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Peers from across Türkiye, Asia, Italy, Germany, and the UK attend region-leading exhibition and conference Tissue World Istanbul – return of event announced for...

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November / December 2014 – World News

World News Helen Morris - November 27, 2014

GLOBAL NEWS Cascades Tissue president and CEO steps down Södra hikes up prices Futura appoints Piero Ceccon EUROPE GERMANY: WEPA to build two new tissue machines TURKEY: Parteks boosts capacity TURKEY: Ipek Kagit Tissue boosts converting capacity UK: Accrol Papers reveals plans...

November / December 2014 – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - November 27, 2014

GERMANY WEPA to build two new tissue machines German tissue giant WEPA is poised for growth as it plans to spend more than Euro 50 million on two new tissue machines. The new lines...

2014 November / December – Global News

World News Helen Morris - November 27, 2014

Cascades Tissue president and CEO steps down Cascades Tissue has announced that its president and chief executive Suzanne Blanchet is to step down after more than 17 years at the head of...

2014 November / December – Americas News

World News Helen Morris - November 27, 2014

USA Roses Southeast Papers acquired by Peak Rock Capital affiliate Atlas Southeast Papers, an affiliate of private equity firm Peak Rock Capital, has acquired tissue manufacturer Roses Southeast Papers. Headquartered in Sanford, Florida, Atlas...

2014 September / October – Global News

World News Helen Morris - October 12, 2014

Tissue World portfolio: helping connect the dots. As you will have noticed, Tissue World is changing. In the last year alone we have introduced the Tissue Retail Insight Forum (TRIF) in Miami,...

2014 September / October – Americas News

World News Helen Morris - October 12, 2014

CHILE FPC to start up new 70,000tpy tissue PM in 1Q15 (News from RISI) Chilean packaging producer Forestal y Papelera Concepción (FPC) has scheduled for the first quarter of 2015 the startup of its...

2014 September / October – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - October 12, 2014

FRANCE Sofidel’s new integrated tissue mill in France begins to take shape (News from RISI) Delipapier, Sofidel’s French subsidiary, has broken ground on its €120m new integrated tissue mill project at its Ingrandes site. The...

2014 September / October – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - October 12, 2014

TAIWAN Cheng Loong to invest NT$1.28bn in tissue paper expansion (News from RISI) Cheng Loong has earmarked NT$1.28bn to build a tissue paper machine at its Chu Pei mill in Hsinchu county, Taiwan. Output on...

Economic woes lead to a polarised Italian tissue market

World News Ian Bell - July 15, 2014

By Ian Bell Italy’s economy stands out in Europe for all the wrong reasons. An on-going recession, high public debt and corruption mean that over the past decade the country has been...

2014 July / August – Americas News

World News Helen Morris - July 15, 2014

MEXICO Mexico’s KCM to start up new 60,000tpy tissue PM in June Kimberly-Clark de Mexico (KCM) has scheduled the start up of its new 60,000tpy tissue paper machine (PM) installed at its Bajíio...

2014 July / August – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - July 15, 2014

ITALY Fire hits Cartiera Lucchese’s Porcari mill in Italy Italy’s Cartiera Lucchese Porcari tissue and packaging paper mill was hit by a fire on May 11, destroying some 3,000 tonnes of recovered...

2014 July / August – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - July 15, 2014

MALAYSIA Malaysia’s Fudak starts up Amica line Fudak has successfully started up its new Amica line at its Malaysian facilities in Johor Bahru. The line will produce high-quality consumer rolled products at a...

2014 July / August – Global News

World News Helen Morris - July 15, 2014

Gomá-Camps severs ties with AMS Gomá-Camps, expands into Africa (News from RISI) The Spanish tissue specialist Gomá-Camps is no longer part of AMS Gomá-Camps in Portugal. The firm said it signed an agreement...

WORLD NEWS: Global, Europe, America, Asia and Africa

World News Helen Morris - July 15, 2014

GLOBAL NEWS Gomá-Camps severs ties with AMS Gomá-Camps, expands into Africa K-C announces 1Q 2014 results Kemira closes acquisition of BASF’s global AKD emulsion business AMERICAS NEWS MEXICO: Mexico’s KCM to start up new 60,000tpy tissue...

