APP invests in 18 TMs; all machines to produce tissue from...

Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) has boosted its capacity in China after investing in 18 Intelli-Tissue EcoEc 1600 Premium machines.

Libang Group boosts capacity in Hebei and Hubei

The Libang Group has ordered four new tissue machines for its mills in China, according to domestic supplier Baotuo Paper Machinery Engineering.

Luoyang Jieda Paper boosts facial tissue capacity with investment

Luoyang Jieda Paper has signed a contract for the supply of two BC1300-2850 Crescent Former Tissue Machine. Supplied by...

Essity reports half-year results; implemented price increases had positive impact on...

Essity has reported a year-on-year net sales increase of 8.6% to SEK 62,724m in its half-year report and said innovation launches have...

Infinity launches casepacker with 25% – 50% speed increase

Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. has responded to customer demand with the launch of its Dual Rotating Cassette C15, a casepacker module designed...

Lucart highlights Circular Economy and sustainability in its latest report

Lucart has presented its 2018 Sustainability Report with a focus on Circular Economy, new investments and partnerships for sustainable development

ABB launches Winder Performance Optimisation digital solution

ABB has launched a Winder Performance Optimisation to maximise capacity and productivity for tissue manufacturers. The supplier said the...

Recard announces management changes; Riccardo Lorenzo Campo takes on MD role

Recard has announces that Mauro Michelini exited the company on 31 July. Doctor of engineering Riccardo Lorenzo Campo has...

Körber Group acquires Roll-Tec; expands converting and packaging machine expertise

Körber Group has increased its Business Area Tissue division after acquiring Roll-Tec Cilindro, a Brazilian-based embossing roll specialist. Roll-Tec...

Metsä Tissue to book €107m review and focus on tissue

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has announced a strategy update that includes an operational review with the target to improve internal efficiency, reduce...

Kemira to help develop 100% bio-based chemicals

Kemira is to participate in the development of 100% bio-based chemicals for paper and cardboard production as part of an EU funded...

Valmet launches stand-alone wet end control package

Valmet has launched a stand-alone wet end control package for paper, board and tissue machines. The control product called...

OMET launches TV 840 Tronic

OMET has targeted the napkin market with the launch of its TV 840 Tronic machine. The supplier said the...

SLOVENIA – Slovak Hygienic Paper Group boosts capacity at Paloma site

Slovak Hygienic Paper Group (SHP Group) has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD- 2.0L tissue line. Delivery to its Paloma...

Procter & Gamble launches Charmin Forever Roll

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched the Charmin Forever Roll – a month’s supply of toilet paper in one giant roll –...

Mexico – Blue Tissue boosts capacity with TM start-up

Mexico’s Blue Tissue has increased its production capacity after starting up an iDEAL Master Tissue Machine. Supplied by A.Celli, the turnkey plant...

Star Paper Mill boosts capacity

Star Paper Mill (SPM) has increased its production capacity after starting up its DCT Crescent Former tissue machine in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

THE US TOPS THE LIST TODAY – BUT FUTURE CONSUMPTION RATES...

Bruce Janda, Senior consultant, Fisher International Last year Fisher International gave a presentation on “Issues Keeping Tissue ExecutivesUp...

CONSUMER TISSUE IN THE US: FROM STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES TO INSURGENT DTC...

Svetlana Uduslivaia, Euromonitor International’s head of tissue & hygiene industry In 2018 retail sales of consumer tissue in...

“US TISSUE IS GROWING AT 1-2%… WE ARE GROWING IN EXCESS...

The future is electronic intelligence, robots and Human–Machine Interface. At this Green Bay converter financial support is offered for schooling and several...

FULLY INTEGRATED RESOLUTE TARGETS PREMIUM AND ULTRA PREMIUM PRODUCTION

Vertical control of production backed by major investment is driving this former leading newsprint producer towards growth in quality products and geographic...

‘WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOW WE LIVE AND...

David Crosweller is the co-founder of the charity Sanitation First, a charity based in north Wiltshire, England, which currently works in Tamil...

CANFOR’S CIRCULAR ECONOMY INITIATIVES DRIVING ITS ‘MORE VALUE, LESS IMPACT’...

Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation High tensile strength pulp, major reforest planting, a...

The importance of forest certification

Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimisation and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation When it comes to sustainability, we focus on...

New technology for the circular economy

Paul Bicho, PhD Manager, optimization and innovation, Canfor Pulp Innovation We have a vision to be a leader...

UPM TAKES A STEP CHANGE AS A PULP SUPPLIER INVESTING...

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations US$2.7bn mill investment and a US$350m boost to port and local logistics will...

State-of-the-art mill to produce premium pulp

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations The new pulp mill has been created as an efficient single-line operation representing state-of-the-art...

Efficient wood supply and logistics

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations Availability of sustainably sourced eucalyptus wood for the new mill is secured through...

Significant economic boost

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations Based on independent socioeconomic impact studies, the new pulp mill is estimated to...

Long term commitment in sustainable eucalyptus plantations

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations In Uruguay UPM today operates a eucalyptus pulp mill in the southwestern town...

UPM Euca pulp for versatile tissue products

Sari Hörkkö, Director, stakeholder relations The Fray Bentos pulp mill started operations in 2007. Its annual production capacity...

A PILOT MACHINE PARTNERSHIP FINE TUNES THE FURNISH MIX TO...

Peter Carlsson, Technical product manager, Södra As the quest for cost efficiency without compromise on performance continues, how...

E-COMMERCE AND PRIVATE LABELS – THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN THE TISSUE...

Sanna Sosa Principal Poyry Management Consulting Online shopping has experienced rapid growth over the past few years. According to the...

Private label products on the rise on Amazon’s best sellers list

Sanna Sosa, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting The online juggernaut Amazon makes up almost half (47%) of total US...

Retailers are stocking online marketplaces with private label tissue products

Sanna Sosa, Principal Poyry, Management Consulting Walmart is the third largest e-commerce retailer in the US, after eBay,...

National brands investing in e-commerce channels

Sanna Sosa, Principal, Poyry Management Consulting National brand manufacturers are also investing in upgrading their e-commerce strategies. Major...

Impacts of China’s trade policies – on China

Susan Cornish, Associate, Moore & Associates China has been a dominant player in the global recovered paper (RCP)...

Objectives of the new Chinese policies (what were they thinking?)

Susan Cornish, Associate, Moore & Associates China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, in combination with China Customs, has been...

Recent Publications from the Chinese Ministry of the Environment

Susan Cornish, Associate, Moore & Associates • “Imported Waste Management Catalog” (2017) • “Directory of...

New opportunities in RCP markets

Susan Cornish, Associate, Moore & Associates These ongoing changes to policy in China have been monitored closely around...