The new TM2 featuring a RunEco vacuum system has started up at Papelera Reyes in Callao, Peru. Runtech delivered an EP600 Turbo Blower and an EcoDrop water separator as part of the tissue machine package. The tissue machine, supplied by RePlus Tissue, can produce 130 tons/day, and operates at a speed of 2,000 meters/minute.
Valmet renews its sustainability reporting practices. Since 2013 the company has published an annual sustainability report in line with the international GRI framework and reported to several leading sustainability ratings.
Valmet is taking process automation further by introducing the next-generation distributed control system (DCS), the Valmet DNAe.
ANDRITZ has successfully started up its second tissue production line at Xuong Giang Paper in Song Khê - Nội Hoàng Industry Park, Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam. With this new line Xuong Giang Paper’s tissue capacity will reach up to 72,000 tons per year.
Despite political and social barriers and the current and historic conflicts between various states, the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) tissue converting market is currently one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing in demand for tissue products for both consumer and commercial use.
The Spanish tissue paper manufacturer LC Paper in Besalu has commissioned Hellenbrand Maschinenbau to supply a complete stock preparation system.
Navigator Paper UK Limited just announced to have launched a public all-cash firm offer to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of Accrol Group Holdings plc, a tissue paper converter based in the United Kingdom (UK). The offer is being implemented pursuant to a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act.
Under the main sponsorship of Saudi Paper Group, the Al Furat Group is inviting industry professionals to the 9th edition of the Paper & Tissue One Show, which has evolved from the Paper One Show launched in 2007. Relocated to the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and scheduled for 16-18 April 2024, the event will coincide with Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week, marking a significant milestone for industry professionals worldwide.
ANDRITZ has received a turn-key order from Northwood Tissue Ltd. to supply a new PrimeDry Hood and an air system for a tissue machine rebuild at the mill in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Start-up is planned for the third quarter of 2024.
The hygiene and health company Essity has today completed the divestment of its entire holding of 51.59% of shares in the Asian hygiene company Vinda International Holdings Limited for HKD 23.50 per share. The sales proceeds amounted to HKD 14.6bn (approximately USD 1.9bn). Essity will retain a presence in Asia and in Vinda through continued licensing of Essity’s brands.
Crown Paper Mill has decided to invest in a second Valmet’s Advantage DCT tissue line including an extensive automation package, flow control valves and Industrial Internet solutions to its mill in Saudi Arabia. The target of the investment is to meet the consumers’ increasing demand of high-quality tissue products with low environmental impact. The start-up is scheduled for the second half of 2025.
ANDRITZ is the winner of the 2024 Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award in the category “Disrupt!”, which recognizes solutions that have the potential to fundamentally transform value chains. ANDRITZ received the award for its digital solutions enabling autonomous operation of pulp mills.
The Paper & Tissue One Show, the leading event for the paper and tissue industry in the Middle East, is pleased to announce the addition of several key exhibitors to this year's line-up at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on 16-18 April 2024. The event will showcase the latest innovations, sustainable practices and cutting-edge technologies in the industry. The addition of these new exhibitors underlines the growing importance and international appeal of the event.
The loan will finance the company’s R&D investments in Finland and Sweden 2023–2025. The aim of the R&D work is to create new technologies, products and services that address customer needs and help respond to some of the most important global megatrends. These are linked to the promotion of the use and enhancement of the efficiency of renewable raw materials, water and energy, reducing emissions, improving safety and circularity, as well as productivity and environmental improvements, with digitalisation.
The Forest Products Europe Conference, organized by our partner Fastmarkets, stands out as one of the most anticipated events in the pulp and paper industry within the series proposed by the consulting company. Following last year's edition in Prague, the conference is currently underway in Istanbul this week, boasting a peak attendance of 270 registered delegates.
Valmet has established a Green Finance Framework applicable for the issuance of green debt instruments to further integrate its ambitious sustainability targets into its financing.
During the MIAC exhibition, the International Exhibition of Technologies and Equipment for Paper and Cardboard Production and Tissue Paper Converting, held at the technical conference venue organized in collaboration with Assocarta and Confindustria Toscana Nord, MAFLEX addressed the topics of production efficiency and workplace safety. These topics have always been essential for technological research and innovative development in solutions dedicated to the tissue paper converting sector. Over the years, the company has implemented various devices and measures on individual machines for tissue paper converting and at the converting plant level for hygiene rolls, paper towel rolls, and industrial rolls.
Pulsar Engineering has always placed constant process improvement and optimization at the core of its values. This commitment is not limited to providing cutting-edge solutions in the world of tissue, packaging and automation for its customers, but extends to every aspect of business life. Our vision involvs every area of the company, to ensure a global approach to innovation and quality.
Microline, an Italian company dedicated to the design and manufacture of machines and systems for the tissue industry and secondary packaging for over twenty years, has a strong propensity to export and expand into the global market. In one of its most recent job orders, the company supplied a roll packaging system to the Al Mulla Group, a UAE-based company.
The successful results from an earlier coating with Infinikote-2, made Metsä Tissue contact Valmet again when it was time to metallise another one of their yankees. Both tougher and more wear resistant than Infinikote-1, as well as 100% chrome-free, makes Infinikote-2 the safest and most reliable coating on the market, making it a great choice for Metsä Tissue.
Valmet announced on December 20, 2023, that the Board of Directors of Valmet has decided to use the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting held on March 22, 2023, to repurchase the Company’s own shares. Based on the authorization, the Board has decided to initiate a fixed-term share buy-back program for the purpose of acquiring the Company's own shares to meet part of the obligations arising from its share-based long-term incentive plans (LTI Plans) and the Restricted Pool incentive.
Valmet is pleased to announce the appointment of Samppa Ahmaniemi as its VP, Head of Valmet Tissue Converting Business Unit effective February 1st 2024.
Valmet has been recognized for its climate work by receiving the best A rating in CDP's climate listing.
Once again, professionals in the tissue sector from North and South America are convening in Miami this week for the Tissue World conference and exhibition. The previous edition in 2022 still felt the lingering effects of the Covid crisis, impacting visitorship. However, this year is a different story. The exhibition floor is hosting major international suppliers and some producers from Turkey, Italy, or the Middle East region, who operate or sell in the American market.