Cascades joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier network

Cascades has said it is now an official member of the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier (APASS) network.The company said it views...

Historic Marcal mill starts trial TM production after devastating fire

Soundview Paper Company - which manufactures the famous Marcal tissue brand - has started trial production on one of its two tissue...

Sofidel aims to reduce 50% of its plastic production

Sofidel has further broadened its environmental efforts after announcing plans to reduce 50% of conventional plastic from its production by 2030 when...

Suavecel boosts capacity in Iberian Peninsula

Suavecel has recently purchased two OMET TV 840 lines and one OMET ASV Line for interfolded production. In addition to the production...

Essity invests SEK 400m in sustainable alternative fibre technology

Tissue manufacturer Essity is investing SEK 400m in an integrated facility for the production of pulp based on alternative fibre from plant-based...

MG TEC Industry boosts capacity

Romania’s MG TEC Industry has invested in two tissue production lines with stock preparation for its mill in Dej. Supplied by Andritz,...

Essity sets sustainability targets for packaging

Essity has said 85% of its packaging will be manufactured from renewable or recycled material by 2025, as it announces new targets...

GP reinforces importance of its T&T assets as it closes down...

Georgia-Pacific (GP) has confirmed that tissue and towel manufacturing will continue as an important asset for its consumer business, as it announces...

Convertipap targets Americas with capacity boost

Mexico’s Convertidor de Papel has increased its high-quality tissue production capacity after investing in an Intelli-Tissue Advanced 2100 tissue machine.Supplied by PMP,...

Softer, stronger tissue requires smarter solutions.

Helping our tissue customers succeed takes more than mere commitment. It takes a level of focus that only Buckman can bring. We...

Clearwater Paper reports Q1 results

Clearwater Paper has reported net sales of $428.8m for the first quarter of 2019, 1.9% lower than $437.0m recorded in the first...

Kruger Products boosts capacity with Canada investment

KP Tissue and Kruger Products have officially announced their future $575m Sherbrooke tissue plant, which will be equipped with TAD technology. Located...

Essity divests partly-owned company in Turkey

Essity is divesting its 50% stake in the partly owned company SCA Yildiz in Turkey to the other part owner Yildiz.SCA Yildiz...

Suzano announces Q1 results in “challenging market environment”

Brazil’s Suzano has reported first quarter net revenue results of R$5.7bn, which it said was supported by the “strong performance of prices...

Xuan Mai Paper targets high-quality tissue with capacity boost

Vietnam’s Xuan Mai Paper has invested in a PrimeLineECO tissue machine to be installed at its Ho Chi Minh City-based plant. Supplied...

Cascades reports “important sequential improvement” in Q1 tissue results

Cascades has reported group sales of $1,230m - an increase of 3% compared to $1,196m in Q4 2018, and an increase of...

Tissue needs a step change to be fit for the near-...

In a wide-ranging analysis, Essity president and chief executive Magnus Groth told Tissue World Milan that innovation in the last decade has...

Tissue World Milan 2019

3,200 VISITORSFROM 91 COUNTRIES172 EXHIBITING COMPANIES60 EXPERT CONFERENCE SPEAKERSTissue World 2019 – the world’s largest tissue industry exhibition and conference – played...

The Challenge – to find a high quality and industry compatible...

Plastic – hundreds of millions of tonnes of it every year – has been intrinsic to tissue...

Initial volatility linked to post-Brexit trade relationships ‘unlikely’ to be reflected...

Imports equate to approximately 38% of Britain’s tissue consumption. Most of its fibre is non-EU supplied, and...

Pre-stretched film tensioned and tough enough for jumbo roll protection

Marco Cirigliano, sales and application engineer, outlines why FIS Impianti’s new generation wrap is critical to...

Retail Special: Online and Auto-Reordering!

By Soile Kilpi, director, and Kathren Kneer, principal, Pöyry Management Consulting

Surge in e-tailing as UK consumers embrace technology for tissue

With a high level of market penetration a challenge for organic growth, the industry looks for new...

Proving flexibility and speed can coexist for today’s converters

The escalating demands of today’s converting market continue to increase pressure on converters. Factors like trade wars,...

When a beautiful Danish model is in tears breaking up with...

Whether it’s wiping away the wrong make-up, padding out a little needed cleavage, or keeping the camera eyepiece dry, no fashion shoot...

“Brexit will bring its own challenges – we are ready for...

With plans to build a crucial tissue mill in the UK in 2022, the family behind LPC – having once made its...

The Brexit vote has meant increased demand for Poppies Europe

Above: Armindo Marque, Partner and technical director With up to 10 million napkins produced per day, the Northern...

It could be a big win or a big loss… But...

Helen Morris, Senior Editor, Tissue World Magazine In a professionally efficient way this edition of TWM was...

Faderco boosts presence in Mediterranean region with investment

Algeria’s Faderco has invested in a complete Advantage DCT 100HS tissue production line. Supplied by Valmet, the line will have a width...

GP boosts bath tissue capacity with $120m investment

Georgia-Pacific (GP) will install a new tissue machine and roll storage building to increase its consumer (retail) bath tissue business at its...

Södra Q1 results “better than expected”

Södra has reported a net sales increase of 11% to SEK 6,318m in its first quarter results. Operating profit increased 22% to SEK...

Metsä Group reports “good Q1 result as anticipated”; announces co-determination negotiations...

Metsä Group has reported year-on-year sales of €1,438m compared with €1,428m in its Q1 results. Operating result was €183m compared with...

Essity Q1 results helped by innovations, cost savings and price increases

Essity has reported a year-on-year net sales increase of 9.4% to SEK 30,656m in its first quarter results. Emerging markets accounted for...

K-C reports Q1 results; makes “excellent progress towards higher selling prices”

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has reported a year-on-year net sales decrease of 2% to $4.6bn in its first quarter 2019 results. However, operating profit...

TKM. The service partner at your side.

TKM ranks among the leading producers of knives for tissue paper, paper producing and processing industries globally. With twelve locations as well...

Grupo Corporativo Papelera boosts capacity

Grupo Corporativo Papelera has invested in an iDEAL Forged_YD – 16” Yankee Cylinder.The Yankee has been shipped to Mexico and will be...

OMET launches Industry 4.0 Intelligent Plant

OMET has launched its new software developed for production control, which allows real-time connection with any OMET machine, anywhere installed in the...

ProMach boosts robotics capabilities with Quest Industrial acquisition

ProMach has acquired Quest Industrial, a provider of robotic integration solutions. The move means the packaging machinery provider will strengthen its robotics...

Tissue World 2019 welcomes 3,200 visitors from 91 countries!

Tissue World Milan 2019 was a global event which welcomed 3,200 participants from 91 countries, with the...

GP announces executive leadership changes

Georgia-Pacific (GP) has announced that Kathleen A. "Kathy" Walters will retire as executive vice president – consumer products group, effective 1 June...