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    Vajda-Papír boosts capacity with turnkey start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    Hungary’s Vajda-Papír has started up its Toscotec-supplied double-width AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine at its Dunaföldvár facility.

    Baosuo confirms sale to Vietnamese company

    World News Helen Morris -
    A Hanoi, Vietnam-based tissue manufacturer has officially signed a contract with Baosuo Enterprise for the supply of a turnkey tissue equipment project.

    Sainsbury’s innovates own-brand toilet rolls reducing plastic by 30%

    World News Helen Morris -
    Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has launched double-length toilet rolls into the UK market, a move which it said reduces plastic packaging by 30%* - equating to 84 tonnes of plastic saved.

    Clearwater reports “improvements in tissue” in Q2 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Clearwater Paper Corporation has said it delivered “a strong performance” in its Q2 results due to the continued strength in paperboard and improvements in tissue, which reported increased consumer...
    Resolute Forest Products’ Calhoun tissue mill in Tennessee

    Resolute reports $9m tissue operating loss in Q2 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Resolute Forest Products Inc. has said its tissue division incurred an operating loss of $9m in its second quarter results, in line with the first quarter result.

    Cascades notes “positive contribution” from tissue paper sector in Q2 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Cascades has said its Q2 tissue papers results “highlight the momentum being generated” by ongoing profitability initiatives in the sector, as it reports increased group sales.
    Lucart Hygiene's Malvern, UK-based plant

    Lucart Hygiene announces AfH funding boost

    World News Helen Morris -
    UK-based Lucart Hygiene has received a multi-million-pound funding package from Santander UK to further boost AfH production at its Malvern-based plant. The funding supports the refinancing...

    Papelera Reyes Peru boosts packaging capacity with investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Latin America’s Papelera Reyes Peru has expanded its packaging production capabilities in response to increased export opportunity by investing in a raft of IMA TMC-supplied machinery.

    GP breaks ground on $500m Green Bay expansion

    World News Helen Morris -
    Georgia-Pacific (GP) has officially broken ground on its $500m expansion project in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Investments include building a new paper machine using TAD technology and...

    Kruger Products reports “strong quarter” of double-digit revenue growth; warns of inflation pressures impacting...

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kruger Products (KPLP) has reported revenue up 17.1% year-on-year to $397.5m in Q2 2022, but warned that the speed of inflation is lowering profitability for the business.

    Yuen Foong Yu Consumer Products boosts high-quality tissue capacity

    World News Helen Morris -
    Yuen Foong Yu Consumer Products has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT M1600 tissue production line.

    An Hung Company boosts production capacity

    World News Helen Morris -
    Vietnam’s An Hung Company has signed for a turnkey project for the supply of tissue equipment from Baosuo Enterprise.

    Infinity holds first ever Eurasia showcase

    World News Helen Morris -
    Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. is inviting customers and other industry professionals to view its machines and services tailored to the European and Asian tissue markets first-hand.
    Exhibitor showing products to visitor at Tissue World

    8 Reasons to Exhibit at Tissue World Miami (in 2024)

    World News Tissue World Magazine -
    Tissue World Miami is North America’s largest tissue industry event and is made up of a three-day trade show and conference.

    WEPA boosts converting abilities in Germany with investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    The WEPA Group has increased production of its soft and absorbent paper products after investing in a Gambini-supplied converting line for its Leuna plant in Germany.

    Tietoevry tissue study 2022 has launched! Industry invited to participate

    World News Helen Morris -
    Finnish technology company Tietoevry has teamed up with Tissue World, Valmet, Fisher International and I-Plan to launch its Global Tissue Trends Report 2022.

    K-C announces green hydrogen project in UK

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) is to launch a breakthrough £40m green hydrogen project at its Barrow-in-Furness plant in the UK.

    First Quality sourcing carbon-free electricity for Pennsylvania sites

    World News Helen Morris -
    First Quality has entered into a three-year agreement to source carbon-free electricity for all its manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania.

    Sierra Hygiene Products boosts capacity with rewinder investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s Sierra Hygiene Products has expanded its production capabilities after investing in two paper rewinders.

