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K-C reports a “more challenging economic and competitive environment” in 3Q results

Kimberly-Clark has reported a net sales decrease y-o-y of 3% in its 3Q 2016 results, as chairman and chief executive Thomas J. Falk describes the company’s market share positions as “broadly...
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SCA to split group into two listed hygiene and forest products companies

SCA has said it will split the group into two listed companies in 2017, hygiene and forest products. Following a split, there will be two listed companies. One will be a hygiene...
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Clearwater Paper reports Q1 results

Clearwater Paper has reported net sales of $428.8m for the first quarter of 2019, 1.9% lower than $437.0m recorded in the first quarter of 2018. The company said the...
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OverMeccanica acquired by OVERMADE

OverMeccanica - in temporary operation since September 2014 after entering bankruptcy proceedings - has been acquired by OVERMADE in November 2015. OVERMADE is a new company of Italian investors headed up by...
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2014 November / December – Global News

Cascades Tissue president and CEO steps down Cascades Tissue has announced that its president and chief executive Suzanne Blanchet is to step down after more than 17 years at the head of...
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2014 May / June – Global News

SÖDRA HIKES UP PRICES Pulp manufacturer Södra has increased the price of its softwood pulp in Europe to USD 940 per tonne. The company said the move was due to “strong global...
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Valmet launches stand-alone wet end control package

Valmet has launched a stand-alone wet end control package for paper, board and tissue machines. The control product called Valmet Stand-Alone Retention Control (Valmet RET) can...
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2013 November / December – Global News

Global KP TISSUE AND KPLP BOOST EBITDA BY 8.1% KP Tissue has reported EBITDA of $31.7m compared to $29.3m a year earlier in its Q2 2013 results. The Canadian tissue manufacturer released its results...
Star Paper Mill boosts capacity

Star Paper Mill boosts capacity

Star Paper Mill (SPM) has increased its production capacity after starting up its DCT Crescent Former tissue machine in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Supplied by Recard, the...
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Kemira to help develop 100% bio-based chemicals

Kemira is to participate in the development of 100% bio-based chemicals for paper and cardboard production as part of an EU funded project. The company has...
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Körber Group acquires Roll-Tec; expands converting and packaging machine expertise

Körber Group has increased its Business Area Tissue division after acquiring Roll-Tec Cilindro, a Brazilian-based embossing roll specialist. Roll-Tec develops, produces and sells engraving cylinders for...
Infinity's Dual Rotating Cassette C15: multiple benefit

Infinity launches casepacker with 25% – 50% speed increase

Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. has responded to customer demand with the launch of its Dual Rotating Cassette C15, a casepacker module designed for higher speed industrial and facial tissue...
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Solenis announces price hike

Specialty chemicals producer Solenis is to increase its prices on all wet strength and sizing product lines across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The hike will see prices increase by 10...
Essity president and chief executive Magnus Groth

Essity reports half-year results; implemented price increases had positive impact on organic net sales

Essity has reported a year-on-year net sales increase of 8.6% to SEK 62,724m in its half-year report and said innovation launches have strengthened its customer and consumer offering.
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Northwood Paper boosts recycled paper capacity with acquisitions in Spain and UK

Northwood Paper, Tissue & Hygiene has acquired Spanish paper producer Dicepa Papelera and the converting assets of Manipa in Madrid. The UK-based business also announced the...
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Fabio Perini targets AfH market with Proxima S6 launch

Fabio Perini has launched the Proxima S6, a rewinder the company said is designed “to guarantee excellent performances and quality for every type of AfH product”.
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Fabio Perini completes AfH packaging division with DM Pack partnership

Fabio Perini has boosted its AfH packaging business after announcing a partnership with DM Pack. DM Pack is an Italian-based company specialised in designing and producing...
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Countdown to Tissue World Istanbul

The countdown to the first fully-fledged Tissue World Istanbul – the unique addition to the global Tissue World portfolio – has begun! Taking place in just under two months time between 27-29...
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Tissue World Milan 2017 rescheduled to April 10-12

Tissue World has announced the change of event dates for Tissue World Milan 2017 to 10-12 April 2017. The change of event dates takes place in combination with a change of exhibit...
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2015 November/October Global News

