KEMIRA’S NEW GENERATION FIELD TEST DUST AND LINT PARTICLE ANALYSER

An accurate field test to improve detection and measurement of dusting and linting during tissue production has major significance for cost and...

RECOVERED PAPER SUPPLY – ALREADY IN DECLINE – HIT HARD BY...

New sources of recovered paper for the recycled tissue industry must be found, say Bill Moore and Susan Cornish of Moore & Associates....

BAROMETER ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURE, Lucart

LUCIANO LOPEZ, PLANT DIRECTOR AT LUCART TISSUE & SOAP TWM/1: What machinery investments have you made since we met...

BAROMETER ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURE, Poppies Europe

ARMINDO MARQUE, PARTNER AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, POPPIES EUROPE Integrated producer: Lucart offers a complete set of solutions that it says...

BAROMETER ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURE, LTC

AYAZ TEJANI, MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEICESTER TISSUE COMPANY (LTC), AND FRANK MILLWARD, LTC SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR, UK TWM/1: What...

BAROMETER ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURE, Bedford Paper

STEVE PETERS, SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, BEDFORD PAPER TWM/1: What machinery investments have you made in the past...

MarketIssues: THE PHENOMENAL EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE PRODUCTS THE WORLD...

Tissue’s leading executives chart the challenges and responses to the Covid-19 effects across the globe - Essity’s president and chief executive Magnus Groth,...

MarketIssues, Kim Underhill, Kimberly-Clark North America

TWM/1: How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted Kimberly-Clark and how has it responded? “Kimberly-Clark is doing its part to...

MarketIssues. Vivek Joshi senior vice president and general manager, tissue category,...

In general, given the current situation surrounding the coronavirus/Covid-19, and just cold and flu season in general, we anticipated more handwashing – especially...

Henan Huajie Hygiene Products boosts capacity

Henan Huajie Hygiene Products has increased its household paper production capacity after investing in a Baotuo-supplied Crescent Former paper machine.  TM3 is...

ABB launches latest generation of its APC

ABB has launched the latest generation of its Advanced Process Control (APC), which it said provides paper mills with “complete digital control over wet end...

Northwood boosts hand towel capacity by 40%

UK-based AfH manufacturer Northwood Hygiene Products is increasing its hand towel capacity by over 40% following a significant investment in equipment. 

Yunnan Yuxi Nanen Company increases capacity

China’s Yunnan Yuxi Nanen Company has boosted its production capacity after investing in a Baotuo-supplied Crescent Former tissue machine.  The paper machine model...

Fabio Perini patents technology to make bamboo masks

Fabio Perini has diversified its product offering with the introduction of a patented technology that produces up to 10,000 biodegradable bamboo masks...

Hayat Kimya boosts capacity with Russian TM investment

Turkish tissue producer Hayat Kimya has invested in its eighth Valmet-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its new site outside Moscow, Russia.  

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Lucart invests €10m in cogeneration plant

Italy’s Lucart has invested €10m in a high-efficiency cogeneration plant to be installed at its Porcari factory.   The NovaLT12 gas turbine can supply a power of 12.5MW, with cogeneration...

Select Products Holdings boost private label capacity

America’s Select Products Holdings has invested in a PCMC-supplied Amica consumer rewinder line, a STAX-supplied Prima wrapper, a STAX RCP-15 case-packer and all connecting conveyors.  

Gomà-Camps launches my tissue ecologic+

Spain’s Gomà-Camps has targeted the global retail market with the launch of my tissue ecologic+, a line of recycled, eco-friendly and certified products.  The...

Sun Paper Source and Sopanusa Tissue boost capacity

Sun Paper Source and Sopanusa Tissue have responded to the global surge in demand for tissue products by increasing their paper machine and converting...

Lila Group boosts capacity by 33% with investment

Turkey’s Lila Group has responded to increasing export volumes and the growth potential of the domestic market with a TL450m investment in...

Essity reports “strong performance in a challenging market” in half-year results

Essity has reported increased market shares in many markets and increased online sales in its half-year results, but added that sales were negatively impacted by...

Let’s Talk Tissue: TWM launch edition webinar draws global response

Tissue World Magazine’s first ever live panel discussion webinar was shared by more than 500 industry personnel from tissue-linked companies across the...

PCMC announces Xcut saw enhancements

PCMC has said its latest tissue log saw Xcut now includes two additional technologies that “improve the performance of the saw and downstream packaging...

Valmet claims world record in ViscoNip belt lifetime

Valmet has said it achieved a world record in a ViscoNip belt lifetime at its customer Yunnan Yun Jing Forest & Paper Co.’s TM1...

Sofidel boosts capacity with converting investments

Sofidel has increased its capacity in the USA and Poland after investing in four Gambini supplied Flex and ProFlex converting lines.   Between May 2020...

K-C expands 2030 target for reduced GHG emissions

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced its 2030 climate commitment plans to reduce direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% against a new baseline...

Buckman board elects three directors

Bulab Holdings has announced that Robert Buckman, Memphis, Jacqueline Welch, Washington, D.C. Metro, and Gregg Sutherland, Denver, have been elected by its shareholders...

K-C names Gustavo Ghory as chief supply chain officer

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has appointed Gustavo Ghory as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer.   Effective 1 July 2020, Ghory will have global responsibilities for procurement, manufacturing, transportation, continuous improvement, sustainability, and quality, safety...

World News: Xuong Giang Paper mill boosts capacity with TM start-up

Vietnam’s Xuong Giang Paper mill has invested in an Andritz supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine. Start-up is scheduled...

WEPA Giershagen reports constant speed of 2,200mpm

Germany’s WEPA Giershagen has recorded a constant speed of 2,200mpm on its Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0S tissue line, PM19.   The machine came online in October 2015 and has since produced high-quality tissue...

Tissue World Webinar – let’s talk tissue

Industry insiders from Kimberly-Clark (K-C), Blue Earth Network, Cyber Advisory Services and Sam’s Club will discuss the current climate and the likely legacy of...

Solenis completes acquisition of ChemSystems

Chemicals company Solenis has closed its previously announced acquisition of paper business ChemSystems. Effective 1 June, ChemSystems is a...

Cascades launches packaging line for e-commerce

Cascades has launched a product line designed for e-commerce that encompasses a comprehensive range of customised, creative and sustainable packaging options for...

Sofidel targets AfH and At-Home market with ‘Nicky Defend’ launch

Sofidel has targeted the consumer and hygiene market with the launch of Nicky Defend, a disposable tissue paper towel with antibacterial lotion.

Northwood to close UK-based converting site

Northwood Hygiene Products has announced the closure of its Penygroes, UK-based tissue converting facility. Located in North Wales, the...

Vajda Papír boosts capacity

Hungary’s Vajda Papír has boosted its tissue production capacity after starting up its PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine in Dunaföldvár. Supplied...

Hayat Kimya on target to boost capacity to 630,000tpy

Hayat Kimya has said it is still on track for its targeted TM start-up dates in Kaluga, Russia, and Mersin, Turkey, despite...

Sofidel targets AfH market with Papernet product

Sofidel has targeted the AfH market with the launch of its Papernet product line. The line has been developed...

Cascades launches packaging line for e-commerce

Cascades has launched a product line designed for e-commerce that encompasses a range of customised, creative and sustainable packaging solutions for companies...