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    Start-up of Fripa’s Andritz-supplied PrimeLine tissue line is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026

    Fripa boosts capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    German tissue producer Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLine TM S2200 tissue machine to be installed at its mill in Miltenberg. The machine will have a capacity of...

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

    World News Tissue World Magazine -
    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...
    ST Group acquires Cascades' South Carolina tissue mill

    ST Group acquires Cascades’ South Carolina tissue mill

    World News Helen Morris -
    North American AfH manufacturer ST Group has acquired Cascades’ recycled paper mill in Barnwell County. The acquisition was completed through ST Group’s newly formed subsidiary, Barnwell Tissue Solutions. The Barnwell mill includes a...

    Metsä Tissue concludes work negotiations at Kreuzau

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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 brand and intellectual property of the company formerly known as Recard

    Toscotec acquires the Recard brand

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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...

    “Pioneering rebuild”: Essity and Toscotec harness geothermal energy

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity and Toscotec have started up the world’s first tissue machine running solely on geothermal steam at Essity’s Kawerau site in New Zealand. With the project, Toscotec said it “continues to demonstrate...

    K-C to invest $130m to boost North American consumer products

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) is to expand production at its Mobile, Alabama-based facility after investing over $130m in a consumer hygiene production line. The line is expected to position the facility for future investment,...

    Eren Holding invests in furnace upgrade at Shotton Mill

    World News Helen Morris -
    Türkiye’s Eren Holding is to boost production capacity at its Shotton Mill in Wales, UK, after investing in a Valmet-supplied furnace upgrade. Most of the the mill’s bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) boiler...

    Changes in Metsä Tissue’s management team; Johan Holvik appointed SVP

    World News Helen Morris -
    Metsä Tissue has announced a series of management changes. Johan Holvik has been appointed Metsä Tissue's Senior Vice President, Scandinavia, member of Metsä Tissue’s management team and Managing Director of Metsä Tissue. Holvik...

    K-C and Suzano announce $3.4bn joint venture

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has entered a $3.4bn agreement with Brazil’s Suzano to form a joint venture, creating an international tissue and professional products company. It will focus on the manufacture, marketing and distribution...

    WEPA boosts capacity with PM and converting investment at Bridgend

    World News Helen Morris -
    Germany’s WEPA Group has announced plans to invest in a 70,000tpy paper machine and two converting lines at its site in Bridgend, UK. The project at the Llangynwyd, Wales-based site - which...

    Tamil Nadu diversifies into tissue with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    India’s Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers (TNPL) has officially entered the tissue market after investing in an Andritz-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its Unit II facility in Mondipatti Village,...

    Lila Group orders first tissue machine for Erzurum

    World News Helen Morris -
    Turkish tissue manufacturer Lila Group has invested in a Valmet-supplied 70,000tpy Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine to be installed at its new TL3bn facility in Erzurum. TM5 is the company’s fifth Valmet-supplied...

    K-C to invest $2bn to expand US growth; Russ Torres promoted to President and...

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) is to invest over $2bn in the next five years in its North America business, a move it said is its largest domestic expansion in more than 30 years. Expected...

    Cascades reports “lower volumes” in Q1 results; stronger Q2 results expected

    World News Helen Morris -
    Cascades has reported lower first quarter volumes across its business following uncertainty regarding tariffs and higher seasonal energy costs, adding that stronger second quarter results including an improved tissue performance driven...

    Essity appoints Ulrika Kolsrud as President and Chief Executive

    World News Helen Morris -
    Ulrika Kolsrud – currently President of Essity’s business unit Health & Medical – has been announced as the company’s President and Chief Executive. Kolsrud will assume the position on 1 June 2025,...

    Fripa boosts capacity with production upgrade

    World News Helen Morris -
    Germany’s Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich (Fripa) has started-up a Toscotec-supplied TT NextPress shoe press supplied at its Miltenberg mill. The company confirmed the shoe press has been operating efficiently for a few...

    GPM boosts production capacity with TM rebuild

    World News Helen Morris -
    Gulf Paper Manufacturing (GPM) has started-up a Toscotec-supplied forming section upgrade on its PM2 tissue line based at its Mina Abdullah facility in Kuwait. The forming section rebuild included an approach flow...

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

    World News Fastmarkets -
    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...

    Solenis to apply temporary surcharge in the US in response to tariff-driven cost increases

    World News Helen Morris -
    Solenis will temporarily apply a minimum 5% surcharge on all products and services sold in the United States, effective 1 May 2025. The company said the action is “a direct response to...

    César Iglesias boost production capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    César Iglesias is to boost its production capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 1.8 tissue line to be installed at its facility in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Start-up of PM2 is...

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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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...

    Essity reports “solid performance” in Q1 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has reported a net sales increase of 0.4% to SEK34,976m in its first quarter results, and reiterated its commitment to “innovation, strong brands, efficiency improvements and sustainability work.” Organic sales growth...

    K-C announces Q1 results; bids continue for potential sale of its $4bn international tissue...

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has reported first quarter 2025 results driven by “resilient consumer demand, the introduction of pioneering innovative products, and leveraging sustained productivity momentum.” In the first quarter, the company reported...

    Wacker announces price hikes

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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

    World News Helen Morris -
    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...

    World News Helen Morris -
    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...
    ITA Holding acquires Sipack; Sipack founder and Chief Executive Walter Pacioni (left), shakes hands with ITA Holding shareholder Mauro Celli

    ITA Holding (A.Celli Group) acquires Sipack

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italia Technology Alliance (ITA Holding) has diversified its product offering after acquiring Lucca-based corrugated cardboard box machinery manufacturer Sipack. Sipack manufactures complete production lines for corrugated cardboard boxes such as case makers,...

    K-C announces Koblenz plant on track to 100% renewable energy use

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced its Koblenz, Germany-based tissue manufacturing plant is its first that’s on track to move to 100% renewable energy by 2029. The site produces brands including Kleenex, Scottex, Scott,...
    Switzerland’s Cartaseta to boost capacity with combustion system upgrade investment. Photo: Andritz

    Cartaseta to increase capacity with combustion system upgrade

    World News Helen Morris -
    Switzerland’s Cartaseta is to boost its production capacity after investing in an Andritz-supplied combustion system upgrade for a tissue machine at its mill in Gretzenbach. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter...

    Metsä Group advances fresh fibre strategy for tissue business; plans to shut down one...

    World News Tissue World Magazine -
    Metsä Group has announced plans to further invest in the production of fresh fibre-based tissue papers and modernise the water circulation systems of two tissue paper machines. As part of the company’s...

    “World first”: Essity unveils 100% geothermal steam operation, reduces CO2 emissions by two-thirds

    World News Helen Morris -
    Essity has unveiled the world’s first tissue machine operating wholly on geothermal steam at its production facility in Kawerau, New Zealand. The compay added that the annual CO2 emissions of the plant...
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