Valmet has once again been recognized as one of Finland’s most attractive employers among engineering professionals. In Universum’s 2025 employer attractiveness survey, Valmet was ranked fourth in the engineering professionals category.
Tissue World Ho Chi Minh City is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association (VPPA), the most influential pulp and paper association in Vietnam, ahead of our launch event, taking place 25-26 November 2025 at the Equatorial Hotel.
The French Le Bourray paper mill has announced a strategic investment of €25 million in a new Tissue Machine, which is expected to start operating in September 2026. Construction will begin this fall. This will enable this mill to increase its capacity and position itself in new markets. "This new line will allow us to take a step forward in diversifying our offering, with an extremely innovative product and industrial process," explains François Bourdin, Managing Director of the company.
Maflex recently launched the creative project ReMatter-ReMaflex through its official LinkedIn company page. The initiative was born with a simple yet meaningful goal: to give new life to old corporate brochures. A tangible gesture of reuse that becomes storytelling—of matter transforming without losing its value, instead gaining a new one through dialogue with art.
CDP is one of the world’s leading independent organizations for measuring and reporting environmental performance. In 2024, more than 22,700 companies were assessed globally.
This milestone, combined with our existing installations, reinforces Papertech’s position as the majority supplier of machine vision systems in the country’s tissue industry. Equipped with our advanced TotalVision system, the new project will deliver superior quality, efficiency, and waste reduction.
We are truly delighted to welcome Nico Haid as our new Head of Production.
Paptic Ltd has been awarded the ScanStar 2025 for its innovative fibre-based hygiene packaging solution, a renewable, recyclable, and high-performing alternative to plastic in sanitary and incontinence product packaging.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced the appointment of Stacey Valy Panayiotou to Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 10th. Panayiotou will succeed interim Chief Human Resources Officer Viviane Cury, who will resume her prior role as Vice President, Talent Business Partner for North America.
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has once again achieved EcoVadis’ highest Platinum-level recognition for its long-term sustainability work. Since 2019, Metsä Fibre has consistently been among the top one percent of pulp, paper, and cardboard manufacturers evaluated by EcoVadis.
One of the largest paper and wood industry groups in the Baltic States, Grigeo Group AB, is embarking on a record-breaking investment programme of more than €106 million in the expansion of its tissue paper business. This is the largest expansion project in the Group's history, doubling tissue production to 140,000 tonnes per year and strengthening Grigeo Group's position as one of the region's leaders.
SchäferRolls, an internationally active, medium-sized family business headquartered in Renningen, Germany, announces the appointment of Tomasz Korpalski – MIT (Modern Industrial Technologies) as its new sales representative for the Polish market.
Valmet will deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machine to PT Suparma Tbk’s mill in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new installation will enable production of high-quality tissue products for the Asia Pacific market and the start-up is planned for 2026.
SIPAT, the leading hygiene paper manufacturer in Morocco and North African markets, has completed a strategic collaboration project with AMACO Group, a global leader in tissue paper machinery. The project entailed a comprehensive upgrade of SIPAT’s tissue production lines, enabling fully automated, hands-free operations achieving what is known in the industry as “full automation” or “automated manufacturing,” commonly referred to in the tissue sector as “with no hand contact.”
ABB has been awarded a new contract by the Greek tissue producer Intertrade Hellas S.A. to supply its quality control system (QCS) to existing and new tissue machines at the company’s Inofyta facility in South East Greece. The project includes ABB’s Network Platform (NP) 1200-based QCS platform with integrated sensors and controls, designed to improve product consistency, process efficiency and data visibility across production lines.
ABB has been awarded a new contract by Intertrade Hellas S.A. to supply its quality control system (QCS) to existing and new tissue machines at the company’s Inofyta facility. The project includes ABB’s Network Platform (NP) 1200-based QCS platform with integrated sensors and controls, designed to improve product consistency, process efficiency and data visibility across production lines.
Georgia-Pacific announced last week that Christian Fischer, president and CEO, is retiring from the company at the end of October and will work to transition his responsibilities beginning in August. Christian joined Georgia-Pacific in 1989 and has held numerous leadership roles. He was named president and CEO in 2017.
Cascades, a leader in environmentally responsible packaging and hygiene product manufacturing, announces recent investments of over $5.3 million at its Granby, Quebec tissue plant to increase the capacity of two strategic production lines and enhance product quality.
The recent imposition of a 50% tariff by the USA on Brazilian pulp and paper imports, coupled with the ongoing Section 301 investigation, has fundamentally altered the competitive landscape of the Latin American forest products industry. For producers and buyers in the region, this presents a complex scenario of both significant risks and new opportunities.
Jon Jested-Rask (M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration) has been appointed Executive Vice President, Tissue Business Area at Valmet, effective August 1, 2025. In this position he will report to the President and CEO Thomas Hinnerskov and is a member of Valmet’s Executive Leadership Team.
The China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CNPPRI) presents CIDPEX Middle East at Paper Arabia 2025 from September 2-4 in Dubai. This premier event will spotlight the tissue and hygiene products industry, featuring tissue paper, diapers, sanitary napkins, wipes, machinery, and healthcare products.
In the tissue sector, having reliable, efficient, high-performing and sustainable production lines is essential to remain competitive over the long term. In this context, relying on an OEM capable of providing structured support throughout the entire lifecycle of the plant is a strategic advantage. Valmet’s Lifecycle Services fully address this need, supporting customers from the start-up phase through to the implementation of advanced solutions. This comprehensive approach ensures long-term asset performance by fostering continuous technological evolution, maximising operational efficiency and delivering consistently high-quality output.
Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation has awarded Andritz an order to supply environmentally leading chemical recovery technologies for its pulp mill in Hualien, Taiwan. The start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2027.
The Asia Nonwovens Technology Expo (ANTEX Asia 2025) will take place from 29–31 October 2025 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand. Backed by the Thailand Textile Institute (THTI) and the Thai Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Trade Association (TNFA), the event comes at a time of accelerated growth in Southeast Asia’s nonwovens industry, fueled by rising demand across sectors such as healthcare, automotive, construction, and sustainable packaging.
