Yibin Paper boosts capacity with investment

China’s Yibin Paper has boosted its production capacity after starting up a TM2-ideal line. Supplied by A.Celli Paper, TM2 has a design speed of 1,800m/min,...

Sofidel opens its “largest and most innovative” tissue plant in Ohio

Italian tissue giant Sofidel has officially opened its 280-acre, $400m plant in Circleville, Ohio. The site is one of the most technologically and environmentally-advanced paper...

The Navigator Company announces tissue price hikes

The Navigator Company will increase the price of its tissue papers by 8 to 12% in all products and markets. This increase will be effective...

APP and APRIL accused of violating zero-deforestation policies

Paper giants Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL) have been accused of defaulting on their zero-deforestation commitments,...

FSC suspends roadmap process for APP disassociation

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has suspended the process to design a roadmap for ending disassociation with Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). The environmental certification scheme...

Essity launches cost reduction programme as raw material costs hit margins

Essity has targeted its long-term cost efficiencies after announcing a group-wide cost-savings programme. The group said its margin was “negatively impacted in the first half...

Environment Technical Theme – Our energy vision boosts our bottom line...

At Tissue World Miami in March, Resolute Forest Products’ Calhoun mill was awarded the Most Energy-Aware Mill Award. Here, Patrice Minguez, president, Tissue Group, describes what...

Impressive growth potential with tissue consumption at less than half the...

Turkey is an emerging market country with the 17th largest economy in the world ($2.133 Trillion GDP). GDP growth has been strong, averaging 6% CAGR until...

Georgia – rising tissue market in Caucasus Mountains

The tissue story in the former Soviet republic emerged after independence in 1991, and is marked by headline percentage growth figures – 30- 51 – 54%. But...

Brands and private labels – premiumisation, digitalisation and bricks & mortar

By Soile Kilpi, director, Pöyry Management Consulting The retail sector continues to go through a transition. Online shopping is just one of the catalysts. New retail...

Lights, camera, clean-up…

How the paper towel helps in wiping down cameras to patting down the shine on the foreheads of talent on set Johnny Domingo lives in Miami, Florida,...

Impact of a private label orientated business

Have you ever thought about the launch process of a private label Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)? If yes, you may have realised that this SKU was not a...

“ We consider competition as a factor that grows the market,...

Asli Bicer, marketing director at Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products, talks to TWM. TWM/1: What tissue markets do you operate in? Asli Bicer: “Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products has been...

Co-generation – Hayat Kimya takes a big leap into the future

The largest tissue manufacturer for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa sets up a blueprint for controlling long-term energy costs at its Mersin site...

“ Turkey is becoming the tissue capital of the Middle East...

TWM interviews Parteks Paper Industry general manager Fatih Çapar TWM/1: What tissue markets do you operate in? Fatih Çapar: “Established in 1996, Parteks Paper Industry is a...

Turkey: economy, urbanisation and expansion of modern grocery retail drives growth...

Steady growth of Turkey’s economy Turkey has demonstrated an outstanding economic growth performance over the last 15 years. GDP has tripled, and the number of foreign enterprises has increased more...

Should the US industry be concerned by the small but growing...

Imported bath tissue, kitchen towels and napkins are being sold in discount grocery stores and large supermarket chains in Chinese, Japanese and Korean enclaves...

After 15 years of outstanding economic performance how fit are Turkey’s...

The chart on the wall of Turkey’s economic performance in the last 15 years has an impressive upward curve. To select just a few of...

Tissue World Istanbul: 1,767 total participants, 66 exhibiting companies, attendees from...

An impressive 66 exhibiting companies and a total of 1,767 participants have attended the second Tissue World Istanbul exhibition and conference. Held in Istanbul between...

Gomà-Camps boosts Iberian Peninsula presence with TM start-up

Spain’s Gomà-Camps has announced the successful start-up of its Voith-supplied XcelLine machine at at Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain. TM 7 has a working width...

