Vinda Paper (Zhejiang) boosts capacity with TM start-ups

Vinda Paper (Zhejiang) has fired up two Toscotec-supplied tissue machines at its Longyou mill in Zhejiang province. The mill has now increased its production capacity...

Accrol Group invests in manufacturing line for Leyland site

UK independent tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings has invested €4.5m in a tissue converting machine to be installed at its recently opened facility in...

Cascades boosts AfH presence with US$64m Oregon facility inauguration

Cascades has inaugurated its towel and tissue converting plant on the West Coast of America. Based in Scappoose, the company said the 284,000-square-foot tissue converting...

Convertipap boosts capacity with TM investment

Mexico’s Convertipap has invested in a tissue machine to boost its production capabilities. Supplied by Recard, the turnkey plant has a sheet width of 2.8m...

Lee & Man starts-up Voith-supplied TM

Lee & Man has started-up its XcelLine TM 10 tissue machine at its Jiangxi-based tissue site. Supplied by Voith, TM10 has a wire width of...

Vajda Papír boosts capacity

Vajda Papír has invested in a complete tissue production line to be installed at its mill in Dunaföldvár, Hungary. The order comprises a PrimeLineCOMPACT VI...

Meghna Group of Industries moves into tissue

Bangladesh’s Meghna Group of Industries has diversified its product offering after it invested in its first tissue machine. Supplied by Recard, PM1 is an Easy...

Canadian tissue marketplace continues to battle soft demand

Real GDP is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2017, following a gain of 1.3% in 2016. Real growth of private final consumption was 1.8% in 2016...

As Brexit looms UK domestic tissue suppliers see their chance

Poppies is a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of high quality bespoke printed napkins. TWM asked partner and technical director Armindo Marques how he plans...

The Barometer Issue: One year on… you report back on your...

By Helen Morris, Senior Editor, Tissue World Magazine In 2016, TWM visited a number of tissue mills from around the world – in Vietnam, Egypt,...

New OnePly product that “easily competes with TAD and NTT”

Spain’s LC Paper won Tissue World Milan’s prestigious Most Energy-Aware Mill Award. Here, chief executive Joan Vila talks through the development process which led the independent...

When it comes to the perfect wedding speech… a Best Man...

Unaccustomed as he is to public speaking, Adam, who is based in Bristol, England, finds inspiration conveniently comes to hand when he...

The pulp giant planning a stronger future in tissue

By Helen Morris, Senior Editor, Tissue World Magazine No ‘Country Report’ from Canada would be complete without referencing its mighty forests. Canfor Pulp in British Colombia is...

MPI Paper Mills – striving to be the industry’s premier supply...

By Helen Morris, Senior Editor, Tissue World Magazine Output is set to rise by 25% with a PM4 upgrade, even before adopting a new sales model...

Cascades… the new major player determined to keep the personal touch

By Helen Morris, Senior Editor, Tissue World Magazine With a $64m start-up on American’s west coast just part of a major makeover, the Canadian company is...

Canada – a ten-year T&T capacity retrospective

By Bill Burns, Senior consultant, Fisher International Over the past ten years (2007-2017) the pulp and paper industry has experienced a market shake up. Grades like Newsprint and...

Tissue World São Paulo concludes on a successful note attracting 932...

The South American tissue industry gathered in São Paulo to attend the only key meeting point for the region’s growing and dynamic tissue market. TWM reports on...

Resolute ramps up capacity to position itself as key player in...

President and chief executive Richard Garneau provides an update on Resolute Forest Products’ ongoing transformation strategy and entry into the growing tissue market. A TWM...

Canada – strengthening its away game

Canada, of course, has a big neighbour. The biggest, in economic terms, which while returning a fluctuating performance is never, currently, less that the biggest economic giant. In tissue...

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Former SCA managers avoid prosecution for bribery

(News from RISI) - Sweden’s anti-corruption watchdog has terminated the pre-trial investigation into possible bribery against SCA ex-managers including the former chief executive Jan...

Fibria announces July $20/tonne price hike on BEK in Europe and...

(News from RISI) - Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp producer Fibria has announced a $20/tonne price increase for North American and European markets...

Suzano to reduce BEK sales to Asia by 100,000 tonnes in...

(News from RISI) - Suzano estimates a 100,000 tonnes reduction in its bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp sales volumes during the third quarter of...

Hayat Kimya boosts Russian capacity

Turkey’s Hayat Kimya has boosted its capacity in Russia after investing in an Advantage DCT machine, to be supplied at its mill in Yelabuga...

Sofidel targets Spanish market with Ibertissue investment

Sofidel has invested in an Advantage NTT tissue production line to be installed at its Ibertissue mill in Buñuel, Spain. Delivery includes an Advantage NTT...

ICT Iberica boosts capacity by 70,000tpy with TM investment

Spain’s ICT Iberica has invested in an Advantage DCT 200HS tissue line which will be installed at its mill in Burgo. The new line will...

Alas Dorada boosts capacity with TM investment

El Salvador’s Alas Dorada is to increase its capacity and production efficiency after signing up Valmet to rebuild its PM4. The main target for the...

Futura appoints new BoD and promotes Piero Ceccon to CEO

Futura has announced a new board of directors and promoted Piero Ceccon to chief executive. The board is joined by head of technology & FuturaLab...

PAPCEL boosts presence with PMT Italia acquisition

PAPCEL has completed the acquisition of Pinerolo-based company PMT Italia, helping it expand its presence in the USA and China. PMT manufactures and supplies technology...

Hayat Kimya inaugurates its Nigerian diaper and tissue factory; launches Familia...

Turkey’s Hayat Kimya has further boosted its geographical presence after it inaugurated its $100m diaper and tissue plant in Agbara, Nigeria. In attendance at the...

Fabricas de Papel Potosì boosts capacity with converting investment

Mexico’s Fabricas de Papel Potosì has invested in its bathroom tissue production capacity after acquiring a Gambini-supplied converting line. The FLEX 600 line has a...

SCA to close tissue production plant in America

SCA is to close its 55,000tpy tissue production plant in Flagstaff, Arizona. The company said the move was to further improve efficiency and strengthen competitiveness...

Solenis announces price hike

Specialty chemicals producer Solenis is to increase its prices on all wet strength and sizing product lines across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The...

China’s Mancheng Jinguang starts up two TMs in Baoding

(News from RISI) - Mancheng Jinguang Paper fired up two 12,000tpy tissue machines earlier this month at its sole mill in Baoding city, Hebei...

Lee & Man starts up tissue machine in Jiangxi

(News from RISI) - Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing started trial runs on a new 60,000tpy tissue machine earlier this month at its mill...

Hengan Group ramps up capacity with investment

China’s Hengan Group has boosted its presence in the tissue market after starting up an Andritz-supplied tissue line. The PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machine started up...

Paper Prime invests with new TM

Portugal’s Paper Prime has boosted its capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD tissue machine. TM1 will be installed at the company’s Vila Velha de...

First Quality boosts capacity with 70,000tpy TAD investment

America’s First Quality Tissue has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLineTAD tissue line with complete stock preparation for its mill in Lock Haven. Start-up is...

Andritz, Fibria, Contech and Kadant South América shared new developments and...

After a day of strategic insights and market trend presentations at the Senior Management Symposium, the second day of Tissue World São Paulo Conference kick-started...

Kadant highlights new ceramic tip creping blades launch

Kadant South America has used Tissue World São Paulo to launch its new CeraEdge creping blade line for use in tissue production. The new creping...