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    Zeus Group: the company has acquired Italy’s Cima Paper

    Zeus Group acquires Italy’s Cima Paper

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    Irish global packaging company Zeus Group has boosted its presence in Europe after acquiring Italian paper company Cima Paper.  With annual revenues of €65m, Cima Paper...
    Price drop: by Sainsbury’s Super Soft White Toilet Tissue Double Rolls 2 equals 4

    Sainsbury’s cuts own-brand toilet paper prices

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    British supermarket Sainsbury’s is cutting the price of its own-brand toilet paper, a result of the cost-of-living crisis and the falling cost of pulp.   The retailer...
    The Abu Dhabi-based mill team and the record-breaking Valmet-supplied DCT tissue machine

    2,222m/min – FHH announces world speed record

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    Fine Hygienic Holding’s (FHH) Al Nakheel mill has announced that its Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine has reached speeds of 2,222m/min - a new world record.  
    Exhibitor showing products to visitor at Tissue World

    8 Reasons to Exhibit at Tissue World Miami (in 2024)

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    Tissue World Miami is North America’s largest tissue industry event and is made up of a three-day trade show and conference.
    Suzano and Sofidel join forces in landmark pilot programme. Image: ©Fabio Liggeri

    Suzano and Sofidel join forces in Amazon rainforest pilot project

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    Suzano and Sofidel have joined forces in a landmark pilot programme that aims to advance ecological conservation and restoration whilst supporting socio-economic development in the Amazon rainforest.   
    Metsä Tissue joins the Modellfabrik Papier, Düren-based research network

    Metsä Tissue joins sustainable paper research network Modellfabrik Papier

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    Metsä Tissue is to become a shareholder of Germany’s Modellfabrik Papier, a research project that works to develop sustainable paper technologies and emission-free paper production.  The...
    WEPA Kriebstein: WEPA Group has acquired insolvent German papermaker K&N’s stock preparation division for the plant

    WEPA integrates fibre processing at Kriebstein plant  

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    WEPA Group has acquired the stock preparation division of insolvent German papermaker Kübler & Niethammer Papierfabrik Kriebstein (K&N).  All land, buildings, and the production facilities in...
    Kimberly-Clark’s Scottish wind farm is up and running after going live on 1 April 2023

    Reduction of plastics and water-use highlighted in latest K-C sustainability report 

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has addressed the social and environmental challenges it faces in the next decade - including the reduction of its environmental footprint by 50% in areas including plastics,...
    Essity’s divestment of its Russian operations expected to be finalised during Q2 2023

    Essity to exit Russian market after divesting operations  

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    Essity has signed an agreement for the divestment of its Russian operations and the transaction has now been approved by authorities.   The deal is expected to...
    CPI’s Papercycle recyclability tool “first of it kind” in UK market

    “First of its kind” recyclability tool for fibre-based packaging launches in UK 

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    The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has launched Papercycle, a recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging.  Launched ahead of the new Extended Producer Responsibility...
    Billerud’s wrapping solution for toilet and kitchen rolls

    Billerud launches wrapping solution for toilet and kitchen rolls

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    Billerud has introduced a machine glazed kraft paper especially adapted for wrapping toilet and kitchen paper rolls.  The company said the wrapping is renewable, recyclable and...
    “A ground-breaking new pulp”: Södra investigates possibilities of agricultural-enhanced softwood pulp

    Södra investigating possibilities of agricultural-enhanced softwood pulp 

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    Södra investigating possibilities of agricultural-enhanced softwood pulp  Södra is investigating “a ground-breaking new pulp” which will combine wood from its forests in southern Sweden with agricultural...
    “Accrol is significantly well invested and fully automated,” Gareth Jenkins, Chief Executive, Accrol

    Accrol reports strong performance in trading update; tissue mill project on target for 2025...

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    UK-based independent tissue converter Accrol Group has reported FY23 results “at least in line” with market expectations and FY24 margins improving in its latest trading update.  
    Navigator Q1

    Navigator reports “best performance ever” in Q1 results; pursues tissue and packaging investment plan 

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    The Navigator Company has recorded its highest-ever turnover against what it described as a backdrop of “unprecedented” global contraction in demand across most segments.   Turnover in...
    Infinity’s Optic M1 Bundler: the technology has been designed with the needs of the international market in mind

    Infinity targets global tissue bundler market with Optic M1 launch  

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    Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. has responded to its global customers’ requests for packaging versatility and speed by launching its latest innovation, the Optic M1 Bundler.  
    100% renewable energy power supply: the Western Macedonia solar farm in the north of Greece is to be fully operational by the end of Q1 2024

    Sofidel signs PPA to supply 100% renewable energy to Katerini plant

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    Italian tissue giant Sofidel has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply 100% renewable energy to its plant in Katerini, Greece.   Energy providers RWE...
    Mario-Plourde-Cascades

    Cascades reports “solid first quarter”; tissue sales expected to improve sequentially 

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    Cascades has reported sales of $1,134m in Q1 – up $96m from the $1,038m recorded in Q1 2022 – and said it expects results in its tissue papers segment...

    Kruger Products reports improved Q1 revenue of $451m  

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    Canadian tissue manufacturer Kruger Products has reported a “strong performance” driving revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth in its Q1 results.   Revenue in the quarter increased 13.1%...

