Tissue360 Newsletter

Toscotec’s TAD Machine Starts-up at Hengan in China

February 2025 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Started up a TADVISION^® tissue machine

Kimberly-Clark Delivers Solid Results in First Year of Transformation

February 2025 -- Market Roundup

Last year established foundation for Powering Care strategy

Essity: Report for Quarter 4 and Full-Year 2024

February 2025 -- Market Roundup

Strong growth in fourth quarter ended a successful 2024

Velvet CARE to Acquire 100 Percent of Shares in Italian Paper and Private Label Tissue

February 2025 -- Market Roundup

Companies specialize in the production and distribution of paper hygiene

Essity Ranked One of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies

February 2025 -- Market Roundup

Recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights

TAPPICon Insights Help Tissue Professionals Stay Ahead of the Game

February 2025 -- From The Experts

Conference offers actionable strategies to help professionals thrive in an ever-evolving industry landscape.

Registration is Open: Expert-Led In-Person Tissue Training Courses in May 2025

February 2025 -- From The Experts

Take advantage of TAPPI’s premier tissue training courses, featuring three progressive learning opportunities designed to enhance your skills at every stage of tissue production

Yankee Dryer Professionals to Meet in Neenah, WI for 2025 Spring Safety and Reliability Meeting

February 2025 -- From The Experts

In-depth discussions focus on safe, reliable operating and maintenance practices

Valmet Secures Best "A" List Position in the CDP Climate Disclosure for the Second Year

February 2025 -- Suppliers

Company has been recognized for its actions and strategy to mitigate climate change

Toscotec to Participate in EXPOACOTEPAC in Colombia, 19-21 February

February 2025 -- Suppliers

Company will deliver a technical presentation

Magnus Groth, Essity President and CEO, to Step Down During 2025

February 2025 -- Issue Spotlight

Will leave the company after 14 years

Chairman of Sofidel Group, Edilio Stefani, Passes Away Suddenly

February 2025 --

Family announced his passing

Valmet to Deliver TAD Tissue Machine to Irving Consumer Products in Macon, Georgia

February 2025 --

Will deliver a third Advantage ThruAir Drying (TAD) tissue machine

Toscotec to Supply Two Yankee Hood Upgrades in Europe and USA

February 2025 --

Projects are scheduled for completion in 2025

Essity Kawerau’s Tissue Mill, New Zealand, Starts-up AFT MaxEdge Refiners

February 2025 --

Refiners installed on PM2 tissue machine

Metsä Group Announces Shortlist for 2025 Sustainability Awards

February 2025 --

An exceptional 91 entries received from 46 companies

Georgia-Pacific Becomes Founding Member of Circular Action Alliance

February 2025 --

CAA is the only organization approved to implement US EPR laws for paper and packaging

First Quality Announces Purchase of Henkel’s Retailer Brands in North America

February 2025 --

Company to create new division First Quality Home Care Products.

Cascades: Industry Leader Among the Most Sustainable Corporations in the World

February 2025 --

Recipient of numerous awards

Andritz to Supply Double-Width Tissue Machine to Juthor Paper, Saudi Arabia

January 2025 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Line will be equipped with the latest technologies to ensure low energy consumption

Changes in Metsä Tissue Management team

January 2025 -- Market Roundup

Joonas Kukkonen appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics

India's Thriving Tech Hub Fuels Kimberly-Clark's Digital Transformation

January 2025 -- Market Roundup

Center focuses on digital capabilities such as Data and Analytics, and AI

May is Tissue Month

January 2025 -- From The Experts

Don’t get left behind

Ence Expects Specialty Products Line to Reach 30 percent of Cellulose Sales in 2025

January 2025 -- Suppliers

Company’s goal is to exceed 50 percent of total pulp sales in 2028

Buckman Unveils New $10 million Pilot Plant in Memphis

January 2025 -- Suppliers

New facility to accelerate and support chemical and digital innovation

Södra Rolls Out AI System for Operator Support During Harvesting

January 2025 -- Suppliers

System will also be able to collect data for each individual tree for future planning and analysis

Georgia-Pacific Announces $90 Million Investment to Grow Consumer Tissue Business

January 2025 -- Issue Spotlight

Investment at the Crossett mill will add 50 new jobs and will increase converting capacity

