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Tissue World Magazine, Technical Theme: Chemicals, Converting, Environment, Logistics, Packaging, Paper Machine, and Pulping / Fibre

Technical Theme

Nuqul’s Al-Sindian mill sets the standard for environmental and commercial success

Helen Morris - July 8, 2015

Technical Theme

The chemistry of soft tissue

Helen Morris - July 11, 2018

NBSK… keeping the industry’s benchmark pulp at the highest grade

Technical Theme Helen Morris - May 25, 2015

From the mighty pines and spruce of British Columbia to the tiny crill from wood chip particles - Canfor Pulp’s Innovation director Paul Watson and scientist Paul Bichot tell TWM about...

Strength technologies improve profitability

Technical Theme Helen Morris - September 19, 2013

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...

Paper Machine Technical Theme: At the leading edge of the industry’s drive toward the...

Technical Theme Helen Morris - February 28, 2022

In twenty years tissue machine technology has reduced energy consumption by half, and water consumption by up to 80%. Today, the level of innovation is as strong as ever...

Pathway to sustainable tissue packaging

Technical Theme Pirkko Petäjä - December 1, 2019

Pirkko Petäjä, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting It is our understanding that tissue producers should map the alternatives for sustainable tissue packaging and define the pathway;...

Soft options

Technical Theme Helen Morris - May 7, 2013

Södra Cell Värö has transformed itself into a tissue-focussed mill with pioneering environmental credentials. A TW report With hindsight, would you have re- orientated a softwood pulp mill towards the tissue market...

Simple, efficient and effective: equip your systems for the future, saving costs and unlocking...

Technical Theme Helen Morris - November 6, 2017

Technical Theme: key technical developments from across the packaging machinery industry. A TWM report. Edson Packaging’s Josh Goulet talks efficiencies. In today’s world, it’s more important than ever to reduce downtime and access real-time data...

DRIVEN BY INNOVATION – AT THE LEADING EDGE OF MACHINERY ADVANCES

Paper Machine Helen Morris - February 10, 2020

Searching for ever more quality while keeping production costs under control ... “it’s sometimes like reconciling water and fire.” The world’s leading tissue machinery manufacturers outline their business strategies to...

Sofidel: As fossil free technology is not yet in sight…multiple green options may be...

Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine - December 13, 2021

Sofidel’s emissions reduction targets have recently been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Here, TWM...

Environment Technical Theme – Our energy vision boosts our bottom line and sustains our...

Technical Theme Helen Morris - October 2, 2018

At Tissue World Miami in March, Resolute Forest Products’ Calhoun mill was awarded the Most Energy-Aware Mill Award. Here, Patrice Minguez, president, Tissue Group, describes what the company did to achieve the award....

Converting companies are surging through Europe’s economic woes

Technical Theme Helen Morris - April 3, 2015

From strengthening core technology to a new project to “revolutionise” the tissue industry – leading companies look ahead TW1: How are you tackling the recessionary climates in Europe? Sergio Casella, Paper Converting Machine...

Sustainable eucalyptus plantations - Ensuring natural biodiversity

Long term commitment in sustainable eucalyptus plantations

Pulping / Fibre Helen Morris - November 19, 2019

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations In Uruguay UPM today operates a eucalyptus pulp mill in the southwestern town of Fray Bentos, as well as a...

“ Digitisation is key; Our goal has been to focus on R&D that enables...

Technical Theme Helen Morris - May 17, 2018

By Matteo Giardini, Global sales director packaging, Fabio Perini Casmatic is the Fabio Perini brand dedicated to packaging solutions that create perfect line integration. Key criteria from customers include: reliability, efficiency, super-fast format change and attention to...

The Challenge – to find a high quality and industry compatible bioplastic

Technical Theme Helen Morris - May 16, 2019

Plastic – hundreds of millions of tonnes of it every year – has been intrinsic to tissue product packaging. So the urgently needed bioplasticreplacement...