RGE boosts pulp capacity with Lwarcel Celulose purchase

Indonesia’s RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) – the holding company of pulp and paper manufacturer APRIL Group - has boosted its global pulp capacity after...

Fabio Perini achieves ISO 50001 certification

Fabio Perini has boosted its environmental sustainability efforts after becoming ISO 50001-certified. The company has previously made a formal statement to highlight its focus on...

Kruger announces price hikes in in Canada

Kruger Products (KPLP) will increase the price of its consumer branded tissue products sold in Canada as of 14 October. The company said the increase...

Nine Dragons to purchase Resolute’s Fairmont mill for $55m

Hong Kong-based Nine Dragons has entered into an agreement to purchase Resolute Forest Products’ pulp mill in Fairmont, USA. The mill produces recycled bleached kraft...

Tissue World Istanbul 2018 Conference explores new markets for the industry...

Tissue World Istanbul 2018 Conference opened with the Senior Management Symposium on 4 September, starting with the Keynote Address entitled “At yet another crossroads:...

Women In Tissue Business Forum to take place for the first...

First time in Tissue World, a half-day forum featuring female leaders from the tissue industry, will take place on 6 September at Tissue World...

EDT presents the paper on its latest enzymatic product line –...

EDT is pleased to announce its latest enzymatic product line called Repulpase™, an environmentally friendly, enzymatic solution that allows mills to process difficult broke...

Solenis presents the latest in Yankee Coating Performance and Optimisation

From 4 to 6 September, Solenis, the leading global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, showcases its latest innovations in Yankee coating and release, and wet...

Buckman Showcases Differentiated Chemistries at Tissue World Istanbul 2018

Buckman, a global company that specializes in innovative chemical and smart solutions for the pulp and paper industry, is at Tissue World in Istanbul...

Tissue World Istanbul 2018 Opened its Doors

The second edition of Tissue World Istanbul trade show has opened its doors at the Istanbul Congress Center on 4 September 2018. The exhibition features...

Integrated Uhle box lubrication – FilmLube

Uniform conditioning of press felts is crucial for paper quality and machine runability, especially on high-speed tissue machines that operate above 1,500 m/min. In...

APP’s Perawang mill increases capacity

Asia Pulp & Paper’s (APP) Perawang mill in Indonesia has successfully started-up three E-wind winders for tissue production. Supplied by A.Celli, the three new generation...

Taison Pulp boosts capacity

China’s Taison Pulp (Group) has invested in two PrimeLineST W8 tissue machines for its mill in Suzhou, Anhui province. The machines will produce up to...

Clearwater Paper announces sale of Ladysmith Facility to Dunn Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation has sold its Ladysmith, Wisconsin-based facility to Dunn Paper for $72m, and reiterated its focus on the production of ultra-quality tissue...

Vinda Personal Care increases capacity by 60,000tpy

Vinda Personal Care (Guangdong) has fired up two new Toscotec-supplied Ahead-2.0M tissue machines at its Yangjiang, Guangdong-based site. They will increase the group’s annual production...

Cascades reports record sales in 2Q 2018; tissue segment results down...

Cascades has announced record sales of C$1,179m in its second quarter results, up 4% year-on-year. This is compared to C$1,098m in Q1 2018 and C$1,130m...

St. Croix Tissue’s Baileyville site in industrial spill incident

An incident at St. Croix Tissue’s Baileyville, Maine-based tissue plant has resulted in a leak of more than a half million gallons of industrial...

Essity restructures consumer tissue operations in France

Essity has said it is closing a converting facility for retail branded products in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and will invest in its remaining integrated production facilities...

Resolute reports “improved operational performance” but tissue segment incurred operating loss...

Resolute Forest Products has reported net income for the quarter ended 30 June 2018 of $72m, compared to a net loss of $74m in...

Cascades Packaging boosts capacity with PM rebuild

Cascades Packaging has invested in a dryer section rebuild of its PM1 at its Kingsey Falls mill, Canada. Supplied by Toscotec, the line is expected...