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2013 September / October – Europe News

Russia METSÄ GROUP’S TISSUE AND COOKING PAPER BUSINESS OPENS SITE Metsä Tissue has boosted its presence in Russia after it opened up a converting and warehousing site in Vorsino. The company said the developing...
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2013 September / October – Global News

Global K-C’S CONSUMER TISSUE SEGMENT POSTS INCREASE Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has said it “continues to be optimistic” about its prospects to drive profitable growth and generate attractive returns as it reports its 2Q results. For the three months ended...
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ABB has appointed the head of its discrete automation and motion (DM) division Ulrich Spiesshofer as chief executive. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role on 15 September. Hogan will...
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2013 September / October – Americas News

North America BUCKMAN LAUNCHES BUCKMAN NORTH AMERICA Buckman has launched Buckman North America, a new organisation that “focuses on maximum efficiency” across Canada and the USA. The current Buckman Canada and Buckman United States...
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WORLD NEWS: Global, America, Europe & Short Issues

GLOBAL NEWS K-C’S CONSUMER TISSUE SEGMENT POSTS INCREASE OMET LAUNCHES VACUUM-FOLD FV LINE FABIO PERINI LAUNCHES MILE 7.2 SOFIDEL REDUCES CO2 EMISSIONS BY 11% BASF INCREASES PRICES PMP GROUP CELEBRATES SALE OF 101ST PMP INTELLI-JET V® HYDRAULIC...
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WORLD NEWS: Global, America, Asia, Europe & Short Issues

GLOBAL NEWS Wausau Paper launches DublNature T&T Line W+D launches W+D FLOWTOS SCA reports 28% increase in 1Q tissue net sales Voith launches Masterjet Pro T headbox Flexlink launches X65 conveyor platform Global BSK producer stock decline...
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Exhibitors and visitors celebrate the TW Runnability awards

Tissue World 2013 has hosted the Runnability Awards to publically thank the exhibitors that have supported the show over the years. This year Tissue World is celebrating its 20th anniversary and to...
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Exhibitors and visitors celebrate the Tissue World Runnability Awards

Tissue World 2013 has hosted the Runnability Awards to publically thank the exhibitors that have supported the show over the years. This year Tissue World is celebrating its 20th anniversary and to...
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40% increase in visitors at Tissue World 2013

Some 2,815 visitors attended Tissue World 2013 in Barcelona in what was the shows most successful event yet. The figure comprises of exhibitors, delegates, speakers and visitors and is an increase of...

APP commits to “heavy and organic” tissue investment

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has said its future tissue investment strategy will be “heavy and mostly organic” and focused mostly on China and South East Asia. In an interview with TW...
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1,037 first day exhibition visitors at Tissue World 2013

Some 1,037 visitors have attended the first exhibition day of Tissue World 2013 in Barcelona! The show opened its exhibition hall doors on 19 March to visitors from 97 countries and counting;...

SCA consultation puts 162 jobs at risk

SCA has started consultations with former Georgia-Pacific staff in France in a move that could affect 162 jobs. Following its acquisition of G-P’s EMEA tissue business in July last year, a spokesman...

Star Tissue invests after increase in customer demand

Star Tissue has bought a PCMC AMICA Industria to boost the quality of its products and bring greater efficiency to its UK-based production unit. The company commissioned the machine on 1 March...

Wausau in “strategic repositioning” on tissue

Wausau Paper has said it will strategically reposition the company to focus on the tissue business. In its 2012 results, tissue case volume grew 3.3% with 4% growth recorded in the fourth...
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World’s first Advantage NTT to be started up

World’s first Advantage NTT tissue line to be started up Mexican-based Fabrica De Papel San Francisco is to start up the world’s first tissue line based on Metso’s Advantage NTT concept. The new...
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Focus on sustainability

Retailers and tissue makers focus on sustainability at Tissue World conference in Barcelona: best ever gathering of distinguished speakers A world-class lineup of speakers, including numerous major global retailers, top tissue making...
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Tissue World in Barcelona is moving at full speed

New ideas, new technology, new methods for tissue makers and converters Excitement is now building for Tissue World 2013, the world’s largest event targeted specifically at the soft hygienic tissue paper business....
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GLOBAL NEWS

Tissue World Americas: 36% more visitors Tissue World Americas has been a clear success attracting almost 1,000 of the industry’s leading personnel – up 36% on 2010 figures. The four-day event successfully held...
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SHORT ISSUES

Lila Kagit has boosted its tissue paper output after it started up an Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue production line at its Corlu mill in Turkey. The new line uses virgin...
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EUROPE NEWS: Russia, Romania, UK & Turkey

RUSSIA Syassky starts up Toscotec line Syassky Pulp and Paper mill has boosted its presence in the domestic market after it started up a new Toscotec Ahead 1.5m tissue line. It features a single...
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ASIA NEWS: China

CHINA APP China to build twelve small tissue PMs with capacity of 240,000 tpy (PPI Asia) - APP China has decided to add twelve more tissue machines with a combined capacity of 240,000tpy...
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AMERICAS NEWS: North Americas

NORTH AMERICA Free box/Facebook offer from Kruger represents social media-coupon play The days of using only print, radio, and TV advertising to sell tissue paper and towels have been vastly extended now to...