Once again this year, the Leipzig-based emtec Electronic GmbH will be exhibiting its innovative measuring instruments at IMPS 2026 in Munich. From March 17 to 19, the event will focus on advances in paper and board production.
The challenges currently faced in the areas of sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions make the rational use of energy a very important field of action. At ICT Poland, activities related to optimizing consumption, improving energy efficiency, and implementing energy-saving investments have long been undertaken. In 2024, we decided to implement a system that would support our energy-related activities in terms of planning and evaluating results, in accordance with the adopted ISO 50001:2018 standards. The energy management team established within the project spent several months implementing or adapting our procedures to the requirements of the standard. In November, after conducting an audit, SGS confirmed that our energy management system complies with the ISO 50001:2018 requirements and recommended our company for certification.
According to the February 21st edition of the newspaper "La Tribune, "the Ministry of Industry could help Fibre Excellence (FE) get out of its current predicament by restructuring its debt and contributing to the investment plan for its two sites (Tarascon and Saint-Gaudens), which produce some 550,000 tons of market pulp per year. However, this is conditional on the shareholder "taking responsibility."
Metsä Group has published its Annual Review for the financial year 1 January–31 December 2025. At the same time, the company released an updated Climate Transition Plan, which outlines Metsä Group’s climate targets and the actions taken to achieve them.
ABB has signed an agreement with Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer Billerud to modernize Paper Machine 5 at the company’s Gävle mill, one of its key sites for producing liquid packaging board and liner. The contract will bring new automation capabilities, updated hardware, improved quality control and refreshed drive technology to a machine that supports a significant share of Billerud’s global packaging output. The upgrades aim to improve efficiency, strengthen cyber security, reduce energy and material use and build a platform ready for next-generation digital and AI tools.
Domtar’s Calhoun, TN site has begun installation of a new, world-class high-speed tissue converting line designed to increase operational output, enhance efficiency, and support long-term scalability. The advanced equipment will help better align the mill’s tissue production capacity with its converting capabilities, strengthening overall operational performance to better service the US tissue market.
We’re proud to announce that ICT France has just been awarded ISO 14001 certification, highlighting our commitment to environmental responsibility.
Valmet has received an order to deliver a complete Valmet IQ Quality Control System to Papeterie Le Bourray, a global leader in recycled tissue paper, for its new production line in France. The solution will help ensure superior product quality, enhance process stability, and achieve significant savings in raw materials and energy, supporting the company’s commitment to operational efficiency and sustainability.
SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe. The new price will be 1,710 USD (+100 USD), effective for March deliveries and invoicing.
ABB has introduced its Automation Extended program, a strategic evolution of its distributed control systems (DCS), designed to help industries modernize without disruption. Building on ABB’s long-
Valmet will supply three IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to Yusen Group for its mills in Tai'an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin, Gansu Province, China.
The shareholders and directors of Northwood have announced that they have acquired the complete mill and converting facility of the Coleshill site of Kimberly-Clark (K-C) as well as the Flint site of K-C Personal Care.
AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) is proud to announce the successful installation and start-up of a MaxEdge150™ refiner with AFTLinx™ diagnostic service on PM5 at Essity’s Mannheim mill in Germany building on a successful previous delivery. This marks AFT’s first refining project with Essity, reinforcing a trusted partnership. The new system supports Essity’s goal of improving tissue quality at its largest mill in Europe and a key hub for hygiene brands like Zewa and Tempo.
Further to the information posted this morning, February 9th, we received the following responses from Fibre Excellence. As a reminder, the group's two mills are facing a combination of factors that are significantly impacting their competitiveness.
A demonstration in support of Fibre Excellence Saint-Gaudens took place on January 31st, drawing several thousand people. Local elected officials also wrote a letter to the Prime Minister to alert him to the urgency of the situation. This mill, which produces market pulp, was shut down for five weeks last November. Today, according to the local press and the letter signed by the elected officials, it is threatened with closure by March 15th. The same applies to the group's other site, Fibre Excellence Provence. In November 2025, Fibre Excellence explained in a press release that it had "invested more than €55 million in the Saint-Gaudens mill over the past three years to improve its performance and competitiveness. However, production costs are currently heavily impacted by high input costs. The French price of pulpwood has increased by 50% compared to 2022. The pulp market is international and highly competitive. This market is currently experiencing a decline in demand and prices.…
Futura and Plusline are proud to thank ERUSLU for the trust and strong partnership confirmed with the order of six new ANDROMEDA TISSUE converting lines in a complete "Jumbo to Pallet" configuration.
Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative (Metsäliitto) and Japanese trading company Itochu Corporation (Itochu) have completed a transaction on 4 February 2026, in which Metsäliitto acquired a 5.1% stake in Metsä Fibre Oy (Metsä Fibre) from Itochu.
This year's funding application period for nature restoration and management projects aimed at strengthening the state of Finnish nature is open from February 1 to April 30, 2026.
Hygiene and health company Essity has completed the acquisition of Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business, including the Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. brands in North America and global feminine care rights for the Playtex brand. The purchase price for the assets amounts to USD 340m (approximately SEK 3bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition supports Essity’s strategy to focus on high margin categories and to grow market positions in the US, the world’s largest hygiene market.
SCA delivered a total of 93.2 million seedlings in 2025. Of these, 49.2 million went to private forest owners, while the remainder were planted in SCA’s own forests. Roughly every fourth seedling planted in Swedish forests comes from SCA.
BHM INGENIEURE has been commissioned by FADERCO Spa and WARAK Spa to provide comprehensive engineering services for a new integrated tissue mill in the Mostaganem region, northwestern Algeria. This greenfield project represents the largest single investment in the history of Faderco Group and will result in one of the largest and most advanced integrated tissue production complexes in Africa, doubling the Group’s tissue production capacity.
Key Milestone in Creating a Global Health and Wellness Leader - Transaction Expected to Close in the Second Half of 2026
Tissue World Miami, North America’s largest and most influential tissue exhibition and conference is back and set to make history in 2026! Launched in 2002, this flagship event has become the ultimate meeting point for the global tissue industry, and this year’s edition promises to be the biggest and most impactful yet.
After reviewing and refining several details of the project, the LEGO® Maflex Unwinder is officially back online on the LEGO Ideas platform.
