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Wacker announces price hikes across Europe and America

Helen Morris - May 19, 2026

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Tissue World Miami exclusive: Andritz launches energy-saving technology ATAD

Helen Morris - April 20, 2026

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Roses Southwest Papers diversifies into consumer tissue

Helen Morris - April 20, 2026

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Sofidel announces $775m investment finalised for Inola, Oklahoma

Helen Morris - March 25, 2026

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Sofidel improves energy efficiencies with TM rebuild at Roanne plant

Helen Morris - December 9, 2025

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Metsä Group starts-up €370m investment in Mariestad

Helen Morris - November 25, 2025

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Metsä Group concludes statutory negotiations amid “very challenging” market

Helen Morris - November 25, 2025

Sofidel announces 75,000tpy TAD investment in America

Global Helen Morris - October 28, 2025

Sofidel has invested in a Valmet TAD paper machine with an annual production capacity of 75,000 metric tons, along with related converting lines for the manufacture of finished products. The location of...

Microline launches AL 80 Maxi into tissue market

Global Helen Morris - October 13, 2025

Italy’s Microline has officially introduced its latest innovation into the global T&T markets - the AL 80 Maxi. Offering “greater flexibility and capacity” and including Microline’s new horizontal packaging solution, the machinery...

Metsä Group to initiate statutory negotiations to improve profitability and operational efficiency

Global Helen Morris - October 13, 2025

Metsä Group has initiated statutory negotiations concerning all of its business areas and group operations, including planned measures that could lead to a permanent reduction of 800 jobs. A €300m cost savings...

Metsä Tissue enhances production with QCS investment at Mariestad

Global Helen Morris - October 13, 2025

Metsä Tissue has invested in a Valmet-supplied Quality Control System (QCS) to enhance performance at its Mariestad mill in Sweden. The scope of supply to the mill’s PM35 includes a Valmet IQ...

Sofidel strengthens US operations with Circleville start-up; global production capacity rises to 1,983,000tpy

Global Helen Morris - September 16, 2025

Sofidel America has increased its presence across the American marketplace after starting up its third paper machine at its Circleville, Ohio-based plant. Achieved on 4 September 2025, the Valmet DCT 200 machine...

Shailesh Jejurikar elected P&G President and CEO; Jon Moeller to become Executive Chairman

Global Helen Morris - August 5, 2025

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has appointed Shailesh Jejurikar, currently Chief Operating Officer, as Procter & Gamble’s President and Chief Executive. Effective 1 January 2026, he will succeed Jon Moeller, who...

Cristiano Teixeira, CEO of Klabin, named Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin American CEO of the...

Global Tissue World Magazine - July 18, 2025

Fastmarkets Forest Products, the world’s leading provider of pricing data and analytics for the pulp, paper, and packaging industries, is proud to announce that Cristiano Teixeira, CEO of Klabin, has been...

Metsä Tissue concludes work negotiations at Kreuzau

Global Helen Morris - July 8, 2025

Metsä Tissue has concluded negotiations with the works council regarding its investment and capacity adjustment plan introduced in January 2025 at its Kreuzau mill in Germany. As a result of the negotiations,...

Papelera Reyes boosts hot embossing capacity with Warm-up Next investment

Global Helen Morris - July 8, 2025

Peruvian tissue manufacturer Papelera Reyes has become the world’s first company to integrate Valmet Tissue Converting’s Warm-up Next process into its production line. The technology has been installed at the company’s Papel...

Toscotec acquires the Recard brand

Global Helen Morris - July 8, 2025

Toscotec has acquired the brand and intellectual property of the company formerly known as Recard. This includes the acquisition of know-how, technical drawings, and any other intangible assets. The company said the move...

GrandBay Papeles Nacionales boosts capacity with TM investment

Global Helen Morris - June 24, 2025

Colombia’s GrandBay Papeles Nacionales has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue line to be installed at its plant in Pereira. Start-up of the machine is planned for the second semester 2025,...

BTG launches SZP-16 into the global tissue market

Global Helen Morris - June 24, 2025

BTG has launched its latest innovation for accurately measuring the chemical additive demand of fibres in the paper production - the SZP-16. It is a new addition to BTG’s lab instruments portfolio,...

