Tissue World is ready to welcome the tissue community, over 60 global exhibitors, and conference speakers including Orhan Öğücü, Tugba Erdogan, and panellist Esko Uutela to the exclusive Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre between 20-21 November.
As the industry’s premier event returns to Türkiye, Tissue World is inviting all professionals from across the globe to secure their participation along with 500+ visitors from over 30 countries who have already registered.
Confirmed exhibitors include Buckman, BW Converting, Essel, Futura, ICM, Kadant, Lila Kağıt’s, Man Energy Solutions, Saueressig, OMET, PCMC, Senning, Solenis, STAX Technologies… plus many more!
With a conference theme of Resilience and Innovation: Building Businesses for Tomorrow, over 30 conference talks are also prepped.
The conference agenda offers a deep dive into Türkiye’s evolving trade landscape, including key market topics such as the country’s insights into post-Covid recovery, trade dynamics, future opportunities, Industry 4.0, sustainability, digital integration, and the impact of local and global market trends.
Speakers and panellists will include:
Orhan Öğücü, Chairman of the Board, Lila Kağıt: Türkiye’s growing geopolitical and trade position. Recent tissue expansion at home and globally has been driven by increasing demand for tissue paper products, fuelled by rising consumers, particularly in emerging markets. Looking ahead, the industry is expected to continue its upward trajectory – although it faces several challenges.
Tugba Erdogan, Raw Material Sales and Strategic Purchasing Director, Hayat Kimya: Providing a comprehensive market overview with insights into costs, CO2 emissions, and regulatory impacts.
Panel discussion: Orhan Öğücü, Chairman of the Board, Lila Kağıt, Tugba Erdogan, Raw Material Sales and Strategic Purchasing Director, Hayat Kimya, and Esko Uutela, Principal, EU Consulting.
Mark Goddard, Partner, Director, SecureValue: Türkiye’s post-Covid recovery, and the reformation of Türkiye’s geopolitical and trade position.
Luis Norton Sampaio, VP Business Development EMEA, ResourceWise: Perspectives on the Turkish tissue market’s challenges and outlook, insights on the competitiveness of the mills in the region in terms of costs, CO2 emissions, and the coming challenges and opportunities in the market, such as regulation and the impact of fibre costs and CO2 emissions.
Technical Short Talks will also include the following speakers:
- Giovacchino Giurlani, Managing Director, Valmet Tissue Converting;
- Arvid Johansson, Director Tissue Mills Technology at Valmet;
- Baran Korukluoğlu, CIO, Modern Karton, Kağıt & Ambalaj Grubu;
- Edward Stevenson, Business Development Director, TietoEvry;
- Lutfi Apiliogullari, PhD, Lean Ofis Consulting;
- Narasimha M Rao, Chief Digital Officer, Buckman;
- Stefano Pecchia, Energy Technology Director, Toscotec;
- Andrea Carmignani, Tissue Converting Sales Executive, BW Converting Solutions;
- Alessandro Viani, Sales Director EMEA and Asia, Futura Converting;
- Andy McNab, Marketing Manager T&T EMEA, Solenis;
- Sami Algan, Country Leader Turkey, Kadant Johnson, Europe;
- Aruna Kainyande, Global Value Chain Development Officer – Fibre Value Chains, FSC International;
- Carlos Reinoso, Director General, European Tissue Symposium;
- Isam Arshad, Principal Consultant, Euromonitor International;
- Vladimir Tchernichov, Area Sales Manager, Maflex;
- Lorenzo Lupacchini, Tissue Division Manager, Axchem;
- Mehmet Tuna Yeşilirmak, Mechanical Engineer, General Manager, AIRPROCONTROL Endüstriyel Klima Ticaret.
TWM: Türkiye special report
To mark the premier event returning to Türkiye, Tissue World Magazine directs its focus on the country’s and the region’s tissue markets with an aligned special September/October print and digital edition.
Read TWM’s interviews with Hayat Kimya’s Global Tissue Production Director Şahin Civelek, Lila Kağıt’s General Manager Alp Öğücü, and Essel Pulp and Paper Industry’s Converting Manager Bülent Can.
Your Gateway to Türkiye’s Thriving Tissue Market
Tissue World Istanbul’s exhibition and conference will be held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre between 20 – 21 November 2024.
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