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The Tissue Technology Center of Metso, situated in Karlstad, Sweden, was hit by fire on April 28, 2010.

The fire caused damages to the roof of the Technology Center building. The personnel was not endangered, nor were the tissue pilot machine itself or any other vital systems affected by the fire. Cleaning up and repairs were started immediately after the fire was extinguished.

The company now focuses on minimizing downtime of the tissue pilot machine due to the roof repair. At the moment the machine is expected to be back in operation within a few weeks.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries.www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:

Anders Björn
President, Metso Paper Karlstad AB
Cell phone +46 705 1713 38

Jan Erikson
Vice President, Sales, Tissue business line, Metso
Cell phone +46 70 517 14 90

ABB announced it is to engineer, deliver and commission the electrical systems to a new tissue production line supplied by Metso to SCA's new factory in Mexico. The delivery includes intelligent control and monitoring systems for power distribution, the new generation intelligent Motor Control Centers, frequency converters and high efficiency motors as well as a complete paper machine sectional drives system.

The delivery includes ABB's most recent application knowledge for the power distribution and motor control technique. The intelligent solution allows a higher degree of control and information transfer between the systems. ABB Process Industry unit from Vaasa, Finland, is responsible for the delivery, which it includes project management, engineering and site services.

START-UP 2010

"The electrical equipment, that drives the processes, is connected by modern field bus solutions into one functional system. By using the latest new generation products and applications know how the life cycle management and preventive maintenance of the system will be further enhanced", says Area Sales Manager Fredrik Grankull from ABB. The new line will produce 60,000 tons/yr of high-quality facial, toilet and towel tissue grades. The start-up is planned for summer and autumn 2010 and ABB deliveries are scheduled for the beginning of 2010. The production at the mill, which is situated close to Mexico City, will start at the end of 2010.

Georgia-Pacific announced that it intends to make significant investments, which could total more than $500 million, in an advanced, proprietary tissue-papermaking technology. The company expects this and subsequent investments to further strengthen its commitment to being the leader in tissue, towel and tabletop products.

The company said it has approved funding for final engineering for two paper machines incorporating the technology. These two paper machines and associated converting equipment will manufacture premium tissue products for the consumer market. Pending final site selection, start-up is expected for 2012.

“We have seen growth in the premium segments of the bath tissue category, largely driven by the award-winning, successful introduction of our three-ply Quilted Northern Ultra Plush® product in 2008,” said Kathy Walters, executive vice president of Georgia-Pacific’s global consumer products business. “This new investment further reflects our commitment to being an innovation leader to drive further growth in this important segment.

“The advanced technology meets consumers’ demanding needs for premium qualities in tissue products - including softness and absorbency - while reducing combinations of fiber use, energy use or water use versus alternative papermaking processes,” said Walters.

Added Jim Hannan, chief executive officer and president, “This significant investment should be a clear indication to our customers of Georgia-Pacific’s focus on growing our global consumer products business. It also demonstrates our commitment to the global competitiveness of our skilled employees, to our asset base and to the communities where we operate.”

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 40,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Mardi Gras®, and Vanity Fair®. Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. For more information, visit www.gp.com.

Media Contact:
James Malone 001 (404) 652-6031

Anhui Bilun Tissue Paper (Smile) and PMP has achieved the next step in common cooperation. With a significant support of tissue mill directors: Mr. He Sheng Lin, General Manager, Mr. Xu Ming Yan, Chief Engineer and Mr. Wang Junyi, Assistant to GM, Smile and PMP intensified activities to extended the goals defined in contract for machine parameters. As tests has confirmed, the machine is capable to produce tissue with a capacity from 5 to 10% more than it was planned. Stabilization of the machine allows paper mill to achieve additional profits.

The signed Performance Protocol is a confirmation that the way of activity and development was chosen correctly. In addition optimum combination between costs and quality was achieved. The quality of the tissue is premium and the final product is impressive that brings Smile a good position among tissue producers.