Global Voith launches NipVision

Technical Theme Helen Morris - January 4, 2013

Voith has launched NipVision, a real time system that makes nip measurements possible while the paper machine is running. The online and real-time measurement tool uses the latest roll cover technology, where...

As energy efficiencies and raw materials continue to dominate the headlines, TW asks paper...

Technical Theme Helen Morris - January 1, 2013

1. What have been the most important technical developments at your company during 2012? Emmanuel Allibe, ABK Group managing director: “ABK Group has taken a decisive step in 2011 with the acquisition of...

High quality NBSK for premium tissue

Technical Theme Helen Morris - December 13, 2018

By Paul Bicho, Ph.D., manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation The makers of premium bathroom and facial tissue strive to maximise softness and bulk while maintaining tensile strength to ensure runnability and...

Converting Technical Theme: key innovations in the search for perfection on the converting line

Technical Theme Helen Morris - March 21, 2017

Futura, PCMC, OMET, Fabio Perini, Maflex and MTorres talk to TWM about targeting their latest R&D efforts in response to customer demands. A TWM report. TWM/1: What new...

Pirkko Petäjä Principal, Poyry Management Consulting

Tissue proves its resilience as the pulp market responds to Covid

Technical Theme Pirkko Petäjä - October 12, 2020

With predicted declines in GDP growth in leading economies up to -10%, lower and relatively stable pulp prices have proved to be the main boost to the industry’s financial...

High quality NBSK fibre for premium tissue paper grades

Technical Theme Helen Morris - May 20, 2014

By Paul Watson, director of Canfor Pulp Innovation and Wlad Janssen, specialist on tissue for Canfor Pulp Fibre is the highest single cost element of a finished tissue product, typically more than...

Cutting energy costs and improving product quality vital priorities

Technical Theme Helen Morris - January 21, 2014

Tissue World interviews the world’s main tissue machinery manufacturers to get the latest on their technical and commercial know-how TW/1: WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AT YOUR COMPANY DURING...

Intelli-Tissue® machine in China

China Helen Morris - February 4, 2013

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...

Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimization and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation

The importance of forest certification

Pulping / Fibre Paul Bicho - November 25, 2019

Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation When it comes to sustainability, we focus on reducing our environmental impact by streamlining manufacturing...

Raptor SL integrates features from top-of-the-range packers

Technical Theme Helen Morris - November 17, 2016

Chris Bladek, marketing specialist, Edson Packaging Machinery, discusses the latest case packaging design innovations in the Raptor SL case packer. A TWM report. The tissue packaging industry is continually evolving and demanding reliable, easy to...

Rehabilitating life for existing equipment stems from OEM

Technical Theme Helen Morris - January 3, 2013

Tissue operations with mature machinery are looking for renewed life from their existing equipment, and determining whether to purchase capital equipment or retrofit existing equipment can be a difficult task. Edson...

Tissue colour safety standards have got tougher … and will get tougher still

Technical Theme Helen Morris - July 14, 2016

Only a rapid and flexible response to the increasing safety concerns of legislators and consumers will succeed. Here, Simon Boyd, global product manager colourants, Paper Solutions Business, Archroma, offers one company’s...

New OnePly product that “easily competes with TAD and NTT”

Technical Theme Helen Morris - July 5, 2017

Spain’s LC Paper won Tissue World Milan’s prestigious Most Energy-Aware Mill Award. Here, chief executive Joan Vila talks through the development process which led the independent niche tissue producer to energy savings of...

Canfor embedding long-term sustainability across its day-to-day business

Technical Theme Tissue World Magazine - August 24, 2023

A global pulp leader is investing at least C$250m to reduce its GHG emissions, and plans to undergo the Science Based Targets initiative validation in 2024. Michelle Ward, Vice-President, Corporate Communications,...

Tradition and passion creates Sofidel’s most advanced automated site

Technical Theme Helen Morris - January 19, 2017

By Tissue World magazine editor Helen Morris TWM interviews Robert Jensen, Sofidel Sweden, country operations manager, on the latest tissue trends in the region. Sofidel’s Swedish plant produces 56,000tpy of private label products, specialist tissue in...

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