Ireland’s Aldar Tissue has increased its production capacity after opening its €15m manufacturing facility in Rathcoole, Dublin. The 100,000sq ft facility features fully automated, high-speed production lines, robotic packing, and wrapping technologies. It manufactures consumer and professional tissue products, offering over 60 variations of kitchen towels and bathroom tissue. The company said the machinery innovations will enable Aldar Tissue to transition from a 24/5 to a 24/7 operation by 2026, further increasing capacity. Aldar Tissue was acquired by European independent packaging manufacturer and distributor Zeus Group in 2019. Keith Ockenden, Chief Executive of Zeus, said: “Our goal is to help our customers reduce their packaging usage and lower their carbon emissions by providing innovative products and services. “By processing industrial production rolls into smaller, finished products on-site in Ireland, Aldar Tissue significantly reduces the need for long-distance transportation of raw materials, thereby cutting carbon emissions from shipping bulk materials from [...]

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