PMP Group supplied a 2.82 m reel trim crescent former Intelli-Tissue™ 900 machine with a maximum operating speed of 1150 m/min and capacity of 51 tpd.  PMP’s scope of supply covered stock preparation, approach flow system, entire machine including auxiliary systems like lubrication system, steam & condensate and vacuum system and steam box. The TM produces virgin fiber-based tissue in a basis weight range of 13-18 gsm.

Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş, Turkey. The tissue line will be installed in the company’s new mill in Pamukova, which is located in Sakarya province. Start-up is planned for the second quarter of 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The market value of a tissue production line of this type ranges from EUR 15 million to 20 million, depending on the scope of delivery and production output. The most part of the order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology´s Q1 orders received and the automation package in Energy and Environmental Technology’s Q1 orders received.

Metso’s scope of delivery will comprise a complete tissue production line including a stock preparation system and a tissue machine. The tissue machine will be equipped with a headbox, a press, a Yankee cylinder, a hood adapted for co-generation, a dust management system and a reel. The stock preparation system will comprise pulpers, conical refiners and machine screens.

Furthermore, the delivery will include an extensive automation package with machine and process controls, and quality controls. Complete engineering, installation supervision, training, start-up and commissioning will also be included in the delivery.

The new line will produce 60,000 tons a year of high-quality facial, handkerchief, toilet and towel grades. The raw material for the new line will be virgin fiber. The production line will be optimized to save energy and enhance final product quality.

AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş aims to expand its operations into the field of tissue products by building a new tissue mill in Pamukova, Turkey. With 140,000 m2 of production area, AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş currently produces some 400 different dairy products at the Pamukova facilities.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com


Further information for the press, please contact:
Jan Erikson, Vice President, Sales, Tissue business line, Metso, tel. +46 70 517 14 90

Björn Magnus, Sales Manager, Tissue business line, Metso, tel. +46 703 17 79 83

The newest member of BTG's Duroblade family delivers extra-soft, extra thick tissue in both wet and dry creping applications.

BTG's Duroblade-Velvet™ has been specially developed to meet the needs of mills working in one of today's fastest-growing, most competitive markets. As global demand for tissue continues to grow steadily, thanks to new applications in segments like personal care and household cleaning, consumers are constantly on the look-out for softer, more luxurious products.

BTG customers working with both wet crepe and dry crepe machines are already reporting significant benefits in trials of Duroblade-Velvet, in terms of both product quality and overall production costs. Two test-bed mills both improved tissue bulk without any other changes to their production process, with one of them also able to reduce their fiber costs without any loss of product quality.

In dry creping, a mill which was already using Duroblade-Softcrepe™ blades was looking to further improve blade lifetimes and chip-resistance, while boosting tissue softness. BTG field engineers conducted a comparative trial with Duroblade-Softcrepe and Duroblade-Velvet set at a 75° bevel, retaining the same basis weight of 14.2 g/m2 and the same process conditions. The result was an 8% increase in tissue bulk, with Duroblade-Velvet delivering sheet thickness of 117.3 against the Softcrepe blade's 108.4. Chipping was reduced, and the end product retained its exceptional hand feel softness.

Cut back on furnish costs

In addition to improving tissue quality, Duroblade-Velvet gives manufacturers the option of lowering the basis weight of the paper, for significant potential savings on furnish costs as well as the ability to increase machine speed to boost output.

For applications where higher bulk is not needed, setting a 5° sharper blade bevel can achieve the same bulk level with a finer creping structure – a useful option for further improving hand feel softness and smoothness without any loss of bulk.

Figure 1: BTG's new creping doctor: Duroblade-Velvet

Top-performing choice

Meanwhile, another BTG customer using a wet crepe machine to manufacture different towel grades (22-48 g/m2) and napkins (18-19.5 g/m2) wanted to retain the high bulk his products require while significantly improving blade lifetimes and quality consistency.

The mill manufactures towel grades using CTMP plus broke, and uses 100% virgin pulp for all other grades. Its regular 90° steel and long life creping blades could only deliver lifetimes of 6-12 hours, necessitating frequent blade changes and lost production time. Add to that the fact that the production process is a little different from a standard wet crepe application, and it was clear an innovative solution was called for.

