Navigator boosts European tissue capacity with Aveiro investment

The Navigator Company has invested €115m in a 70,000tpy tissue machine that will be installed at its plant in Aveiro, Portugal. Expected to be in...

Essity reports highest margin in five years in 2025 results

Essity has reported net sales of SEK138bn in its full-year 2025 results, as all business areas reported positive organic growth. The company delivered profit of...

EXITISSUES: Tissue value growth – the critical questions

As it accelerates sharply, the way value is created, defended and contested is changing rapidly. Liying Qian, Euromonitor International, Global Insight Manager - Tissue...

FRONTISSUES: Competition and renewal – China maintains its production pace and...

The China National Household Paper Industry Association (CNHPIA) 2025 report reveals growth broadly maintained, and new pathways opening for further expansion. Prominent features are...

OPERATIONS REPORT: A new tissue machine in the Kingdom of Saudi...

Tissue World Magazine Senior Editor Helen Morris spoke to Sunny Amin, Procurement and Logistics Manager, about how tourism – a key pillar of Saudi...

EUROMONITOR: Middle East retail tissue enters a new growth cycle

Urban expansion, demographic shifts and channel evolution reshape hygiene demand across the GCC. By Isam Arshad, Consultant, Euromonitor International. As 2026 progresses, the Middle East...

TISSUE WORLD MIAMI UPDATE … the countdown is on!

The world’s leading exhibition and conference for the global tissue industry opens its doors in Miami in under two months’ time: speakers from E80...

MARKETISSUES: Competition and renewal: China’s ‘increasingly fierce’ market saw tissue machine...

As capacity growth slowed in traditional production hubs, new entrants are maintaining across the board, high-quality development. Report by China National Household Paper Industry...

PACKAGING TECHNICAL THEME: Tomorrow and beyond: Long-term packaging solutions must look...

Seeing possibilities where others see limits. Rodney Fokkens, Aftermarket Manager at Edson, emphasises the virtues of a farsighted, flexible, and less standardised response to...

PACKAGING TECHNICAL THEME: Palletising – coping with the wide variety of...

Report for TWM by Gregory Sense, Marketing/Inside Sales Manager, Infinity Machine and Engineering Corp. In the modern converting facility, palletisers are no longer a luxury...

ICT UK starts tissue production: “a key step” in the group’s...

Italian tissue manufacturer Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT Group) has announced the official start-up of tissue production in the United Kingdom after starting up its...

Eruslu diversifies into tissue production: announces converting investment

Türkiye’s Eruslu Hygienic Products has moved into tissue production after investing in six Futura and Plusline-supplied Andromeda Tissue converting lines, to be installed at...

Tieto report: 100+ global producer executives reveal how they are redefining...

Finnish technology company Tieto (formerly Tietoevry) has announced the results of its Global Tissue Market Study 2025, revealing a fundamental shift in how tissue...

Yusen Group boosts high-quality tissue capacity with TM investments

China’s Yusen Group has invested in three Valmet-supplied IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to be installed at its plants in Tai'an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin,...

RESOURCEWISE: Middle Eastern tissue market diverges into prosperous versus conflict zones

Disparity between affluent nations and less prosperous countries continues to widen as trends align with patterns seen in Asian markets during evolving development phase....

Northwood acquires K-C’s professional and personal care sites

British tissue manufacturer Northwood has acquired the complete mill and converting facility of Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) Coleshill, England-based plant, as well as the Flint, Wales-based...

Jani Sales boosts tissue capacity with PM3 start-up

India’s Jani Sales has announced it is starting up production on its Baosuo-supplied 80tpd virgin tissue machine, a move which will increase its annual...

Henkel to acquire Stahl Group; boosts adhesive technologies capabilities

Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is to acquire Dutch-based Stahl Group for a purchase price of €2.1bn euros. The move will boost the German-headquartered...

The countdown is on! Tissue World Miami 2026 opens its doors...

Registration for Tissue World Miami 2026 has officially opened as conference speakers from Sofidel, Cascades, Suzano, ST Paper, and Grupo Corporativo Papelera - plus...

WEPA to acquire majority of shares in France’s MPH1865

German-headquartered the WEPA Group is to boost its presence in the French AfH market after announcing plans to acquire a majority of the shares...

