SPECIAL FEATURE: ANNUAL REVIEW 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, TWM asks figures from across tissue’s global supply chain for their retrospectives on the year ... and predictions...

CONSUMERSPEAK: “And those tissue boxes!”

Creative designer Katie Stern was working in fabrics when she discovered Swedish dishcloths – 70% wood cellulose, 30% cotton, and 100% compostable. Based in Wisconsin,...

FRONTISSUES: Circularity and proximity – waste not want not

Tissue giant Essity is recycling 60% of all collected food and beverage cartons in France to its mill in Hondouville, Normandy. They come from...

EXITISSUES: The pace of expansion at market leader Velvet Care is...

Capacity increases in converting and tissue machine output are being boosted by further investment as the company plans to “create a market” and then...

ENVIRONMENT TECHNICAL THEME: Turning 60% of all France’s recycled food and...

Essity’s drive towards a “truly circular society” has opened up another stream of raw material resource linking circularity and proximity. Donato Giorgio, President, Global...

MARKETISSUES: From its low tissue consumption base, the Indian market is...

As India is roaring forward being one of the countries with steady economic and market growth, P&B has also been reaping benefits. Report by...

COUNTRY REPORT: Global pulp leader Brazil shows strong growth in finished...

Trend driven by eucalyptus fibre resources, efficient plantations and mills with much room for further expansion, seven new machines under construction, and substantial increases...

COUNTRY REPORT: Brazil’s longer term tissue recovery ‘promising,’ but uncertainty remains...

Lower birth rate and shift away from tradition families towards single or two-people households without children will affect future market. By Paula Ferolla, São...

PCMC and Unitek Paper & Chemicals form strategic alliance

PCMC has entered into a strategic alliance with Istanbul-based Unitek Paper & Chemicals in order to further its collaboration with Türkiye-based pulp and paper...

Suzano signs up Andritz for maintenance on new Ribas do Rio...

Brazilian pulp and tissue producer Suzano has invested in a five-year contract with Andritz that will cover maintenance modules for its new mill currently...

Rexcell boosts capacity with TM investment

Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete drying section rebuild for PM1 at its Skåpafors mill in Sweden.   Planned for the second...

Essity in discussion with potential buyers for stake in Vinda

Essity has confirmed discussions are ongoing with a number of third parties for a potential sale regarding its shares in Asian hygiene company Vinda...

Clearwater Paper suspends Idaho operations

Clearwater Paper Corporation has temporarily suspended certain manufacturing operations at its Lewiston, Idaho facility after an incident impacting the regional natural gas system. The company...

“Visionary, generous, and charismatic”: Cascades Cofounder Bernard Lemaire passes

Cascades has announced the death of Bernard Lemaire, 87, a Cofounder of the company. Born in Drummondville, Québec in 1936, un 1960 Lemaire joined the...

Valmet completes acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue

Valmet has officially entered the global tissue converting business after completing the previously announced acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue. According to the company, the...

Kochavinska Paper Factory boosts capacity with TM start-up

Ukraine’s Kochavinska Paper Factory has started-up its A.Celli-supplied turnkey iDEAL tissue line at its site in the Lviv region. TM3 was started up on 28...

Cascades reports solid results; Tissue Papers segment reports more favourable sales...

Cascades has reported solid Q3 results fuelled by “a robust” 39% increase in its Tissue Papers segment. Sales of $1,198m compared to $1,168m in Q2...

Kruger Products reports boosted Consumer Q3 results

Kruger Products has reported volume and margin recovery in its Q3 results, highlighting “robust” Consumer tissue sale volumes. Revenue for the quarter increased 10.9% year-on-year...

Cascades, Kruger Products, CMPC Pulp, and ResourceWise to headline Tissue World...

Tissue World has announced its Miami 2024 conference agenda - Elevating Expertise for Tomorrow’s Tissue World – as it welcomes a range of industry-leading...

Elevating Expertise for Tomorrow’s Tissue World: Tissue World Miami 2024 Agenda...

Miami, Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2024 — Tissue World, the global hub for the tissue manufacturing industry, is excited to announce Jean-David Tardif,...