BTG engineers' goal was to find a solution that could deliver at least 30 hours' blade lifetime, with high bulk, stable quality consistency, and good machine runnability. They chose to trial both Duroblade-Standard blades and Duroblade-Velvet blades in 90°, alongside the mill's standard steel blades – an inspired choice, since Duroblade-Velvet blades had not previously been used in wet creping.

The result: Duroblade-Velvet not only achieved 50 hours' blade life with very stable runnability, it delivered the best bulk results of all three blades tested, allowing the mill to reduce Basis Weight by 3% (1.3g), and to use 50% more broke in the mix without any loss of bulk compared with production using steel blades. That 3% reduction has resulted in huge savings on fiber costs – and one very happy customer.

After extensive field testing in tissue mills, Metso is now delivering a new all-in-one sensor which measures tissue fiber weight and moisture simultaneously in the PaperIQ Select quality control system. The new sensor, called IQFiber, measures fiber weight and moisture on the same spot of paper using a multi-channel infrared detector. The need for a traditional basis weight sensor with a nuclear source has been eliminated. Therefore, the time and costs involved in nuclear safety training, nuclear licenses and specialized service and safety requirements have been eliminated.

IQFiber is installed in numerous tissue mills using virgin pulp or 100% recycled furnish. Users of the IQFiber sensor report lower maintenance and cleaning requirements, leading to increased productivity. Also, with more precise control over dry fiber weight, tissue makers have been able to reduce target sheet weight at the same quality, thereby saving valuable fiber furnish.

The speed of response and signal to noise ratio of the IQFiber measurement are significantly better than traditional nuclear sensors, making it most appropriate for the detection of transient or cyclical variations and allowing more precise control. The MD variability in the sheet is detected at a very fast 1 kHz sampling rate and the CD streak resolution is 5 mm. The signature frequency components of these fast-responding online measurements are determined by the spectral analysis capability built into the PaperIQ Select system. This high speed measurement analysis adds a significant troubleshooting capability to the system, making it possible to perform detailed online variability studies and to make process improvements.

For further information, please contact: Seyhan Nuyan, Director, Paper Applications, tel. +1 678 575 0448

We are pleased to announce that the pre-registration for visitors is OPEN for Tissue World Americas 2010.  This important event for the North and South American tissue industry will take place from March 24-26, 2010 at Hall A of the  Miami Beach Convention Centre. The earlier you begin preparing your attendance, the more valuable and effective it will be for you.

Admission is free and your visitor badge will give you access to the Exhibit Hall during the 3 days show.  

To register as a Trade Show Visitor, please click here now!   

To make your trip effortless, our official housing agent- MTC, Inc. can help you make all your hotel arrangements. You can choose from the list of hotels and make your reservation online or download the forms from our website.  If you don't see a hotel of your choice, you can also reach MTC at their email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and they can help you to make the reservations.

For detailed information, click on these direct links:

- Online Hotel Booking Form
- List of Exhibitors
- Updated Floorplan

We look forward to welcoming you to Tissue World Americas in Miami in March 2010!

Kasuga of Fuji, Japan has ordered a tissue converting line from Futura SpA of Lucca, Italy. Startup is scheduled for the third quarter of this year.

This 2.9-m machine will produce top quality embossed toilet tissue in single- and two-ply. The line will feature two unwind stands, JOI embosser, trim cutter, log saw and core winder.

Kasuga aims to enhance productive efficiency with the new line.

Futura sales manager Carlo Berti said: "We have worked closely with Kasuga, and it is a great honour and responsibility to supply a line for such a high level producer. Our lines have an established reputation for quality and ease of use, and we are confident that this line will take Kasuga to a new level of reliability, and guarantee a superb quality finished product."

Today, several tissue producers choose to switch from standard format into double width machines, a choice with many advantages in terms of productivity and capital expenditure.

ACP with the TM 5.6, the top of the range, is able to satisfy production and quality needs of each of these producers.
Installing a double width machine, instead of having two 2.8 m traditional machines, today, with the same tissue production volume, reduces energy consumption and staff, cuts the initial capital investment related to the design and the construction of the plant, reduces the space needed in the tissue mill and, finally, during the normal production activity, lowers maintenance costs.

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