May / June 2016

May / June 2016

Fire briefly idles production at WEPA tissue mill in Mainz, Germany

Helen Morris - March 24, 2016

May / June 2016

The US faces big structural changes to its tissue market

Helen Morris - May 10, 2016

The Millennial consumer: converting brand agnostics into brand believers

May / June 2016 Kit Vale - May 16, 2016

Global retail today is a more competitive, complex business than ever before for retailers and brands of all sizes. US retailers, in particular, are struggling to compete in an economy that...

SCA’s divestment of business for integration with Vinda closes

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - April 7, 2016

Published on 7 April 2016 | SCA has said the divestment of its business in South East Asia, Taiwan and South Korea for integration with Vinda closed on 1 April. The tissue giant is the majority shareholder in...

The US faces big structural changes to its tissue market

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 10, 2016

TWM, and hopefully all who read our Regional Report in this edition will join us, has enjoyed the privilege of touring the world’s leading tissue market North America – ranked third...

STAX Technologies responds to demand with UNICA launch

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - April 7, 2016

Published on 7 April 2016 | STAX Technologies has launched packaging machine UNICA, a single roll wrapper that wraps single bath rolls in both paper and poly. The machine can reach speeds of up...

When you are dealing with those messy creatures – otherwise known as children –...

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 16, 2016

Originally from Australia, Mary-Lou Mcdonald is a serial traveller and has lived all over the world working primarily as a nanny, in which profession her keen interest in the martial art...

Forestal y Papelera Concepcion starts up new line

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 24, 2016

Chile’s Forestal y Papelera Concepcion (FPC) has successfully boosted its capacity with the start up of a new Advantage NTT tissue line. The new line fulfils FPC's target of producing 100% textured...

USA Country Report Tissue World Magazine

Battle for the biggest Away-from-Home sector in the world

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 16, 2016

Table napkins are on a surge as Americans eat out more, enjoy ‘fast casual’ dining, and turn to the pleasures of the homeland and the ‘staycation.’ TWM editor Helen Morris heads...

Fibre of the future

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 16, 2016

With substantially more softwood pulp capacity coming on stream, what are the benefits for the tissue maker? Södra Cell’s marketing director Marcus Hellberg talks to TWM. A TWM report. The steady growth...

Headwinds in the Russian tissue market

May / June 2016 Esko Uutela - May 16, 2016

By Esko Uutela, Principal, Tissue, RISI Russian tissue consumption showed a very strong growth pattern from 2000 until 2012, with an average growth rate of close to 10% per year. But since...

Sofidel strengthens presence in Hungary

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 10, 2016

Sofidel has continued to grow in Europe after it announced the acquisition of the Forest brand and converting facilities in Hungary. The operation, made with Forest Papir Kft, involves the acquisition of...

Fire briefly idles production at WEPA tissue mill in Mainz, Germany

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 24, 2016

(News from RISI) - A fire brought production to a brief standstill at WEPA’s tissue mill in Mainz earlier this month. A spokesperson for the group confirmed a report of the local...

Lucart starts-up PM4 in Porcari after rebuild

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - February 25, 2016

Italian tissue producer Lucart has successfully started-up its PM4 tissue machine in Porcari, Lucca, after a rebuild undertaken by Toscotec. The upgrade includes a modification of the forming section and the complete...

Sofidel increases UK tissue presence

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - April 7, 2016

Published on 7 April 2016 | Global tissue producer Sofidel is to boost its presence in the UK market after it invested in a latest-generation tissue rewinder. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, the machine has...

Tissue World brought the global industry to New Orleans

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 16, 2016

As befits the jazz capital of the US, the four-day exhibition and conference went with a swing with almost 1,600 attendees jetting in from 56 different countries across the globe. The four-day...

China’s Shanghai Welfare invests in new 12,000tpy tissue PM

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - February 25, 2016

(News from RISI) - China’s Shanghai Welfare Group has ordered a new 12,000tpy tissue PM for its mill in Shaoxing city, Zhejiang province. Kawanoe Zoki has been signed up to supply the...

Wepa Professional Piechowice to boost capacity

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 23, 2016

Wepa Professional Piechowice is to boost its capacity after it signed for a Toscotec-supplied tissue line to be installed at its Poland-based site. The new AHEAD-2.0S line will strengthen Wepa’s recent strategic growth...

Kimberly-Clark Europe boosts Swiss converting facilities

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 10, 2016

Kimberly-Clark Europe has invested in the latest generation Futura JOI Embosser for an existing tissue converting line at its Niederbipp facility in Switzerland. The new JOI Embosser started up in October 2015 and...

ISMA 2000 starts up PM1 after rebuild

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - April 7, 2016

Published on 7 April 2016 | Spain’s ISMA 2000 has successfully started up its PM1 at its mill in La Torre de Claramunt mill, Barcelona, after a major dry-end rebuild delivered by supplier...

PIX Pulp indices 29.3.2016

May / June 2016 Lars Halén Timo Teräs - May 16, 2016

NBSK pulp Europe Even taking into account one more production and shipping day in February 2016 versus February 2015, the PPPC numbers published week 11 came out with predominantly positive news for...

Targeting top brand icons … by comparison and confusion

May / June 2016 Greg Grishchenko - May 16, 2016

By Greg Grishchenko, Industry analyst Copy-cat labelling on private label products has created a lucrative revenue stream for discount stores, increasing confusion for consumers, and upped the champagne consumption of litigation lawyers....

Vinda boosts capacity with three TMs

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - March 10, 2016

Chinese giant Vinda Group has invested in three Toscotec-supplied tissue machines that are scheduled for start-up in the second half of 2016. Two Ahead 2.0M machines will be installed at the company’s...

May / June 2016

May / June 2016 Helen Morris - May 17, 2016

DEPARTMENT NEWS: Frontissues: The US faces big structural changes to its tissue market Marketissues: Targeting top brand icons … by comparison and confusion Exitissues: Headwinds in the Russian tissue market WORLD NEWS: Global news Americas news Asia news Europe news FEATURES: Country Report: US: Battle...