Thursday, June 18, 2026
Marketissues

MARKETISSUES: Global tissue trade is beset by physical problems. So why...

Tissue World Magazine -
Fibre quality and source, computer chip supply, material prices, competitor performance, energy type and costs, logistics … the domino chain is getting more and...
UK

RESOURCEWISE: UK tissue enters an era of renewal after 15 years...

Bruce Janda, Senior Consultant, ResourceWise. -
Among trading partners, the UK has the oldest tissue machine fleet and highest production costs. Now, with European companies largely replacing American predecessors, new...
Per Brandberg, Consultant, Euromonitor International.
UK

EUROMONITOR: UK consumers are still changing their tissue choices following the...

Per Brandberg -
While per capita tissue consumption is higher than pre-Covid levels, the mature UK market is still normalising with private label performance strong. Analysis by...
World News

Renova boosts capacity with Torres Novas PM6 upgrade

Helen Morris -
Portuguese tissue producer Renova has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete rebuild of its PM6’s Yankee Hoods and air system at its facility in Torres...
World News

Suzano reports higher pulp prices and increased sales volumes in latest...

Helen Morris -
Brazilian pulp and tissue manufacturer Suzano has recorded Adjusted EBITDA up 60% year-on-year to R$6.3bn in its Q2 results. It said this increase reflected higher...
World News

Kruger Products reports “strong momentum” in latest results

Helen Morris -
Kruger Products has recorded solid results driven by strong revenue in its Q2 results. Revenue increased 9.3% to $509.8m in Q2 2024 compared to $466.3m...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Türkiye’s Eczacıbaşı acquires Morrocco’s Jeesr Industries

Helen Morris -
Turkish tissue manufacturer Eczacıbaşı has expanded its presence in the Moroccan tissue market after acquiring Jeesr Industries. The acquisition was finalised in June by Turkish...
World News

Eren Paper subsidiary Shotton Mill applies for new TM

Helen Morris -
Türkiye’s Eren Holding has applied for planning permission for a new tissue mill at its Shotton Paper Mill manufacturing plant in North Wales, UK. The...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

First Quality to expand TAD capacity at new location

Helen Morris -
First Quality is to boost its ultra-premium towel and tissue products manufacturing capabilities after investing in two TAD paper machines and associated converting facilities. The...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Valmet finalises acquisition of FactoryPal

Helen Morris -
Valmet is to strengthen its digital offering after closing the agreement to acquire the majority shares in Körber’s subsidiary FactoryPal. FactoryPal is a software that...
World News

Xuan Mai boosts capacity with E-WIND T100 start-up

Helen Morris -
Vietnam’s Xuan Mai Paper Co. has boosted its tissue production capacity after starting up its A.Celli Paper-supplied E-WIND T100 rewinder. Supplied at the beginning of...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Canfor announces leadership transition: Susan Yurkovich to take the helm

Helen Morris -
Canadian pulp producer Canfor has announced that President and Chief Executive Don Kayne will retire at the end of the year and be replaced...
World News

Azzurra Capital to acquire stake in Lucart’s holding company Pasfin

Helen Morris -
Private equity company Azzurra Capital has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in Pasfin, the holding company that controls Italian-headquartered tissue, airlaid,...
World News

Suzano starts operation of world’s largest pulp production line

Helen Morris -
Brazil’s Suzano has boosted its pulp capacity by over 20% after starting production on its $4.3bn Cerrado Project - the world’s largest single pulp...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Kruger Products announces price hikes in Canada

Helen Morris -
Kruger Products will be increasing the price of its consumer branded and private label tissue products sold across Canada. The company said the price hike...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Suzano agrees $110m purchase of two US industrial facilities from Pactiv...

Helen Morris -
Brazil’s Suzano has announced the acquisition of industrial assets from Pactiv Evergreen in America. The move will expand the company’s operations in North America and...
World News

Velvet Care to install third Advantage DCT 200 TM

Helen Morris -
Poland’s Velvet Care is to boost its annual production capacity by 70,000 tons after investing in a third Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT tissue line to...
World News

C&S Paper boosts premium tissue production with TM investments

Helen Morris -
China’s C&S Paper is to boost its production capacity after investing in two Andritz-supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines to be installed at its plant in...
World News

Essity “in better shape than ever” in latest results

Helen Morris -
Essity has reported “strong earnings and good underlying growth” in its Q2 interim report, as net sales decreased 1.2% to SEK36,617m. Organic growth amounted to...
World News

Sofidel to acquire Clearwater Paper’s tissue business for $1.06bn

Helen Morris -
Sofidel is to boost its presence across North America after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwater Paper Corporation’s tissue business (CLW Tissue). The transaction...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Suzano terminates talks to buy International Paper

Helen Morris -
Brazilian pulp and tissue manufacturer Suzano has confirmed talks over a potential takeover of International Paper (IP) have now been terminated. Reports had claimed the...
World News

Zain Paper Industry completes second phase of expansion – and announces...

