Five years after the presentation of the Perini Fold Division (see Perini Journal °15) Fabio Perini S.p.A. is again investing in Folding Equipment Technology; this time through its North American affiliate.

Asian Paper, the show that every two years calls the international paper industry to Singapore, was held from 24 to 26 April 2002. 258 exhibition companies, 4205 visitors, 3 conference cycles.

The enticing world of nonwovens meets every three years in Geneva.

An itinerary through the hills of Lucca to discover its ancient villas

Georgia Pacific's top executive Pete Correll talks to the Perini Journal about the massive move into tissue and the plans to spin off the consumer product and packaging business in a new company, simply called CP&P Inc. for the time being.

New technology. New products. New companies. New machines. New brands. The biggest changes in the North American market may be still to come.

A massive investment in a second ultramodern pilot tissue line has turned Metso's Karlstad Tissue Technology Center into the leading research facility in the world.

Through a more refined selection of wood, in conjunction with modified cooking processes, softwood pulp can be tailored to optimise the properties that are most desirable for tissue making.

It is amazing to discover how many examples of nonwovens we use in our everyday lives..., maybe even without knowing it. Let's enter into this wonderful world and trace its history up to our modern day.

PLMA: the annual appointment with retailer brand products, held in Amsterdam on 28 and 29 May confirms the general growth trend of Private Labels on the European market. Tissue products soar above other goods categories an with an average European share of 45%, confirm themselves as the drawing force behind retailer brands.

Improving the way that paper mills source and use energy is one of the keys to sustainable papermaking, one of the aims for the global paper industry. As we approach the big sustainability summit in South Africa, this article looks at some of the varied issues involved.

On the occasion of the 3rd "The Watermark Route" meeting, Perini Journal takes us to discover a unique papermill/museum near Cologne.

When paper becomes contemporary art