September 3, 2024
PRODUCERS AND CONVERTERS
Sofidel has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwater Paper Corporation’s Tissue Business (CLW Tissue). CLW Tissue is a premier player in the growing North American tissue market, providing high-quality tissue products to key retailers operating across multiple channels, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. With sales of over $1.0 billion, annual capacity of 340,000 metric tons, and more than 1,600 employees, CLW Tissue operates through an integrated network of four manufacturing facilities across the United States, in Shelby, North Carolina, Lewiston, Idaho, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Elwood, Illinois.
Hygiene and health company Essity has presented new financial targets based on the company’s portfolio following the divestment of the subsidiary Vinda. The new targets are an increase in ambition with an emphasis on profitable growth and are based on the company’s robust platform with leading positions in growing and attractive markets.
Modern Karton subsidiary Eren Paper is planning to build a new tissue machine at its Shotton paper mill in the UK. The company filed an application for the project with the Flintshire County Council via SLR Consulting Limited. According to the proposal, the firm will install a single TM on the main site instead of the already approved corrugating facility, which will now be located in another area within the site at a later period.
Andritz has received an order from C&S Paper to supply two PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines for its mill in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China. The machines will produce tissue for household paper, napkins, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, and toilet paper at a maximum capacity of 94 t/d each. They have a design speed of 1,650 m/min and a width of 3.5 m.
Velvet CARE is investing in a third Valmet Advantage DCT tissue line for its mill in Osada Klucze, Poland. The order includes an extensive automation package, a control valve package, and Industrial Internet solutions. The target is to meet consumers’ increasing demand for high-quality tissue products with low environmental impact.
Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue is partnering with Toscotec for a groundbreaking project on PM1 at its facility in Viana do Castelo, Northern Portugal. The Toscotec-supplied AHEAD line started up in 2015 (PM1) will be upgraded by Toscotec to become the first tissue machine in the world to operate at 2,000 m/min entirely on electricity. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024.
Valmet is to provide two complete tissue converting lines including packaging solutions to Metsä Tissue’s mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The delivery includes digital services, training, and support after the start-up. The order follows the earlier announced delivery of a Valmet Advantage DCT 200 tissue making line to the same mill. Both deliveries are part of Metsä Tissue’s expansion and modernization project “The Future Mill,” aiming at world-class environmental and operational performance.
Portuguese tissue producer Renova has selected Toscotec for the complete rebuild of PM6’s Yankee hoods and air system at its Torres Novas facility near Lisbon. The rebuild is planned for 2024. This is a repeat order for Toscotec, who started its cooperation with Renova in 2007 with the replacement of its PM5’s cast iron Yankee with a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer.
Clearwater Paper Corporation, has announced it will invest $23 million in a new, state-of-the-art facial tissue converting line at its Shelby, North Carolina, consumer products facility. Clearwater Paper’s Shelby Mill manufactures high-quality private branded bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, and facial tissue. The 400-acre facility employs more than 600 people.
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PEOPLE
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced that Patricia Corsi has joined Kimberly-Clark as chief growth officer, effective July 1, 2024. She succeeds Alison Lewis, who has decided to retire from the company after 35 years in the consumer products industry, including the last five years at Kimberly-Clark. Lewis will serve in an advisory role until September 1, 2024, to ensure a smooth transition.
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Toscotec has been certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001:2018 energy management system. The certification was issued by Certiquality, an independent third-party assurance body validated by Italy’s national accreditation body Accredia.
Solenis, producer of specialty chemicals for the paper industry, marked its 10th anniversary by launching a new brand identity. Updated brand elements reflect the company’s continued growth and vision while establishing a cohesive look for its growing global portfolio, which includes Diversey, a leading brand for hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning products and technology.
ABB has launched Do More With Digital, a global campaign highlighting the opportunities for the process industries to realize their full potential through digital transformation. Leveraging its deep ties across pulp and paper, mining, metals, and cement, ABB recognizes a significant opportunity to continue equipping these sectors with advanced industry-specific solutions, driving their digitalization journey and allowing them to accelerate their adoption curve in a shorter timeframe.