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    Tero Kokko - Voith Paper

    Voith announces leadership transition; Tero Kokko to assume role of President and CEO

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    Voith Paper has announced that Andreas Endters is to leave Voith at his own request at the end of the fiscal year, with Tero Kokko taking on the role...

    Lucart releases sustainability report; CO₂e emissions reduced by 4% y-o-y

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    Italy’s Lucart has announced its 21st Sustainability Report and outlined its results and focus on decarbonisation, circularity, and resource-use efficiency. Revenue of €677 was in line with the previous year despite challenging...

    Papeterie Le Bourray starts-up PM3 after drying section rebuild

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    France’s Papeterie Le Bourray has boosted its production capacity after starting up its Toscotec-supplied PM3 following a complete rebuild of the drying section at its Papeterie Le Bourray plant.  The...

    The Navigator Company launches pulp brand gCELL

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    Portugal’s Navigator Company has invested in a Toscotec-supplied OPTIMA 1800 slitter rewinder to be installed at its Cacia plant in Aveiro, Portugal.

    Golden Eagle Group to boost capacity with PM investments

    World News Helen Morris -
    China’s Vinda Household has signed a contract to install six Baotuo Paper Machinery-supplied BC1800-3490 high-speed Crescent Former tissue machines. A subsidiary of Golden Eagle Group, a part of the Royal Golden Eagle...

    “A new benchmark for modern tissue production in Europe”: Metsä Group inaugurates Mariestad tissue...

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    Metsä Group has marked the inauguration of its expanded tissue plant in Mariestad, Sweden, a modernisation that doubles its production of high-quality tissue products to 145,000tpy. The €370m investment is one of...

    Metsä Tissue launches pan-European organisation

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    Metsä Tissue has implemented a new organisational structure as part of its European growth strategy. The company said the structure is designed to strengthen the company’s commercial focus, improve cross-functional collaboration, and...

    WEPA and Epyr inaugurate thermal energy storage unit at Troyes

    World News Helen Morris -
    Germany’s the WEPA Group and start-up Epyr have inaugurated France’s first thermal energy storage unit dedicated to the electrification of industrial heat at the WEPA site in Troyes, France. The unit has...

    Jani Sales boosts capacity with PM3 start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    India’s Jani Sales has successfully started production on its Baosuo-supplied 80tpd virgin tissue machine. PM3 increases the company’s total tissue production capacity to 130tpy, combining the existing 50tpd output from PM2 with...
    Suzano invests R$25m to enhance efficiency at Três Lagoas mill

    Suzano invests R$25m to enhance efficiency at Três Lagoas mill

    World News Helen Morris -
    Suzano will invest R$25m to enhance operations at its second mill in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, by installing a new oxidized white liquor (OWL) plant. The OWL plant began...

    Essity launches strategic review of the Consumer Tissue business

    World News Helen Morris -
    Swedish tissue giant Essity has initiated a strategic review of its Consumer Tissue business area’s global operations, a move it said will evaluate different alternatives that “may lead to separation, although...
    “St. Catharines is a remarkable asset," Rob Baron, Marcal Chief Executive

    Marcal boosts premium tissue production with St. Catharines acquisition

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s Marcal Paper has increased its presence in the premium towel and tissue AfH market after acquiring von Drehle Corporation.

    Kruger invests $333m to enter the wipe nonwovens sector

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    Kruger has diversified its product offering after announcing a $333m investment into the nonwovens sector. The company will install what it said is “the first production line of its kind in Canada”,...

    Wacker announces price hikes across Europe and America

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    Wacker has announced a raft of price hikes for its resins, dispersions, and dispersible polymer powders sourced from its production sites in Europe and America. Effective from 1 June, prices will rise...
    "The move represents a significant step”, Vivek Joshi, Executive Vice President for GP’s Consumer Products Group

    GP announces plans to expand premium tissue capacity

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    Georgia-Pacific (GP) has started final engineering and planning for additional structured paper machines and converting equipment to better meet growing customer and consumer demand for premium bath tissue and...

    Essity reports positive volume trend in Q1 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has reported increased volumes and higher margins in its first quarter results, amid a “turbulent external environment” dominated by considerable geopolitical turbulence. Profit for the period was down 6% year-on-year to...

    K-C reports “resilient consumer demand” in latest results

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported net sales up 2.7% to $4.2bn in the first quarter of 2026, a result of resilient consumer demand for its brands and the introduction of new products. Gross...
    "Demand for tissue paper products is expected to remain stable,” Metsä Group President and Chief Executive Jussi Vanhanen

    Metsä Group reports Q1 results; demand for tissue “expected to remain stable”

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Group has said demand for tissue paper products is expected to remain stable and the long-term growth will remain moderate, as it reports its first quarter results. Sales for the quarter...

    Tissue World Miami 2026 opens its doors!

    World News Helen Morris -
    The world’s leading exhibition and conference for the global tissue industry has officially opened its doors to welcome companies from across the global tissue and towel supply chains. Held at the Miami...

    Tissue World Miami exclusive: Andritz launches energy-saving technology ATAD

    World News Helen Morris -
    Andritz has announced the official launch of its latest breakthrough innovation for premium tissue production – Advanced TAD Technology (ATAD). Exclusively launched at Tissue World Miami 2026, the machinery addresses the global...