    Henkel inaugurates €130m Inspiration Centre Düsseldorf

    World News Helen Morris -
    Henkel has announced the inauguration of its Adhesive Technologies’ Inspiration Centre Düsseldorf (ICD) in Germany.
    Essity products

    Essity announces price hikes in response to energy cost pressures

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity is announcing price increases for all product categories and markets following a raft of energy price hikes for electricity and gas in Europe. Prices for...
    Metsä Tissue, Kreuzau mill, Germany

    Metsä Tissue announces curtailments in tissue production

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Tissue has said the European energy crisis has forced it to make additional curtailments in tissue production. Earlier this year the business announced temporary production...
    Hakle

    Hakle files for insolvency and announces plans to restructure

    World News Helen Morris -
    Historic German tissue manufacturer Hakle has filed for self-administration insolvency proceedings after facing “copious challenges” including increased energy prices that it said had “cornered the company”.

    Essity announces new organisation and management changes

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has announced a new organisation and changes to the Executive Management Team in order to “strengthen its competitiveness and increase efficiency”. Effective as of 31...
    Canfor BC Yard

    Canfor announces temporary reduction in BC production

    World News Helen Morris -
    Canfor Corporation has announced a temporary reduction in production in British Columbia due to the “challenging market conditions” experienced by the business. Production capacity will be...
    Essity building with sign

    Essity reaches agreement following New Zealand strike action; restarts production

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has reached an agreement with employees who went on strike at its production plant in Kawerau, New Zealand, and confirmed that production at the tissue plant has restarted.
    WEPA Group

    WEPA Group expands portfolio with sustainable raw material innovations  

    World News Helen Morris -
    The WEPA Group has introduced two additional raw material innovations as part of its sustainability strategy. The company said it has made fibres from recycled cardboard...
    IMA TMC

    IMA TMC sells palletising lines to Italian customer

    World News Helen Morris -
    IMA TMC has sold two palletising lines to a confidential Italian customer active in the tissue rolls market and with a strong presence across Europe. The...

    Tissue World Talks: The road to Düsseldorf

    World News Helen Morris -
    Tissue World has launched a series of webinars in the run up to Tissue World Düsseldorf, the world’s largest exhibition and conference for the global tissue industry.

    Metsä Tissue’s Mänttä TM goes into continuous production

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Tissue has said its renewed tissue paper machine at its Mänttä mill in Finland has moved from trial phase to continuous production, boosting the machine’s production capacity by 15%.

    Lucart receives €101.4m loan to enhance investments in the circular economy

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italian tissue manufacturer Lucart has obtained a loan of €101.4m to invest in the growth and support of the circular economy. The company has benefited from...

    Cascades announces temporary TM shutdown in Oregon

    World News Helen Morris -
    Cascades has temporarily shut down one of its two 50,000tpy paper machines at its St. Helens, Oregon, tissue facility.

    Cartiera Confalone starts-up AHEAD 2.2 turnkey line

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italy’s Cartiera Confalone has said it achieved “top performances” on its Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue machine after successfully starting-up the line in September.

    Solenis to acquire KLK Kolb Group’s paper process chemicals business

    World News Helen Morris -
    Solenis is to expand its product offering after announcing it will acquire the paper process chemicals business of KLK Kolb Group.

    Bracell SP Celulose increases capacity with TMs investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazil’s Bracell SP Celulose has boosted its high-quality tissue production capacity after investing in four Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue machines to be installed at its mill in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo.

    MP hygiène boosts capacity by 38,000tpy with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    France’s MP hygiène has invested in a second Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue line at its plant in Annonay.

    Essity’s Donato Giorgio and AFRY’s Hampus Mörner announced as latest Tissue World webinar panelists

    World News Helen Morris -
    Tissue World has announced that Essity’s Global Supply Chain President Donato Giorgio will give a talk during Tissue World’s forthcoming Tissue World Talks: The road to Düsseldorf webinar.

    Dunn Paper announces closure of Port Huron mill

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s Dunn Paper has said it will cease production at its Port Huron plant amid ongoing cash flow and economic challenges.

    P&G announces its largest solar energy project

    World News Helen Morris -
    Procter & Gamble (P&G) has said it is working with renewable energy company ENGIE North America on its latest and largest solar energy Power Purchase Agreement.
    Walter Schalka

    Suzano purchases K-C’s tissue assets in Brazil; K-C confirms continued importance of Brazilian market

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazilian paper and pulp producer Suzano has announced the $175m acquisition of Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) tissue business in Brazil, increasing its presence in the county’s tissue market from 11% to...
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