World News ITALY OMET and OT Lucca form joint venture OMET has increased its market share after forming a joint venture with OT Lucca. OMET said it will benefit from the experience of the Montecarlo di Luccabased company, improving its range of new units and complete lines for tissue converting as well as widening its range for folded products. The location of the company will also enable it to offer a quick and efficient service to clients in the area. OMET will focus on the production of new lines dedicated to interfolded products at OT Lucca’s site. The move will also see it develop new high-performing personalised lines in response to customer demand.
OMET has increased its market share after forming a joint venture with OT Lucca. OMET said it will benefit from the experience of the Montecarlo di Lucca-based company, improving its range of new units and complete lines for tissue converting as well as widening its range for folded products.
Essity targets professional hygiene sector with Altopascio facility Essity is to invest in a centre for napkin production and expand its professional hygiene footprint in Europe. Based at its existing production site in Altopascio, Italy, the move will strengthen its product offering in the sector as well as increase the efficiency in its supply chain. The investment will lead to
Joint venture: the new building of OT Lucca, where OMET will produce new lines dedicated to interfolded products TISSUE WORLD magazine May/June 2018
“restructuring measures at multiple production facilities across Europe” in the coming years. The total investments will amount to approximately SEK 590m, of which the majority is related to the facility in Altopascio. The move also includes restructuring measures that will see the closure of a converting production facility in Hlohovec, Slovakia, in 2020.