Seaman Paper Expands European Presence with Julius Glatz Acquisition

January 2025 --

Company specializes in tissue and crepe paper production

Metsä Group to Strengthen its Kreuzau Mill’s Long-Term Competitiveness

January 2025 --

Group plans to lead the mill back on a profitable growth path

Toscotec Starts up Energy Saving Upgrade at AB Grigeo Group in Lithuania

January 2025 --

Starts-up TT SteamBooster steam generation system on PM 6

Domtar reaches 1,000,000 Hours Without Recordable Injury at Tissue Mill in Hialeah, FL

January 2025 --

Team of 220 makes 100 t/d tissue

UB FIGG Acquires FiberLean Technologies

January 2025 --

Company has acquired 100 percent of the shares from the German Werhahn Group

Gayatrishakti Tissue Enters the Tissue Market with Toscotec’s Line Start-Up

December 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

AHEAD tissue machine supplied by Toscotec to its facility in Vapi, Gujarat state

Metsä Group’s Tissue Paper Transports in Scandinavia Switch to Renewable Fuels

December 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Some 40 percent of Metsä Tissue Scandinavia’s outbound transport is powered by HVO or bio-diesel

Cascades Makes $33,000 Donation to the Media Food Drive

December 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Delivered 4,320 packages of toilet paper, representing 36,000 rolls

Lucart Management Changes: Francesco Pasquini is Appointed as CEO

December 2024 -- Market Roundup

Massimo Pasquini is confirmed as Chairman

Sofidel Receives the 2024 Transatlantic Award

December 2024 -- Market Roundup

Company recognized for its substantial investments, exceeding $1 billion

Who Should be Named the Tissue Division’s Mill Professional of the Year?

December 2024 -- From The Experts

Nominations due December 18, 2024 for all Tissue Division awards

Master Pulping Fundamentals with TAPPI’s Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology Course

December 2024 -- From The Experts

Four-day course offers foundational training for tissue newcomers

Are You a Tissue Manufacturer Facing the Silver Tsunami?

December 2024 -- From The Experts

Don’t worry, there’s help on the way

Change in Valmet’s North America Executive Team

December 2024 -- Suppliers

Jukka Tiitinen, Area President, North America, to retire

Andritz Launches Primedry Hotair Box to Reduce Energy Use in Tissue Drying

December 2024 -- New Technologies

Innovative solution enables tissue producers to reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions

A.Celli Academy: Ongoing Training For Technicians

December 2024 -- New Technologies

Includes a “Robot School”, aimed at operators, programmers and maintenance professionals

On The Road: Södra Deploys First Electric Truck to Transport Pulp from Värö Mill

December 2024 -- New Technologies

Will transport pulp from Värö to port terminals in Gothenburg and Varberg

Georgia-Pacific Announces $90 Million Investment in Tissue Production

December 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Investment in Consumer Tissue Business at its Crossett, Arkansas, mill

Kruger Products Mulls Over Construction of New Tissue Plant

December 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Decision to be announced in early 2025

Metsä Group Commits to Circular Economy Green Deal

December 2024 --

Targets for 2035 commit to actions that promote a low-carbon circular economy

APP's PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills Karawang Launch Solar Power Plant

December 2024 --

Officially launched the operation of a 3.7 MWp plant

Valmet and Kruger Products celebrate start-up of an Advantage DCT 200 TS TM

November 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Machine started up at the Sherbrooke Plant, Quebec, Canada

Kimberly-Clark Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Reaffirms 2024 Profit Outlook

Cascades Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2024

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Tissue Papers results lower than the previous quarter

P&G Announces Fiscal Year 2025 First Quarter Results

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Organic sales growth, earnings and cash results in the first quarter keep on track

APP Completes Acquisition of Korean Tissue Producers Monalisa, Ssangyong C&B

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Monalisa and Ssangyong C&B together boast a total tissue capacity of around 160,000 mtpy

Metsä Group Launches Further Round of Public Consultation on Goole Tissue Mill

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Group has updated plans for proposed mill in the UK

Clearwater Paper Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Board Approves New $100M Share Repurchase Authorization

Essity Receives Demand for Early Repayment of Bonds

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Company disputes the demand

Georgia-Pacific Names Hudson Pope Senior Vice President of Operations

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Jeff Koeppel, senior vice president of operations, will retire in the first quarter of 2025

Metsä Tissue Appoints Terhi Ilvonen as Acting CFO

November 2024 -- Market Roundup

Previously worked as VP, Group Controlling at Metsä Tissue

Have you Forgotten to Submit Your Abstract?

