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TISSUE WORLD MIAMI 2022
Tissue World “reality” returned for an impressive four days in Miami with over 100 exhibitors and more than 1,200 total participants kicking off its first in-person exhibition and conference in more than two years in style.
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he modernised Miami Beach Convention Center was the perfect location to welcome the global tissue and towel industry back to in-person business during 15-18 March, 2022. It was the first time the industry had met in-person since the start of the pandemic, with many in the industry meeting friends and business partners again for the first time in many months. North America’s largest tissue exhibition and conference welcomed more than 100 exhibitors and more than 1,200 total participants from 47 countries. The new-look tradeshow floor hosted visitors and exhibitors keen to sign deals and view the latest technologies: from paper machinery, through to converting, packaging, chemicals and AI. Hundreds of attendees at the fourday conference – with the theme Tissue Today & Forever, Drivers and Strategies for a Sustainable Future - heard delegates discuss a wide range of issues in deep-
dive question and answer sessions aimed at navigating the challenges of the years ahead. Expert speakers from across tissue’s value and supply chains shared industry insights and expert knowledge on the latest trends and developments, which also included technical sessions from leading machinery suppliers and the Yankee Dryer Operations Workshop. The networking drinks reception was one of the busiest seen in years, so much so that it was repeated on the second day, as friends and colleagues caught up and discussed deals.
Making sure safety is uppermost As part of Tissue World’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that everybody attending – be it visiting, exhibiting or sponsoring – felt safe and confident, various safety measures were in place. The exhibition was organised in
EXPERT SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS TISSUE’S VALUE AND SUPPLY CHAINS SHARED INDUSTRY INSIGHTS AND EXPERT KNOWLEDGE ON THE LATEST TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED TECHNICAL SESSIONS FROM LEADING MACHINERY SUPPLIERS AND THE YANKEE DRYER OPERATIONS WORKSHOP. THE NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION WAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SEEN IN YEARS, SO MUCH SO THAT IT WAS REPEATED ON THE SECOND DAY, AS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES CAUGHT UP AND DISCUSSED DEALS.
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Tissue World Magazine | March/April 2022
accordance with event organiser Informa Market’s AllSecure health and safety standard. Informa Markets has developed a detailed set of enhanced measures to provide the highest levels of hygiene and safety at its events. Tissue World is the only global trade show offering you a platform to do business across all aspects of your day-today business life. Miami 2022 was a great start to a unique year for Tissue World, and our industry friends across the world. We would like to thank all our exhibitors, visitors and partners for their support over the past few years. For those who couldn’t be there, and for those who could, over the next few pages Tissue World Magazine carries a summary of some select key issues raised during our conference’s Senior Management Symposium sessions.
