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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich KG, a leading German tissue producer, has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ the contract to deliver a complete PrimeLine tissue machine to the company’s mill in Miltenberg, Germany.
UCT has received a new repeat order for two additional Nexus lines in one of the world’s most dynamic and competitive markets — North America!
Latin America's tissue leaders meet in August
Papelera Reyes, a leading tissue producer in the South American market, is the first company worldwide to integrate the groundbreaking Valmet Warm-up Next process into its production line. The installation of this technology at the Papel Paracas site, located in Callao, Peru, marks a new chapter in the long-standing collaboration between Papelera Reyes and Valmet Tissue Converting. The harsh desert environment provides a powerful demonstration of the robustness and efficiency of Valmet’s solution, designed to deliver peak performance even under the most challenging conditions. Already operating four cutting-edge Constellation® lines by Valmet, Papelera Reyes once again confirms its commitment to highly efficient systems and reaffirms its role as a forward-looking leader in the tissue industry.
For its second Technical Day of the year, the Technical Association of the French Paper Industry (Atip) chose to address the topic of bio-based molecules on June 25th in Grenoble (southeast of France). The day before, a visit to Fregata Hygiène, in Charavines, which produces tissue paper, was organized, followed by a convivial dinner at the famous Café Table Ronde in Grenoble.
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today unveiled a fully redesigned website (www.archroma.com), aimed at enhancing customer experience and accelerating the transition to more sustainable practices across the textiles, packaging, and paper value chains.
ABB has completed an expansion of its Mexico Technology and Engineering Center (MXTEC), a strategically important operations facility serving North America, doubling the office space. Located in the city of Merida in Yucatan state, the center is growing to meet market growth across a range of industries and innovation potential through specialisms including engineering, sales and project support.
The Paper & Tissue Show 2026 returns stronger than ever — now co-located with two new specialized exhibitions: the Recycle & Packaging Show and the Hygiene & Nonwoven Show, taking place from March 31 to April 2, 2026 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi.
We were thrilled to welcome a top-management delegation from Sofidel S.p.A., led by Mr. Nicolò Stefani, to the A.Celli Group earlier this month!
Valmet will deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 machine (TM 5) to Fabryka Papieru i Tektury Beskidy Sp. z o.o. in Wadowice, Poland. The new installation will ensure low media consumption for electricity and gas at a specified production volume.
