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.
European Tissue Symposium (ETS) takes chair of the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC)
The European Paper Recycling Council is pleased to announce the appointment of its new chair Valeria Salvadori, representing EPRC member the European Tissue Symposium. She will take the helm of the Council for a two- year period as of April 2025, taking over from Andrea Orallo, Director for Recycling at ASPAPEL, who represented Cepi.
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.
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.
Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference returns to São Paulo for landmark 20th edition
Global experts and varied industry stakeholders will meet at the Forest Products Latin America Conference 2025, for two days of networking and insights into the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the pulp, paper and packaging industry.
Södra seeks partners to develop new tannin-based sustainable alternatives to fossil products
From one tree grows a thousand possibilities. Södra is to add tannin to its range of forest-based products and seeks partners to develop new tannin-based sustainable alternatives to fossil products in a range of applications.
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.
SOFIDEL enters into stalking horse asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of ROYAL PAPER
Sofidel just announced the entry into a Stalking Horse Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) to acquire certain assets of Royal Interco, LLC (“Royal Paper”).
Fortissue launches world's first fully electric tissue machine in collaboration with Toscotec
Fortissue launches world's first fully electric tissue machine in collaboration with Toscotec
Tissue World Düsseldorf 2025 opens with key industry leaders sharing strategic insights
The Tissue World Conference and Exhibition officially opened its doors today in Düsseldorf, bringing together leading voices from the global tissue industry. Moderated by industry expert Jonathan Roberts, the opening conference sessions set the tone for three days of high-level discussion, networking, and business development.
Maurizio Patarnello named new CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding
Maurizio Patarnello brings over 30 years of exceptional leadership from global giants, where he successfully led multi-billion-dollar businesses, drove market expansion, and spearheaded digital transformation across 35 countries. His expertise will be instrumental to strengthen a leadership position and pursue new growth opportunities for Fine Hygienic Holding.
SOFIDEL: 2024 consolidated financial statement shows growth, driven by investments in North America
Consolidated Net Sales at €3.225 billion, EBITDA at 17.85%. The Shareholders' Meeting appoints the new Board of Directors of Sofidel SpA.
Ontex completes the divestment of its Brazilian business to Softys
Ontex Group NV, a leading international developer and producer of personal care products, announces that it has completed the divestment of its Brazilian business activities to Softys S.A., a personal hygiene company with operations across Latin America and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empresas CMPC S.A., headquartered in Chile.
A.Celli Paper: continuity and strength through acquisition by ANDRITZ
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire A.Celli Paper. A.Celli Paper has decades of experience in the supply of machinery and key equipment for the production of tissue, paper and board grades. In 2020 A.Celli Paper widened its portfolio of winders, rewinders, systems for roll handling and packaging, as well as tissue machines and services by the acquisition of PMT.
MPH1865 gets the first Touch Max Gambini embosser on an industrial line in France
MPH1865 (formerly MP Hygiène), a French specialist in the manufacturing and converting of AFH (Away-from-Home) products, has started up its new Touch Max converting machine supplied by Gambini. Representing an investment of nearly €5 million, this equipment (the brand's third) features a unique embossing process. With a capacity of 12,000 tpy, it will produce paper towels for professionals in the Renovelar range, MPH1865's new premium brand. Thanks to its unique embossing process, it optimizes the softness, absorbency, and strength of the tissue paper.
Sofidel’s 2024 consolidated financial statement shows growth, driven by investments in North America
The Shareholders' Meeting of Sofidel closes 2024 with positive economic and financial results.
ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025: Two good reasons to celebrate and a congress that has its finger on the pulse!
In 2025, ZELLCHEMING - the Association of Pulp and Paper Chemists and Engineers - looks back on 120 years of association history. At the same time the ZELLCHEMING-Expo celebrates its 75th anniversary. The two anniversaries have been combined - to celebrate 195 years in style!
Pulp & Paper Alliance announces inaugural conference in Barcelona
The Pulp & Paper Alliance, a dedicated logistics network for the pulp and paper industry recently founded at the end of 2024, is excited to announce its inaugural conference, taking place September 15–17, 2025, at the Intercontinental, an IHG Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
ABB launches a generative AI solution to safeguard industrial expertise and empower workforces
ABB today announced the introduction of ABB Ability™ Industrial Knowledge Vault, a generative AI-driven solution designed to solve the growing challenge of knowledge loss in industrial environments. Industrial Knowledge Vault, using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, can store, retain and safeguard critical expertise while actively transforming that knowledge into step-by-step workflows. This enables workers to quickly access and apply best practices, empowering businesses to run leaner while preserving safe operations.
Italia Technology Alliance (A.Celli Group) acquires Sipack
The Celli family holding expands its portfolio of companies, seizing the opportunity to enhance a company in the Lucca area that requires synergies to relaunch its range of products and services in Italy and abroad.
Södra Cell repeats order for ABB advanced process control after success in multiple mills
ABB has built on its relationship with Södra Cell, Sweden’s largest forest-owner association and leading pulp manufacturer, and will deploy advanced process control (APC) at the Mörrum mill. The new order comes under a strategic partnership between the two companies as they fulfil an ambition to develop new levels of efficiency, engagement and digitalization across the producer’s operations.
Oxyle raises $16M to lead the fight against “forever chemicals” contaminating water
Swiss startup Oxyle announced a $16M funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds on its $3M pre-seed round in 2022, growing support for its mission.
Valmet DNAe awarded as the world’s first fully web-based DCS with ISASecure SSA cybersecurity compliance
Valmet has reached a significant milestone in industrial cybersecurity with its Valmet DNAe Distributed Control System (DCS): it is the world’s first fully web-based system to receive the ISASecure System Security Assurance (SSA) Security Level 1 certificate. The external assessment conducted by exida ensured that Valmet DNAe meets the strict security requirements and levels specified in the ISA/IEC 62443-3-3 standard. The Valmet DNAe reference architecture networks were precisely evaluated, configured, and tested according to network topology and component requirements.
Kimberly-Clark's plant in Koblenz, Germany, is on the road to 100% renewable energy by 2029.
We are proud to share the news that our site in Koblenz, Germany, is on path to 100% renewable energy by 2029 – a global first for a Kimberly-Clark tissue manufacturing facility.