    Velvet CARE reports 57% sales increase; eyes further acquisition  

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    Polish Consumer tissue producer Velvet CARE has reported increased sales in 2022 up 57% to PLN1.3bn (€280m), and said it is considering further organic growth and acquisition.  

    SPG boosts high quality production with TM start-up

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    Saudi Paper Group (SPG) has started up a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue machine and OPTIMA slitter rewinder at its Dammam mill in Saudi Arabia.   PM2 is producing...

    GP boosts retail consumer towel business with $50m investment  

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    Georgia-Pacific (GP) is making investments worth $50m at its Port Hudson mill in Zachary, Louisiana, to grow its retail consumer towel business.  Investments will include upgrading...

    K-C delivers “strong top-line growth” in Q1 results 

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported net sales up 2% year-on-year to $5.2bn in its Q1 results. Organic sales were up 5% and driven by a 10% increase...

    Cascades to close underperforming tissue plants

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    Cascades has announced a repositioning of its tissue papers operating platform that will see it close its tissue plants in Barnwell, South Carolina, and Scappoose, Oregon. 
    Essity’s sales growth amounted to just over 17% for the first quarter of 2023, compared with the corresponding period of 2022

    Essity reports “strong start” to the year in Q1 results; mulls selling Vinda stake...

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    Essity has reported a net sales increase of 25.1% in its Q1 results as it initiates a strategic review of its ownership in Asian hygiene company Vinda and the...
    WWF-US’s Sheila Bonini joins P&G’s Board of Directors

    P&G announces Board of Directors appointments

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    Procter & Gamble (P&G) has appointed Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President of the World Wildlife Fund, and Rob Portman, former US Senator, Congressman and United States Trade Representative, to...
    The Carbon Trust has certified that Irving’s Royale tissue products are carbon neutral

    Irving’s Royale tissue brand certified carbon neutral

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    Irving Consumer Products has announced that its Canadian household consumer tissue products brand Royale has been certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust. Royale tissue products...
    Körber’s Kit Bio Pack plus replaces all polyethylene packaging materials with kraft paper

    Körber aims to “revolutionise packaging” with Kit Bio Pack plus launch

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    Körber Business Area Tissue has launched its latest packaging innovation, the Kit Bio Pack plus, which it said will “revolutionise packaging” and eliminate pre-coated paper costs for customers.
    K-C’s 12-turbine wind farm

    K-C’s UK sites shortlisted for government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has said three of its UK-based green hydrogen projects it is developing with energy partners have won places on the UK government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS)...
    MG TEC celebrates the successful start-up of the second Andritz-supplied tissue production line

    MG TEC boosts capacity with TM start-up

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    Romania’s MG TEC has started up its second complete tissue production line from Andritz at its mill in Dej. The scope of supply includes a PrimeLineCOMPACT...
    The opening of the ABB Dundalk R&D Centre in Ireland

    ABB opens global R&D facility in Ireland

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    ABB has opened a multi-million-dollar global R&D centre in Dundalk, Ireland, to drive technological advancements in pulp and paper. The company said the centre is at...
    Gomà-Camps Consumer facility in Zaragoza, Spain

    Navigator completes acquisition of all Gomà-Camps shares

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    The Navigator Company has completed the acquisition of all shares representing the share capital of Spain’s Gomà-Camps Consumer and French company Gomà-Camps France (now GC Consumer).
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    Essity and Voith partner to develop concept for sustainable tissue production

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    Essity has entered an exclusive partnership with Voith to develop a tissue making process it said will reduce energy and CO2 emissions while cutting water consumption by up to...
    TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer

    WEPA France boosts production capacity with investment

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    WEPA France has invested in a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer on PM11 at its Bousbecque plant near Lille. The Yankee will replace an existing...
    Lucart’s logistics hub in the Hellieule business park in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France

    Lucart strengthens presence in France with logistics hub

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    Lucart has announces the acquisition of a logistics hub in the Hellieule business park in Saint-Diè-des-Vosges, France. The investment is part of the company’s plans to...
    Sofidel’s Lucca, Italy-based HQ

    Sofidel to acquire insolvent Hakle’s trademark and other brands

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    Italy’s Sofidel has signed an agreement with Germany’s Hakle to acquire its consumer brand Hakle and other brands including Dick & Durstig and Servus, along with IP rights and...

    Fire in one of Essity’s warehouses in Porcari

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has confirmed that a fire broke out around 1:30pm on 12 March at one of its warehouses in Porcari in Lucca and was completely extinguished by the morning of 13 March.

    Andritz targets energy efficiencies with electrically heated hood launch

    World News Helen Morris -
    Andritz has targeted the reduction of carbon emissions and increased tissue production with its latest innovation, the PrimeDry Hood E.

    Five Baotuo tissue machines start-up within a week

    World News Helen Morris -
    BaoSuo Enterprise Group subsidiary Baotuo Paper Machine has announced the start-up of five tissue machines at customers including Hengan Group’s, Vanov Group and Shaoneng Group, all within the space of one week.

    Essity produces tissue using CO2-free renewable hydrogen production process

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    Essity has said it is the first company in the industry to produce tissue in a CO2 emission-free production process using renewable hydrogen at its production facility in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany.

    KPLP reports “continued recovery” in latest results; revenue increases 14.8% in FY 2022

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    Canadian tissue manufacturer Kruger Products (KPLP) has reported a “continued recovery” that is driving revenue and profit growth in its Q4 and FY 2022 results.
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