A New Milestone for the Domtar PARAGON Project
We are pleased to share the successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the new PCMC PARAGON line for Domtar.
London to welcome three international trade shows in 2026: Paper & Tissue Show, Packaging & Recycle Show, and Hygiene & Nonwoven Show
The international paper, tissue, packaging and hygiene industries are coming together in London as Paper & Tissue Show London makes its UK debut at ExCeL London on 11–12 November 2026, alongside the Packaging & Recycle Show London and Hygiene & Nonwoven Show London.
Valmet improves reliability and safety at Södra Mönsterås through modernization services for recovery boiler and evaporation plant
Valmet will provide extensive modernization services for the recovery boiler and evaporation plant at Södra Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden. The delivery supports the mill's annual maintenance program and improves operational reliability, safety, and long-term performance while reducing the risk of unplanned downtime.
LatamPaper returns to Mexico city in 2027
LatamPaper will return to Mexico City on June 9–10, 2027, bringing together Latin American papermakers and international technology suppliers.
Södra ranked among the top performers in global sustainability assessment
Södra is among the top one percent of companies assessed for sustainability according to the independent sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis. The 2026 assessment shows that Södra is once again ranked among the top performers of the more than 175,000 evaluated companies in over 230 sectors and 180 countries. EcoVadis is one of the world’s leading sustainability assessment platforms.
Valmet Engraving Solutions expands in North America to support customers closer than ever
Global experience and local presence are at the core of the evolution of Engraving Solutions. Valmet’s approach combines local production and support with pilot line testing and direct market knowledge, enabling closer collaboration with customers.
Essity's Colombia plant relocation fuels ongoing labour dispute
Essity's gradual transfer of tissue production from its Medellín plant to Cajicá continues to fuel conflict with union Sinaltrafamilia, with talks still unresolved more than a month after the dispute began.
Ensuring recovery boiler reliability through proactive lifecycle services at Södra Cell Mörrum in Sweden
Recovery boilers are among the most important assets in a pulp mill, requiring continuous maintenance, timely upgrades and expert lifecycle support to ensure safe and reliable operation over decades of service. At Södra Cell Mörrum in Sweden, Valmet recently replaced a worn bottom furnace section during a scheduled annual shutdown, helping the mill maintain long-term recovery boiler reliability while enhancing corrosion resistance in a critical area of the furnace.
Annual maintenance shutdown beginning at Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill
An annual maintenance shutdown will take place at Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill at the end of August and the beginning of September. The mill's production shutdown will begin department by department on Friday morning, August 28, 2026.
Key takeaways from Fastmarkets' Latin America Forest Products Conference 2026
The Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference 2026 concluded in São Paulo on 12 August, gathering more than 50 speakers and around 400 industry participants over two days. Discussions ranged from China's growing influence on global fiber markets to climate risks, investment strategies and the long-term competitiveness of Latin America's forest products sector.
Paper & Tissue Show moves to March 2027, returns to ADNEC Abu Dhabi
Paper & Tissue Show 2027 moves to March, returns to ADNEC Abu Dhabi
Essity's latest global activity report highlights recycled fiber gains and Consumer Tissue review with possible separation
The following are the latest highlights from Essity's operations around the world, covering developments across the group between April and July 2026.
MERS by Maflex: energy regeneration applied to the Tissue Industry
An innovative system that transforms energy waste into a resource, bringing efficiency and sustainability to tissue converting lines.
Valmet to deliver wood handling line to The Price Companies to secure reliable, high-quality wood chip supply
Valmet will deliver a new wood handling line to The Price Companies in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The investment will increase chipping capacity and support an efficient wood chip supply for pulp and paperboard operations.
Fastmarkets Forest Products Latin America Conference 2026 returns to São Paulo as the key meeting point for deals and supply chain strategy
São Paulo, August 10–12 – two and a half days of market intelligence and senior-level networking
Fibre Excellence: the Commercial Court grants a final three-week extension to the project led by Matthieu Pigasse
No more than three weeks. On 7 July, the Toulouse Commercial Court postponed the examination of the takeover bid for the French market pulp producer Fibre Excellence submitted by Matthieu Pigasse until Monday 27 July, granting a final extension to the paper group, which is in administration. Both factories have been at a standstill since April.
Arbex: a new global leader in tissue and hygiene
Arbex, a new global leader in tissue and hygiene, started operations last week as an independent business and unveileddetails of its brand, leadership team, and company structure. Announced in June 2025 as a $3.4 billion joint venture between Suzano, the world’s largest pulp supplier, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation the new business will manufacture, market and distribute consumer and professional products across more than 70 markets on five continents.
In Pannes (France), 78% of the heat produced at the ICT paper mill will be renewable by 2027 thanks to a biomass boiler facility
Against a backdrop of accelerating industrial decarbonization, ICT is reaching a key milestone at its Pannes facility (Loiret) with the launch of construction on its future biomass boiler plant, designed, financed, and operated by ENGIE. This Thursday, July 2, Johan Lemarchand, Managing Director of ICT, and Benoît Martin, Central-Western Director of Local Energy Infrastructures at ENGIE, in the presence of Mohamed Amjahdi, Regional Director of ADEME Centre-Val de Loire, laid the first stone, marking the official start of the construction site.
TURBAIR® vacuum technology for premium tissue machine in the U.S.
Everllence to supply two RC vacuum blowers for an ultra-premium tissue production machine in the United States
Metsä Group and Qutwo take the next step in advancing AI in the forest industry
Metsä Group and Qutwo, a Finnish AI and quantum technology company, are launching a collaboration aimed at deepening the use of artificial intelligence at Metsä and bringing next-generation AI into the core processes of the forest industry. Next-generation AI refers to solutions that can take into account a broader range of variables and simultaneously optimise complex systems.
40°C on-site: When 3D scanning defies extreme conditions!
Even in stifling heat (40°C outside and an overheated production hall inside), scanning doesn't stop. Our teams were recently at the Papeterie Le Bourray mill near Le Mans, France, to scan a machine for MECABRIDE.
Valmet’s new technology introduces a new type of tissue that has fabric-like strength and softness
Valmet launches new Valmet Advantage NTTe technology that enables the production of a completely new type of tissue paper with exceptional softness and a distinctive textured appearance. The technology, introduced for the first time at Valmet’s Tissue Making Days in Karlstad, Sweden on June 24, 2026, offers tissue manufacturers the ability to produce premium tissue paper that has the look and feel of fabric.
Water consumption for cleaning forming fabrics 90% reduced with FabriCare
The IBS Paper Performance Group, technology leader in paper machine optimization, has successfully started up two FabriCare ultra-high-pressure cleaning systems at a customer site in Germany. Thanks to the FabriCare systems, water consumption for cleaning the forming fabrics on a gap former machine was reduced from 330 l/min to just 32 l/min - a significant reduction of more than 90%.
Lisbon to host Tissue World for the first time in 2027
Tissue World, the global tissue industry's premier event, will make its highly anticipated debut in Portugal's vibrant capital from 7-9 April 2027 at Feira Internacional Lisboa.