To meet growing demand in the U.S. market, the Sofidel tissue paper group has announced the strengthening of its production capacity with a new investment of $185 million at its integrated plant in Circleville, OH. The project involves the construction of a new building that will house a new Valmet DCT 200 paper mill machine. The machine’s operation is…
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Women’s health issues continue to be overlooked in society. That is one of several findings in Essity’s Health and Hygiene Report 2023-2024, linking gender equality, care, and prevention to personal well-being and public progress, emphasizing the need for joint action to effect change. The Hygiene and Health Report 2023-2024: Advancing Health and Well-being through Care,…
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Essity has appointed Sandra Åberg as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective Sept. 1, 2023. She is currently Director Investor Relations at Essity. The current Head of Investor Relations, Johan Karlsson, will assume the role of Vice President Business Control at Essity. Åberg has been part of the Investor Relations team at Essity…
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Sellars Absorbent Materials, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of wipes, absorbents and towel and tissue products, has added a new product to its TOOLBOX® line. Its S700 Spunlace wipers are durable, ultra-low linting and solvent resistant, making them ideal for use in critical clean environments, including aerospace, automotive, printing, manufacturing and medical. “Sellars’ Spunlace wipers are super absorbent,…
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Bro-Tex is excited to celebrate 100 years of being family-owned and operated. Arlys Freeman, President, discussed this accomplishment in an interview with Autumn Boos. How did Bro-Tex get started? In 1923, my grandfather Arnold Greenberg and a partner started a rag business, Minnesota Rag and Paper Stock Company, to supply local roofing mills. My father,…
Read More >>In order to drive growth of its Tork professional hygiene brand, Essity has made the difficult decision to close its tissue manufacturing operations in New York state and consolidate production at its other U.S. sites. This closure will include the South Glens Falls paper mill, Greenwich converting facility and Saratoga warehouse/distribution center. “It is never…
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Sellars Absorbent Materials, a Milwaukee, WI-based manufacturer of wipes, absorbents and towel and tissue products, has promoted Yusuf Abu-Hatoum to chief information and customer experience officer. Abu-Hatoum, who has more than 30 years of experience in IT and business technology, joined Sellars in 2020. “Yusuf is a passionate strategist who modernized our customer service department…
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Tork®, the professional hygiene brand from the global hygiene and health company, Essity, with North America headquarters in Philadelphia, have announced enhanced sustainability efforts by making an upgrade to hygiene solution products available at Eagles’ facilities. The team will deploy the Tork PeakServe® Continuous™ hand towel system and Tork® Clarity Hand…
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Suzano, a producer of hardwood pulp, and Sofidel, a tissue paper producer, have announced, “Together we plant the future – Developing biodiversity corridors towards a more sustainable future,” which is a three-year pilot project to advance ecological conservation and restoration, alongside supporting socio-economic development in the Amazon region in Brazil. This will be delivered with…
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Sofidel, one of the world’s largest producers of paper for hygienic and domestic uses, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with RWE Renewables Europe & Australia and PPC Renewables through their joint venture company Meton Energy S.A. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, the joint venture will provide Sofidel with around 21 gigawatt…
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