Helen Morris -
Zain Paper Industry is implementing its second expansion phase after signing up Overmade to supply an additional two complete tissue production lines to be...
World News

Valmet targets AfH multifold products market with latest machinery launch

Helen Morris -
Valmet has announced the official launch of its latest generation of technology – MTC Wizard. Aimed at the multifold products market, the machinery supplier said...
World News

Suzano announces Beto Abreu as CEO; finalises construction of R$22.2bn Cerrado...

Helen Morris -
Suzano has announced that Beto Abreu has formally succeeded Walter Schalka as Chief Executive. Abreu has held senior executive positions at companies including Shell and...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

K-C looks to close UK-based Professional tissue and baby wipe plant

Helen Morris -
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) is consulting on the proposed closure of its manufacturing site in Flint, north Wales, after the UK government announced it will ban...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Kimberly-Clark to exit Nigeria

Helen Morris -
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced it will exit its business in Nigeria after almost 15 years. The company said the move was due to “recently refocused...
World News

Essity announces financial targets following Vinda divestment

Helen Morris -
Essity has presented financial targets based on its portfolio following the divestment of the subsidiary Vinda. The targets put an emphasis on profitable growth and...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
World News

Brazil’s Suzano discussing higher bid for International Paper

Helen Morris -
Brazilian pulp and paper company Suzano is understood to be in talks to offer a higher bid for the previously announced $15bn acquisition of...
World News

Andhra Paper diversifies into tissue with TM investment

Helen Morris -
Indian integrated paper and pulp manufacturer Andhra Paper has diversified into tissue production after signing for a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT100HS tissue line to be...
World News

Fortissue and Toscotec announce “world’s first fully electric TM”

Helen Morris -
Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue has partnered with Toscotec to create what it said is a world first - the first tissue machine to operate...
World News

Clearwater Paper invests $23m to boost facial tissue capacity

Helen Morris -
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced it will invest $23m in a state-of-the-art facial tissue converting line at its Shelby, North Carolina-based consumer products facility. The...
Products from UPP’s leading tissue brand Dinu: the company continues to bring out new products for different markets
Operations Report

Foreseeable double digit growth even as many consumers struggle with rising...

Helen Morris -
South Africa’s mixed economy sees many consumers moving down market, but growing urbanisation means the pool of consumers able to buy tissue products is...
Exitissues

Will panic-buying during Covid damage tissue’s reputation for quality longer term?

Phillip Lawrence -
Revenues from tissue sales rose by as much as 140% during the last pandemic. With climate change likely to increase the risk of further...
Frontissues

FRONTISSUES – Call for rational competition and capacity collaboration … from...

Helen Morris -
It has been described as the hottest dispute in global trade – overcapacity. US and Chinese trade talks earlier this year focussed on excess...
Circular economy: Essity’s pioneering Mainz-Kostheim plant in Germany
The Barometer Issue

BAROMETER ISSUE – Essity: the circular economy pioneer partners with Voith...

Tissue World Magazine -
Last year, Thorsten Becherer, then Site Manager at Essity’s Mainz-Kostheim plant, discussed with TWM the latest advances at the company’s award-winning e-save programme following...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
The Barometer Issue

BAROMETER ISSUE – Site expansion, acquisition and recycled cardboard boost WEPA’s...

Tissue World Magazine -
In April 2023, European tissue giant WEPA Group discussed its ambitious plans to maintain the top spot, and its 25% market share in its...
ST Group acquires Cascades South Carolina tissue mill
The Barometer Issue

BAROMETER ISSUE – LC Paper: a complete rebuild of its recycled...

Tissue World Magazine -
In February 2023, Spain’s LC Paper’s was working towards starting up a new converting production site. Following the Covid years, Chief Executive Pau Vila...
Updated designs: companies applied new technologies and equipment to develop differentiated products
Marketissues

CHINA TISSUE PAPER INDUSTRY 2023: How post-Covid China geared up again...

Tissue World Magazine -
Persistent problems of excessive production capacity resulted in intensified price competition, decreased profitability and dramatically increased export figures showing volume year- on-year up 42.47%...
Belkacem Becharef, Africaine Paper Mills (APM) General Manager
Operations Report

OPERATIONS REPORT: Five years on from its tissue start-up Africaine Paper...

Helen Morris -
Algeria is attracting a lot of trade because of its low costs base. After having to turn away orders due to mill capacity, General...
Albert Allen, Principal Specialist, Deposit Control, Pulp & Paper, Kemira
Chemicals

CHEMICALS TECHNICAL THEME – Disperse, detackify, fix, and monitor – four...

Albert Allen -
A more refined solution to the increasing challenge is needed, says Albert Allen, Principal Specialist, Deposit Control, Pulp & Paper, Kemira. A TWM report. The...
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