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Daio and Marubeni expand into South America market with Santher acquisition

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

Japanese tissue companies Daio and Marubeni have acquired Brazilian consumer goods company Santher-Fábrica de Papel Santa Therezinha. Santher announced the sale of 100% of its shares...

Azur Papier boosts capacity with second TM

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

Tunisia’s Azur Papier has increased its tissue production capacity after starting up its second Recard-supplied tissue line. In a DT90m project, the tissue manufacturer’s general...

Andritz starts-up “world’s first fossil-free biomethanol plant” at Södra

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

Andritz has recently started up the world’s first biomethanol plant using its self-developed A-Recovery+ concept at the Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp mill in south eastern Sweden.

Picknik Marketing Pty boosts high-quality tissue capacity with start-up

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

South Africa’s Picknik Marketing Pty has started up a Toscotec-supplied MODULO-PLUS tissue machine at its Johannesburg mill. The new line produced high...

Tissue World Miami reschedules for November 2020

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

Informa Markets has announced that Tissue World Miami will now be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on 11–13 November 2020. We would like to...

Tissue industry braces for further impact; consequences for the market are two-fold

World News Helen Morris - March 24, 2020

The world’s tissue industry is bracing itself for further substantial production increases following the world-wide outbreak of Covid-19. Mills globally are mobilising to meet the sudden...

Tissue World Miami: the safety of our industry must come first

World News Helen Morris - March 11, 2020

Tissue World Miami will be back. We intend to reschedule our major US tradeshow for later in the year – dates to be announced as soon as possible.

Toscotec acquired by Voith Group; Toscotec to continue to provide its products and operate...

World News Helen Morris - March 11, 2020

Italian tissue machine manufacturer Toscotec has signed an agreement for 90% of its shares to be acquired by Voith Group. Alessandro Mennucci, chief executive of Toscotec, will retain a...

Arkhbum Tissue Group boosts capacity

World News Helen Morris - March 10, 2020

Russia’s Arkhbum Tissue Group has started up its PrimeLineTM W6 tissue machine in Vorsino. Supplied by Andritz, the TM has a design speed of 2,100m/min and a...

Clearwater Paper reports “strong sales quarter for tissue” in results

World News Helen Morris - March 10, 2020

Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported net sales of $436m for the fourth quarter of 2019, up from $429m reported at the same period in 2018. Net income for...

Lucart increases capacity with rebuilds

World News Helen Morris - March 10, 2020

Italy’s Lucart has completed two dry section rebuilds at its Lucart Diecimo tissue mill. Supplied by Toscotec, the project took place between July 2019 to February...

Andritz launches PrimeLineVRT – Vertical CrescentFormer

World News Helen Morris - March 10, 2020

Andritz has officially launched its latest tissue machine, the PrimeLineVRT – Vertical Crescent Former – for the production of dry crepe tissue. It features...

Cascades reports “historic results” which affirm solid growth progress

World News Helen Morris - March 10, 2020

Cascades has reported solid results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019. Sales for the fourth quarter were C$1,227m, up 3% compared to C$1,196m reported in...

Hayat Kimya Alabuga claims World Record

World News Helen Morris - February 24, 2020

Hayat Kimya Alabuga has said its TM4 set a world record by using Voith’s QualiFlex CrownT sleeve on the ViscoNip application in Russia.

Russ Torres appointed as president of K-C Professional

World News Helen Morris - February 24, 2020

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has appointed Russ Torres as president of its Professional division. Effective 9 March, Torres will lead the company’s business-to-business operations globally.

APP Group boosts capacity in China

World News Helen Morris - February 24, 2020

APP Group has purchased three new tissue E-WIND T-200S rewinders. Supplied by A.Celli, APP Group management signed for the purchase order at the end...

Papeterie Le Bourray announces PM4 rebuild

World News Helen Morris - February 24, 2020

France’s Papeterie Le Bourray has announced plans to rebuild PM4 at its Saint-Mars-la-Brière tissue mill. Supplied by Toscotec, start-up is scheduled for mid-2020.

BTG launches its first Industry 4.0 solution

World News Helen Morris - February 24, 2020

BTG has launched SMART Monitoring, its first Industry 4.0 solution which the company said allows real-time performance information on all BTG assets in a pulp and paper mill.

Futura confirms first Together orders

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Futura has received the first two orders for its newly launched Together converting and packaging lines. The clients remain confidential and start-up is due at...

FHH plans sixth tissue mill site following double-digits growth

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH) has begun evaluating locations for the establishment of a sixth paper mill. The group said the move is a result...

Kimberly-Clark to permanently close Fullerton plant

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has confirmed it will permanently close its Fullerton, CA, tissue plant in the first half of 2020. The move is part of previously...

Clearwater Paper appoints Arsen S. Kitch as CEO

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Clearwater Paper has appointed Arsen S. Kitch - the company’s senior vice president and general manager of its consumer products division - as chief executive as of 1 April....

