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Voices on sustainability in the tissue industry

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face, and we can already see its effect on people and the environment. In this context, it is important to highlight the many promising initiatives and the willingness to make a difference.

Tips for Selling Your Used Tissue Converting Equipment

Tissue converting equipment is a considerable investment. When it comes time for an upgrade or replacement, selling the used machinery is generally a sensible way to monetize remaining value and free up budget space for new capital spend.

Planned and unplanned downtime and its impact on tissue converters

Downtime can be a detriment for tissue converters, but it’s also necessary to keep production lines running at peak efficiency. The difference between hindrance and help is whether the downtime is unplanned or planned.

Co-operation and scaling up accelerating sustainable development of the textile industry

Gathering over 100 textile industry experts, Nordic Textile Fibre Day explored the latest developments in man-made cellulosic textile fibers and textile recycling. Scaling up from pilot phase to industrial production, funding the investment and development and close co-operation between different companies and start-ups are seen essential to transform the textile industry towards more sustainable way of working. Read more from the article.

Why preventive maintenance is critical for embossing rolls

Embossing systems are necessary and expensive equipment options tissue manufacturers use to differentiate their toilet roll and towel products or enhance product attributes. The use of exclusive embossing patterns introduces signature designs.

AFH products: trends, challenges, and the Perini Proxima S6 rewinder solution

Away-from-home (AFH) products have become one of the most widely used commodities in the world. It’s estimated that nearly one-third of the tissue market — about 21 million tons of tissue paper every year —  is currently designated specifically to AFH.

An Exclusive Preview of the New Future of Nonwovens

In a unique collaboration Valmet, Futura, Canalair and Oerlikon Nonwoven/Teknoweb Materials presented the new future of nonwovens. The event called the NonWoEvent allowed customers to book exclusive 2-hour live demonstration sessions of the latest nonwoven technology.

Valmet Kit Bio Pack plus revolutionizes tissue product packaging with uncoated paper and innovative nozzle-fed glue application

Globally, about 36% of all plastics produced are currently used specifically for packaging.1 It’s a troubling statistic in a world that’s increasingly sensitive to the ecological impact of plastic. It’s also the impetus behind plastic-free packaging initiatives undertaken by leading brands across a range of industries.

The Circular Economy of Plastics — Part 2: Finding Viable Packaging Alternatives

In the first article of this two-part series, we explored global initiatives and legislation aimed at restricting or eliminating single-use plastics, especially as it relates to plastic packaging. Driven by mounting evidence that minimizing reliance on plastic is critical to ecological and environmental preservation, compostable packaging solutions are being pursued.