Over the Wire - Tissue Edition

Lockhaven.com reports that First Quality Tissue’s construction of a third paper machine has brought 400 contractors into the area as they work to get the new machine online by January 2020. But that number will more than double next spring ... to 900 contractors. That’s according to Mike Flanagan, CEO of the Clinton County Economic Partnership.

Metsä Tissue appoints Esa Kaikkonen as new CEO

Juha Mäntylä becomes new COO of Metsäliitto

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Essity Listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

It was noted for its economic, sustainable and social performance

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Kimberly-Clark Named to Working Mother's 100 Best Companies for 2018

K-C’s Lesly VanDen Heuvel has been named Working Mother of the Year

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Sofidel Announces Winners of its Suppliers Sustainability Award in Columbus, OH

The awards were presented after the opening of the company’s new Circleville tissue plant

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Successful Startup of Recard Turnkey plant for Drenik ND Serbia

PM 3 was successfully started-up on September 1

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ICT Iberica Turns on New Valmet-supplied 70,000-metric ton/yr Advantage DCT

This completes its B2 project in Spain

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Navigator Successfully Starts up E-WIND T200

A. Celli supplied the unit for the facility in Aveiro, Portugal

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New Technologies

Toscotec Group’s Service Provider S.TO.R.I. Expected to Outperform its 2017 Results

From 2012 through 2017, it achieved a 30 percent growth rate

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Fabio Perini obtains the prestigious ISO 50001 certification

The company has already saved over 1,530t. CO2, equivalent to saving 729 hectares of forest

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Ricardo Domingues Joins Toscotec

Toscotec has revealed plans to expand its tissue and paper and board businesses in Brazil

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Alberto Redaelli Joins MTC and Appointed as Sales Director for the Americas.

He has 30 years" experience in sales

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Toscotec Signs Agreement with Chemitex Egypt to Increase its Sales in Egypt

Sameh Habib will lead the agency

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Futura and Omron Collaborate to Develop Paper Converting Process Solutions for Tissue

The companies have a shared vision of the role of industrial automation

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Switzerland's Archroma Introduces Cartastrength DST.03 for Stronger Tissue Papers

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has announced the introduction of its new Cartastrength DST.03 for stronger packaging and tissue papers and improved stickies management during the production process.

With its focus on increasing performance and sustainability for its customers, both during the manufacturing process and in the end product, Archroma is committed to introducing innovations especially aimed at making fast-growing sectors - such as packaging and tissue paper - more sustainable.

Archroma has been active in the field of increasing wet and dry strength of packaging and tissue paper under the tradename Cartastrength, particularly targeting recycled fiber. Cartastrength agents increase the stability of corrugated fiberboard and allow manufacturers to achieve higher levels of dry strength with lower amounts of fiber.

The Cartastrength range can also be used in the fast growing tissue segment, allowing customers to produce stronger kitchen wipes and napkins. The product replaces starch which can make the tissue less harsh and also reduce COD loadings in the effluent as a consequence.

Cartastrength DST.03 is an efficient dry strength liquid additive, suitable for all paper and board grades, especially beneficial where recycled fiber is the main raw material. It is ideally suited for fine paper grades, including décor, tissue with fully bleached fiber, or wastepaper and brown packaging manufactured from old corrugated containers (OCC).

John Cowman, technical manager at Archroma commented: "At Archroma we are committed to continuously challenge the status quo in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable. That is what we are doing with innovations such as Cartastrength DST.03, a new chemistry that enhances the strength of board and paper, whilst allowing the easier processing of recycled fibers."