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Solenis to apply temporary surcharge in the US in response to tariff-driven cost increases

Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

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César Iglesias boost production capacity with TM investment

Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

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“Before being a great entrepreneur, my father was a great man”: Piero Celli passes away at 89

Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

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Essity reports “solid performance” in Q1 results

Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

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K-C announces Q1 results; Reuters reports RGE, APP, and Suzano in final bid for K-C’s international tissue unit

Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

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Wacker announces price hikes

Helen Morris - April 15, 2025

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Toscotec announces “world’s first fully electric TM” at Fortissue

Helen Morris - April 15, 2025

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...

Hayat Kimya inaugurates its Nigerian diaper and tissue factory; launches Familia and Papia brands...

World News Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

Turkey’s Hayat Kimya has further boosted its geographical presence after it inaugurated its $100m diaper and tissue plant in Agbara, Nigeria. In attendance at the inauguration held in May was the vice...

Fabricas de Papel Potosì boosts capacity with converting investment

World News Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

Mexico’s Fabricas de Papel Potosì has invested in its bathroom tissue production capacity after acquiring a Gambini-supplied converting line. The FLEX 600 line has a rollface width of 2.9m and a production...

SCA to close tissue production plant in America

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

SCA is to close its 55,000tpy tissue production plant in Flagstaff, Arizona. The company said the move was to further improve efficiency and strengthen competitiveness for its Professional Hygiene business in North...

Solenis announces price hike

Global Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

Specialty chemicals producer Solenis is to increase its prices on all wet strength and sizing product lines across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The hike will see prices increase by 10...

China’s Mancheng Jinguang starts up two TMs in Baoding

Asia Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

(News from RISI) - Mancheng Jinguang Paper fired up two 12,000tpy tissue machines earlier this month at its sole mill in Baoding city, Hebei province, China. The units, dubbed PM3 and PM4,...

Lee & Man starts up tissue machine in Jiangxi

Asia Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

(News from RISI) - Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing started trial runs on a new 60,000tpy tissue machine earlier this month at its mill in Jiujiang city, in the inland province...

Hengan Group ramps up capacity with investment

Asia Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

China’s Hengan Group has boosted its presence in the tissue market after starting up an Andritz-supplied tissue line. The PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machine started up at the tissue mill’s Chongqing mill on...

Paper Prime invests with new TM

Europe Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

Portugal’s Paper Prime has boosted its capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD tissue machine. TM1 will be installed at the company’s Vila Velha de Rodão site. Included in the investment is...

First Quality boosts capacity with 70,000tpy TAD investment

World News Helen Morris - May 31, 2017

America’s First Quality Tissue has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTAD tissue line with complete stock preparation for its mill in Lock Haven. Start-up is scheduled for 2019 and once up and...

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K-C reports 1Q earnings growth despite “a challenging environment”

World News Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has reported net sales of $4.5bn - even with a year earlier - in its first quarter 2017 results. Operating profit for the quarter was $834m in 2017 compared to...

Hengan Group boosts capacity with investment

World News Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

China’s Hengan Group has started up its 12th Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machine. The line is based at the company’s Chongqing mill and has a design speed of 2,000m/min and a width...

Sun Paper boosts capacity with investment

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

South Carolina-based Sun Paper has invested in its packaging facilities after purchasing a XF800 wrapper line from PCMC. It will be installed in October 2017 and is replacing a reciprocating wrapper that...

Ningxia Jiamei gets two new TMs for mill in Wuzhong, Ningxia

Asia Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

(News from RISI) Ningxia Jiamei Paper will install two new 20,000tpy tissue machines at its mill in Wuzhong city, in northwest China’s Ningxia autonomous region. The producer has placed orders for the...

The countdown to Tissue World São Paulo has begun!

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

The Latin American tissue industry is gearing up to attend Tissue World São Paulo - the only key meeting point for the region’s growing and dynamic tissue market. Whether on the show...

SCA reports 1Q EBITDA decrease of 2%; 5% net sales increase

Europe Helen Morris - May 4, 2017

SCA has reported an EBITDA decreased of 2% to SEK 797m in its first quarter 2017 interim results. Net sales increased 5% to SEK 3,969m compared to the same time a year...

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