Kimberly-Clark will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on Tuesday, January 28. A press release and supplemental materials will be issued at approximately 6:30 a.m. EST.
Valmet will deliver a third Advantage ThruAir Drying (TAD) tissue machine to Irving Consumer Product’s mill in Macon, Georgia, USA. The new installation will support Irving Consumer Products’ commitment to provide ultra-premium tissue products to the North American market. The startup is planned for 2027.
Södra’s mission is focused on members’ forests and to process their raw material, thereby creating value for these forest estates. Södra has therefore, as a step in implementing its strategy, decided to initiate a process to divest its forest holding and related activities in the Baltics.
SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe by 50 USD per tonne. The new price will be effective February 1st.
Copelme (Compañía Papelera de Industria y Comercio Mendoza S.A.) has renewed its confidence in Valmet by investing in a new Perini MyGo line to increase production capacity, currently at 95%, at its historic Cochabamba plant in Bolivia. Integrating Perini MyGo will allow Copelme to boost its monthly production volume by 25%, raising it from 50 million to around 62-63 million rolls.
Metsä Group’s tissue paper business presented today an investment and capacity adjustment plan for its mill in Kreuzau, Germany to ensure long-term competitiveness and future profitable growth.
Duni AB (Duni Group) has today signed an agreement to acquire the UK-based tabletop company Poppies Europe Ltd (Poppies). This strategic merger strengthens Duni Group’s market position in sustainable dining solutions in the United Kingdom while offering significant synergies across manufacturing, logistics and distribution.
Arauco, a global forest industry company, has awarded AFRY an EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management) assignment for the Balance of Plant of its new greenfield pulp mill in Inocência, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
The ceremony in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS) was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin
The Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education has granted a total of SEK 12.5 million this year to 11 different research projects that, in a significant way, will promote the development of both forestry and forest industry operations.
Joonas Kukkonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics, and member of the company’s Management Team. He reports to Metsä Tissue’s CEO Esa Kaikkonen.
We are thrilled to share that Essel Kağıt is the Main Sponsor, Gravion is the Welcome Reception Sponsor, and Archroma is the Conference Sponsor of the Paper & Tissue Expo Istanbul 2025! We want to extend our deepest gratitude for their support and sponsorship!
The sanitary and household paper producer MPH1865 (formerly MP Hygiène), a leading French company in the manufacture and transformation of professional hygiene products, announces the launch of its Impact Indicator®. This innovation in environmental management is featured on the packaging of products in its Renovelar range. Calculated using the ClimatePartner methodology, this indicator clearly displays the carbon impact of each reference, allowing user companies to visualize and act on reducing their own ecological footprint.
Anu Salonsaari-Posti, SVP Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Corporate Relations and a member of Valmet’s Executive Team since 2013, leaves Valmet and continues her career outside the company. Her last day at Valmet will be December 31, 2024.
WEPA was awarded the German Sustainability Award as a company in the "paper, cardboard and paperboard" sector. The award was presented on November 28th as part of the German Sustainability Day in Düsseldorf.
Buckman, the US-headquartered global specialty chemical company with over 1,350 associates worldwide, announces that it has achieved a Platinum Medal rating from EcoVadis, a global leader in business sustainability assessments.
Södra and Nordic Forestry Automation AB have signed a letter of intent to roll out operator support for thinning carried out under Södra’s supervision. The system will also be able to collect data for each individual tree for future planning and analysis. Roll out and installations are scheduled to start in the second half of 2025.
ANDRITZ has received a major order for a tissue production line from Juthor Paper Manufacturing Co., part of Middle East Paper Co.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Esko Uutela, a distinguished consultant and globally recognized expert in the tissue industry, who served with unwavering dedication at Fastmarkets, and Pöyry before that. His profound insights and unparalleled expertise will leave an indelible mark on the global paper and tissue markets, especially for the regulars of the Fastmarkets and Tissue World conferences.
Archroma Packaging Technologies is proud to announce that they have joined North Carolina State's College of Natural resources research consortium, the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) which aims to study, develop and promote the utilization of alternative fibers for packaging, hygiene, textiles and other products. Archroma Packaging Technologies is the latest to join the more than 20 global entities who have partnered with SAFI across the fiber, packaging, tissue, and textile markets.
Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, has acquired ErtelAlsop, a New York based manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving end-markets in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, flavors and fragrances, and chemical industries.
Valmet will deliver a SymBelt Shoe Press Roll upgrade with Valmet Black Belt shoe press belt and SymBelt services to Mercer Stendal pulp mill in Germany.
As part of its efforts to achieve its climate goal of net zero emissions of fossil greenhouse gases by 2040, Södra’s first electric truck is on the road. Part of a pilot project, the truck will be entirely dedicated to transporting fossil-free deliveries of pulp from Värö to port terminals in Gothenburg and Varberg.
