CNPPRI
July--2024
China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CNPPRI)
Editor: Wanna Xing
Associate Editor: Kaiyuan Guo
Contributing Editors: Juan Wang, Shengyou Zhang, Yang Zhou, Xiaohua Qi
Email: editor@cnhpia.org
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C
ontents
- China Haisum signed a contract for Phase I engineering design of the China Botare Yuan Chuang tissue paper industry chain project
- China Shanxi Yungang Paper’s new crescent tissue machine provided by Shanghai Qingliang started up
- Baoding Dayi Paper started up TM7 supplied by Shanghai Qingliang
- Announcement of environmental impact assessment of China Jingde Wanfang’s tissue paper project with 200,000 tpy
- ASEAN modern tissue paper industry project in Guangxi China officially started construction
- China Bohai Chemical’s SAP project officially started construction
New Projects
P01/04
Performance of Listed Company
P05/05
- China Yiyi has released its 2024 first half year performance forecast
Market Dynamic
P06/10
- Chinese national standard Hygiene Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products approved and released
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ontents
- Nine Chinese national standards programs in paper industry, including Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner) approved and issued
- Chinese group standards such as Guideline for carbon footprint accounting and reporting for pulp, paper, paperboard and paper products approved and released
- In the first quarter of 2024, China’s tissue paper industry added new production capacity of 428,000 tons
- The prices of pulp and tissue parent rolls in major regional markets for tissue paper in China in June 2024
- Paper-making Technology Innovation Summit organized by APP and Andritz concluded successfully
- 40 containers of imported pulp arrived in Chongqing Lee & Man Paper via a combined sea-rail-river transport route
- 2024 Gansu Yusen Investment and Order Promotion Conference grandly held
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P11/16
- CNPPRI visits Italian tissue paper equipment enterprises
- Research results for Italian tissue paper and hygiene products market released
- CNPPRI participated in 4th ISO/TC 338 Menstrual Products Plenary Meeting
Chinese Tissue and Hygiene Products Industry News
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New Projects
On June 21, China Haisum Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. signed a contract with China Guangxi Botare Yuan Chuang Tissue Paper Industry Co., Ltd. for the Phase I engineering design project of the Botare Yuan Chuang Tissue Paper full industrial chain project, followed by a discussion forum.
China Haisum signed a contract for Phase I engineering design of the China Botare Yuan Chuang tissue paper industry chain project
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New Projects
China Shanxi Yungang Paper’s new crescent tissue machine provided by Shanghai Qingliang started up
On June 22, China Shanxi Yungang Paper Industry’s TM9 new crescent tissue machine provided by Shanghai Qingliang Industry started up. This machine has a width of 3,550mm, designed to operate at a speed of 1,600m/min, and boasts a single-machine capacity exceeding 25,000 tons per year.
Baoding Dayi Paper started up TM7 supplied by Shanghai Qingliang
On July 8, the third environmentally-friendly tissue machine TM7 supplied by Shanghai Qingliang to China Baoding Dayi started production. This tissue machine had a width of 3,600mm, a design speed of 1,400m/min, and a single-machine capacity exceeding 25,000 tpy.
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New Projects
Announcement of environmental impact assessment of China Jingde Wanfang’s tissue paper project with 200,000 tpy
Recently, Jingde County Wanfang Daily Necessities Co., Ltd.’s intelligent manufacturing project with 200,000 tpy of lotion tissue, announced its environmental impact assessment. This project is located in Huangjia Park, Jingde Economic Development Zone, Anhui, China, covering an area of 159 mu with 3 industrial plants and 1 three-dimensional warehouse. After the project is completed, it will have a tissue paper production capacity of 200,000 tpy.
ASEAN modern tissue paper industry project in Guangxi China officially started construction
On June 28, a significant groundbreaking ceremony for major projects was held in Binyang County, Guangxi, China. A total of 9 projects commenced in June, including renovations, expansions, and new constructions of existing factories. The project plans to establish 100 tissue converting production lines.