2014 March / April – Global News

World News Helen Morris - June 12, 2014

RCI TECHNOLOGY AND CONSOS LAUNCH SOFTENER SC-Q LIQ RCI Technology and partner company Consos have announced the availability of their newest offering, Softener SC-Q Liq. The 100% active Softener SC-Q Liq “pushes the...

Benelux – success tied to world markets and EU trade

Country Report Bill Burns - May 12, 2014

By Bill Burns, senior consultant, Fisher International The Benelux Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg) represent good trading partners in the European Union (EU). Belgium and the Netherlands (the only towel and tissue...

Despite the economic gloom, tissue makes some headway in Benelux

Country Report Ian Bell - May 12, 2014

By Ian Bell, Euromonitor International's global head of tissue and hygiene research With words such as ‘feeble’ and ‘modest’ peppering any references to economic recovery in 2014, the economies of Belgium, the...

WORLD NEWS: Global, Europe, America and Asia

World News Helen Morris - May 12, 2014

GLOBAL NEWS SÖDRA HIKES UP PRICES AMERICAS NEWS CHILE: CMPC TO INSTALL NEW 50,000TPY TISSUE PM IN MEXICO IN 3Q15 USA: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE EXPANDS TAD CAPACITY USA: CLEARWATER PAPER TO CLOSE LONG ISLAND TISSUE CONVERTING...

2014 May / June – Americas News

World News Helen Morris - May 12, 2014

CHILE CMPC TO INSTALL NEW 50,000TPY TISSUE PM IN MEXICO IN 3Q15 Chilean Empresas CMPC has announced a $160 million investment to expand its Altamira tissue plant capacity in Mexico by 50%. The company...

2014 May / June – Global News

World News Helen Morris - May 12, 2014

SÖDRA HIKES UP PRICES Pulp manufacturer Södra has increased the price of its softwood pulp in Europe to USD 940 per tonne. The company said the move was due to “strong global...

2014 May / June – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - May 12, 2014

TURKEY IPEK KAGIT TISSUE PAPER BOOSTS CAPACITY Turkey’s Ipek Kagit Tissue Paper has invested in a new Advantage tissue production line. The Valmet Advantage DCT 200TS line will be installed at the company’s Manisa...

2014 May / June – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - May 12, 2014

THAILAND RVP BOOSTS PRODUCTION WITH START-UP RiverPRO Pulp & Paper Company Limited (RVP) has boosted its production after it successfully started up a 25,000tpy tissue machine at its mill in Saraburi province, Thailand. The...

WORLD NEWS: Global, Europe, America and Asia

World News Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

GLOBAL NEWS RCI TECHNOLOGY AND CONSOS LAUNCH SOFTENER SC-Q LIQ VOITH LAUNCHES TISSUEFLEX XD GARD CHEMICALS TARGETS TISSUE SECTOR WITH PRODUCT LAUNCH SVECOM LAUNCHES PNEUMOMECHANICAL CHUCK MOD. 714 MZL AMERICAS NEWS BRAZIL: LEAL TO START UP 5,400TPY...

2014 March / April – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

CHINA YUEN FOONG YU CORPORATION REACHES SPEED RECORD Yuen Foong Yu Corporation has significantly boosted its capacity on two PMP Intelli-Tissue® 1500 machines after it reached a speed record of 1,700mpm. PM 5 and...

2014 March / April – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

ITALY Guinness World Record: the world’s largest collection of tissue packs goes to... Italy’s Silvio Fioravanti has been awarded a Guinness World Record for his collection of tissue packets. He started his collection...

2014 March / April – Americas News

World News Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

BRAZIL LEAL TO START UP 5,400TPY TISSUE SPECIALTY PM AT IBEMA PLANT IN BRAZIL Brazilian paper producer Leal Indústria e Comércio de Papéis is installing a 5,400tpy tissue and low basis weight gloss...

2014 March / April – Global News

World News Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

CMPC Tissue boosts capacity

World News Helen Morris - March 27, 2014

CMPC Tissue has announced it will install an Advantage tissue production line at the mill of its subsidiary Absormex CMPC Tissue de CV in Mexico. Supplied by Valmet, the new production line...