November 2024 -- From The Experts

Tissue professionals invited to present at TAPPICon in six diverse areas

Design Meets Sustainability with Valmet’s Skeen, Pixel, 4D and Ghost

November 2024 -- Suppliers

Valmet Engraving Solutions provides advanced technologies and embossing services

SADAS Appoints New Sales Director

November 2024 -- Suppliers

Company welcomes Francesco Betti, in charge of commercial sales

Valmet’s Website Ranked Number One in A Survey Conducted by Comprend

November 2024 -- Suppliers

Webranking by Comprend is Europe’s leading survey of corporate websites

Sofidel Finalizes Acquisition of Clearwater’s Tissue Division

November 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Becomes the fourth largest tissue paper producer in North America

Paper Excellence Group Rebrands as Domtar

November 2024 --

Unveils New Brand Identity Representing Bright Company Future

Andritz Successfully Starts up Fifth Tissue Machine in Vietnam

November 2024 --

New tissue machine installed at Xuan Mai Paper mill in Ho Chi Minh City

Toscotec To Supply a Turnkey Tissue Line to WAFA Group In Algeria

November 2024 --

AHEAD machine has a sheet trim width of 2,850 mm and production capacity of 40,000 tons

A.Celli Ships New Yankee Dryer to Grupo Corporativo Papelera, Mexico

November 2024 --

Yankee Dryer has a diameter of 15’’ for a production line with a design speed of 1800 m/min

Toscotec To Supply a Turnkey Tissue Line to Intertrade Hellas in Greece

November 2024 --

New AHEAD 2.2L machine features a sheet width of 5,600 mm, and a capacity of 80,000 tpy

Irving Pulp & Paper and Irving Tissue Saint John Successfully Complete Major Shutdown

November 2024 --

The 15-day shutdown, saw over $34 million invested in critical upgrades and maintenance

Metsä Group’s 2025 Sustainability Awards Close With 91 entries

November 2024 --

Awards received from 46 companies across five categories

US Consul General in Florence Daniela Ballard Visits Sofidel

November 2024 --

Event provided an opportunity to present the group and its growth in the United States

Reference Case With Perini MyGo

November 2024 --

Valmet achieves new milestones in Tissue Converting efficiency

Cascades Announces Organizational Changes to Support Strategic Growth

November 2024 --

Changes designed to support the company's strategic growth

Kruger Products Successfully Starts Up LDC Tissue Plant in Sherbrooke

November 2024 --

Site adjacent to the existing Sherbrooke TAD facility

Essity Once Again Recognized as a Diversity Leader by Financial Times

November 2024 --

Company has been recognised for the forth consecutive year

French Company MPH1865 Starts up Toscotec-Supplied Low-carbon Tissue Machine

October 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Second Toscotec turnkey supply to the company

StepChange Consulting Publishes B3NCH H1-24 Financial report

October 2024 -- Market Roundup

Tissue sector emerged as a star performer

Sofidel Joins Multibank Initiative to Donate Hygiene Products Across the UK

October 2024 -- Market Roundup

Company donating bathroom paper and kitchen towels to Multibanks in Swansea and London

Lucart Achieves Platinum Rating from EcoVadis for Third Consecutive Year

October 2024 -- Market Roundup

Independent rating agency has assigned the highest level for Corporate Social Responsibility

Boost Your Tissue Expertise with TAPPI Academy's eLearning Courses

October 2024 -- From The Experts

Explore courses focused on tissue properties and processes, tissue converting, tissue packaging, tissue operations and runnability, and the Yankee dryer.

Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee Fall Meeting Set for November 7, 2024

October 2024 -- From The Experts

Be part of this virtual event addressing safe, reliable operating and maintenance practices.

TAPPICon 2025 Opens Call for Papers

October 2024 -- From The Experts

Tissue professionals invited to speak at the premier event for the global forest products industry

Pivot Solutions: A Center of Excellence for the Tissue Industry

October 2024 -- Suppliers

Valmet’s dedicated center for the tissue converting industry

A.Celli Paper to Demonstrate its Latest Tissue Technology at MIAC 2024 in Lucca, Italy

October 2024 -- New Technologies

Will display extensive range of solutions for tissue paper manufacturing and plant intralogistics

Toscotec to Showcase Digital Innovations for the Tissue Making Process at MIAC

October 2024 -- New Technologies

Will present “Digital technologies for sustainability: innovative upgrade of TT Brain DCS”

Perini ECOre: An Out-of-the-box Innovation

October 2024 -- New Technologies

Valmet fuels its sustainability efforts with Perini ECOre

EcoSynthetix Receives Follow-on Trial Order for its Bio-based Strength Aid SurfLock

