Monday, May 23, 2022
World News

Zeus acquires Canadian distributor Agri-Flex

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Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus has acquired Canadian agricultural supply business Agri-Flex.
World News

K-C confirms it won’t sell Latin American operations

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Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has confirmed it has not announced plans to put its Latin American operations up for sale following reports it planned to sell the business.
World News

Resolute reports Q1 sales surge as tissue segment incurs operating loss

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Resolute Forest Products has reported sales of $945m - an increase of $72m from the year-ago period – in its first quarter results, as its tissue segment incurs a $9m operating loss.
World News

Kruger boosts NBSK production capacity with purchase of Domtar’s Kamloops mill

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Kruger Specialty Papers Holding has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DKP Pulp, a legal entity wholly-owned by Domtar.
World News

Cascades reports “disappointing” Q1 results; announces price increases for AfH products...

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Cascades has reported “disappointing and lower than expected” Q1 results, which it said was due to “significant inflationary pressure on costs”.
World News

Wacker announces global price hikes

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The Wacker Group has announced global price increases of up to 12% for its dispersions, resins and dispersible polymer powders.
World News

Clearwater reports “improvements in tissue” in Q1 results

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Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported first quarter net sales of $488m - a 15% year-on-year increase compared to $426m recorded in 2021 - as tissue volumes stabilise.
World News

GP announces $50m investment at Muskogee plant

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Georgia-Pacific (GP) has announced it will invest $50m to upgrade its Muskogee, Oklahoma-based bath tissue, towel and napkin manufacturing facility.
World News

Essity reports “high organic sales growth” in all business areas

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Essity has reported higher sales, price increases and a completed acquisition in its first quarter results, as it announces that work has been initiated to exit the Russian market.
World News

K-C delivers double-digit organic sales growth in Q1 results

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has reported first quarter net sales up 7% year-on-year to $5.1bn, and an organic sales increase of 10%.
Mexico

Fisher International: Mexico’s tissue business: a relatively young and growing population...

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Even as per capita GDP has vastly increased over the last 14 years, low domestic demand growth has pushed the industry to...
Frontissues

FrontIssues: E-commerce and sustainability – A supply chain which starts with...

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Evidence of the intensive research going into life cycle assessment of tissue products was dominant in Tissue World Miami, and is reflected...
Operations Report

Operations Report: With a sixth tissue machine due to be started-up...

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The best laid development plans on 2018 were tested during the pandemic years. Today, continued investments have brought the goal of 125,000tpy...
Operations Report

Fábrica de Papel San Francisco: Controlled capacity to meet demand growing through...

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Juan José Mubarak Helú Villavicencio, Sales & Marketing Director of Fábrica de Papel San Francisco, forecasts a 5% plus tonnage sales growth...
Packaging

Technical Theme: Körber Business Area Tissue targets e-commerce and sustainable packaging...

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A significant increase in the on-line purchase of tissue products, brought about by the pandemic, is the latest trend for the global...
Packaging

Technical Theme: Infinity advances its packaging machinery with compact space-saving diversity 

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Automatically refilling seven-shelf poly bagger reduces wicket length and increases capacity. Report for TWM by Gregory Sense, Marketing Coordinator, Infinity Machine &...
Mexico

Euromonitor: A strong tissue culture, regionally stable Mexico well placed to...

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Ian Bell, Euromonitor Although Brazil remains the epicentre of the Latin American tissue market, replacing Mexico as the...
Exitissues

ExitIssues: North America’s tissue finances are strong… but ageing machinery will...

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With four of the top 10 largest global tissue manufacturers in China, future North American investments are set to target advances in...
Marketissues

MarketIssues Special Report: Tissue World Miami 2022

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Tissue World “reality” returned for an impressive four days in Miami with over 100 exhibitors and more than 1,200 total participants kicking...
Packaging

Technical Theme: Side load or top load for your case and...

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Josh Goulet, Account Manager, Edson, explains the pros and cons that best suit your system. Josh Goulet, Account...
World News

P&G appoints Jon Moeller as Chairman

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Procter & Gamble (P&G) has appointed Jon R. Moeller Chairman of the Board, effective 1 July 2022.
World News

Navigator implements price hikes

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The Navigator Company has applied a 20% energy, logistics and commodities surcharge on the sales price of its tissue products, effective since 21 March.
World News

Sofidel reports “steady growth” in 2021 results

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Sofidel has said its 2021 financial results have “returned to pre-pandemic crisis levels” as it reported a consolidated turnover of over €2bn and net sales of €2,095m.
World News

Northwood Group joins forces with Consuma Paper Products

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The UK’s Northwood Group has acquired a significant shareholding Consuma Paper Products to create a retail-focused tissue and towel business.
World News

Vinda boosts capacity with four hybrid TM start-ups

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Vinda has increased its ultra-premium quality tissue production capacity by 150,000 tonnes after starting up four Valmet-supplied hybrid machines.
World News

Canfor Pulp extends Taylor Pulp product curtailment

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Canfor Pulp has announced a minimum six-week extension of the curtailment of Softwood Bleached Chemi-Thermo Mechanical Pulp (BCTMP) production at its Taylor pulp mill in Canada.
World News

Bretting launches 400 MPM Towel Interfolding line

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C. G. Bretting Manufacturing has officially launched the 400 MPM Singlefold Towel Interfolder into the global tissue market.
World News

Manipulados Lisma boosts packaging capacity

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Spanish tissue manufacturer Manipulados Lisma has increased its packaging capacities at its plant in Toledo after investing in three Infinity Italia-supplied machines.
World News

Hengan Group increases capacity with TM investment

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China’s Hengan Group has signed for a Baosuo Group-supplied BC1800-3650 Baotuo Crescent Former tissue machine.
World News

Shawano Specialty Papers boosts capacity with Toscotec TM

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Shawano Specialty Papers, a division of Little Rapids Corporation, has invested in a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer.
World News

BuyFirst Network launches RR cores product into market    

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New-launch business BuyFirst has introduced its RR Core product - which it said helps tissue producers reduce bulky packaging storage and shipping by up to 30% - into the global tissue market.
World News

Liansheng Pulp & Paper boosts capacity

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Chinese pulp, paper and tissue producer Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) Co. has invested in an Andritz-supplied complete pulp mill to be erected in Zhangzhou, Fujian province.
World News

Outlook Nebraska boosts capacity with Bretting investment

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Outlook Nebraska has invested in a Bretting Manufacturing bander and log saw to double the production capacity of its multi-fold towel machine.
World News

Fujian Hengan Group boosts premium tissue capacity

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China’s Fujian Hengan Group has invested in two Valmet-supplied Advantage QRT tissue lines to increase its production of premium tissue products.
World News

Buckman announces price hikes

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Buckman has announced global price increases for all product offerings.
World News

Velvet CARE investment boosts capacity by 60%

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Poland’s Velvet CARE has started up its second Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT line at its plant in Klucze.
World News

GP to close Green Bay Day Street facility

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Georgia-Pacific (GP) has said it will close its Green Bay Day Street facility over the next 18 months, with the loss of 190 jobs.
Gambini's double-NIP AirMill
World News

WEPA invests in double-NIP AirMill technology

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WEPA Group has signed a contract to install Gambini's patented heated rolls AirMill technology at a plant in Germany.
Miami Beach
World News

One week to go! Tissue World Miami – back in business

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North America’s largest tissue paper exhibition will open its doors in one week's time at the Miami Beach Convention Center.  
Kruger Products launches Bonterra
World News

Kruger Products launches Bonterra tissue products range

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Kruger Products has launched its Bonterra range of tissue products into the Canadian market. The company said the range...
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