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New Projects
China Bohai Chemical’s SAP project officially started construction
On June 30, China Tianjin Bohai Chemical Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its acrylic ester and SAP projects at the Bohai Petrochemical Industrial Zone. The project is expected to put into production by the end of December 2025.
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China Yiyi has released its 2024 first half year performance forecast
On July 11, Tianjin Yiyi Hygiene Products Co., Ltd., announced its 2024 first half year performance forecast. The net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company is expected to range from approximately 91 million to 98 million yuan, an increase of 102.38% to 117.95% compared to the same period last year. The main reasons include the depletion of overseas customer inventories, recovery and sustained growth in customer orders, and contributions from new customers generating revenue.
Performance of Listed Company
Market Dynamic
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Chinese national standard Hygiene Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products approved and released
Recently, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China) approved the release of 18 mandatory national standards, including GB 15979-2024 Hygiene Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products. This standard will be implemented starting from July 1, 2025.
Nine Chinese national standards programs in paper industry, including Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner) approved and issued
Recently, Standardization Administration of China issued a notice on the fourth batch of recommended national standards programs and related foreign language edition plans for 2024. Among them, 9 national standards programs in paper industry, including Sanitary absorbent pads (panty liner), were approved for implementation.
Market Dynamic
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Chinese group standards such as Guideline for carbon footprint accounting and reporting for pulp, paper, paperboard and paper products approved and released
On July 2, China Technical Association of Paper Industry approved and released Guideline for carbon footprint accounting and reporting for pulp, paper, paperboard and paper products (T/CTAPI 006-2024) and High quality natural color tissue paper with bamboo fiber (T/CTAPI 007-2024) and other group standards which will be implemented from July 8, 2024.
In the first quarter of 2024, China’s tissue paper industry added new production capacity of 428,000 tons
According to a survey by CNHPIA, from January to March 2024, China’s industry added approximately 428,000 tons per annum of modern production capacity. This expansion included 19 tissue machines, consisting of 2 imported and 17 domestically manufactured machines. For the entire year of 2024, the industry plans to add over 2.2 million tons of modern production capacity. The capacity actually added in the first quarter accounts for nearly 20% of the annual planned new capacity. It is anticipated that some of the projects planned for the year may experience delays, intensifying market competition.
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The prices of pulp and tissue parent rolls in major regional markets for tissue paper in China in June 2024
According to the research data from Tissue Paper & Disposable Products magazine, overall pulp prices in China showed a slight decline in June 2024. Among wood pulp materials, the average prices for imported bleached hardwood pulp boards in Hebei and Guangxi, as well as imported bleached softwood pulp boards in Hebei decreased. Meanwhile, the average price of bleached eucalyptus wet pulp in Guangxi remained stable. Among non-wood pulp materials, prices for bleached bamboo pulp boards and natural color bamboo pulp boards in Sichuan and Chongqing both saw varying degrees of decline, while the price of bleached bagasse wet pulp in Guangxi increased slightly.
Paper-making Technology Innovation Summit organized by APP and Andritz concluded successfully
Andritz and APP jointly hosted a technical seminar themed “Together for a Green Future”, focusing on the latest advanced tissue machine technologies, innovative boot-press technology for tissue and paperboard machines achieving ultra-high dryness after pressing, high-degree abrasive technologies that save long fiber usage, innovative technologies for key components in paperboard machine, case studies on transforming paperboard machine, Metris digital solutions, and
Market Dynamic
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energy-saving transformations for factory pumps. The seminar provided comprehensive insights and exchanges on paper-making application issues that are of practical concern to customers.
