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TAPPI's Women in Industry Helps Secure the P&P Industry's Future

In this exclusive interview, Better Together host Jan Bottiglieri interviews Maja Mejsner, division chair of TAPPI's Women in Industry Division and director of SMM services for Valmet. Maja really is a “walking inspiration”—and at TAPPICon she discussed the vision she sees for the Women in Industry Division and how it can spur the pulp and paper industry toward a more innovative, diverse future.

A new benchmark for the industry – the Valmet ThruAir® Bonder

Being an industry leader in through air bonding, Valmet's presentation on the ‘Critical aspects of through air bonding in high quality nonwovens production’, attracted the attention of many attendees at SINCE23.

Accurate data makes the difference

Since 2021, Leipziger Wasserwerke in Germany has successfully relied on two Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS) units at their largest wastewater treatment plant, enabling the plant to significantly reduce its operating costs.

Welcome our new CEO Thomas Hinnerskov

Thomas Hinnerskov has started as Valmet’s new President and CEO on 12 August 2024.

How pulp prices are changing the way tissue converters do business

While 2020 saw its share of dramatic pulp price increases, 2021 was staggering. European pulp costs rose 53%, followed by Asian and US market increases of 47% and 40% respectively.

Improving Line Safety and Efficiencies With Advanced Equipment Automation

Like any industry predicated on production, tissue manufacturing and converting presents a certain amount of peril to workers. The amount of equipment and humans on a production floor alone can make for hazardous situations, not to mention the often heavy, sharp, and quickly moving parts within that equipment that workers must be cognizant of at all times to prevent injury if safe practices and machine safety procedures are not being followed or used.

The circular economy of plastics — Part 1: what’s now, what’s next

The past several decades have been a boon for plastics. Global production has topped 300 million tons annually, on its way to an estimated 650 million tons per year by 2035.1 In the EU alone, about 49 million tons of plastic are generated annually to meet varying degrees of need in the electronics, automotive, and building and construction industries.

How tissue converters use OEE to improve production and profitability

As technologies and machinery advance, optimizing production is a critical goal for toilet paper and paper towel manufacturers. Measuring success against that goal requires a formulaic approach and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) has emerged as a leading key performance indicator.

Valmet helps tissue converters capitalize on folded tissue products

Facial tissue. Hand towels. Napkins. Folded tissue products remain in demand. Growth rates in North America are projected at 1.8% annually through 2025, and away-from-home (AFH) product trends point to a 2.3% increase during that same timeframe.

Is now the right time to buy new tissue equipment?

Tissue converters, like any other product manufacturer, must keep current on equipment in order to remain competitive and efficiently meet customer demand. Doing so generally requires a substantial investment that is carefully considered from all business angles before being made.