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Germany’s WEPA has invested in a Gambini-supplied converting line that will be installed at its Piechowice plant.   The line is designed to produce AfH tissue rolls and can operate at speeds of...

Dezhou Shenggang Paper has signed for six Baosuo Enterprise Group-supplied tissue paper converting line with an annual output of 100,000 tonnes of high-end household paper.  The six sets of main...

Resolute Forest Products has reported a “challenging business environment” in its preliminary Q2 2020 results, with sales of $612m - a decrease of $143m from the year-ago period.   Net income for the quarter ended 30 June was $6m, compared...

Vinda Personal Care (Guangdong) Co. has invested in an Andritz-supplied stock preparation system for the four tissue machines at its mill in Yangjiang, China.  Start-up is scheduled for the second to third quarter of 2021. 

China’s Lee & Man Group has boosted its production capacity by 310,000tpy after completing a series of machinery investments supplied by Baosuo Enterprise Group.  Jiangxi Lee & Man...

Tissue packaging equipment manufacturer Infinity Machine & Engineering Corporation has responded to the world-wide increase in customer demand by expanding its Green Bay, USA-based engineering and manufacturing facilities. 

Clearwater Paper has said demand for tissue products is expected to remain “at elevated levels”, as it reports its second quarter results.   In the second quarter, the company reported a net income of $23m and...

WEPA Piechowice has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2S tissue line on a full turnkey basis.   The project is planned for start-up in the third quarter of 2021 and it will be the sixth tissue line delivered by...

Cascades has said its second quarter results reflects the resiliency of its business model, as it emphasises its focus to continue to provide customers with “essential, sustainable quality packaging and tissue”.   In the second quarter, sales were $1,285m compared with $1,313m...

Henan Huajie Hygiene Products has increased its household paper production capacity after investing in a Baotuo-supplied Crescent Former paper machine.  TM3 is a BC1300-2850 machine and will be placed...

ABB has launched the latest generation of its Advanced Process Control (APC), which it said provides paper mills with “complete digital control over wet end operations, optimising productivity and profit”.    The...

UK-based AfH manufacturer Northwood Hygiene Products is increasing its hand towel capacity by over 40% following a significant investment in equipment.  The investment follows advice for people to...

China’s Yunnan Yuxi Nanen Company has boosted its production capacity after investing in a Baotuo-supplied Crescent Former tissue machine.  The paper machine model is BC1300-2850 and it has a design...

Fabio Perini has diversified its product offering with the introduction of a patented technology that produces up to 10,000 biodegradable bamboo masks per minute.  The technology...

Turkish tissue producer Hayat Kimya has invested in its eighth Valmet-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its new site outside Moscow, Russia.   The Advantage DCT 200 TS...

Italy’s Lucart has invested €10m in a high-efficiency cogeneration plant to be installed at its Porcari factory.   The NovaLT12 gas turbine can supply a power of 12.5MW, with cogeneration efficiency of up to 85%.  

America’s Select Products Holdings has invested in a PCMC-supplied Amica consumer rewinder line, a STAX-supplied Prima wrapper, a STAX RCP-15 case-packer and all connecting conveyors.   The company – which was established eight years ago...

Spain’s Gomà-Camps has targeted the global retail market with the launch of my tissue ecologic+, a line of recycled, eco-friendly and certified products.  The family-owned business said it is “the first recycled tissue paper...

Sun Paper Source and Sopanusa Tissue have responded to the global surge in demand for tissue products by increasing their paper machine and converting line capacities.   Part of...

Turkey’s Lila Group has responded to increasing export volumes and the growth potential of the domestic market with a TL450m investment in a tissue facility.   A Valmet-supplied...

Essity has reported increased market shares in many markets and increased online sales in its half-year results, but added that sales were negatively impacted by Covid-19 and related lockdowns.  

Tissue World Magazine’s first ever live panel discussion webinar was shared by more than 500 industry personnel from tissue-linked companies across the globe.   A total of...

PCMC has said its latest tissue log saw Xcut now includes two additional technologies that “improve the performance of the saw and downstream packaging equipment”.    Through its patent-pending SmartFlowTM technology, the...

Valmet has said it achieved a world record in a ViscoNip belt lifetime at its customer Yunnan Yun Jing Forest & Paper Co.’s TM1 in China.   The supplier...

Sofidel has increased its capacity in the USA and Poland after investing in four Gambini supplied Flex and ProFlex converting lines.   Between May 2020 and January 2021, three lines will be...

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced its 2030 climate commitment plans to reduce direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% against a new baseline year of 2015.  The...

Bulab Holdings has announced that Robert Buckman, Memphis, Jacqueline Welch, Washington, D.C. Metro, and Gregg Sutherland, Denver, have been elected by its shareholders to join its board of directors. 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has appointed Gustavo Ghory as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer.   Effective 1 July 2020, Ghory will have global responsibilities for procurement, manufacturing, transportation, continuous improvement, sustainability, and quality, safety and regulatory operations.   He will...

Vietnam’s Xuong Giang Paper mill has invested in an Andritz supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020, and...

Germany’s WEPA Giershagen has recorded a constant speed of 2,200mpm on its Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0S tissue line, PM19.   The machine came online in October 2015 and has since produced high-quality tissue from 15 to 16.5gsm basis weight at...

Industry insiders from Kimberly-Clark (K-C), Blue Earth Network, Cyber Advisory Services and Sam’s Club will discuss the current climate and the likely legacy of Covid-19 on the tissue market in Tissue World...

Chemicals company Solenis has closed its previously announced acquisition of paper business ChemSystems. Effective 1 June, ChemSystems is a leading producer and supplier of specialised chemical...

Cascades has launched a product line designed for e-commerce that encompasses a comprehensive range of customised, creative and sustainable packaging options for companies selling their products online.

Sofidel has targeted the consumer and hygiene market with the launch of Nicky Defend, a disposable tissue paper towel with antibacterial lotion. The product has been...

Northwood Hygiene Products has announced the closure of its Penygroes, UK-based tissue converting facility. Located in North Wales, the proposed closure will affect 94 staff.

Hungary’s Vajda Papír has boosted its tissue production capacity after starting up its PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine in Dunaföldvár. Supplied by Andritz, the line has a design...

Hayat Kimya has said it is still on track for its targeted TM start-up dates in Kaluga, Russia, and Mersin, Turkey, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

Sofidel has targeted the AfH market with the launch of its Papernet product line. The line has been developed to maintain the hygiene of public spaces...

Cascades has launched a product line designed for e-commerce that encompasses a range of customised, creative and sustainable packaging solutions for companies selling their products online.

BTG has launched Pulp 4.0, an integrated solution that it said will improve overall fiberline performance and productivity. The company said that the integrated approach involves...