India’s CPP boosts premium tissue capacity

Century Pulp and Paper (CPP) has responded to an increase in demand for premium tissue products by starting up its second Valmet-supplied...

K-C North America announces Russ Torres as Group President

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has appointed Russ Torres as Group President of its North America business, succeeding Kim Underhill. Currently President...

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR TISSUE

By Kemira Chemicals’ Tiago de Assis, Research Scientist, R&D & Technology, and Lucyna Pawlowska, Senior Applications Specialist, Strength & Tissue.

Should we now go for 3-ply, or quilted, cushiony or extra...

Michael Jackson, professional conference presenter, and media host of Tissue World TV at the last several live Tissue World events, recently relocated...

After a brief retail appearance on US chain store shelves, bamboo...

Online, bamboo tissue products - especially toilet paper - are on the rise with more enterprises offering impressive varieties to attract price-concerned...

Unleash your fabric showering potential

Rémi Charron Business Development Manager By Buckman’s Rémi Charron, Business Development Manager – Tissue, Daniel Glover, Global Tissue Technology...

As China’s consumer-driven economy takes root and expands, domestic tissue consumption...

As the world tissue leader continues its rapid growth stage, sectors in which it lagged behind are also being swept away as...

Covid has accelerated the already rapidly changing shopping landscape in China

As economic recovery is well underway, major tissue companies are increasing investment in digital spaces as almost half of consumers now buy...

AfH is making a strong comeback in China and across Asia

People want to return to their traditional lifestyles … vacations, going to restaurants, theatres, bars, or just simply getting out, and a...

Intense market competition sees China’s tissue industry setting record performance levels 

A November 2020 report by China National Household Paper Industry (CNHPIA) Association looks at margins, soft and hardwood pulp and parent roll...

Barometer 2021: TWM looks back at 2020 – a year like...

Everything changed as the pandemic struck. In 2020 TWM interviewed tissue mills in Canada, Scandinavia, Turkey, Serbia and Japan for our Country...

HOW THE TOP TISSUE COMPANIES ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHER PERFORMANCE LEVELS

The pandemic meant record sales for retailers. But beyond external market demand spikes and input cost deflation, strategic and operational planning led...

In 2020 China swung from historic contraction to world leading growth

Not only is China’s economic performance in 2020 a classic “V shaped” slump and recovery, when the multi-complexities of such a populous...

eBook: Methods for generating strength in tissue

A tissue producer cannot achieve their final product quality goals without consideration of not only how much strength...

Hayat invests RUB9bn in Russian plant

Turkey’s Hayat Holding has strengthened its presence in Russia after announcing a new plant in Kaluga. The RUB9bn investment...

Bedford Paper boosts capacity with converting expansion

Wisconsin-based Bedford Paper has responded to an increase in demand for high-quality tissue products by investing in its third PCMC-supplied tissue converting...

Tissue & Paper Bangkok’s first webinar announced; exhibition rescheduled to November

The first ever Tissue & Paper Bangkok webinar will be held on 10 June 2021. With the theme "Post-pandemic:...

Baosuo expands into Middle East

China’s Baosuo Enterprise Group has entered the Middle Eastern tissue market with a turnkey solution for a leading tissue manufacturer.

GP completes $7m expansion project in Green Bay

Georgia-Pacific (GP) has boosted its North American production facilities after completing an expansion project at its GP PRO facility in Wisconsin.

K-C announces North American price hike

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced mid-to-high single digit percentage price increases for its North American Consumer Products business. Customers in...

Lucart discusses Toscotec’s TT Defender

Written by Toscotec Toscotec has recently launched its TT Defender, a leading-edge patented innovation that provides Yankee dryers with...

K-C Thailand boosts consumer capacities

Kimberly-Clark Thailand has invested in a Gambini-supplied consumer Flex 600 converting line at its plant in Pathumthani, northern Bangkok.  The investment features the supplier’s TouchMax embossing and will boost the company’s premium bathroom tissue offering in the...

Essel Selüloz diversifies into consumer tissue with TM investment

Turkey’s Essel Selüloz ve Kağıt and sister company Yöntem Kağıt have expanded their AfH product offering to include consumer tissue products after announcing plans for a tissue machine in Osmaniye.  

Solenis announces Wet Strength Product price hikes in EMEA

Solenis will increase prices on all wet strength resins in the EMEA region by up to 20%.  The company said the price increase is necessary “due to...

Essity attempts its first CO2 emission-free tissue production

Essity has started testing of its first CO2 emission-free, large-scale tissue production at its Lilla Edet plant in Sweden.   By completely replacing natural gas with biogas, Essity said the plant will reduce its fossil...

Södra announces $100 NBSK price hike

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe by $100 to $1,220 per tonne.   Effective 1...

Suzhou Taison boosts high-quality tissue capacity

China’s Suzhou Taison Paper Co. has started-up two Andritz-supplied PrimeLineST W8 tissue production lines.  TM13 and TM15 have a design speed of 1,900m/min,...

AGVs increase efficiency and safety within factories and DC

Automated guided vehicles, laser-guided vehicles, and self-driven forklifts represent the most flexible, reliable, and advanced technology to integrate all the supply chain operations.

The Navigator Company announces tissue price hikes

The Navigator Company is to increase tissue prices by 6 to 8% in all markets. Effective for all dispatches...

Berli Jucker Cellox boosts capacity

Thailand’s Berli Jucker Cellox has started up its Andritz-supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine at its mill in Prachinburi. The 16ft...

Lucart boosts AfH hygiene presence with ESP purchase

Italy’s Lucart Group has increased its production in the European AfH hygiene market after it acquired Essential Supply Products (ESP), a UK-based...

Clearwater reports “outstanding” 4Q and 2020 results

Clearwater Paper has said it delivered “exceptional results” in its fourth quarter and 2020 financial and operating results, despite the challenges of...

Kruger boosts North America TAD capacity; announces $240m expansion project

Canada’s Kruger Products has increased its presence across the North American tissue market after starting up a TAD tissue machine at its...

Cascades reports record annual profitability for third consecutive year

Cascades has reported “significant strategic progress” in its fourth quarter and full-year results, as demand for its consumer retail tissue products helps...

Körber appoints MD of Fold Division

Körber has appointed Giovacchino Giurlani as Managing Director of its Fold Division.  He will develop the company on a global level and told TWM that “by combining our...

PPC boosts facial tissue capacity with investments

USA-based Precision Paper Converters (PPC) has made a series of investments to increase capacity following an increase in demand for the products.   

Accrol reports H1 revenue drop following Covid outbreak

UK-based tissue converting company Accrol Group has reported a revenue drop of 4.3% to £62.3m for the six months ended 31 October 2020, down from £57.6m for the same...

Hayat Kimya boosts premium tissue capacity in Russia

Turkey’s Hayat Kimya has responded to increased demand for premium tissue products in Russia by investing in multiple Kӧrber-supplied converting and packaging lines.  The Perini Constellation S8 lines will be installed at...

Kemira announces price hikes across EMEA

Kemira has increased the price of its inorganic coagulants in the EMEA region.   Iron coagulants will increase between 8-15%...

P&G reports strong quarter; Family Care increases organic sales by double...

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported net sales results up 8% year-on-year to $19.7bn in its fiscal year 2021 second quarter results.  Gross profit increased 12% to $10.4bn and operating...