Friday, October 2, 2026

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    Zain Paper Industry Expands Facial Tissue Production in Qatar

    Zain Paper Industry increases facial tissue production with Doha project

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    Zain Paper Industry is to boost its high-quality facial tissue production capacity after signing up Overmade to produce a tissue production facility in Doha, Qatar.  The first phase of the project will...

    Softys boosts capacity in Mexico with TM investment

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    CMPC subsidiary Softys has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 turnkey tissue line to be installed at its facility in Altamira, Mexico.   Scheduled for start-up in the first quarter of 2025, the...

    Körber broadens packaging offer with Casmatic innovations

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    Körber Business Area Tissue has expanded its Casmatic offer with the launch of lines for the packaging of folded products and with improved roll wrappers.

    CMPC reaches an “all-time record low” water rate at Guaíba plant

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    CMPC has reported record water conservation rates at its pulp plant in Guaíba, Brazil, reaching a historic 24.99 m3/ADMT in July, which it said is the lowest ever recorded.

    Sainsbury’s introduces paper packaging to its toilet and kitchen rolls

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    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has moved from plastic to paper on its own-brand toilet and kitchen roll packaging, a move it said will save over 55m pieces of plastic annually.

    Fourstones Paper Mill prepares for Q2 2024 launch of TM

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    UK-based Fourstones Paper Mill is to increase its production capacity to over 60,000tpy after investing in a paper machine at its Sapphire Paper Mill in Fife, Scotland.

    Metsä Tissue announces 240,000tpy tissue investment in UK

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    Metsä Tissue has announced plans to build a multi-million pound landmark tissue plant in Goole, Yorkshire, a plant it said will be “the largest of its kind in the UK.” 

    Sofidel America boosts capacity with Advantage DCT 200 investment

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    Sofidel America has signed for a third Valmet-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its Circleville mill in Ohio, a move which will boost the site’s production capacity by 70,000tpy.

    Tissue World Miami 2024 – the countdown has started!

    World News Helen Morris -
    Registration for Tissue World Miami 2024 has officially opened as event organiser Informa Markets gets ready to welcome over 1,500+ attendees between 31 January – 2 February.

    Paper Prime’s production upgrade aims to “significantly reduce carbon emissions”

    World News Helen Morris -
    Portugal’s Paper Prime has invested in a Toscotec-supplied production upgrade to substantially increase the energy savings on PM1 at its Vila Velha de Rodão mill. Toscotec will rebuild the press section of...

    AFRY partners with Metsä Tissue to build a Future Mill in Mariestad

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    Metsä Tissue has partnered with AFRY to further expand its tissue production capacity and develop the operational performance of its paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The site is currently ramping up a...
    Shawano Specialty Papers Enhances Efficiency with TT SYD Dryer

    Shawano Specialty Papers boosts capacity with TM investment

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    Shawano Specialty Papers, a division of Little Rapids Corporation, has started up a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at its plant in Shawano, Wisconsin. It replaced an existing cast iron dryer...

    K-C opens wind farm in UK; 55,625 MTCO2e total annual emissions reduction expected

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has officially opened its £75m South Lanarkshire, Scotland-based onshore wind farm that will supply around 80% of its UK electrical power needs. The farm is the largest wind asset owned...

    Sofidel invests $185m to expand Circleville Ohio plant

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    Italian tissue giant Sofidel is to further strengthen its presence in the American market after announcing plans to invest $185m at its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio. The project involves the construction...

    Velvet Care to halve carbon footprint with CHP investment

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    Polish consumer tissue producer Velvet Care has said it will halve the carbon footprint of its Klucze-based tissue factory after announcing plans for a PLN63m gas-fired combined heat and power plant...

    GPM investment to boost high-quality facial tissue capacity

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    Gulf Paper Manufacturing (GPM) has invested in a Toscotec-supplied forming section rebuild of PM2 to be installed at its Mina Abdullah mill in Kuwait.   The project aims to improve the machine’s paper...

    K-C pulls Kleenex tissue from Canadian market

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     Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has exited the Kleenex consumer facial tissue business in Canada but confirmed its Kleenex professional facial products and Kleenex consumer hand towel products will remain in the market.  The Kleenex...

    Hayat Egypt to boost capacity by opening two factories by 2024

    World News Helen Morris -
    Hayat Egypt has announced investment plans worth $55m which will see it open two tissue and non-woven production facilities by the end of 2024.    The company has invested $550m in the Egyptian...

    Papel San Francisco boosts capacity with seventh TM investment

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    Mexico’s Papel San Francisco has responded to increased customer demand by investing in its seventh Valmet-supplied tissue production line.   TM10 will add 30,000tpy to the company’s current production of toilet tissue, kitchen...

    Clearwater reports “stronger than expected” Q2 results

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    Clearwater Paper has said it expects continued strength in its tissue business in the coming quarters as it reports stronger than expected results.   In the second quarter, the company reported net sales...

    Suzano announces price hike effective September

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    Brazilian tissue manufacturer and pulp producer Suzano has announced it will increase the price of its hardwood pulp prices by $20 per ton in Asia and $50 per ton in Europe...