Resolute: 4Q results reflect “bottom-of-the-cycle conditions” in market pulp

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Resolute Forest Products has said its financial position “will remain strong” following the acquisition of three sawmills, as it reports preliminary fourth quarter and 2019 results hit by ongoing...

Cartiere Carrara boosts premium tissue offering with M&A

World News Helen Morris - February 11, 2020

Italy’s Cartiere Carrara has completed the acquisition of converting companies Carind and CRC from the Caldaroni Group. Consistent with the company’s M&A-based growth strategy, the...

K-C reports “excellent progress” in year-end results

World News Helen Morris - January 28, 2020

“Looking ahead, our plan for 2020 is to deliver top- and bottom-line growth consistent with our medium-term financial objectives while continuing to increase our growth investments and allocate capital...

Increase of production capacity: César Iglesias Group starts up its Toscotec-supplied TT SYD. Tissue World Magazine

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC César Iglesias enters tissue market with TT SYD start-up

World News Helen Morris - January 28, 2020

César Iglesias Group has moved into the tissue market after starting up a Toscotecsupplied TT SYD. The second-generation machine was successfully started-up at its paper mill in Santo Domingo...

TURKEY Lila Group doubles production capacity with TRY450m investment

World News Helen Morris - January 28, 2020

Turkish hygienic tissue paper manufacturer Lila Group is to increase its production capacity by 50% after investing in an integrated tissue plant. According to the company, the TRY450m...

Metsä Tissue divests napkin business to “focus on tissue”

World News Helen Morris - January 27, 2020

Metsä Tissue is to divest its napkin business to keeeper Group, part of the Mutares Group. The transaction includes the real estate, machinery and equipment and warehouses at the Stotzheim mill in Germany...

OMET launches ASV Storm Line

World News Helen Morris - January 27, 2020

OMET has targeted the interfolded towel and facial tissue sector with its latest launch, the ASV Storm Line. The line has a new automatic interfolding head that combines...

K-C names Aaron Powell as president of its Asia-Pacific consumer business

World News Helen Morris - January 27, 2020

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Corporation has appointed Aaron Powell, president of K-C Professional, as president of its Asia-Pacific consumer business. K-C appoints Aaron Powell as president of its Asia-Pacific consumer business

Marcal Paper – “back in business”; finalises merger with Nittany Paper

World News Helen Morris - January 27, 2020

Marcal Paper has said it will return to regular papermaking operations in New Jersey, America, in January, less than one year after a 10-alarm fire destroyed its iconic manufacturing...

Essity reports 8.8% net sales increase

World News Helen Morris - January 27, 2020

Essity has said price increases, improved product mix and higher volumes have resulted in growth and profitability in its year-end report. Between 1 January – 31 December 2019, net sales increased 8.8% to SEK128,975m, compared with...

Suzano boosts presence in Brazil

World News Helen Morris - January 15, 2020

Suzano is to invest R$933.4m in three projects in Espírito Santo state, including a R$130m tissue paper converting unit. The plant’s annual capacity will be...

Valmet and Fabio Perini team up in Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership

World News Helen Morris - January 14, 2020

Valmet and Fabio Perini have established an Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to provide digital solutions for tissue production and converting. The aim is to allow tissue producers and converters...

El Salvador’s Alas Doradas has invested in a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT100HS

Alas Doradas boosts high-quality tissue production

World News Helen Morris - January 14, 2020

El Salvador’s Alas Doradas has invested in a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT100HS tissue production line, adding 35,000tpy to the site’s production. The order includes a de-inking plant and an extensive automation...

Metsä Tissue invests €10m in Raubach mill

World News Helen Morris - January 14, 2020

Metsä Tissue is to boost its professional tissue papers production after announcing plans to invest €10m in a production line at its Raubach mill, Germany. The new MF4 production line will have an annual production capacity of...

Toscotec acquired by Voith Group

World News Helen Morris - January 14, 2020

Toscotec has signed an agreement for 90% of its shares to be acquired by Voith Group. Alessandro Mennucci, chief executive of Toscotec, will retain a 10% ownership. The agreement was signed on 20 December 2019.

200 exhibiting companies, 70 countries … the countdown to TW Miami begins!

World News Helen Morris - January 14, 2020

Tissue World is preparing to welcome the tissue industry’s key personnel to its world-leading exhibition and conference on Miami beach, as Kimberly-Clark (K-C) North America’s Group President Kim Underhill is confirmed as keynote speaker. Bringing the world’s largest...

Start-up team: Japan's Marutomi boosts capacity with first of two Toscotec-supplied start-ups

JAPAN – Marutomi boosts capacity with first of two start-ups; second line scheduled for...

Asia Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Marutomi has started-up a MODULO-PLUS ES tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its paper mill in Fuji city, Shizuoka. It is the first of two tissue...

MEXICO – Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Southern America Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Blue Tissue has increased its production capacity after starting up an iDEAL Master Tissue Machine. Supplied by A.Celli, the turnkey plant includes the two-plies slitter A.Celli...

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