A.Celli Paper announces management changes A.Celli Paper has appointed Mario Fazzi as its new managing director. Giuseppe Antonini has been nominated president of A.Celli Paper; Mauro Celli and Alessandro Celli remain at the...
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Solenis announces price hike for process chemicals

Solenis has increased the price of selected process chemicals and containers by 2-4% worldwide. Effective immediately, higher increases can be expected in countries where there has been significant local currency devaluation. Charles Robinson,...
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2015 July/August Global News

SCA reports 15% net sales increase SCA has reported an increase in net sales in its Q1 interim report, up 15% to SEK 27,958m. Between 1 January and 31 March 2015 compared with...
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2014 September / October – Global News

Tissue World portfolio: helping connect the dots. As you will have noticed, Tissue World is changing. In the last year alone we have introduced the Tissue Retail Insight Forum (TRIF) in Miami,...
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2014 July / August – Global News

Gomá-Camps severs ties with AMS Gomá-Camps, expands into Africa (News from RISI) The Spanish tissue specialist Gomá-Camps is no longer part of AMS Gomá-Camps in Portugal. The firm said it signed an agreement...
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Recard announces management changes

Recard has announces that Mauro Michelini exited the company on 31 July. Doctor of engineering Riccardo Lorenzo Campo has joined the company as managing director.
Navigator aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035

Navigator aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035

The Navigator Company has announced a €158m investment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 by giving all of its industrial complexes a net zero carbon footprint. In view of...
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2013 September / October – Global News

Global K-C’S CONSUMER TISSUE SEGMENT POSTS INCREASE Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has said it “continues to be optimistic” about its prospects to drive profitable growth and generate attractive returns as it reports its 2Q results. For the three months ended...
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2014 January / February – Global News

Global METSO’S PULP, PAPER AND POWER BUSINESS REBRANDS Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power business has rebranded as Valmet Corporation. Valmet will focus on developing and supplying technology and services primarily to industries that use...
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Voith to acquire BTG for €319m; expands competitive position as full-line supplier

Voith has strengthened its position as a full-line supplier after signing an agreement with Spectris to acquire BTG. The €319m acquisition of BTG - a multinational...
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Sofidel commits to eradicating disposable plastics in its workplace

Sofidel has said it will abandon its use of disposable plastic items in its workplaces. The decision included its Italian companies as of 1 July and will be...
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Andritz acquires Kempulp

Andritz has acquired Swedish company Kempulp, a specialist provider of process technologies for the chemical pulping industry. The company designs and markets technologies used in chemical...
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SCA to integrate its business in the Middle East, India and Africa into consumer...

SCA has said it will integrate its business in the Middle East, India and Africa into consumer goods. The company will integrate its Business Unit MEIA (Middle East, India and Africa) into...
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ABB launches Winder Performance Optimisation digital solution

ABB has launched a Winder Performance Optimisation to maximise capacity and productivity for tissue manufacturers. The supplier said the patented digital solution “optimises winder performance for...
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May / June 2015 – Global News

Audit finds SCA representatives acted in compliance with Swedish law SCA has said an independent audit investigating claims its staff were involved in extravagant corporate perks found its representatives “acted in compliance with...
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OMET launches TV 840 Tronic

OMET has targeted the napkin market with the launch of its TV 840 Tronic machine. The supplier said the machine improves automation, offering a “cutting-edge machine that enhances...
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STAX Technologies responds to demand with UNICA launch

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...
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Recard announces management changes; Riccardo Lorenzo Campo takes on MD role

Recard has announces that Mauro Michelini exited the company on 31 July. Doctor of engineering Riccardo Lorenzo Campo has joined the company as manging director.
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Metsä Tissue to book €107m review and focus on tissue

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has announced a strategy update that includes an operational review with the target to improve internal efficiency, reduce complexity and focus on the tissue business....
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Futura announces partnership with Plusline which will “develop game- changer” concepts

Futura has announced a technical partnership with Plusline, a Bologna-based company offering packaging systems. Piero Ceccon, chief executive of Futura, said: "This technical partnership aimsto develop game-changer...
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PCMC boosts packaging offering with STAX acquisition: move marks “new era”

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) has increased its offering in the tissue packaging sector after acquiring Serbian-based STAX Technologies. The move adds reciprocating flow technology to PCMC’s tissue packaging product...