40 containers of imported pulp arrived in Chongqing Lee & Man Paper via a combined sea-rail-river transport route
Market Dynamic
Recently, a cargo ship carrying a total of 40 containers of pulp imported by Chongqing Lee & Man Paper Co., Ltd. docked at Yongchuan Port in Chongqing. This is the first time that imported goods under the New Western Land-Sea Corridor have adopted the “multiple transit” function of “intermodal transport”, realizing “sea-rail-river” intermodal transport imports. Upon arrival at the port, the goods were cleared after inspection immediately, significantly enhancing port turnover efficiency and maximizing customs clearance efficiency, achieving “zero delay” in customs clearance for the goods.
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2024 Gansu Yusen Investment and Order Promotion Conference grandly held
On the evening of July 12, the 2024 Gansu Yusen Investment and Order Promotion Conference was held at Chongxin Hotel, Pingliang City, Gansu Province. A total of more than 200 people attended the meeting, including the Chongxin County Party Committee, Baoding Yusen General Manager Su Mali and other business leaders, as well as Yusen Group suppliers and dealer representatives. Zhou Yang, executive editor of Tissue Paper & Disposable Products magazine, China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute was among the invited guests at the event.
Market Dynamic
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CNPPRI visits Italian tissue paper equipment enterprises
Toscotec
On the afternoon of June 17, CNHPIA visited Toscotec, where they explored Toscotec’s new energy-saving and emission-reducing technologies, innovative applications of structural tissue machines, and discussed the future development and layout of the tissue paper market.
Gambini
On the morning of June 18, CNHPIA visited Gambini. They learned about Gambini's recent innovations such as TouchMax, AirMill, and G1 technologies. CNHPIA also toured the manufacturing workshop and the Tissue Hub research and development center.
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OMET (Lucca)
On the morning of June 18, CNHPIA visited OMET Lucca. CNHPIA learned about the company's tissue paper folding technology, differentiated product design plans, and discussed trends in the European tissue market.
Valmet
On the morning of June 18, CNHPIA visited Valmet Tissue Converting Factory and learned about the company’s Sam automation system and its sustainable development.
Futura
On the afternoon of June 18, CNHPIA visited Futura in Italy. They gained a comprehensive understanding of the company’s third-generation Andromeda production line and discussed future trends in tissue paper converting machine.
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Replus
On the afternoon of June 18, CNHPIA visited Replus in Italy. Replus has distinguished itself in the European market with innovative equipment technology, excellent service, and high cost-effectiveness.
Giotto Technologies Srl
On the morning of June 19, CNHPIA visited the R&D center of China’s Baosuo Enterprise Group located in Lucca, Italy —Giotto Technologies Srl. Giotto will support Baosuo in introducing more cost-effective tissue machine series to the European market, contributing to the group’s global development efforts.
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Pulsar Engineering
On the morning of June 20, CNHPIA visited Pulsar Engineering in Italy. They learned about the company’s business development and latest technology, and also toured the equipment manufacturing workshop.
A.Celli Group
On the afternoon of June 20, CNHPIA visited the headquarters of A.Celli Group in Italy. They learned about the group’s rewinding technology and discussed future plan in the global market.
CPS
On the afternoon of June 20, CNHPIA visited CPS in Italy. They learned about the company’s development history, customized equipment manufacturing, green packaging solutions, and also toured the manufacturing workshop.
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Research results for Italian tissue paper and hygiene products market released
During the Tissue Planet—Future Insights organized by Toscotec, CNPPRI/ CNHPIA Secretariat visited the Italian market and conducted a market research on the COOP supermarket in Lucca, tiger supermarket in Rome and other convenience stores to help understand local consumption habits and the overall trend of the European market, providing reference for product innovation and market strategies in China’s tissue paper and hygiene products industry.
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CNPPRI participated in 4th ISO/TC 338 Menstrual Products Plenary Meeting
From June 23 to 27, 4th ISO/TC 338 Menstrual Products Plenary Meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. CNPPRI attended as the Chinese delegation. The meeting was attended by 60 experts from 25 countries and international organizations.