Investment in a new paper machine and converting capacity at the WEPA site in Bridgend

Investment in a new paper machine and converting capacity at the WEPA site in Bridgend

The aim of the WEPA Group is to offer high-quality products as a reliable partner for its customers. To also ensure this in the future and to expand its competitiveness, the WEPA Group has announced significant investments at its site in Bridgend, UK. The main focus is on the construction of a new paper machine with a planned annual production capacity of 70,000 tons. Furthermore, there will be two new converting lines and a complete modernisation of the palletising of the site. The project shall be realised within the next two years.

Stephane RICHARD Stephane RICHARD
Valmet to supply a fifth Advantage tissue production line to Lila Group in Turkey

Valmet to supply a fifth Advantage tissue production line to Lila Group in Turkey

Valmet is to supply a complete Valmet Advantage DCT 200 tissue line to the Turkish tissue manufacturer Lila Group’s new mill in Erzurum, in the eastern part of Turkey. The TM 5 line will be equipped with stock preparation, a rewinder, and an extensive automation package to achieve high efficiency and low energy consumption in production.

Stephane RICHARD Stephane RICHARD
Tamil Nadu, India, enters tissue market with ANDRITZ production line

Tamil Nadu, India, enters tissue market with ANDRITZ production line

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd. (TNPL) has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a state-of-the-art tissue production line for its Unit II mill in Mondipatti Village, Tamil Nadu, India. This investment marks the Indian paper and board producer’s entry into the tissue market.

François HENIN François HENIN
The 20th International Paper Expo – China awaits you in Guangzhou on June 5-7

The 20th International Paper Expo – China awaits you in Guangzhou on June 5-7

The 20th International Pulp & Paper Industry Expo - China (abbreviated as Paper Expo China) will be held at the Poly World Trade Center in Pazhou District, Guangzhou, from June 5th to 7th, 2025. Since its inception in 2004, after 20 years of development and progress, the expo has emerged as one of the premier events in the paper industry, catering to 250,000 industry clients.

Stephane RICHARD Stephane RICHARD
Ulrika Kolsrud new President and CEO of Essity

Ulrika Kolsrud new President and CEO of Essity

Essity’s Board of Directors has today appointed Ulrika Kolsrud as President and CEO. Ulrika Kolsrud will assume her position on June 1, 2025. Currently, she holds the position as President of Essity’s business unit Health & Medical. She succeeds Magnus Groth, who earlier this year informed the Board that he will leave his position during the year.

François HENIN François HENIN
Paper Eurasia 2025: A landmark gathering for the paper industry in Istanbul

Paper Eurasia 2025: A landmark gathering for the paper industry in Istanbul

The Paper Eurasia exhibition and conference, currently taking place this week at the Istanbul Expo Center, has positioned itself as a pivotal event for the paper and cardboard industries across Eurasia and beyond. Drawing participants and exhibitors from more than 30 countries, the event has become a key platform for dialogue, business exchange, and strategic vision.

Stephane RICHARD Stephane RICHARD
Kimberly-Clark announces plans to invest over $2 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing, Accelerate Innovation and Fuel Growth

Kimberly-Clark announces plans to invest over $2 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing, Accelerate Innovation and Fuel Growth

Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced plans to invest over $2 billion over the next 5 years in its North America business, marking the company's largest domestic expansion in more than 30 years. Amid rising demand for its consumer brands, which include Huggies® diapers, Kleenex® tissue, Depend® incontinence products, Scott® kitchen towels, and Cottonelle® bath tissue, these investments will significantly enhance its US manufacturing capacity, accelerate its innovation plans and support its ambitious growth targets.

François HENIN François HENIN
Solenis to Apply Temporary Surcharge in the United States in Response to Tariff-Driven Cost Increases

Solenis to Apply Temporary Surcharge in the United States in Response to Tariff-Driven Cost Increases

Solenis LLC, a global provider of water and hygiene solutions, announced today it will temporarily apply a minimum 5% surcharge on all products and services sold in the United States, effective May 1, 2025. This action is a direct response to rising costs tied to global trade policy changes, including a 145% tariff on China-sourced goods and new global baseline tariffs at or above 10%.

François HENIN François HENIN
Ensuring site safety with contractors in the Arauco Sucuriú project

Ensuring site safety with contractors in the Arauco Sucuriú project

The construction works is starting at the ARAUCO Sucuriú pulp mill project site in Brazil, the world’s largest single-phase pulp mill. Given the scale of this project, demands for safety are exceptionally high. With thousands of people working simultaneously in the middle of massive elements and machines, effective planning, commitment to common goals and rules, clear responsibilities, good coordination, and open communication are crucial to ensure everyone goes home healthy and safe at the end of the day.

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Piero Celli passed away at 89

Piero Celli passed away at 89

The Italian entrepreneur was one of the protagonists, along with his brother and father, of the rise of A.Celli in the worldwide tissue, paper and nonwoven machinery industry.

François HENIN François HENIN
Runtech delivers two RunEco Systems to Namgang Paper in Jinju

Runtech delivers two RunEco Systems to Namgang Paper in Jinju

The deliveries to PM1 and PM3 consist of an EP Turbo Blower and an EcoDrop Water Separator. The turbo blowers replace existing liquid ring pumps that are reaching the end of their life. The new system will save water and electricity, simplify the vacuum system connections, and enable vacuum consumer control.

François HENIN François HENIN
ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025: A double anniversary and a forward-looking congress

ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025: A double anniversary and a forward-looking congress

The ZELLCHEMING Association will celebrate two major milestones in 2025: 120 years since its founding and the 75th edition of the ZELLCHEMING-Expo. Together, these anniversaries mark 195 years of dedication to the pulp and paper industry — a legacy to be honored with a special edition of the Expo & Congress, held from July 1 to 3 at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden.

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After the start-up of its second Tissue Machine near Montargis, ICT France invests in a biomass power plant with Engie Solutions

After the start-up of its second Tissue Machine near Montargis, ICT France invests in a biomass power plant with Engie Solutions

After launching its new Tissue Machine (TM) last February, ICT France is accelerating its decarbonization at its Pannes site, near Montargis, about 100 kilometers south of Paris. On April 9, Johan Lemarchand, Managing Director, Benoît Martin, Director of the Central-West Territory of Engie Solutions, Régis Castro, Sub-Prefect of the Montargis district, and Joëlle Colosio, Deputy Executive Director of Territories at Ademe (photo), signed the contract for the design, construction, operation, and financing of a biomass boiler plant at this site. With this project, supported by the French government through Ademe (French Environment and Energy Management Agency), and thanks to annual steam production 78% covered by biomass, 11,160 tonnes of fossil-fuel CO₂ equivalents will be avoided each year. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with industrial commissioning scheduled for late 2027.

François HENIN François HENIN