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Kemira invests to support growth in European tissue industry


has invested in more production capacity as about a dozen new tissue machines will be started or built in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in the next two years. Most of the investments will


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take place in the developing markets of Eastern Europe and the Middle East where the tissue consumption per capita is still a half or less than in


erman-based speciality printing chemicals manufacturer Kemira


Western Europe. “Kemira supports the growth of the European tissue industry by investing in production and expertise,” says Kenneth Nysten, Kemira’s head of the paper business for the region. “The investment in the San Giorgio plant in Italy enables the production of all tissue speciality chemicals such as polymers, dry and wet strength agents, and Yankee coating, and the strategic location of the plant ensures Kemira’s ability to effectively serve all the major European


Mondi buys Graphic Packaging International


US-based Graphic Packaging Internati onal has been bought by Mondi Group in a deal worth US$105 million that includes an integrated kraft paper mill in Pine Bluff , Arkansas, and nine bags plants across the US, with sales of around US$437 million. “The combinati on of these


plants with Mondi’s existi ng network will create a leading bags player in North America and expand our growing global footprint in this market. We look forward to off ering innovati ve soluti ons to our enlarged customer base,” says David Hathorn, chief executi ve of the Mondi Group. Headquarters for Industrial


Bags, Mondi North America, will be in Atlanta, Georgia, headed


July/August 2014


by Allen Ennis, previously Flexible Division chief of Graphic Packaging. “I am confi dent that the


synergies expected from the acquisiti on, coupled with Mondi’s proven experti se as a leading global kraft paper and industrial bags producer, will ensure that the combined business delivers strongly and benefi ts customers,” said Hathorn. Austria-based Mondi Group has a business network that already includes 36 industrial bags plants in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South-East Asia and North America, including four plants in Mexico and the US, and fi ve kraft paper mills in Europe producing more than one million tonnes a year.


tissue districts especially in Italy, Germany, Spain, France and all the Eastern European countries. Kemira will participate in supplying chemicals to almost every new machine start up in 2014-2015.” Kemira continues to commit


to the paper industry also in the more mature Western European market, and strives to ensure customers’ success in innovating and bringing new products to the market. “Innovation, operational efficiency and economy of


scale represent a secure cost advantage for our tissue customers,” Nysten says. “We will continue to provide and develop a leading portfolio of innovative, tailor-made technologies and chemical expertise to fulfil the specific needs of our customers and ensure their future success. To support this, we are launching a campaign for tissue grades.” More information from


Kenneth Nysten, SVP, Paper, EMEA, Kemira Oyj. Tel: 49 151 5440 7955.


Canadian paper maker joins sustainability group


Cascades Fine Papers Group, which manufactures fi ne papers and security papers in Canada, has joined Two Sides, a non-profi t organizati on that promotes the responsible producti on, use and sustainability of print and paper. “We’re very excited to have


Cascades Fine Papers Group join us,” said president of Two Sides Phil Riebel. “They have been a North


American leader in producing fi ne papers with a low environmental footprint and are a great additi on to our network as Two Sides begins exploring a Canadian presence. We look forward to working with them to spread the great environmental story of print and paper.” More informati on from Phil Riebel


at Two Sides North America Tel: 1 855 896 7433, email pnr@twosides.info


Get set for next year’s It’s Tissue in Italy


Next year’s ‘It’s Tissue’ will be held in Italy from 21-28 June with parti cipati ng companies and working groups at Lucca, Bologna’s “packaging valley”, Reggio Emilia and Lecco. The 12 companies comprise A Celli, Elett ric 80, Fabio Perini, Futura, Gambini, MTC, Omet, PCMC, Pulsar, Recard, TMC and Toscotec.


It’s Tissue is conceived to


give customers the benefi t of a week’s worth of open houses and additi onal events in a show of producti ve cooperati on between the parti cipati ng companies. More informati on from project manager Maddalena Marcone. Tel: 39 348 646 2501. Email: segreteria@ itsti ssue.com


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