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Metsä Group increases Lambi production with packaging line investment

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Andritz acquires stake in HydrogenPro

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Valmet targets process automation with Valmet DNAe launch

Helen Morris - April 17, 2024

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Xuong Giang Paper boosts capacity to 72,000tpy with TM start-up

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GP invests $150m to grow consumer tissue business

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Navigator Paper UK makes offer to acquire Accrol Group

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K-C unveils restructuring initiatives focused on growing brands and businesses

Helen Morris - April 3, 2024

COSTA RICA – K-C invests US$40m to boost Central American presence

Southern America Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced significant investment plan at its Coris Mill in Costa Rica. The expansion programme includes more than US$40m investment in the mill and the creation of jobs at...

BRAZIL – CMPC expands operations with acquisition of SEPAC; move means subsidiary Softys becomes...

Southern America Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

CMPC subsidiary Softys has agreed to acquire family-owned tissue manufacturer SEPAC, a move it said will consolidate Softys as the largest tissue producer in Brazil. SEPAC...

SWEDEN – Klippans Bruk boosts coloured and white, high-quality tissue capacity with investment

Europe Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Klippans Bruk has started up its Recard- supplied PM11. This new machine will add an annual capacity of 30,000tpy of coloured and white, high-quality tissue to...

FRANCE – Global Hygiène boosts capacity

Europe Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Global Hygiène has signed for an iDEAL 1800S tissue machine. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, the line has a 2.8m format and an operating speedof 1,800mpm. The...

Africaine Paper Mills starts up first tissue line

Africa Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

Africaine Paper Mills (APM) has moved into the tissue market after starting up its first tissue machine. The Andritz-supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT line has a design speed of 2,100m/min...

President and chief executive Linda K. Massman

Clearwater Paper Reports Q2 results; positively impacted by higher retail tissue shipments and tissue...

Northern America Helen Morris - November 29, 2019

Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported a net sales increase of 4.6% to $452.0m for the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same time a year earlier.

Tissue World Magazine merger & acquisitions

Cascades to acquire Orchids Paper; boosts retail tissue offering

Northern America Helen Morris - November 29, 2019

Cascades has boosted its US retail tissue offering after entering into an agreement to acquire Orchids Paper Products Company. The move will include the Barnwell, South Carolina, and...

Aldi to trial plastic-free toilet paper packaging

Europe Helen Morris - November 28, 2019

Aldi has chosen the UK in which to trial removing plastic packaging from packets of toilet roll, in a move it said could save more than 900 tonnes of...

UK – Northwood Group boosts AfH offering with KPP Converters acquisition

Europe Helen Morris - November 28, 2019

UK-based Northwood has completed the purchase of 100% of the issued share capital of KPP Converters (KPP). KPP - a supplier of AfH tissue products - will continue to...

ROMANIA – MG TEC Group boosts capacity

Europe Helen Morris - November 28, 2019

MG TEC Group has increased its production capacity after investing in two Ribo Tissue E-WIND T100 rewinders. Supplied A.Celli Paper, the lines will be installed at...

APP invests in 18 TMs; all machines to produce tissue from 11.5gsm – 22.0gsm

Asia Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) has boosted its capacity in China after investing in 18 Intelli-Tissue EcoEc 1600 Premium machines. Supplied by PMP, the 18...

Libang Group boosts capacity in Hebei and Hubei

Asia Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

The Libang Group has ordered four new tissue machines for its mills in China, according to domestic supplier Baotuo Paper Machinery Engineering. The supplier told TWM...

Luoyang Jieda Paper boosts facial tissue capacity with investment

Asia Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Luoyang Jieda Paper has signed a contract for the supply of two BC1300-2850 Crescent Former Tissue Machine. Supplied by Baotuo Enterprise, the two tissue machines have...

Essity president and chief executive Magnus Groth

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

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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.

Infinity's Dual Rotating Cassette C15: multiple benefit

Infinity launches casepacker with 25% – 50% speed increase

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

Lucart highlights Circular Economy and sustainability in its latest report

Europe Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Lucart has presented its 2018 Sustainability Report with a focus on Circular Economy, new investments and partnerships for sustainable development The company reported a turnover increase...