Sofidel opens automated warehouse in Poland

Sofidel has opened an automated warehouse at its plant in Ciechanów, Poland, boosting its production efficiencies.   The new 11,000 m2 warehouse can handle 32,000 pallets...

Sofidel France invests in biomethane for Roanne

Sofidel has signed a 10-year contract with ENGIE for the supply of renewable gas biomethane at its production plant in Roanne, France.   The contract is...

Panda Paper Mills (1997) boosts AfH capacity with rebuild

Panda Paper Mills (1997), a subsidiary of Israeli manufacturer Sano Enterprises, has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete drying section rebuild of PM1 at the...

Suzano announces R$1.66bn expansion projects; reports net loss in latest results

Brazilian pulp and tissue producer Suzano has announced investment plans worth R$1.66bn to boost its installed production capacity and enhance its operational efficiency, as...

K-C restores Q3 gross margin to pre-pandemic levels

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has reported “another strong quarter” in its latest results, reporting organic growth across all segments and continued margin progress.  Net sales for...

Essity reports robust Q3 results; review of Vinda ownership proceeding to...

Essity has reported a strong quarter with high profitable growth in its latest results.  Net sales increased year-on-year by 16.1% to SEK130,372m, whilst sales growth,...

Engraving Solutions introduces Warm-Up Ready and FLER

Körber Business Area Tissue’s Engraving Solutions has launched two embossing innovations - Warm-Up Ready and FLER – which it said targets enhancing products in...

Barry-Wehmiller announces Hygiene Division

Barry-Wehmiller has launched its BW Converting Solutions (BWCS) Hygiene Division, which unites its brands PCMC, W+D, STAX and Northern Engraving into a consolidated division.   The...

Lucart boost Spanish capacity with complete hood system rebuild

Lucart is to increase its production capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied complete rebuild of PM14’s Yankee hoods and air system at its Aranguren...

Accrol reports margin recovery “quicker than expected” in its FY23 results

UK independent tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings has announced “strong growth” in revenue and profit in its latest results, driven by increasing market share...

Zain Paper Industry increases facial tissue production with Doha project

Zain Paper Industry is to boost its high-quality facial tissue production capacity after signing up Overmade to produce a tissue production facility in Doha,...

Softys boosts capacity in Mexico with TM investment

CMPC subsidiary Softys has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 turnkey tissue line to be installed at its facility in Altamira, Mexico.   Scheduled for start-up...

CONVERTING TECHNICAL THEME: “These times are definitely exciting” – with key...

TWM/1: How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing your business, and what opportunities and challenges are there for the tissue industry generally in adapting and...

DISTRIBUTION SPECIAL: How much do you value safety, sustainability and efficiency?

William Nelson, President, E80 Group North America, states a case for full scale material handling automation as an answer to today’s challenges. Would you ever...

CONSUMERSPEAK: Just what the doctor ordered

“Dr. K” – as he is known professionally – is a Swedish doctor who lives in the UK. Here, he talks about his fondness...

MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL REPORT: A dynamic tissue market despite political and...

In one of the world’s fastest-growing regions, the industry is strategically poised for expansion with populations and disposable incomes increasing. Bruce Janda, Senior Consultant...

MARKETISSUES: Optimal tissue – maximising financial return on renewable energy projects

As carbon intensity of grid electricity can range from 29g to 635g of CO2 per kWh, paper manufacturers are moving towards local renewable generation....

HAYAT OPERATIONS REPORT: Middle East region’s largest tissue manufacturer targets “immense...

As one of the leading global companies in the FMCG sector, in 2023 Turkish-headquartered Hayat announced investment plans worth $55m which will see it...

FRONTISSUES: As Companies Rely More On Nature To Provide Greener Energy,...

Decarbonisation will need intense monitoring if mills are to get the best results. MarketIssues is an extensive analysis by AFRY’s Eduardo De Almeida of...

EXITISSUES: Global tissue giant gears up for a new era in...

Fundamental restructuring has been a feature of 2023 across various regional operations for Essity. Here, TWM talks to Matthew Urmanski, North American Vice President...