    Cascades to close St. Helens, Oregon, tissue facility

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    Cascades has announced the closure of its second tissue machine at its St. Helens, Oregon site, resulting in the complete shutdown of the plant.   The end of operations will be effective at...

    GP confirms shutdown of Day Street Mill on 8 September; Brawny project expected to...

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    Georgia-Pacific (GP) has confirmed operations at its Day Street Mill will end on 8 September following its announcement last year that it would close the 122-year old facility.   In March 2022, the...

    Kruger Products reports margin recovery in Q2 results

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    Canadian tissue manufacturer Kruger Products has reported “margin recovery and strong top-line growth” in its second quarter results as it continues to ramp up production capacity to meet customer demand.   Revenue increased...

    Resolute completes sale of Thunder Bay mill

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    Resolute Forest Products has completed the previously disclosed sale of the Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to an affiliate of Atlas Holdings.  The company confirmed it will continue to operate...

    Paper Excellence announces renewed business unit structure; Resolute’s Lalonde to leave company

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    The Paper Excellence Group (Paper Excellence) has announced its updated organisational structure for its business units following the recent acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in March 2023 and Domtar in November...

    Cascades reports improved Q2 results driven by tissue segment

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    Cascades has reported “solid” results for the second quarter of 2023, driven by its tissue segment which it said delivered its strongest performance since 2020.  Sales of $1,168m compared with $1,134m in...

    MEPCO enters tissue market with TM start-up

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    MEPCO Group has officially entered the global tissue market after starting-up a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2L tissue line at its Juthor Paper Manufacturing facility in KAEC, Saudi Arabia.  The double-width AHEAD 2.2L line...

    Suzano reports strong Q2 profit; Cerrado Project to start-up in June 2024

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    Brazilian pulp and tissue manufacturer Suzano has posted a second quarter net profit of R$5.078bn – up from R$182m reported in Q2 2022 – as it completes the acquisition of Kimberly-Clark’s...
    Canfor’s Northwood pulp mill: operations have resumed following labour disputes 

    Canfor Pulp’s Northwood mill resumes operations

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    Canfor Pulp Products has confirmed operations at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, Canada, have resumed following labour disputes at the British Columbia ports.    A...
    Production boost: a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer has started up at Mirae Paper

    Mirae Paper boosts capacity with TM start-up

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    South Korea’s Mirae Paper has boosted its production capacity after starting up a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer.   Mirae Paper started up the line to...
    Rebuild team: Pehart Group has signed up A.Celli to rebuild its Dej-based tissue machine

    Pehart Group invests in TM rebuild

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    Romanian tissue producer Pehart Group is to boost its production capacity after signing up A.Celli to rebuild a tissue machine at its Dej-based facility.   The tissue...

    K-C raises 2023 outlook following Q2 results  

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    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has said its Revenue Growth Management programme and productivity have driven “continued margin recovery” in its second quarter results.  The company reported net...
    Essity has reported a 20.2% net sales increase in its half-year results

    Essity reports 20.2% net sales increase; announces closure of two New York state plants

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    Essity has reported continued high sales growth and higher margins in its half-year report, as it fully exits the Russian market and announces restructuring plans in New York state.    
    Solenis boosts product offering after acquiring Diversey for $4.6bn

    Solenis completes acquisition of Diversey for $4.6bn

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    Solenis has extended its ‘one-stop shop’ offering after acquiring Diversey Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of $4.6bn.  Diversey is a provider...
    Velvet Care’s Klucze plant: CO2 emissions have dropped as production quadruples

    Velvet Care cuts CO2 emissions whilst quadrupling capacity in a decade

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    Polish consumer tissue manufacturer Velvet Care has said it reduced its CO2 emissions and water usage per tonne of output by half since 2013, whilst quadrupling its tissue production.  
    Start-up team: TM1 at Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou)’s Fujian Province tissue plant

    Liansheng Pulp & Paper boosts capacity with TM start-up

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    China’s Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) has started-up two Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTM tissue machines at its plant in Fujian Province.  The two PrimeLineTM W 2000 lines have...
    Northwood Consuma Tissue is investing in four fully automated converting lines for the Cheshire, UK-based plant

    Northwood Consuma Tissue to boost converting production by 55,000tpy

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    The UK’s Northwood Group has expanded its converting capability following the launch of its Northwood Consuma Tissue (NCT) division in December 2022 and purchased a 14-acre site housing a...
    Essity’s Lancashire, north-west England-based trial will start in 2024 and could potentially lower the site’s CO2 paper manufacturing emissions by 66%

    Essity UK secures funding for hydrogen power plant trial

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    Essity UK has secured £2.2m from the UK government to trial the use of hydrogen power instead of natural gas at its paper manufacturing plant in Tawd plant, north-west...

    Valmet to acquire Körber’s Business Area Tissue for €380m

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    Valmet is to enter the converting and packaging technologies business after announcing plans to acquire Körber Group’s Business Area Tissue.  The Finnish-headquartered company said the move...
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