Tissue Products and Sustainability in the Spotlight at Tissue World Conference and Exhibition in Barcelona, 18-21 March 2013

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

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-- World's largest conferencefor tissue products business, will feature panel discussion between Retailers, Environmental groups, Paper companies and Market researchers covering sustainability issues and these indispensable products. Technology suppliers includeAhold, IKEA, Lidl, WWF, Sofidel and SCA.

To see the fullProgram of Speakers in Barcelona, please clickhere( http://www.tissueworld.com/world/pdf/abstracts2-9.pdf ).

To register toattend the conferenceclick

here( http://www.tissueworld.com/world/conference-registration.php ).

-- Tradeshow will feature nearly 150 companiesthat supply the tissue products making business, all through the supply chain from raw materials through papermaking and converting, to final customers and consumers.

Attendance at the tradeshow is free of charge for all tissue industry professionals.

To register to visit theTradeshow of Vendorsclickhere( http://online.ubmasia.com.sg/cgi-bin18/DM/t/hBARz0GtPlB0nWk0Mz4v0Ee ).

The conference will be held under the theme of:

Evolution? or Revolution? -- The Next Steps in Sustainable Tissue Making.

Among the speakers will be:

-- Luigi Lazzareschi, the dynamic CEO of the ItalianSofidel Group, Europe's second-largest tissue group and a very influential supplier in the private label business

-- Mats Berencreutz, the number two Executive atSCA,producers of the Tork brandand the world's second largest tissue company

-- Emmanuelle Neyroumande, Pulp and Paper Strategy Manager, of the respected environmental groupWWF International, France

Three giant, global retailers will also have a high profile at the meeting and be adding their unique insights to the discussion:

-- Florian Schutze, Corporate Social Responsibility Director,Lidl, Germany

-- Annemiek Schop, Quality Manager - Non Food,Ahold Europe, Netherlands

-- Thomas Bergmark, Senior Advisor & former Sustainability Manager,IKEA Group, Sweden

-- In addition, a very timely presentation entitled "Trends in Consumer Behavior: Do They Buy Sustainability?" will be presented byRichard Herbert, Global Business Insight and Development Director,Europanel, UK

About Tissue World

The Tissue World show, which started in Nice, France, in 1993, is theBIG ONEin the Tissue World series and is supported by two somewhat smaller regional events. These areTissue WorldAsiain Shanghai targeting the Asian market andTissue WorldAmericasin Miami focusing mainly on the North and South America markets. Tissue World is clearly the leading global event series covering soft hygienic tissue products.

The unique combination of the high-level Senior Management panels, the very targeted, hands-on Technical Sessions and Workshops, and the giant Trade Show featuring essentially all of the world's suppliers to the tissue business, make Tissue World a 'must-attend' event for all tissue professionals.

Tissue paper products, which include indispensable items such as toilet paper, household paper towels, facial tissues and table napkins, make up an enormous global business amounting to an estimated$80 billion a yearof total trade. Total global volume of tissue paper produced grows quite steadily at about 4% each year.

With sustainability issues playing a dramatically increasingly role all through the tissue supply chain, spanningRetailing and Distribution, Purchasing, Transport, Packaging, Converting, Papermaking, Fiber, Energy, Chemical and Water Supply, Sustainability, Technology and Environment are all gaining attention. Tissue managers are therefore looking for ways to manage them. Indeed, the most progressive retailing and tissue making companies arealready actingon the opportunities these challenges offer.

Today, Technology is playing a crucial role and advancing rapidly tosqueeze more production and quality out of the resources used,including the key raw materials Fiber, Energy and Water.

At Tissue World in Barcelona, visitors to the tradeshow and attendees to the conferences will have anunparalleled opportunity to learnmore about these challenges and possible solutions. Visitors will include tissue makers and converters from over 85 countries throughout the world, as well as numerous investors who are thinking about entering the expanding tissue products business.

Anyone who is concerned about Sustainability and Tissue Products, and wants to helpshape their strategy for this critical area in the future, should come to Barcelona for all or some of the events taking place during 18-21 March 2013 at the world's largest event for the tissue business, Tissue World.

For more information and insight, go towww.tissueworld.com-info@tissueworld.com

Media Contact:

Ivan Ferrari

Phone: +65-6592-0886

Email:Ivan.Ferrari@ubm.com

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