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    Start-up cheers: The team at the Picknik Marketing Pty launch of the Toscotec-supplied MODULO-PLUS tissue machine at its Johannesburg mill

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

    World News Helen Morris -
    Picknik Marketing Pty has started up a Toscotec-supplied MODULO-PLUS tissue machine at its Johannesburg mill. The new line produced high quality tissue from day one. It...

    K-C de México Q1 sales up 6%

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark de México has reported sales up 6% to Ps. $11.7bn in its first quarter results.  The tissue giant also reported that the quarter had “better volume, cost environment and continued cost savings...
    PCMC has launched Smart TOUCH HMI

    PCMC launches Smart TOUCH HMI

    World News Helen Morris -
    PCMC has launched Smart TOUCH HMI, a new human-machine interface available on Forte tissue converting lines.  The machinery supplier said the line offers users “a clean, modern interface and enhanced help...

    USA reports “record-high” levels of tissue production during pandemic

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s tissue mills have produced 700,000 tonnes of tissue in March - more than any other month since 2007 - according to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA).   Heidi...
    Rizal Setiadi, Charta Global, TWM May June 2020

    APP partner Charta Global adds multipurpose tissue parent rolls to USA and Latin American...

    World News Helen Morris -
    Asia Pulp & Paper’s (APP) partner Charta Global has introduced multipurpose tissue parent rolls to its existing product range in the USA and Latin America. The...
    Essel Kagit Turkey TWM May June 2020

    Essel Kağıt invests in “Turkey’s biggest tissue machine”

    World News Helen Morris -
    Turkish tissue manufacturer Essel Kağıt has signed for the turnkey supply of a high-performance AHEAD 2.2L tissue line at its Osmaniye mill. Supplied by Toscotec, the...

    Resolute reports Q1 net loss; market pulp and tissue segments contribute to volume ...

    World News Helen Morris -
    Resolute Forest Products has reported a net loss of $1m for the quarter ended 31 March, compared to net income of $42m in the same period in 2019.

    Grupo Corporativo Papelera boosts capacity

    World News Helen Morris -
    Mexico’s Grupo Corporativo Papelera has boosted capacity after investing in an iDEAL mod. 2000S tissue machine. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, start-up took place on 20 March...

    Royal Paper boosts capacity with rewinder investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s Royal Paper Converting has invested in a new Gambini-supplied a Flex 700 Swing rewinder line. It is the fourth delivery of the complete line to...

    Resolute announces temporary impact to operations

    World News Helen Morris -
    Resolute Forest Products has said it will take temporary steps to reduce its production to demand levels “consistent with essential needs” for the duration of the pandemic.

    Iriapak to open its first packaging film plant in North America

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italy’s Iriapak has invested $7m in its first tissue packaging manufacturing facility in North America. The site will be based in New Orleans and will manufacture...

    Marcal Paper “working round the clock” one year after devastating fire

    World News Helen Morris -
    America’s Marcal Paper has found itself at the front lines of the coronavirus efforts, operating at full capacity just weeks after reopening. The company is running...

    Essity reports “strong development” in Q1 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has reported a 10% increase in first quarter sales, a “strong development” the company said is party due to Covid-19. Compared with the same time...

    Tissue & Paper Bangkok postponed to September

    World News Helen Morris -
    Tissue & Paper Bangkok - the combined long-standing brands of Asian Paper and Tissue World - will now be held at BITEC, Bangkok, on 9 - 11 September 2020. ...

    Essity acquires Novioscan

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has strengthening its offering in incontinence products through the acquisition of the Dutch company Novioscan.   Novioscan was founded in 2014 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and has ten employees, all...
    Alan Ives. Kadant Johnson expands operations; Alan Ives appointed VP pic

    Kadant Johnson expands operations; Alan Ives appointed VP

    World News Helen Morris -
    Alan Ives, vice president, operations, Kadant Johnson Kadant Johnson has expanded its operations group and appointed Alan Ives as vice president, operations and Harry Brown as director...

    Fuji Satowa boosts production capacity with TouchMax.Twin investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Japan’s Fuji Satowa has invested in a Gambini-supplied TouchMax.Twin technology. The tissue manufacturer produces toilet paper using recycled pulp such as pre- and post-consumer waste material.  Yoshimasa Satowa, president of Fuji Satowa, said: “The...

    Cascades to manufacture medical visors

    World News Helen Morris -
    Cascades has said it will supply the recycled plastic needed to make medical visors to help in the fight against Covid-19.   The move is in response...

    Cassoli Group acquires shares in Nema Automazione

    World News Helen Morris -
    Stefano Cassoli, chief executive, Cassoli Group Italy’s Cassoli Group has acquired 70% of the shares of Nema Automazione.   Based in Bologna, Nema Automazione manufactures packaging and end-of-line machines.

    Daio and Marubeni expand into South America market with Santher acquisition

    World News Helen Morris -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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...
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