SPECIAL REPORT: TISSUE WORLD DÜSSELDORF 2023

Tissue World returned in Europe for the first time in four years with an impressive event that hosted thousands of tissue colleagues for the first time in Düsseldorf. Here, TWM summaries the exhibition and key themes from our AEO Excellence Awards-shortlisted conference

2,200 PARTICIPANTS

91 COUNTRY REGISTRATIONS

80% MANAGEMENT LEVEL OR ABOVE

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24% DIRECTOR LEVEL

15% CHIEF EXECUTIVE LEVEL

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Tissue World Düsseldorf 2023 has successfully welcomed back 2,200 tissue colleagues to the world’s largest tissue industry exhibition and conference – our first European in-person event to be held since the 2019 exhibition in Milan. Making its much-anticipated debut in Germany, attendees visited from across an impressive 91 countries worldwide. Some 29% of people were from Germany, 9% from Italy, 6% from the UK, 5% from Türkiye, 5% from Poland, and 5% from Spain.

Several exhibitors also showcased brand new products, including but not limited to:

• Futura – Together 2.0, created by Futura and Plusline to integrate converting and packaging;

• Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp. –launching the Optic M1 poly bundler;

• United Converting Tissue – launching UNICO365 Industrial Logsaw;

• SABA Automation – showcasing its ZEUS P Series and Layer Series automatic robotic end-of-line systems;

• Enerquin – displaying tissue drying technologies and ventilation solutions;

• Microline (D52) – launching Eco Wrap 1050, a multi-pack bundler for folded products and rolls.

Our three-day conference – which was shortlisted for Best International Conference at the Association of Event Organisers Excellence Awards 2023 – discussed how the European tissue industry is at the core of the market’s transformation, and what the future holds.

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With a theme of The Roadmap, the Riskmap: Plotting a Course for Tissue in Uncertain Times, the conference included talks by leading executives from tissue mills and machinery manufacturers and panel discussions and Q&A sessions with speakers and visitors.

WEPA Group’s Chief Executive Martin Krengel kickstarted the conference sessions and gave the keynote address: Navigating a European family business in the VUCA world – 2023 as an important year for resilience and sustainable success.

Essity’s President Global Supply Chain Donato Giorgio also spoke, exploring how the supply chain is a competitive advantage in a VUCA world.

Across the technical sessions, the latest technological innovations, operational efficiency, the green energy transition, and future fibres were discussed, including talks from:

• Massimo Bertuccio, Sales Director, Tissue and Robotic Division, E80 Group;

• Bud Chase, Vice President, Tissue, EDT;

• Claudio Muñoz, Sr. Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Körber;

• Matteo Giardini, Business Development Director Plusline, Futura Converting;

• Alberto Colombo, Project and Key Account Manager, OMET;

• Enrico Ruglioni, European Sales Director, Maxima Tissue;

• Luca Linari, Managing Director, Andritz Novimpianti.

Post-pandemic consumer trends and brand marketing were also key topics. Below, TWM summarises a selection of the key talks.

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