    Roses Southwest Papers diversifies into consumer tissue

    World News Helen Morris -
    American tissue manufacturer Roses Southwest Papers has diversified into the consumer tissue segment after investing in a Futura-supplied Andromeda converting line. The family-owned company is expanding out from its historic AfH markets,...

    Navigator raises tissue prices by 5% – 7%

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    The Navigator Company has announced price hikes between 5% - 7% in the prices of its tissue papers - toilet paper, napkins, kitchen rolls, hand towels, among others - in all...

    K-C announces post-closing organisational structure and identifies key leadership

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    Kimberly‑Clark (K-C) has announced the organisational structure and key leadership that will become effective upon completion of its pending acquisition of Kenvue Inc. The organisational structure, roles, and responsibilities reflect the fast-and-lean,...
    Carlos Reinoso, Director General of the European Tissue Symposium

    ETS releases latest socioeconomic study; European tissue industry generated €19.7bn in annual revenue in...

    World News Helen Morris -
    The European Tissue Symposium's (ETS) latest independent socioeconomic impact analysis highlights the scale and importance of Europe’s tissue industry, drawing on data taken from across 42 European countries during 2024. Commissioned by...
    Tissue World Miami: doors open next week!

    Tissue World Miami – doors open in two weeks’ time!

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    The world’s leading exhibition and conference for the global tissue industry is ready to offer a warm welcome to world-leading companies from across the global tissue and towel supply chains in...

    GP promotes David Duncan to President and CEO

    World News Helen Morris -
    Georgia-Pacific (GP) has promoted David Duncan, Executive Vice President of its consumer products group, as President and Chief Executive. Effective immediately, Duncan joined the company in 2018 as Executive Vice...

    Sofidel announces $775m investment finalised for Inola, Oklahoma

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italian tissue giant Sofidel has confirmed that construction of a building to house its previously announced 75,000tpy Valmet-supplied TAD tissue machine will take place at its integrated facility in Inola, Oklahoma. The...

    Intertrade Hellas boosts capacity by 80,000tpy with TM start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    Greece’s Intertrade Hellas has start-up a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2L turnkey project at its plant in Oinofyta. PM2 features a net sheet width of 5.6m, a maximum operating speed of 2,200m/min, and a...

    Xuan Mai Paper boosts high-quality recycled tissue production with DIP investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Vietnamese tissue producer Xuan Mai Paper has started up its second Andritz-supplied deinking pulp (DIP) line at its mill in Ho Chi Minh City. Designed for 75tpd and processing 100% mixed office...

    Koro Viet Nam diversifies into tissue with TM investments

    World News Helen Morris -
    A Hanoi, Vietnam-based tissue manufacturer has officially signed a contract with Baosuo Enterprise for the supply of a turnkey tissue equipment project.

    Navigator boosts European tissue capacity with Aveiro investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    The Navigator Company has invested €115m in a 70,000tpy tissue machine that will be installed at its plant in Aveiro, Portugal. Expected to be in operation in March 2028, the line will...

    Essity reports highest margin in five years in 2025 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has reported net sales of SEK138bn in its full-year 2025 results, as all business areas reported positive organic growth. The company delivered profit of SEK19.6bn and a margin of 14.1%, as...

    ICT UK starts tissue production: “a key step” in the group’s growth

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italian tissue manufacturer Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT Group) has announced the official start-up of tissue production in the United Kingdom after starting up its New Greenfield site in Deeside, north Wales. Production...

    Eruslu diversifies into tissue production: announces converting investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Türkiye’s Eruslu Hygienic Products has moved into tissue production after investing in six Futura and Plusline-supplied Andromeda Tissue converting lines, to be installed at its site in Bursa. The greenfield project includes...

    Tieto report: 100+ global producer executives reveal how they are redefining the industry’s next...

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    Finnish technology company Tieto (formerly Tietoevry) has announced the results of its Global Tissue Market Study 2025, revealing a fundamental shift in how tissue producers are redefining their strategic priorities. The study...

    Yusen Group boosts high-quality tissue capacity with TM investments

    World News Helen Morris -
    China’s Yusen Group has invested in three Valmet-supplied IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to be installed at its plants in Tai'an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin, Gansu Province. The 3.5m IntelliTissue machines have a...

    Northwood acquires K-C’s professional and personal care sites

    World News Helen Morris -
    British tissue manufacturer Northwood has acquired the complete mill and converting facility of Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) Coleshill, England-based plant, as well as the Flint, Wales-based facility of K-C Personal Care. The completed agreement...

    Jani Sales boosts tissue capacity with PM3 start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    India’s Jani Sales has announced it is starting up production on its Baosuo-supplied 80tpd virgin tissue machine, a move which will increase its annual tissue production capacity to +80,000tpy. TM3 has a...

    Henkel to acquire Stahl Group; boosts adhesive technologies capabilities

    World News Helen Morris -
    Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is to acquire Dutch-based Stahl Group for a purchase price of €2.1bn euros. The move will boost the German-headquartered company’s presence in the high-performance specialty coatings...

    The countdown is on! Tissue World Miami 2026 opens its doors in three months’...

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    Registration for Tissue World Miami 2026 has officially opened as conference speakers from Sofidel, Cascades, Suzano, ST Paper, and Grupo Corporativo Papelera - plus many more! - are announced. Held between 22...
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