Friday, September 11, 2026

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    Grigeo Group enters the German market with Huchtemeier Papier acquisition

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    Lithuania’s Grigeo Group has entered the German market after acquiring Huchtemeier Papier. Subsidiary company Grigeo Hygiene has acquired 100% of the shares in the Dortmund-based business, in what it said is “a...

    Metsä Group to initiate statutory negotiations to improve profitability and operational efficiency

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    Metsä Group has initiated statutory negotiations concerning all of its business areas and group operations, including planned measures that could lead to a permanent reduction of 800 jobs. A €300m cost savings...

    Metsä Tissue enhances production with QCS investment at Mariestad

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Tissue has invested in a Valmet-supplied Quality Control System (QCS) to enhance performance at its Mariestad mill in Sweden. The scope of supply to the mill’s PM35 includes a Valmet IQ...

    VPPA – Saigon Paper – Andritz – Valmet – Maflex – Solenis: Tissue World...

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    Tissue World has officially announced its conference line-up with SMS talks from colleagues at Saigon Paper, AFRY, Euromonitor International, and technical talks from Valmet, Andritz, Maflex - plus many more! Held between...

    Papeterie le Bourray France boosts capacity with rebuild

    World News Helen Morris -
    France’s Papeterie le Bourray has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete rebuild of PM3’s drying section to be installed at its site in Saint-Mars-la-Brière.Planned to start up by March 2026...

    Century Pulp and Paper boosts production with recovery boiler investment

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    India’s Century Pulp and Paper has invested in an Andritz-supplied recovery boiler to its mill in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand. It will replace one of the existing recovery boilers, which the supplier said will...

    Essity’s Donato Giorgio to leave the business after 16 years

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has announced that Donato Giorgio, President Global Supply Chain and member of the Executive Management Team, will leave Essity. Giorgio joined Essity (then SCA) in 2009 and has held various leadership...

    Suzano targets consumer market with Aracruz start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazilian pulp and tissue manufacturer Suzano has boosted its presence in the consumer goods market after starting tissue production at its Aracruz, Espírito Santo-based plant. The Aracruz facility has a Valmet-supplied tissue...

    Sofidel strengthens US operations with Circleville start-up; global production capacity rises to 1,983,000tpy

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    Sofidel America has increased its presence across the American marketplace after starting up its third paper machine at its Circleville, Ohio-based plant. Achieved on 4 September 2025, the Valmet DCT 200 machine...

    Grigeo Group increases capacity with PM7 investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Lithuania’s Grigeo Group is to boost its production capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine to be started-up at its site in Grigiškės. PM7 will have a daily production...

    Suparma targets Asia Pacific markets with TM investment

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    Indonesia’s Suparma has invested in a Valmet-supplied IntelliTissue 1600 machine that will be installed at its mill in Surabaya. Start-up is planned for 2026, and once up and running the PM will...

    Tissue World Ho Chi Minh City: conference theme and keynote speaker announced!

    World News Tissue World Magazine -
    Tissue World has announced the conference theme and keynote speaker for its latest exhibition, held at the exclusive 5* Equatorial Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, between 25-26 November 2025. With...

    Jani Sales targets premium tissue markets with PM3 investment

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    India’s Jani Sales has boosted its production capacity after investing in a paper machine. TM3 will have a production capacity of 80tpd and is expected to come on stream in May 2026. Once up...

    Cascades targets premium bathroom markets with Cascades Fluff Excellence launch

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    Cascades has responded to customer demand for softness, thickness, and strength, with the launch of its modernised bathroom tissue range - Cascades Fluff Excellence. The company said Cascades Fluff Excellence was “meticulously...

    K-C UK & Ireland signs “industry-first” green hydrogen deal

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland (K-C) has announced it is the first major consumer products company in the UK to make a significant commitment to green hydrogen. Along with its energy partners Carlton...

    Intertrade Hellas advances QCS to optimise tissue production

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    Greek tissue manufacturer Intertrade Hellas has invested in its quality control system (QCS) after ABB supplied a technology package for its existing and new tissue machines. ABB will deliver its Network Platform...

    K-C appoints John Carmichael as President, North America

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    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has appointed John Carmichael - previously President and Chief Executive of Nestlé Canada - as President, North America. Effective 15 September, Carmichael succeeds interim President Kurt Laufer, who will...

    SIPAT boosts capacity with automated manufacturing investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Moroccan tissue manufacturer SIPAT has increased its production capacity after investing in an AMACO Group-supplied update of its tissue production line at Meknes. The project involved enabling fully automated, hands-free operations, and...

    Suzano cites pulp expansion and K-C joint venture in Q2 reported sales boost

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazilian pulp and paper manufacturer Suzano has reported an increased net revenue of R$13.3bn, up 16% year-on-year, as sales of 3.7m tons of pulp and paper increased by 28%. The company said...

    VPPA partners with Tissue World for Ho Chi Minh City exhibition and conference launch;...

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    Tissue World has officially partnered with the Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association (VPPA) - the most influential tissue, pulp and paper association in Vietnam - to introduce its latest global exhibition...
    “The market potential in the Baltics, Scandinavia and Western Europe is growing," Tomas Jozonis, Chief Executive of Grigeo Group

    Grigeo Group invests €106m to double tissue production

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    Grigeo Group has invested €106m to install a Toscotec-supplied tissue line and double its tissue production to 140,000tpy. The bulk of the investment - over €97m - will be used to modernise...

