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Rebuild for DS Smith’s PM 4 at Viana Paper Mill Successfully Completed

Following its rebuild and start-up in October 2023, PM 4 at DS Smith’s Viana Paper Mill reached final acceptance. The rebuild has increased production from 400,000 tons to 430,000 tons of kraftliner and high-performance top kraftliner per year, at a design speed of 1,200 m/min. This improves the plant’s overall efficiency and further strengthens its position as market leader in ...

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APP Tissues International: Onward and Upward in the Global Market

Tissue360° took a trip to Indonesia recently to visit APP Tissues International’s headquarters in Jakarta as well as participate in a whistle stop tour of its forestry, conservation, and production operations. We also spoke to Nishant Grover, CEO of the company, who is leading APP’s international consumer goods business on a transformative journey.

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Innovation, Performance, and Sustainability: Valmet Raises the Bar in Secondary Packaging with Casmatic B23

Casmatic B23, an evolution of the best-selling CMB 202, is designed for secondary packaging of roll products such as toilet paper and paper towels. Although it does not replace the primary packaging, the solution creates an outer bag that isolates and preserves the packages, ensuring superior safety during transport and storage. The new model features high performance, a modular design ...

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Pixelle Mill in Jay, ME, Finds New Life

"A lot of mill closures are sad stories; many times it’s not a great piece of real estate, so nothing happens. But in some cases, motivated people can make good things happen."

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Toscotec to Supply Turnkey Tissue Line to WAFA Group in Algeria

Algerian tissue producer WAFA Group has partnered with Toscotec for the turnkey supply of a newAHEAD tissue line (PM1) at their Ain Oussara facility, south of Algiers. The project is planned for2026. The AHEAD machine has a sheet trim width of 2,850 mm and an annual production capacity of over40,000 tons. Designed to deliver superior drying efficiency with the lowest ...

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Myths of Digital Corrugated Printing Debunked

Investing in digital printing technology can help converters efficiently keep pace with this demand, while driving business growth. Let's dispel some of the myths about this technology.

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