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Southern America

Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Helen Morris - August 29, 2019

World News

2014 March / April – Global News

Helen Morris - April 2, 2014

Global

Andritz acquires Kempulp

Helen Morris - July 1, 2019

Europe

Essel boosts production with rebuild

Helen Morris - June 2, 2016

World News

Trevipapel Group boosts capacity with Steel Yankee investment

Helen Morris - March 9, 2017

Country Report

Chile – Modest T&T business with recent growth

Bill Burns - May 29, 2015

World News

Hayat Kimya inaugurates its Nigerian diaper and tissue factory; launches Familia and Papia brands into the market

Helen Morris - June 15, 2017

Workers stage 24 hour strike at SCA’s Saint-Etienne du Rouvray tissue plant in France

Europe Helen Morris - May 19, 2016

(News from RISI) - Employees at SCA’s Saint-Etienne du Rouvray tissue plant in France downed tools for 24 hours on May 12, stopping production at the factory. The employees were protesting against...

Kemira increases prices of polymer products in Europe

Europe Helen Morris - April 6, 2017

Kemira has increased the price for its polymer product line by 4-8 % across all European countries. It said the price increase is “necessary due to overall significant cost increase and global...

Tissue World Milan 2017 attracts 3,284 participants

Europe Helen Morris - April 20, 2017

The industry’s most prestigious and international tradeshow - this year held in Italy, the heart of the tissue industry - has been attended by an impressive 3,284 participants. Tissue World Milan 2017...

Vajda Papir and LC Paper take home TWM Mill Awards

Europe Helen Morris - April 20, 2017

Hungary’s Vajda Papir and Spain’s LC Paper have been awarded prestigious awards during Tissue World Milan 2017. Tissue World magazine’s Mill Awards recognise marketing strategy and energy efficiencies. Vajda Papir won the ‘Best...

WEPA Group boosts capacity with Piechowice start-up

Europe Helen Morris - April 20, 2017

WEPA Group has started-up a Toscotec-supplied paper machine in Piechowice, boosting the group’s production capacity to 750,000tpy. Following a successful construction phase, the first paper was produced on 11 February and made...

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...

Eliodoro Matte leaves CMPC; company hires Luis Felipe Gazitúa as new president

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - March 24, 2016

(News from RISI) - Chilean pulp and paper producer CMPC’s president Eliodoro Matte has decided to leave the company for personal reasons and will be substituted by Luis Felipe Gazitúa. Matte has...

Papel San Francisco to boost capacity with second PM

Latest Headlines Helen Morris - June 16, 2016

Mexico’s Papel San Francisco has signed up Valmet to supply a repeat order for an Advantage DCT 100TS tissue production line. It will be installed at the company's mill in Mexicali and...

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...

MEXICO – Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Southern America Helen Morris - December 1, 2019

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 slitter A.Celli...

Wausau in “strategic repositioning” on tissue

World News Helen Morris - February 26, 2013

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...

Exhibitors and visitors celebrate the TW Runnability awards

World News Helen Morris - April 15, 2013

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...

2013 November / December – Global News

World News Helen Morris - December 16, 2013

Global KP TISSUE AND KPLP BOOST EBITDA BY 8.1% KP Tissue has reported EBITDA of $31.7m compared to $29.3m a year earlier in its Q2 2013 results. The Canadian tissue manufacturer released its results...

2013 November / December – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - December 16, 2013

UK SOFIDEL ACQUIRES NTG PAPERMILL Tissue giant Sofidel has boosted its presence in the UK after it acquired Lancaster-based NTG Papermill. The agreement became effective on 1 October, with the company adding the move...

2013 November / December – Asia News

World News Helen Morris - December 16, 2013

China CHINA’S ZHEJIANG JINGXING PAPER ENTERS TISSUE MARKET Chinese linerboard producer Zhejiang Jingxing Paper has entered the tissue market after it ordered two Steel Yankees from Andritz. The machines will be supplied to the...

SHORT ISSUES

World News Helen Morris - December 16, 2013

Metsä Tissue has appointed Mikko Forsell as CFO and member of the Metsä Tissue management team as of 1 January 2014. He joined the company in 2005 and has since held...

2014 January / February – Europe News

World News Helen Morris - February 7, 2014

Ukraine PJSC “VGP” STARTS UP GAMBINI LINE Ukrainian tissue converter PJSC “VGP” has boosted its product offering after it successfully started up a Gambini supplied production line. The Right 550 line is capable of...

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...

AMERICAS NEWS: North Americas

World News Helen Morris - April 21, 2012

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...

EUROPE NEWS: Russia, Romania, UK & Turkey

World News Helen Morris - April 21, 2012

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...

SHORT ISSUES

World News Helen Morris - April 21, 2012

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...

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...

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 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...

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 – 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,...

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...

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