Celli-supplied iDEAL tissue machines. The lines are producing unbleached tissue paper using 100% Bamboo slush pulp.Four tissue machines are currently installed and...
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    Kemira announces sizing technologies price hike

    Kemira is to increase the price for its sizing technologies in the Asia Pacific region. The price increase of FennoSize ASA will be an average of 15-25% and...
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    Metsä Tissue launches €25m fixed cost saving programme

    Metsä Tissue has launched a fixed cost saving programme as part of its operational review.It is aiming to save €25m in annual fixed costs and has started co-determination negotiations...
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    Tissue World Milan – Experience the future of tissue making on the show floor!

    At Tissue World Milan next month, cutting-edge tissue making technologies and solutions will be showcased through the lenses of VR headsets at “The Mill of the Future Zone”, a...
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    Cascades announces results; reports “difficult industry-wide market dynamics” for tissue

    Cascades has reported a sales increase up 2% to $1,196m for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to $1,175m in the third quarter of 2018. This is...
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    Cascades announces new president and COO

    Cascades Tissue Group has appointed Jean-David Tardif as president and chief operating officer.He will succeed Jean Jobin, who has said he is devoting time to personal projects. Tardif first...
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    K-C invests $120m in North American market

    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has announced building expansion and new equipment plans worth $120m for its facility in Jenks, Oklahoma. The project will expand the site by 270,000 square feet...
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    Kruger Products announces AfH price hike

    Kruger Products (KPLP) has announced a price increase for its AfH tissue products sold in Canada and the USA. The increase will be made effective as of 1 May....
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    MG TEC Industry boosts capacity

    Romania’s MG TEC Industry has invested in two tissue production lines with stock preparation for its mill in Dej. Supplied by Andritz, the lines are scheduled for start-up in...

    Bringing manufacturing ownership back to a region which once led the world

    Northwood’s recent acquisitions in the UK’s AfH tissue market has propelled it to the number three spot in the sector. Now with its latest joint venture Northwood & Wepa acquiring the former Georgia- Pacific...

    Strength technologies improve profitability

    Kemira’s Vladimir Grigoriev, Mikko Mäkinen and Roberto Zulian review the new developments in strength technologies and discuss the economic benefits found from industrial case studies. The tissue market is one of the...
    Irving Consumer Products invests in second TAD machine following Macon start-up Tissue World Magazine

    Irving boosts ultra-premium capacity with TAD investment

    Irving Consumer Products has invested in a Valmet-supplied Advantage ThruAir tissue production line. The machine is planned to start-up in 2022 and will increase the company’s production...

    Hubei Zhencheng announces tissue expansion; 10 TMs ordered in first phase

    China’s Hubei Zhencheng Paper has revealed plans to increase its tissue capacity at its existing mill in Qingji industrial park, Hubei province. The first part of the project is...

    APP invests in four new tissue lines

    Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has invested in four PMP Intelli-Tissue EcoEc Premium machines for its Oki mill in Indonesia. Machinery supplier PMP said the technology “guarantees achieving...
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    Gambini delivers TouchMax.Air to Byness Company

    Gambini has announced the installation of the new embosser-laminator TouchMax.Air at Italian-based company Byness, after it wanted to improve and differentiate its production.  According to...
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    Voith to be carbon neutral worldwide from 2022

    Voith has announced that from 2022 onwards, none of its locations globally will leave a carbon footprint. With a view to implementing carbon neutrality quickly, the...
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    WEPA boosts capacity with rebuilds; Leuna mill investment latest

    German tissue manufacturer WEPA has invested in a total of seven Toscotec-supplied custom-made hood and air system rebuilds on a turnkey basis. Toscotec has supplied the complete package...
    Khalid Saifullah, former Managing Director and shareholder of Star Tissue UK and future Managing Director of WEPA Professional UK (left), and Andreas Krengel, Chief Executive Business Unit Professional of the WEPA Group

    WEPA increases UK presence with Star Tissue UK acquisition

    Germany’s WEPA Professional has boosted its presence in the British tissue market after acquiring Blackburn, Lancashire-based hygiene paper provider Star Tissue UK. The newly acquired entity will operate under the name ‘WEPA...