    UCT introduces latest generation UNICO365 logsaw

    World News Helen Morris -
    United Converting Tissue (UCT) has launched the latest generation of its UNICO365 logsaw into the global tissue market. Now with an increased cutting speed of 140 strokes per minute, the company said...

    Cascades invests over $5.3m in its Granby, Quebec plant

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    Cascades has partnered with Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. to undertake a $5.3m investment to increase the capacity of two of its production lines. A new packer and higher-performance case packer have...

    K-C reports strong results driven by “innovation-led volume growth”

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported the highest volume growth achieved in five years in its second quarter results, driven by resilient consumer demand and innovation-led volume growth. Net sales for the quarter were...

    Shailesh Jejurikar elected P&G President and CEO; Jon Moeller to become Executive Chairman

    World News Helen Morris -
    The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has appointed Shailesh Jejurikar, currently Chief Operating Officer, as Procter & Gamble’s President and Chief Executive. Effective 1 January 2026, he will succeed Jon Moeller, who...

    Kadant acquires Babbini and GPS Engineering to expand fibre processing capabilities

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kadant has announced it has completed the acquisition of Babbini and G.P.S. Engineering (GPS), two Italy-based companies specialising in industrial dewatering and engineered power transmission solutions. Babbini is a recognised leader in...
    Cascades invests $3.5m in Kingsey Falls. (L-r): Cascades’ Hugues Simon, President and Chief Executive, and Jérôme Porlier, Executive Vice-President, Tissue.

    Cascades invests over C$3.5m in Kingsey Falls tissue plant

    World News Helen Morris -
    Canadian tissue manufacturer Cascades has invested C$3,560,000 to upgrade an Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp.-supplied line at its Kingsey Falls tissue plant. The investment involved replacing a packager and bagger with higher-performance...
    “Our stable performance despite challenging market conditions demonstrates the strength of Essity’s broad portfolio of essential solutions for better hygiene and health.” Ulrika Kolsrud, Essity’s President and Chief Executive

    Essity reports positive organic sales growth in Q2 results

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    Essity has reported organic growth and “sequentially higher margin in a weak economy” in its second quarter results. Net sales decreased 6.6% to SEK34,185m, while organic sales growth amounted to 1.9%. Profit for...
    Saudi Arabia’s Juthor breaks ground on SAR345m tissue plant

    Juthor breaks ground at SAR345m tissue plant

    World News Helen Morris -
    Saudi Arabia’s Juthor Paper Manufacturing has announced the ground-breaking of its second high-capacity tissue production line – to be supplied by Andritz - in King Abdullah Economic City, near Jeddah. The ceremony...
    INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund acquires Pehart Group

    INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund completes acquisition of Pehart Group

    World News Helen Morris -
    Baltics private equity fund INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has completed the acquisition of Pehart Group, a leading producer of household and industrial paper products in Romania. The consortium of International Finance...
    Global Tissue Industry Study 2025 has launched

    Attention tissue manufacturers and converters! Global Tissue Industry Study 2025 has launched

    World News Helen Morris -
    Finnish technology company Tietoevry has invited the global tissue industry to participate in its Global Tissue Trends Report 2025, launched in collaboration with Tissue World. The aim of the study is to...
    Start-up of Fripa’s Andritz-supplied PrimeLine tissue line is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026

    Fripa boosts capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    German tissue producer Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLine TM S2200 tissue machine to be installed at its mill in Miltenberg. The machine will have a capacity of...

    Cristiano Teixeira, CEO of Klabin, named Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin American CEO of the...

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    Fastmarkets Forest Products, the world’s leading provider of pricing data and analytics for the pulp, paper, and packaging industries, is proud to announce that Cristiano Teixeira, CEO of Klabin, has been...
    ST Group acquires Cascades' South Carolina tissue mill

    ST Group acquires Cascades’ South Carolina tissue mill

    World News Helen Morris -
    North American AfH manufacturer ST Group has acquired Cascades’ recycled paper mill in Barnwell County. The acquisition was completed through ST Group’s newly formed subsidiary, Barnwell Tissue Solutions. The Barnwell mill includes a...

    Metsä Tissue concludes work negotiations at Kreuzau

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Tissue has concluded negotiations with the works council regarding its investment and capacity adjustment plan introduced in January 2025 at its Kreuzau mill in Germany. As a result of the negotiations,...

    Papelera Reyes boosts hot embossing capacity with Warm-up Next investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Peruvian tissue manufacturer Papelera Reyes has become the world’s first company to integrate Valmet Tissue Converting’s Warm-up Next process into its production line. The technology has been installed at the company’s Papel...
    Toscotec acquires the brand and intellectual property of the company formerly known as Recard

    Toscotec acquires the Recard brand

    World News Helen Morris -
    Toscotec has acquired the brand and intellectual property of the company formerly known as Recard. This includes the acquisition of know-how, technical drawings, and any other intangible assets. The company said the move...

    GrandBay Papeles Nacionales boosts capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Colombia’s GrandBay Papeles Nacionales has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue line to be installed at its plant in Pereira. Start-up of the machine is planned for the second semester 2025,...

    BTG launches SZP-16 into the global tissue market

    World News Helen Morris -
    BTG has launched its latest innovation for accurately measuring the chemical additive demand of fibres in the paper production - the SZP-16. It is a new addition to BTG’s lab instruments portfolio,...

    Solenis and NCH Corporation to join forces

    World News Helen Morris -
    Solenis and NCH Corporation (NCH) have entered into a definitive agreement to merge the NCH business with Solenis. Solenis will acquire 100% of NCH stock, a move it said will create “a...
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