Almus boosts converting capacity

Poland’s Almus has boosted its converting capacity after it signed for a Gambini TouchMax line. The family-run company is based in Slomniki and produces Almusso...

Sofidel starts up wastewater treatment plant at Delicarta

Sofidel has started up a wastewater treatment plant at its Delicarta Paper Mill in Italy. The overall investment for the implementation of the project -...

Hebei Xuesong Paper boosts capacity

China’s Hebei Xuesong Paper has boosted its capacity after it signed for its second Intelli-Tissue® 1200 EcoEc tissue machine supplied by PMP Group. TM2 has...

Vinda boosts tissue capacity to almost one million tpy in 2015

(News from RISI) - Vinda International Holdings plans to build three new 30,000tpy tissue PMs in China in 2015, raising its total tissue capacity...

Tissue World moves to Milan after Barcelona

Tissue World has kept its vow to circulate in Europe and in 2017 will move to Italy, Milan! It follows two events in a fantastic...

SCA to build biological wastewater treatment plant at Kunheim mill in...

(News from RISI) - SCA will add a biological water treatment stage to the wastewater treatment plant at its 50,000tpy Kunheim tissue mill in...

Zhejiang Jingxing Paper starts up TM

China’s Zhejiang Jingxing Paper has successfully started up an Andritz-supplied tissue machine with an 18-foot steel Yankee. Based in Pinghu city, Zhejiang province, China, the...

Slovakia’s Bukóza prepares for two new lines of personal care products

(News from RISI) - Bukóza Invest is taking another step in its entry into the hygiene products business. The company started production on two lines...

Papcel finalises acquisition of ABK Groupe

Czech Republic machinery manufacturer Papcel has finalised the acquisition of French paper machine supplier ABK Groupe. The newly formed group will now supply tissue technology...

Gambini boosts global presence with AMS joint agreement

Gambini has increased its global presence after it announced a joint collaboration with Vancouver-based Applied Motion Systems (AMS). The agreement will provide tissue converting technology...

Van Houtum to rebuild PM4

Independent hygienic paper producer Van Houtum is to boost its capacity after it signed up Toscotec to carry out a dry end rebuild of...

January / February 2015

DEPARTMENT NEWS: Frontissues:  The great balancing act Marketissues: Thinking inside … and outside the box Exitissues: Algeria set to double its tissue capacity   FEATURES: Country Report: Romania – overall weakness offset by...

Algeria set to double its tissue capacity

By former senior paper industry officer Omar Chabane With North Africa awakening from a period of inertia, TWM spotlights Faderco, a company with big ideas...

Paper Machine: Technical Theme

New technology start-ups, Chinese overcapacity, softness and bulk innovations … TWM interviews the world’s leading tissue machinery manufacturers to bring you the latest knowledge TW/1...

“Friends laugh at my mini obsession”

By Simon Bird Originally from Manchester, Simon Bird now lives in Bristol in the south-west of England. He works...

Project Survey 2014/15

By Tissue World magazine editor Helen Morris Recessionary climates and a global slowdown in many tissue markets do not seem to have drastically impacted the...

PIX Pulp indices 11.11.2014

By FOEX Indexes’ Lars Halén and Timo Teräs NBSK pulp Europe September 2014 market pulp statistics were stronger than expected, even when taking into account...

Romania – overall weakness offset by strength in T&T

By Fisher International’s Bill Burns Romania had enjoyed a diverse and solid paper industry for many years. In the last decade, however, the shrinking global...

TISSUE WORLD ASIA 2014

With the world’s eyes on China and its tissue industry, Asia’s largest international show specifically dedicated to the sector gave visitors unparalleled access to...

The great balancing act

By Tissue World magazine editor Helen Morris There is a real sense across the industry of a waiting game being patiently played out. That there is...

Romanian retail tissue is on a roll

At US$160 million, the Romanian retail tissue market is, on a global scale at least, a relatively small prospect – but that’s not to...

Steeped in history, a recent TM investment is keeping Petrocart one-step...

By Helen Morris, Tissue World magazine editor A rapid introduction of all the big retailers into the Romanian tissue market has challenged the mainly local...

Forward-thinking and entrepreneurial: TWM visits Sofidel’s Comceh mill in South Eastern...

By Helen Morris, Tissue World magazine editor "Supporting the Volare brand and increasing the Regina brand’s awareness are key,” Carlo Ferrero, the Italian-born country operations...

Thinking inside … and outside the box

The EU is in danger of missing the point as it reviews policy on packaging. Product protection – including tissue products - and overall resource...

Jäger expands into the Americas with Jaeger launch

Cylinder services company Jäger has moved into the Americas after it launched its American Yankee Services business. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Jaeger will offer a...

China’s C&S Paper to relocate 10,000tpy tissue PM to Zhejiang province...

(News from RISI) - China's C&S paper has decided to move a 10,000tpy PM located at a mill in Zhongshan city, Guangdong province to...

Daio to hike tissue paper prices in Japan

(News from RISI) - Japan's Daio Paper has announced a price hike for its tissue range, effective on deliveries from 21 January. The firm has...

Petri Helsky appointed CEO of Metsä Tissue

Metsä Tissue has appointed Petri Helsky as CEO of Metsä Tissue Corporation. Helsky will start his new position as well as becoming a member of Metsä...

Syassky mill to install new tissue PM in western Russia

(News from RISI) Russia's Syassky pulp and paper mill has signed up Toscotec to supply a new tissue line at its mill in Syasstroy,...

Clearwater Paper sells specialty mills to Dunn Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation has sold its specialty products business and mills to Dunn Paper and said it will reinvest the net proceeds of the...

Yunnan Yunjing resumes pulp and tissue production after earthquake

(News from RISI) - Yunnan Yunjing Forestry and Pulp Mill has resumed production at its pulp and tissue paper mill in Jinggu county in...

APP completes 20MW solar project in Indonesia

Asia Pulp & Paper has completed a 20MW rooftop solar project at its site Gold HongYe tissue mill in Suzhou, China. The panels cover around...

Tokushu Tokai tests new tissue machine in Japan

(News from RISI) - Tokushu Tokai Paper has kicked off trial runs on a new tissue paper machine at its Shimada mill in Shimada...

Cascades PM ramp-up continues at St. Helens; machine rolls being sold

(News from RISI) - Cascades started up a converted uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper machine for making tissue paper in late October, a company official...

Santher raises third quarter revenues by 11% to $130m

(News from RISI) - Brazilian tissue producer Santher's third quarter revenues hit Real 337 million ($130 million), an 11% increase over the same quarter...

Tissue World Asia attracts 2,899 participants from key markets

Asia’s largest international show for the tissue industry attracted 2,899 of the region’s key movers and shakers during the three-day event. Held in Shanghai during...

November / December 2014 – Asia News

RUSSIA Syktyvkar Tissue Group starts up new tissue PM Syktyvkar Tissue Group (STG) has started up a new 114tpd tissue machine at its brownfield Semibratovo plant...

November / December 2014 – World News

GLOBAL NEWS Cascades Tissue president and CEO steps down Södra hikes up prices Futura appoints Piero Ceccon   EUROPE GERMANY: WEPA to build two new tissue machines TURKEY: Parteks boosts capacity TURKEY: Ipek Kagit...

November / December 2014 – Europe News

GERMANY WEPA to build two new tissue machines German tissue giant WEPA is poised for growth as it plans to spend more than Euro 50 million...

2014 November / December – Global News

Cascades Tissue president and CEO steps down Cascades Tissue has announced that its president and chief executive Suzanne Blanchet is to step down after more...