Perini Engraving was officially inaugurated in October during the Miac show in Lucca. The Perini Journal exclusively shows you this new organisation, born from Fabio Perini S.p.A.’s commitment to satisfy the needs of customers, anticipating market trends.

Only a few months have passed since the official introduction of the X5, the new automatic, compact rewinder launched by Fabio Perini S.p.A. during the March 2003 Open House, and the results are immediately clear.

Miac, the International Tissue Industry Exhibition for the technological updating of tissue producers and converters, celebrated in October its 10th edition, confirming the importance of its role through the strong participation of leading companies and specialists of this field.

The history of a Cathedral in symbols, relics and works of art.

The annual meeting of the Brazilian cellulose, paper and tissue market was held from 13th to 16th October 2003 at the San Paolo Trans America Expo Center (Brazil).

Private label products leap ahead in European consumption levels, becoming important competitors. This is what emerged from the annual appointment with the world of Private Labels, held from 26 to 28 May 2003 at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam. The Perini Journal interviewed the President o PLMA Brian Sharoff.

Mili is a 100% Brazilian-owned company, headed by Valdemar Lissoni. With a staff of 986 and a turnover of R$ 210 million for 2003, last year the company celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Europe is the second largest market for tissue products worldwide; only North America exceeds it in terms of both volume and market value.

The investments made by CMPC company in these last years in a variety of fields, despite the difficult Chilean and world economic situation, are evidence of the company’s commitment to its country.

In December 2003, at the General Aragonese Deputation Headquarters, The President of the Aragon Autonomous Community signed with ICT a Protocol which gives the go ahead to the new Italian group’s project.

Sometimes technologies advancing in different directions, for different reasons, meet to create something that is better than anyone could have expected. Such is the case with the new TAD On-Line concept for cost-effective TAD production.

Pulp is comprised of fibers that can be virgin or recycled, water and eventual chemical products that are added to increase or modify the organoleptic and mechanical characteristics of the paper fibers in order to better adapt them to the use and the scope that the final product requires.

What is the most difficult job in the world? Being a parent!

ATS Eurofins is an independent laboratory that operates in Europe for quality control, analysis, study and consultancy services on non-food products for Europe. Its realm spans from household detergents to personal care products to house-wares to paper. This report describes the analysis procedure carried out for baby diapers and feminine hygiene pads, through a simulation instrument called SCAN3.

In the consumer products area, manufacturers follow their market share very closely to gain insight into the success or failure of their marketing efforts. Here we look at some of the methods and data behind the market share numbers in the big German market, where cost-conscious consumers have most strongly moved over to private label products.

With the inauguration of KPL Russia, held in Moscow on October 28th, Körber PaperLink consolidates its presence in the Russian federation.

The Palazzo di Vetro, a beautiful all-glass building housing the “Giuseppe Lazzareschi Foundation” was inaugurated on 21st November 2003, in the town of Porcari, Lucca.

The latest addition to Hercules’ portfolio of specialist products for the Tissue Industry, is the range of ProSoft® Lotionising Technology. These products are applied to the surface of the tissue during the rewinding or converting operations, they are designed to increase surface softness as well as impart skin transfer and conditioning properties to the final tissue product.

The LPC Group has invested over £1 million on a new link bridge to automatically transport tissue paper parent reels, weighing up to 2 tonnes, from its paper mills to its converting plant.

Increased line productivity in the Tissue Industry

The Japanese art of floating inks: from intellectual game to decorative technique, from Zen meditation practice to art therapy, for a better understanding of one’s own emotions.

Rixheim: a museum and an antique production site for wallpaper.