ABB launches Winder Performance Optimisation digital solution

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

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

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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.

Körber Group acquires Roll-Tec; expands converting and packaging machine expertise

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

Metsä Tissue to book €107m review and focus on tissue

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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....

Kemira to help develop 100% bio-based chemicals

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

Valmet launches stand-alone wet end control package

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

OMET launches TV 840 Tronic

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

SLOVENIA – Slovak Hygienic Paper Group boosts capacity at Paloma site

Europe Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Slovak Hygienic Paper Group (SHP Group) has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD- 2.0L tissue line. Delivery to its Paloma mill in Sladki Vrh is scheduled for...

Procter & Gamble launches Charmin Forever Roll

Northern America Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched the Charmin Forever Roll – a month’s supply of toilet paper in one giant roll – in the United States. The product holds...

Mexico – Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Southern America Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

Mexico’s Blue Tissue has increased its production capacity after starting up an iDEAL Master Tissue Machine. Supplied by A.Celli, the turnkey plant includes the 2-ply slitter A.Celli E-Wind T100...

Star Paper Mill boosts capacity

Global Helen Morris - November 27, 2019

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...

Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Southern America Helen Morris - August 29, 2019

Mexico’s 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...

Andritz acquires Kempulp

Global Helen Morris - July 1, 2019

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...

Clearwater Paper reports Q1 results

World News Helen Morris - May 23, 2019

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...

Mare exhibits in Tissue World 2019

World News Helen Morris - March 26, 2019

MARE will be present in Tissue World, again this year, to meet its customers and update them about its latest developments in the field of yankee coating, dry and...

Former SCA managers avoid prosecution for bribery

World News Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

(News from RISI) - Sweden’s anti-corruption watchdog has terminated the pre-trial investigation into possible bribery against SCA ex-managers including the former chief executive Jan Johansson and former chairman of the board...

Fibria announces July $20/tonne price hike on BEK in Europe and North America; Asia...

World News Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

(News from RISI) - Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp producer Fibria has announced a $20/tonne price increase for North American and European markets effective 1 July. With the increase, Fibria’s BEK...

Suzano to reduce BEK sales to Asia by 100,000 tonnes in 3Q17, says CCO

World News Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

(News from RISI) - Suzano estimates a 100,000 tonnes reduction in its bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp sales volumes during the third quarter of this year, due to longer maintenance downtime...

Hayat Kimya boosts Russian capacity

World News Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

Turkey’s Hayat Kimya has boosted its capacity in Russia after investing in an Advantage DCT machine, to be supplied at its mill in Yelabuga in Tartaristan. TM7 will have a width of...

Sofidel targets Spanish market with Ibertissue investment

Europe Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

Sofidel has invested in an Advantage NTT tissue production line to be installed at its Ibertissue mill in Buñuel, Spain. Delivery includes an Advantage NTT 200 tissue production line, stock preparation equipment...

ICT Iberica boosts capacity by 70,000tpy with TM investment

World News Helen Morris - June 29, 2017

Spain’s ICT Iberica has invested in an Advantage DCT 200HS tissue line which will be installed at its mill in Burgo. The new line will add 70,000tpy of high-quality toilet, towel, facial,...

Alas Dorada boosts capacity with TM investment

World News Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

El Salvador’s Alas Dorada is to increase its capacity and production efficiency after signing up Valmet to rebuild its PM4. The main target for the rebuild is to raise production capacity by...

Futura appoints new BoD and promotes Piero Ceccon to CEO

World News Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

Futura has announced a new board of directors and promoted Piero Ceccon to chief executive. The board is joined by head of technology & FuturaLab Giovacchino Giurlani and head of operations Giulio...

PAPCEL boosts presence with PMT Italia acquisition

World News Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

PAPCEL has completed the acquisition of Pinerolo-based company PMT Italia, helping it expand its presence in the USA and China. PMT manufactures and supplies technology for the production of graphic papers and...

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