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PCMC and Unitek Paper & Chemicals form strategic alliance

Helen Morris - November 29, 2023

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Suzano signs up Andritz for maintenance on new Ribas do Rio Pardo plant

Helen Morris - November 29, 2023

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Rexcell boosts capacity with TM investment

Helen Morris - November 29, 2023

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Essity in discussion with potential buyers for stake in Vinda

Helen Morris - November 29, 2023

Arsen Kitch, Clearwater Paper President and Chief Executive

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Clearwater Paper suspends Idaho operations

Helen Morris - November 15, 2023

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“Visionary, generous, and charismatic”: Cascades Cofounder Bernard Lemaire passes

Helen Morris - November 15, 2023

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Valmet completes acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue

Helen Morris - November 15, 2023

Gordon Brothers Group purchases assets formerly owned by Lincoln Paper and Tissue

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - January 13, 2016

Gordon Brothers Group has purchased the assets of Lincoln Paper and Tissue as part of a joint venture that includes Capital Recovery Group (CRG), PPL Group and Rabin Worldwide. The global advisory,...

Kimberly-Clark to cooperate with cartel tissue investigation in Peru

Europe Helen Morris - January 13, 2016

(News from RISI) - Kimberly-Clark Peru said it will cooperate with the investigation opened by the country’s Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) into certain competition practices within the...

Vinda to acquire SCA’s hygiene business in Asia

Asia Helen Morris - January 13, 2016

Vinda International Holdings is to purchase SCA’s hygiene business in South East Asia, Taiwan and South Korea. The divestment of the business for integration with Vinda was approved on 13 January and...

WEPA Giershagen boosts capacity

Europe Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

WEPA Giershagen has increased its high quality tissue capacity by 32,000tpy after it started up a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD line. The turnkey Toscotec delivery for the new TM#19 is based on the best...

Potosí’s new 25,000tpy tissue PM begins production in Mexico; PM2 stops

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

(News from RISI) - Mexican Fábricas de Papel Potosí has started up a new 25,000tpy tissue paper machine at its mill located in San Luis Potosí, north-central Mexico. The equipment was supplied...

Santher’s 3Q profits decline; company implements extra price adjustments

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

(News from RISI) Brazilian tissue producer Santher reported net revenues at Real 340.4 million in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 0.9% over July-September 2014. Net loss for the period...

CMPC to participate in mediation involving tissue cartel case in Chile

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - December 2, 2015

(News from RISI) - Empresas CMPC has agreed to join a mediation proposed by the Chilean Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Servicio Nacional del Consumidor – SERNAC) in order to compensate consumers...

Suzano installs two 60,000tpy tissue PMs

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

(News from RISI) – Brazil’s Suzano has announced a Real425 million investment in two tissue paper machines, each with capacity to produce 60,000tpy. One PM will be installed at its Mucuri plant...

Vinda boosts capacity with PM start-ups

Asia Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

Vinda Sichuan and Vinda Shandong Paper have started-up two Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-1.5m tissue machines. The two machines have come on-stream according to schedule at Vinda’s tissue mills in Deyang, Sichuan, and Laiwu, Shandong, and...

Sofidel continues drive in America with GBC purchase

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

Italian tissue giant Sofidel has further strengthened its position in the American tissue market after announcing the acquisition of Green Bay Converting (GBC). With its subsidiary Sofidel America, the purchase includes a...

Resolute in “step-change acquisition” of Atlas Paper

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 18, 2015

Resolute Forest Products has expanded its At-Home and AfH tissue product offering after it acquired Florida-based Atlas Paper Holdings. Atlas Paper manufactures branded and private label tissue products offering recycled and virgin...

2015 November/December Americas News

World News Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

AMERICA Resolute Forest Products boosts production Resolute Forest Products has increased its product offering after it invested in Valmet’s Advantage NTT 200HS tissue machine. The new tissue line will have a width of 5.2m...

2015 November/December Asia News

World News Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

CHINA Clearwater reports net sales drop follow speciality mills sale Clearwater Paper Corporation has posted net sale results of $444.6m for the second quarter of 2015, down 10.9% year-on-year. The company said this was...

2015 November/December Europe News

World News Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

PORTUGAL Renova in European first with NTT buy Portugal’s Renova has become the first European tissue producer to invest in Valmet’s Advantage NTT tissue technology. The production line will be installed at the company’s...

2015 November/October Global News

World News Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

A.Celli Paper announces management changes A.Celli Paper has appointed Mario Fazzi as its new managing director. Giuseppe Antonini has been nominated president of A.Celli Paper; Mauro Celli and Alessandro Celli remain at the...

Solenis announces price hike for process chemicals

Global Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

Solenis has increased the price of selected process chemicals and containers by 2-4% worldwide. Effective immediately, higher increases can be expected in countries where there has been significant local currency devaluation. Charles Robinson,...

Yuen Foong Yu Taiwan starts up PM

Asia Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

Yuen Foong Yu (YFY) Taiwan has started up its first AHEAD-1.5m tissue machine at its plant in Chingshui. Supplied by Toscotec, the machine has started up at Yuen Foong Yu’s Chingshui mill...

Resolute to boost tissue capacity with Futura install

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

North America’s Resolute Forest Products has invested in the new Futura Andromeda Concept converting technology. It will be installed at the company’s plant in Calhoun, Tennessee, and will be delivered to coincide...

SCA strengthens presence in Asia

Asia Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

SCA has strengthens the cooperation with Chinese hygiene company Vinda by integrating its business in South East Asia, Taiwan and South Korea into the business. As part of the transaction, SCA and...