October 2024 -- New Technologies

Product is a bio-based aid that increases the mechanical strength in pulp, tissue and packaging

Engineering Professionals Rate Valmet as the Second Most Attractive Employer in Finland

October 2024 -- New Technologies

New study by Universum on employer attractiveness

Georgia-Pacific Holds Grand Opening for $550 Million Green Bay Tissue Mill

October 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Entire production process nearly 85 percent automated

Eren Launches £1 billion New Shotton Mill Containerboard and Tissue Production Facility

October 2024 --

Will be one of the most advanced of its kind in Europe

A.Celli Supplies a New Paper Rewinder to Papelera San Andrés de Giles

October 2024 --

Buenos Aires plant to produce its own cardboard cores

Toscotec Completes Technological Rebuild at WEPA in Giershagen, Germany

October 2024 --

Rebuild has achieved improved runability and ease of maintenance

Andritz Starts up Complete Pulp Mill for Liansheng Pulp & Paper, China

October 2024 --

Two Andritz tissue machines started up at the Zhangzhou mill in 2023

Cascades Supports the Circular Economy for 60 years

October 2024 --

Company welcomes report published by Recyc-Québec and Circle Economy

Andritz to Supply Yankee Eco Steam System to Essity, UK

September 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

System will provide up to 25 percent of the steam required for the Yankee

Cascades Q2 2024 results: Sales up 1 Percent From a Year Ago to $1.2 billion

September 2024 -- Market Roundup

In tissue, impact from higher raw material costs was mitigated by favourable volume and lower transportation costs

Duni Group Acquires Slovenian Tabletop Product Converter SETI

September 2024 -- Market Roundup

Enters a 70 percent merger

New Technical Information Paper Focuses on the Operation and Safety of Yankee Doctors

September 2024 -- From The Experts

Learn how to maximize your blade’s productivity and extend time between blade changes

Elevate Your Expertise with Tissue-Specific Online Training

September 2024 -- From The Experts

Explore courses focused on tissue properties and processes, tissue converting, tissue packaging, tissue operations and runnability, and the Yankee dryer.

Andritz Acquires Analyzer and Measurement Company PulpEy

September 2024 -- Suppliers

Swedish company supplies analysers and controls for pulp, paper and board producers

Andreas Koronai Joins A.Celli Paper’s Technical and Sales Department

September 2024 -- Suppliers

Appointed to perform technical audits on existing winders

Albany International's Daniel Halftermeyer Steps down as President, Machine Clothing

September 2024 -- Suppliers

Former Division Chief Operating Officer, Merle Stein takes over

First Quality Tissue to Expand its Manufacturing Capabilities

September 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Expansion for the production of ultra-premium towel and tissue products

Essity’s Targets to Reach Net-zero Emissions Validated by Science Based Targets Initiative

September 2024 --

Roadmap has been developed as part of the UN Global Compact’s “Business Ambition for 1.5°C”

Guangxi Zhihu Yuanchuang Plans 1 million Metric tpy of Tissue Capacity in China

September 2024 --

Company also plans 860,000 metric tpy of pulp capacity

Orient Paper Industries Operations appoints BTG Group to Assist in Digital Journey

September 2024 --

Will implement advanced instrumentation and model predictive controls across multiple units

Cascades and its Employees Win a Host of Pulp & Paper Canada’s Awards

September 2024 --

Company received recognition with five awards for its people and product sustainability

Paper Excellence Group Mills Recognized in 2023 Health and Safety Rankings

September 2024 --

Pulp & Paper Canada named four of the company’s Quebec-based mills

Metsä Group Extends Entry Submission Deadline for Metsä 2025 Sustainability Awards

September 2024 --

All entries must now be submitted by 30th September

Andritz to Supply Two Tissue Machines to C&S Paper, China

August 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines will be installed at Suqian City, Jiangsu Province

Kimberly-Clark Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results and Raises 2024 Outlook

August 2024 -- Market Roundup

Consumer Tissue sales of $1.5 billion decreased by 4 percent

Clearwater Paper Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

August 2024 -- Market Roundup

Retail tissue volumes sold show an increase of 3 percent

The Navigator Company Q2 2024 Results: Turnover up 11 percent From Year Ago

August 2024 -- Market Roundup

Tissue sales totalled 56 thousand tons up 48 percent on Q1 and up 50 percent on Q2 2023

Metsä Group Publishes Updated Green Finance Framework

August 2024 -- Market Roundup

Framework continues to support financing or refinancing of group’s environmental objectives

Get Rolling with TAPPI Academy’s Flexible eLearning Tissue Courses

August 2024 -- From The Experts

Elevate your tissue expertise anywhere, any time.

