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Goldenrod Corp.
Issue Spotlight
Milestone agreement between Kimberly-Clark and Greenpeace established a framework for collaboration towards long-term solutions to protect forests worldwide.
 
Company will again support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation with proceeds from sales of its Cascades Pink hand towels.
 
TAPPI has issued an invitation to present at the third annual Tissue360° Forum to be held at PaperCon and TAPPI’s Centennial Celebration in Atlanta, Ga., USA, on April 19-22, 2015.
 
Course on August 19-20 is focused on how to improve machine efficiency, increase production, and enhance product softness and bulk.
 
Those who are new to tissue or seek a basic understanding of tissue properties and manufacturing will find this course extremely valuable.
 
Naylor, LLC
Market Roundup
Company increased prices for hydrogen peroxide (100% basis) by $0.05/lb. in North America.
 
Exports to Asia during the past several years have boosted profitability for timberland owners while challenging the domestic solid wood sector mainly in the northwestern U.S. and Coastal British Columbia.
 
Tissue/Toweling Industry News
U.K.-based tissue converter, Accrol Papers, reports a £66 million deal with private equity firm NorthEdge Capital could include a new tissue mill.
 
New TM 16 Voith tissue machine at mill in Chupei, Taiwan, will produce high-quality dry crepe toilet paper and hand towel with a wire width of 3,796 mm and a design speed of 2,200 m/min, with startup set for September 2015.
 
Notes will have an interest rate of 5.375% per annum and are being issued at a price equal to 100% of their face value.
 
Company hired three seasoned executives and has named Marvin Ray Risco president.
 
Most recent delay in the project, originally announced in 2008, reportedly is related to construction delays and negotiations with the mill’s energy supplier.
 
Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, report provides a techno-commercial road map for setting up a paper towel manufacturing plant.
 
SCA will transfer its hygiene business in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) to Vinda.
 
New Andritz PrimeLine W8 tissue machine with a steel yankee dryer starts up at company's Yanzhou mill, Shandong province, China.
 
Name change coincides with the acquisition of Ashland Water Technologies by a fund managed by private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
 
Order, part of company's announcement last year that it would invest more than $260 million in Taiwanese and Chinese mills, increases company fleet to seven Intelli-Tissue 1600 machines.
 
New Technologies
Each roll of Charmin has the scent of chamomile added to the tube.
 
Pullers help make installation of felts, fabric, and dryer screens a safer job for the operators and reduce the risk of damaging fabrics during installation.
 
Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee
Subcommittees will meet from noon until 4:00 pm on November 4, with the full committee meeting all day on November 5.
 
 
Festo Corp
Xerium Technologies, Inc.

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