Technologies, automation and services for pulp production

Moving forward together - Liansheng Pulp & Paper

Apr 12, 2024

An important milestone was reached for Liansheng Pulp and Paper’s massive Zhangpu greenfield mill project in China between May and June 2023. Two BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) production lines, cartonboard line PM 1, high-grade fine paper line PM 3, and two tissue lines, TM 3 and TM 4, were successfully started up in a great collaboration between Liansheng and Valmet.

Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024

Mar 19, 2024

The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024 has been granted Professor Thomas Granfeldt.

Beyond Circularity: Joining forces for emission-free pulping

Feb 13, 2024

Valmet joins the Emission Free Pulping research program, where the forest industry, other technology companies, research organizations, and universities will collaborate to revolutionize the traditional pulping processes.

How Valmet’s Tube Thickness Prediction Application improves boiler performance and maintenance

Feb 12, 2024

The development of a tube thickness measurement program began as a thought to create more structure and finished as an interactive application in Valmet Customer Portal, with many benefits for both the customer and Valmet. Prolonged lifespan of boiler tubes, control over maintenance costs and prevention of unplanned shutdowns are only some of the gains.

Co-operation and scaling up accelerating sustainable development of the textile industry

Jan 19, 2024

Gathering over 100 textile industry experts, Nordic Textile Fibre Day explored the latest developments in man-made cellulosic textile fibers and textile recycling. Scaling up from pilot phase to industrial production, funding the investment and development and close co-operation between different companies and start-ups are seen essential to transform the textile industry towards more sustainable way of working. Read more from the article.

Valmet invests further in additive manufacturing technology

Dec 19, 2023

Valmet continues to invest in additive manufacturing technology, also called 3D printing, by opening its second Additive Manufacturing Technology Center in Tampere, Finland. The technology center was opened in September 2023. Valmet’s first Additive Manufacturing Technology Center was established in Sundsvall, Sweden in 2016. 

Let’s recycle fabrics!

Dec 13, 2023

Valmet produces thousands of tons of paper machine clothing (PMC) and filter fabrics each year. To diminish our environmental impact, we have consistently striven to reduce waste generation and to re-use side streams in fabrics production. Significant steps have also been taken in recycling used paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. 

The path to mill-wide optimization: Interview with Valmet experts

Dec 13, 2023

Improving mill production in both cost reduction and quality control is often compartmental. Tuning individual subprocesses helps, but taking a mill-wide view of optimization shows the true potential. We interviewed Timo Laurila and Matti Selkälä to learn more.