September / October 2015

    FOCUS ON: Southeast Asia

    By Fisher International’s Bill Burns An area of high growth using value engineered conventional machines Southeast Asia’s Towel and Tissue (T&T) production had been experiencing modest but steady growth going into the 2013...
    Svetlana Uduslivaia, Euromonitor International’s head of tissue & hygiene industry

    Reduced purchasing power shapes consumer tissue preferences in Greece

    By Euromonitor International's Svetlana Uduslivaia Greece boasts one of the highest tissue per capita consumption in Western Europe and many product categories are considered to be a household necessity. It is not...
    Tissue World Magazine, World News

    2015 Sept/Oct Global News

    GLOBAL K-C sales for consumer tissue down 8% in 2Q Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported second quarter sales of $1.5bn for its consumer tissue segment, a decrease 8% year-on-year. The tissue giant explained the result...

    Why (not) Private Labels?

    F.A. RETAIL founder Fernanda Accorsi talks to TWM about the issues for tissues Private Label (PL) is already a recognised brand in the market. If we consider the thousands of brands from...
    Tissue World Magazine, World News

    2015 Sept/Oct Europe News

    EUROPE K-C Europe boosts capacity with TouchMax embossers buy Kimberly-Clark Europe has finalised the purchase of four TouchMax embossers supplied by Gambini. The company has invested in three TouchMax Large versions and one standard...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Southern America: Engaging in the world production chain

    By Geraldo Ferreira, partner, Huntsfield Brasil Consultancy, Brazil  The region’s tissue market has three alternatives to respond to an ever-increasing import wave: entrench, adapt or transform yourself. Huntsfield Brasil Consultancy’s Geraldo Ferreira...
    Tissue World Magazine

    Tissue tough enough to withstand the Greek tragedy … so far

    It is the least wanted of distinctions, but Greece’s woes do give the industry the chance to study how tissue is able to perform in a country enduring economic collapse. The...
    Tissue World Magazine, World News

    2015 Sept/Oct Americas News

    AMERICA Bretting Manufacturing celebrates 125 years and five generations Bretting Manufacturing has announced it is celebrating 125 years in business as the fifth generation of the Bretting family joins the ranks of managing...

    Grade specific optimisation: Permanent (PAE) versus temporary (GPAM) wet strength utilisation

    By Kemira’s Clay Campbell, Harold Goldsberry, Kristin Wittich and Felipe Higa Kemira talks us through the latest chemical technical developments relevant to your business. Historically, it has been quite clear in the manufacture...