Over the Wire - Tissue Edition

TAPPI

Issue Spotlight

Kimberly-Clark Receives Climate Leadership Award

Gains award for progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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Procter & Gamble Elects Christopher Kempczinski, President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation to its Board

Move takes place with immediate effect

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Lucart Announces Euro 80 Million Investment Plan for 2022-2024

Three year plan for its at its plant in Laval sur Vologne, France

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Metsä Tissue Germany Welcomes 20 New Junior Professionals

Young employees taken on after successful apprenticeships

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Essity and McDonald’s Close the Loop for Paper Cups in Germany

Beverage, milkshake and ice cream cups will be re-used to make professional hygiene paper

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From The Experts

Industry Leaders Address the Future of Tissue

Gain insight and potential solutions on critical issues facing the industry. Mark your calendar for TAPPICon 2022

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Market Roundup

Kimberly-Clark 3Q 2021 Results: Net Sales Up 7 Percent From Year Ago to $5.0 billion

Organic sales increase by 4 percent

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Essity Acquires Sports Tape Brands from Johnson & Johnson

Includes established brands Coach, Elastikon and Zonas

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CMPC's Softys to Acquire Brazilian Tissue Producer Carta Fabril for $197 million

Carta Fabril is a leader in the sale of tissue paper in the southeast of Brazil

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Essity Presents New Business Areas and New Sales Growth Target

Areas will be Health & Medical, Consumer Goods and Professional Hygiene

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Tissue/Toweling Industry News

Andritz Starts Up Main Equipment for Alternative Fiber Processing System for Tissue Production at Essity's Facility in Mannheim, Germany

New system processes 100 percent wheat straw

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WEPA Group Commissions New Tissue Machine at its Piechowice Site in Poland

Increases total capacity at the site to 70,000 metric tpy

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Toscotec Starts Up Tissue Machine at Essel Kagit's Mill in Osmaniye, Turkey

Started up an AHEAD 2.2L tissue line

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Andritz Starts Up Steel Yankee and Air and Energy Systems at Kartogroup's Burriana Mill in Spain

Already operating at full performance

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Essity Launches Green Hydrogen Pilot for CO2-free Tissue Production

Testing taking place at Essity site in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany

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Toscotec partners again with Cartiere Saci for new paper machine rebuild

Will complete the dryer section rebuild of PM 2

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Metsä Tissue Drops Peat From Energy Production at its Mänttä Mill in Finland

Part of move toward fossil-free mills

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Andritz Starts Up Heat Recovery Chain of Tissue Machine PM 3 at ICT's Mill in Italy

Includes a PrimeDry YES Yankee Ecosteam System

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Suppliers

Valmet Launches New Performance Center

Move to further strengthen remote support services for its customers in Appleton, WI

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New Technologies

Barry-Wehmiller's PCMC Appoints Cristian Giuliani as Director of Global R&D Tissue and Nonwovens

Will develop projects for global tissue converting & packaging and nonwovens product lines

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Kemira Introduces Advanced Polymer Technology to Address Stickies Challenges in Recycled Paper and Board

Addresses stickies originating from tapes, glues, and labels

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