Toscotec Awarded ISO 50001 Certification for Efficient Energy Management

August 2024 -- Suppliers

Certification issued by Certiquality, an independent third-party assurance body

Valmet Closes Agreement to Acquire Majority Shares in FactoryPal, a Subsidiary of Körber

August 2024 -- Suppliers

FactoryPal is a software developed to improve shopfloor manufacturing performance

Solenis Marks 10-Year Anniversary, Updates Brand Identity

August 2024 -- Suppliers

New branding reflects Solenis mission to deliver value by solving customer challenges

Sofidel Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearwater Paper Corporation’s Tissue Business

August 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Company makes a significant step to accelerate its growth in North America.

Eren to Build New TM at its Shotton Mill in the UK

August 2024 --

Mill already has approval for three tissue lines on the site

Valmet to Supply Another Tissue Production Line to Velvet CARE's Paper Mill in Poland

August 2024 --

Will supply a third Valmet Advantage DCT tissue line for its mill in Osada Klucze

Toscotec to Rebuild PM6 Yankee Hoods at Renova's Torres Novas Mill in Portugal

August 2024 --

Project also to include new air system

Paperdi to Install New Tissue Machine at its Pietramelara Mill in Italy

August 2024 --

PM4 will have a 34,000 metric tpy production capacity

A.Celli Paper Starts-up Rewinder at Xuan Mai Paper's Facility in Vietnam

August 2024 --

E-WIND T100 rewinder processes tissue with a basis weight from 13-45 gsm

Kimberly-Clark Names Craig Slavtcheff Chief Research and Development Officer

August 2024 --

Robert Long to retire after 45 distinguished years in CPG

Cepi: European Paper and Board Grades Record Sharp Decline of Production in 2023

August 2024 --

Sanitary and household paper registered a decrease of around 4 percent

The Navigator Company Strengthens Sustainable Future Commitment with ESG Projects

August 2024 --

Company has invested Euro 164 million over the last 18 months

Valmet to Deliver Tissue Machine to Andhra Paper in India

July 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Will supply an Advantage DCT100HS tissue line

Clearwater Paper To Invest $23 Million In Shelby, NC

July 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Will invest in a new State-Of-The-Art Facial Tissue Line

Xuan Mai Paper Commissions 25,000 tpy TM in Vietnam

July 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Andritz-supplied TM features a width of 2.85 meters and a design speed of 1,800 m/min

Valmet Receives the Second Order of Converting Lines to Metsä Tissue Mariestad

July 2024 -- Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Delivery includes digital services, training and support after the start-up

Essity to Buy Back Shares

July 2024 -- Market Roundup

Initiates a program to buy back Class B shares for SEK 3bn

UK’s Confederation of Paper Industries Publishes Annual Review 2023-2024

July 2024 -- Market Roundup

Report highlights a wide range of issues managed by the confederation over the past year

Patricia Corsi Named Chief Growth Officer of Kimberly-Clark

July 2024 -- Market Roundup

Succeeds Alison Lewis, who is retiring from the company after 35 years

Get Rolling with TAPPI Academy’s Flexible eLearning Tissue Courses

July 2024 -- From The Experts

Elevate your tissue expertise anywhere, any time

ABB launches Do More With Digital Campaign

July 2024 -- Suppliers

Initiative to accelerate digitalization across process industries

Valmet: Toward Plastic-Free Packaging

July 2024 -- Suppliers

Eco-friendly innovation replaces polyethylene with kraft paper

World’s First Fully Electric Tissue Machine Announced by Toscotec and Fortissue

July 2024 -- Issue Spotlight

Groundbreaking project on PM1 at Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Essity Presents New Financial Targets

July 2024 --

Aiming for organic sales growth of at least 3 percent

Lucart Group Excels in Production Capacity, Quality and Sustainability

July 2024 --

Success comes with installation of Valmet’s Perini MyLine.

Metsä Group Announces Nominated Charity for Sustainability Awards

July 2024 --

Awards to be held in London, UK March, 2025

Kimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

July 2024 --

Accelerates alternative fiber strategies

Spanish Kartogroup Starts-Up New Yankee Hood and Air System from Andritz