Valmet appoints Tecnilab as distributor in Portugal for its water and wastewater automation solutions

Valmet Automation's press release on February 15, 2017

Valmet is pleased to announce the appointment of Tecnilab as its partner in Portugal. Tecnilab is now an official distributor for Valmet's water and wastewater solutions and services in Portugal.

Tecnilab is one of the main instrumentation, automation, control and measurements solutions supplier in the Portuguese market. Techilab offers the market a high quality service where the technical competence and the complicity with the clients are doctrinal principles.

Joining forces with experience and reliable solutions for a better service to wastewater industry customers.

"It is with pleasure and proud that Tecnilab announces the partnership with Valmet to develop together solutions for the Waste Water market in Portugal.  We are sure that the combination of Valmet's Solutions and the experience of Tecnilab team will bring competitive and innovative solutions to our customers. We look forward to success," commented Helder Pereira, Administrator, Tecnilab.
"Valmet has now excellent possibility to attract large sales coverage in Portuguese market by joining forces with Tecnilab, Portugal.  Tecnilab has excellent local contacts and experience and that knowhow will be now combined with Valmet's strong automation expertise and advanced technology.  The co-operation covers Valmet water applications in the municipal and industral market and Valmet conductivity and concentration applications in the chemical and pharma as well as energy and power market," says Heli Karaila, Business Manager for Wastewater at Valmet.
Valmet offers superior solids measurement solutions for wastewater treatment plants based on many years of experience and know-how. Valmet's solids sensors provide great proven results for all sludge processing stages in over 1000 references in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants globally. These applications are used in the sludge dewatering, as well as at the primary clarifier, thickening, and digester process stages

Valmet's conductivity and concentration measurement products are well established in the industry. Their proven and tested technology in demanding process industry applications have a strong and leading role in many measurement and control applications.

Valmet's sludge solids measurements and sludge dewatering optimization save energy and chemicals in wastewater treatment plant

For further information, please contact:

Amadeu Santos, Country Manager, Automation, Valmet Portugal, Tel.+351 961 724 850, amadeu.santos@valmet.com

Heli Karaila, Business Manager, Wastewater, Automation, Valmet,
Tel. +358 40 54 34 724, heli.karaila@valmet.com

Helder Pereira, Administrator, Tecnilab, Tel.: +351 96 301 9213, helder.pereira@tecnilab.pt

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.

Valmet's net sales in 2016 were approximately EUR 2.9 billion. Our 12,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

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Product portfolio

Wastewater offering: www.valmet.com/wastewater

Valmet Total Solids Measurement:  www.valmet.com/valmetts   

Valmet Low Solids Measurement: www.valmet.com/valmetls

Valmet Dry Solids Measurement: www.valmet.com/valmetds

Valmet Sludge Dewatering Optimizer: www.valmet.com/valmetsdo

Valmet Conductivity measurements: http://www.valmet.com/products/automation/analyzers-and-measurements/conductivity/

Valmet Concentration measurements:
http://www.valmet.com/products/automation/analyzers-and-measurements/conductivity/inline-concentration-measurements/