Wepa starts up tissue line in France

Europe Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

The Wepa Group has started up a Toscotec-supplied tissue line in Lille, France. The 2.8m-wide machine came on-stream after the commissioning period and is now producing high quality tissue products. It has a...

CMPC and SCA allegedly colluded to control Chilean tissue market

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - November 5, 2015

Chilean forestry company CMPC and a subsidiary of SCA are guilty of price-fixing in Chile, according to Chilean prosecutor Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE). On 28 October, the FNE presented an injunction against...

Papcel to deliver tissue paper line to Saudi Arabia

Asia Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

The Papcel Group has signed a contract to deliver a new paper machine to a confidential company in Saudi Arabia. It will produce papers for the production of napkins, paper towels, tissues...

Sofidel boosts Nordic presence

Europe Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

Sofidel’s Swedish subsidiary Swedish Tissue has boosted its capacity after it started up a new converting plant in Kisa. The new converting plant is now fully operational with two active production lines:...

Portucel targets tissue market with €120m investment

Europe Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

The Portucel Soporcel group is to significantly boost its tissue capacity after announcing plans to install a new tissue machine at its Cacia pulp mill. The €120 million investment will increase the...

SCA set to acquire Wausau Paper

January / February 2016 Helen Morris - October 21, 2015

SCA is to boost its presence in the north American Away-from-Home (AfH) tissue market with the acquisition of Wausau Paper for US$513m. The move enhances the tissue giant’s AfH premium tissue portfolio...

Lee & Man Paper boosts capacity

Asia Helen Morris - September 23, 2015

Chinese pulp and paper producer Lee & Man Paper has signed up Valmet for a repeat order of two Advantage DCT 200HS tissue production lines. The new tissue machines will have a...

2015 Sept/Oct Asia News

World News Helen Morris - September 16, 2015

CHINA APP China brings six tissue machines on stream, building another unit at new Chinese mill; new capacity totalling 354,000tpy Out of the one million tonnes/yr of new tissue paper capacity coming online...

2015 Sept/Oct Americas News

World News Helen Morris - September 16, 2015

AMERICA Bretting Manufacturing celebrates 125 years and five generations Bretting Manufacturing has announced it is celebrating 125 years in business as the fifth generation of the Bretting family joins the ranks of managing...

2015 Sept/Oct Global News

World News Helen Morris - September 16, 2015

GLOBAL K-C sales for consumer tissue down 8% in 2Q Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported second quarter sales of $1.5bn for its consumer tissue segment, a decrease 8% year-on-year. The tissue giant explained the result...

2015 Sept/Oct Europe News

World News Helen Morris - September 16, 2015

EUROPE K-C Europe boosts capacity with TouchMax embossers buy Kimberly-Clark Europe has finalised the purchase of four TouchMax embossers supplied by Gambini. The company has invested in three TouchMax Large versions and one standard...

2015 July/August Asia News

World News Helen Morris - July 8, 2015

INDONESIA PT Suparma Tbk boosts capacity PT Suparma Tbk has started up a new tissue line at its site in Surabaya. The Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT 100 TM increases the company’s production of bathroom tissue,...

2015 July/August Americas News

World News Helen Morris - July 8, 2015

COLUMBIA SCA says Columbian anti-trust inquiries “will not have a material financial impact” SCA has said its joint venture Productos Familia S.A. is under investigation by Colombian authorities over anti-trust issues. The company owns...

2015 July/August Global News

World News Helen Morris - July 8, 2015

SCA reports 15% net sales increase SCA has reported an increase in net sales in its Q1 interim report, up 15% to SEK 27,958m. Between 1 January and 31 March 2015 compared with...

2015 July/August Europe News

World News Helen Morris - July 7, 2015

GERMANY Man killed in accident at Metsä Tissue’s Stotzheim facility in Germany A 41-year-old truck driver was killed in an accident at Metsä Tissue’s Stotzheim facility in Euskirchen in Germany on 29 April. According...

May / June 2015 – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - July 2, 2015

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Nuqul Group relocates Jordan tissue mill Nuqul Group to relocate Jordan tissue mill to new facility in UAE in $90m Greenfield project. FINE Hygienic Holding (FHH), a subsidiary of Jordan’s Nuqul...

2015 May / June – America News

World News Helen Morris - July 2, 2015

AMERICA Tissue: KP ‘very hard’ at work on TAD; von Drehle NTT set for early 2016 startup While considering a new machine for almost nine months, KP Tissue chief executive Mario Gosselin told...

May / June 2015 – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - July 2, 2015

TURKEY Hayat Kimya starts up 70,000tpy TM Hayat Kimya has started up its up 70,000tpy tissue machine at its Mersin mill in Turkey. The company started production at its new mill in Mersin in...

May / June 2015 – Global News

World News Helen Morris - July 2, 2015

Audit finds SCA representatives acted in compliance with Swedish law SCA has said an independent audit investigating claims its staff were involved in extravagant corporate perks found its representatives “acted in compliance with...

Tissue marketplace in Chile: maturing retail and opportunities in away-from-home sales

Country Report David Mackinson - May 30, 2015

By David Mackinson, senior research analyst, Euromonitor International A bit of time spent in Chile, and you might consider it an outlier amongst its Latin American family. The country runs with German-style...

‘Our target – to give America something new’

Country Report Helen Morris - May 29, 2015

With the start-up of the world’s second NTT line in May, Chile’s FPC Tissue (FPC) is used to thinking big... but to give the US market a premium, high-quality product it...

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