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2025 Ecolab Watermark™ Study Reveals Hidden Impact of Artificial Intelligence

Ecolab, a global sustainability leader offering water solutions and services, today announced findings from its third annual Ecolab Watermark™ Study, which reports on water stewardship around the world. This year’s research highlights water’s connection to timely global trends, including new business opportunities from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer concern about its impact on vital natural resources.

François HENIN

Valmet enhances Sofidel America’s ultra-premium tissue production with new Advantage ThruAir line

Sofidel America will invest in a state-of-the-art Valmet tissue line to meet the growing demand of ultra-premium tissue products in the North American market. The new Advantage ThruAir tissue line will enable Sofidel America to significantly expand its production capacity of ultra-premium products for North American consumers.

François HENIN

TAPPI announces new President & CEO as longtime leader plans 2025 retirement

TAPPI, the leading association for the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and converting industries, today announced the appointment of Lawton C. Roberts as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 3, 2025. Roberts will succeed Larry N. Montague, who is set to retire at the end of the year after 19 years of distinguished leadership.

Stephane RICHARD

Juha Vanhainen joins the Board of Directors of Metsäliitto Cooperative

At its meeting on 23 October 2025, the Supervisory Board of Metsäliitto Cooperative, the parent company of Metsä Group, elected Juha Vanhainen as a new member of the Board of Directors as of 1 January 2026.

François HENIN

Save up to € 2 million per year in production costs: IBS Group announces maXX™ product line.

The IBS Paper Performance Group announces a new, unique product line under the name maXX™.

François HENIN

Get prepared for the 2026 International Paper Expo - China

Co-sponsored by the paper-making associations (or societies) of Guangdong, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hebei, Shanxi, Yunnan, Hunan, etc.The 21st Guangzhou International Paper Industry Exhibition and Household Paper Exhibition, 2026，It will be held from May 13th to 15th at the Poly World Trade Expo in Pazhou, Guangzhou.

Stephane RICHARD

MIAC 2025 opened its doors in Lucca: The paper industry's premier event kicked off

The wait is over. MIAC 2025 officially opened its doors today, October 8, at the Lucca Fiere in Italy, welcoming paper industry professionals from around the world to its 29th edition. Over the next three days, this benchmark event will serve as the industry's most important meeting point for innovation, networking, and business development.

Stephane RICHARD

TAPPI announces Call for Speakers for TAPPICon® 2026

TAPPI is now accepting speaker abstracts for its flagship event, TAPPICon® 2026, April 26–29, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. Industry professionals are invited to share their expertise, research, case studies, and innovations by submitting abstracts no later than October 20, 2025.

Stephane RICHARD

Valmet’s quality control system to enhance performance at Metsä Tissue Mariestad mill in Sweden

Valmet will deliver a Quality Control System (QCS) to Metsä Tissue’s Mariestad mill in Sweden. The intelligent system will support the performance and ensure quality of the mill’s tissue machine PM 35.

François HENIN

Toscotec to implement advanced drying section rebuild at Papeterie le Bourray France

Toscotec will supply a complete rebuild of PM3’s drying section to Papeterie le Bourray mill in Saint-Mars-la-Brière, France. This marks a repeat order for Toscotec, following the successful PM4 rebuild in 2020 where a new headbox helped the mill achieve its target.

François HENIN

ANDRITZ to supply new recovery boiler to Century Pulp and Paper in India

ANDRITZ has been selected to supply a new recovery boiler for Century Pulp and Paper’s mill in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand, India. It will replace one of the existing recovery boilers, increasing the mill’s green energy production. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.

François HENIN

ABB-driven research project EXPLAIN wins prestigious AI innovation award

ABB’s Corporate Research Centers in Germany and Sweden have been awarded the prestigious ITEA Award of Excellence 2025 in the Innovation category at a ceremony in Portugal on 16th of September 2025. The award recognizes the international EU-funded research project EXPLAIN, in which ABB collaborated with partners from three countries to develop pioneering methods aimed at making artificial intelligence (AI) transparent, reliable, and understandable for end users in process industries.

François HENIN

Valmet continues to be recognized as one of Finland’s most attractive employers

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.

François HENIN

Tissue World partners with VPPA (Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association) for the Ho Chi Minh City launch.

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.

Stephane RICHARD

ReMatter-ReMaflex: when paper becomes light, shape, and identity

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.

Stephane RICHARD

Papertech is proud to strengthen its leadership in Brazil’s tissue sector with a new order for a Tissue TM9 machine.

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.

François HENIN

A new chapter at Gravion begins.

We are truly delighted to welcome Nico Haid as our new Head of Production.

François HENIN

Paptic Recognised with ScanStar Award for Hygiene Packaging Innovation

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.

François HENIN

SchäferRolls Strengthens Market Presence in the Paper, Tissue, and Converting Industries in Poland – New Sales Representative Appointed

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.

François HENIN

Valmet to deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 machine to PT Suparma Tbk in Indonesia

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.

François HENIN

Intertrade Hellas selects ABB quality control system to optimize tissue production

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.

François HENIN

New CEO announced for Georgia-Pacific after retirement of Christian Fischer

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.

Stephane RICHARD

Cascades invests over $5.3 million in its Granby, Quebec plant

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.

Stephane RICHARD

50% tariff by the USA on Brazilian pulp and paper imports: risks and opportunities

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.

Stephane RICHARD