Pulp drying and baling

Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill

Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland will have an annual pulp production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes and in addition produce various other bioproducts. The new totally fossil fuel free mill is scheduled to start-up in the third quarter 2023.

Metsä Group Äänekoski - Bioproduct mill

Valmet’s delivery to Metsä Group's Äänekoski Bioproduct mill included a recovery boiler, pulp drying line, gasification plant, lime kiln, sulfuric acid plant, and mill-wide Valmet DNA automation system.

Valmet took total responsibility in Karlsborg and got the order

BillerudKorsnäs Karlsborg replaced the old quality control system and a rebuild after the dryer section was needed. Valmet took responsibility for the rebuild and the control system, and the grammage and dry content control is done by Valmet IQ System.

Domtar raises the bar for fluff pulp quality

Domtar’s Plymouth mill has continuously improved its quality performance after an NC5 machine rebuild and the installation of a Valmet QCS and cross-direction profilers. The 306 inch (7772 mm) trim machine NC5, originally a fine paper machine, was rebuilt by Valmet to produce fluff pulp. With dilution control actuators on the headbox and a steam profiler just before the couch, the machine was ready-built for precise CD quality control. After a technical evaluation, a new Valmet IQ quality contr...

Valmet’s Performance Agreement for recovery boiler boosts performance at Eldorado Brasil

Valmet’s Performance Agreement for a recovery boiler with Eldorado Brasil contributed to a 15-month campaign with no washing stops and significant savings. The agreement includes Valmet Industrial Internet (VII) applications with local and remote expert support.

Aiming higher with an optimized causticizing process

At Navigator Cacia’s pulp mill, online liquor analysis and advanced process controls have resulted in reduced variation, improved efficiency and optimized lime dosage. Improved process visibility has also uncovered other areas of improvement.

Toba Pulp Lestari takes Valmet remote support to the next level

DCS migration and upgrade achieved without a production shutdown. While carrying out the project, audio and video tools were used for interfacing with Valmet engineers.

See the flame!

A new lime kiln rebuild, part of a recent extensive paper machine grade conversion at the Stora Enso Oulu Mill in Finland, included a Valmet Visible Thermal Imaging System.