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Lila Kagit responding to customer needs

Lila Kagit, part of a Turkish textile company Marmara Group, is aiming to be the leader in the tissue paper market in Turkey. They started their first tissue machine 2007 in Corlu, Turkey with no previous paper making experience. Today, they are operating two Valmet Advantage DCT 200 machines and running continuous production at high speed has been part of their daily life.

Is China ready for kitchen towel?

China, like much of East Asia, has long been an elusive market for producers of kitchen towel rolls. However, recent trends indicate that this may not be the case for much longer. Developments in Chinese tissue consumption suggest that the market for towel is posed to break wide open. With in-depth consumer research, suitable technology, and an experienced and capable partner, the right kind of kitchen towel could be a golden opportunity for tissue producers bold enough to take the first step.

Cogeneration for increased energy efficiency

Tissue manufacturing involves extremely intensive activities, demanding vast quantities of electrical and thermal energy. Consequently, any solution that optimizes the use of these resources is of utmost importance from both economic and environmental standpoints.

Meeting the challenge of private labels

Private labels, also called store brands, retailer brands or own labels, were once considered cheaper, poorer alternatives to manufacturer brand products. Those days are long gone. With more consumers turning to private labels, national tissue brands need to boost innovation to stay competitive.

Succeful start-up of new Valmet tissue line at Baoding Yusen Liaoning Mill

On October 18, 2020, a Valmet Intelli-tissue® EcoEc Premium (TM2) tissue machine delivered from Valmet to Baoding Yusen Health Supplies Co., LTD was successfully started up in Taian Base of Liaoning Province.

Machine rebuild in Turkey

Hayat Kimya A.S., part of the Turkey-based Hayat Group, is today the largest tissue manufacturer for Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe with a production capacity of 420,000 tons per year. The company first made the decision to enter the tissue business in 2004, and their first tissue machine – TM1 – went into operation in 2006 at a mill in Izmit, Turkey.

What does a sustainable business mean?

Everyone is talking about sustainability - suppliers, producers, authorities, environmental agencies etc. But what does sustainability really mean? Does it mean the same to all of us? Often it is used synonymously with words like “green”. But “green” does not say anything about a product or process etc. being sustainable or not.

CRE8 4PEOPLE a contest with the target to make a difference

Can a company like Valmet contribute to social sustainability; care for employees and their wellbeing and also engage in the society they are living in? Something that really makes a difference? The answer is CRE8 4People a unique challenge in social sustainability.

Keeping the wheels rolling when the world is slowing down

Italy is closed. Totally. Office workers are utilizing Smart working from home. You can't go anywhere without permission, except to the grocery store or pharmacy. Recently the government implemented even stricter regulations where most of the industries must close their production, except a few that are considered sensitive for the country. Production of paper making machines is still allowed to operate so far.

Do you want to optimize your tissue process? Go pilot with Valmet!

To help tissue makers to secure their future success, Valmet Tissue Technology Center offers them an opportunity to optimize and develop their processes and products in a pilot facility with the broadest selection of machine configurations in the world.