Essity reports highest margin in five years in latest results

Essity has reported increased market shares and high margins in all business areas in its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results. Strong product launches, selective...

Faderco Group to double tissue capacity with TM investment

Algerian tissue manufacturer WARAK, a subsidiary of the Faderco Group, has invested in a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT 200TS tissue line combined with...

Metsä Tissue appoints new management team

Metsä Tissue has appointed a new management team to accelerate profitable growth. As of 1 January 2026, Sari Pajari-Sederholm is Chief Executive and Tobias Lüning...

SPG boosts capacity with PM5 start-up

Saudi Paper Group (SPG) has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2L machine to be installed at its Dammam facility in Saudi Arabia.

Management takes over Saueressig Packaging and Surfaces

A newly founded Saueressig Group has been announced after a management buyout took place to acquire the Saueressig Packaging and...

Velvet Care boosts production capacity with TM start-up; Paweł Bajorek appointed...

Poland’s Velvet Care has increased its production capacity by 40% after starting up its Valmet-supplied TM at its plant in Klucze. Launched on 18 December...

Lee & Man boosts production efficiencies with TM upgrades

China’s Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing has invested in a rebuild project to upgrade five existing tissue machine shoe presses with Valmet’s...

FRONTISSUES: Tissue World Ho Chi Minh City 2027 confirmed after the...

It is not often that the word “skyrocket” is applied to projected tissue growth. Here are some of the figures which support Mr. Hoang Trung...

FOCUS ON I: The BANI era: the age of tissue –...

Mr. Hoang Trung Son, General Director of Dong Tien Paper Company, and Chairman of Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association (VPPA) Vietnam’s economy and development goals:...

FOCUS ON II: Evaluating Shifting Dynamics Across Booming APAC market

Somnath Ray, Principal, AFRY Management Consulting Growth in personal care and food service are dominant drivers of tissue demand. Personal care and beauty segments growing steadily: ...

ANNUAL REVIEW: Companies outline their ‘Spirit of Agility’ ready for fluctuating...

As 2025 draws to a close, TWM asks figures from across tissue’s global supply chain for their retrospectives on the year … and predictions...

TWM Editorial Calendar 2026

January / February 2026: (digital magazine) Country Report: Middle EastTechnical Theme: PackagingSpecial Feature: Retail Special  *March / April 2026: (Tissue World Miami...

MARKETISSUES: TISSUE WORLD HO CHI MINH CITY 2025

Tissue World Vietnam “created remarkable impact within the pulp and paper industry – strengthening business connections, inspiring innovation, and affirming Vietnam’s growing position on...

FOCUS ON III: Retail Tissue in APAC: Navigating Regional Trends in...

At Tissue World Ho Chi Minh City in November, Natalia Bezrebra, Senior Analyst at data analytics company Euromonitor International, gave a presentation detailing regional...

EXITISSUES: Bamboo: carbon footprint up to 32% higher than conventional wood-based...

First comprehensive study reveals gap between marketing promises on sustainability and the measurable environmental impact. Report for TWM by North Carolina State University’s Naycari...

COUNTRY REPORT Japan – tissue demand still increasing despite shrinking population

Long-term growth at almost 3%. Per capita consumption at 21.5kg - among the highest globally. An economy ranked fifth worldwide. All with fewer people...

COUNTRY REPORT: Japan’s highly competitive mature market focusses on innovation and...

Retail value sales to continue rising as companies shift their strategies to offset fundamental cultural changes and population decline set to reach 9% by...

Fapajal targets premium market with TM investment

Portuguese tissue producer Fapajal Papermaking has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTM tissue production line for start-up at its mill in São Julião do Tojal. Designed...

Sofidel improves energy efficiencies with TM rebuild at Roanne plant

Sofidel has completed a major rebuild of its Toscotec-supplied PM1 tissue machine at its Roanne mill in France. The start-up follows a modernisation project to...

Lucart boosts AfH presence after finalising Cartindustria Eurocarta acquisition

Italy’s Lucart has increased its presence across Europe after closing the transaction to acquire a controlling stake in Cartindustria Eurocarta. With a turnover of €80m...