Solenis and NCH Corporation to join forces

Global Helen Morris - June 24, 2025

Solenis and NCH Corporation (NCH) have entered into a definitive agreement to merge the NCH business with Solenis. Solenis will acquire 100% of NCH stock, a move it said will create “a...

Sofidel finalises acquisition of Royal Paper

Global Helen Morris - June 24, 2025

Sofidel has finalised the acquisition of Royal Interco’s (Royal Paper) assets, boosting its At-Home and AfH presence across North America. The company had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) based on...

P&G to lay off 7,000 staff; exit some product categories and brands

Global Helen Morris - June 9, 2025

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to reduce up to 7,000 non-manufacturing roles - approximately 15% of its current non-manufacturing workforce - over the next two years. Speaking at the 2025 Deutsche Bank...

Longjing Paper starts-up first Andritz-supplied PrimeLineHyTAD tissue machine

Global Helen Morris - June 9, 2025

China’s Chongqing Longjing Paper Co. has started-up the first Andritz-supplied PrimeLineHyTAD tissue machine. This start-up marks a milestone for premium tissue production in China, and also Andritz’s breakthrough with this technology in...

Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference returns to São Paulo for landmark 20th edition

Global Fastmarkets - April 30, 2025

São Paulo, Brazil – Global experts and varied industry stakeholders will meet at the Forest Products Latin America Conference 2025, for two days of networking and insights into the most pressing...

“Before being a great entrepreneur, my father was a great man”: Piero Celli passes...

Global Helen Morris - April 29, 2025

Piero Celli - Italian entrepreneur and co-founder of A.Celli - has peacefully passed away at his home in Porcari, Lucca, on 24 April 2025 at the age of 89. Born on 15...

Wacker announces price hikes

Global Helen Morris - April 15, 2025

The Wacker Group has announced a range of price hikes for its dispersions and dispersible polymer powder sourced from its production sites in Europe and USA. Effective 1 May or as customer...

Toscotec announces “world’s first fully electric TM” at Fortissue

Global Helen Morris - April 15, 2025

Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue and machinery supplier Toscotec have celebrated the start-up of the “world’s first fully electric tissue machine” at Fortissue’s Viana do Castelo production facility. PM1 is an AHEAD 2.0...

Andritz signs agreement to acquire A.Celli Paper

Global Helen Morris - April 15, 2025

Andritz has diversified its product offering after signing an agreement to acquire the Italian company A.Celli Paper. The company said the move will strengthen its presence across the global tissue and paper...

Exclusive: Sofidel enters Stalking Horse bid to acquire assets of Royal Paper; Luigi Lazzareschi...

Global Helen Morris - April 11, 2025

Sofidel has entered into a Stalking Horse Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) to acquire certain assets of American At-Home and AfH business Royal Interco (Royal Paper). Speaking exclusively to TWM at Tissue World...

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Global Tissue World Magazine - August 16, 2021

STAX responds to customer demand with DIVERSA launch STAX Technologies has launched its latest machinery innovation DIVERSA, a high-speed bundler and completely distinctive case packer in...

Clearwater Paper reports “strong sales quarter for tissue” in results

Global Helen Morris - May 15, 2020

Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported net sales of $436m for the fourth quarter of 2019, up from $429m reported at the same period in 2018. Net income...

Advance in dry crepe tissue: Andritz’s new tissue machines PrimeLineVRT with its Vertical Crescent Former enhancing dewatering of the fibre web

Andritz launches PrimeLineVRT – Vertical CrescentFormer

Global Helen Morris - May 15, 2020

Andritz has officially launched its latest tissue machine, the PrimeLineVRT – Vertical Crescent Former – for the production of dry crepe tissue. It features a vertical Crescent Former in...

Arsen S. Kitch: Clearwater Paper’s new senior vice president and general manager

Clearwater Paper appoints Arsen S. Kitch as CEO

Global Helen Morris - May 15, 2020

Clearwater Paper has appointed Arsen S. Kitch - the company’s senior vice president and general manager of its consumer products division - as chief executive as of 1 April....

Toscotec acquired by Voith Group; Toscotec to continue to provide its products and operate...

Global Helen Morris - March 11, 2020

Italian tissue machine manufacturer Toscotec has signed an agreement for 90% of its shares to be acquired by Voith Group. Alessandro Mennucci, chief executive of Toscotec, will retain a...