Lead the Way – transforming industries towards a regenerative tomorrow

Looking back on 2025, I feel a strong sense of pride in our shared journey. By sharpening our direction and positioning us for long-term growth, we turned 2025 into a year of true transformation for Valmet.

Unveiling our new Lead the Way strategy in June was a defining moment: the beginning of a new chapter for Valmet. It gave us a clear compass, with bold steps for delivering even greater value for our customers across the entire lifecycle. At the heart of it is our new purpose: transforming industries towards a regenerative tomorrow, which captures both our ambition and our responsibility.

'Imagine industries that are not just sustainable, but regenerative: industries that use fewer resources and reuse what we have, creating a cycle of renewal and growth. This is the future we at Valmet are co-creating with our customers through our technology, services, and more than 225 years of industrial excellence. We established two focused segments with clear missions: Process Performance Solutions for unlocking resource efficiency; and Biomaterial Solutions and Services for advancing circularity. Our new financial targets reflect Valmet’s ability to deliver sustainable value.

Our strategy rests on four fundamentals: customer success; lifecycle commitment; accountability; and global competitiveness. These come alive in our simplified new operating model, which is helping us move with more focus and speed as decisions are made closer to customers, and challenges are solved where they arise. It’s been highly rewarding to witness Valmeteers stepping up – this gives Valmet strength in the fast‑evolving world around us.

A personal highlight again this year was meeting many of our valued customers. Listening to their expectations, learning from their experiences, and seeing firsthand Valmet’s place at the core of their businesses reminds me of the importance of our work. Our customers’ support for our new strategy has shown that we have a real impact on their success and transformation.

It has also been exciting to celebrate many accomplishments with Valmeteers. We secured significant new projects, supported customers with our services, introduced innovations such as the Valmet DNAe automation system for marine operations, and made strong progress at sites, including the start of work at Arauco’s Sucuriú mill in Brazil, the largest single phase pulp mill in the world. The agreement to acquire Severn Group strengthens our Flow Control business, expanding our solutions and market reach. I have also been proud to see how Valmeteers have stood by our customers during dynamic and challenging times.

This year marked the beginning of Valmet’s culture journey where we are building a new culture based on empowerment, accountability, and psychological safety. Our new Leadership Principles guide us in how we behave, collaborate, and drive change. I deeply believe that this is how high‑performing teams thrive. I want to sincerely thank all Valmeteers for your open engagement, resilience, and commitment throughout this year of change.

As we move into 2026, we do so with clarity and dedication. We will continue to focus on customer success across the lifecycle and on the transformation towards a regenerative tomorrow, while accelerating innovation and competitiveness across our business.

Thank you to our customers, partners, and shareholders for your trust and collaboration. Together, we are leading the way, and I am excited about what lies ahead. 

Thomas Hinnerskov

President and CEO