Pulping and fiber articles

Insights 13.09.2023 Article

Valmet Installs first ever Smelt Spout Robot in North America

Valmet is pleased to announce the first installation of a Smelt Spout Robot in North America at the Pixelle mill in Spring Grove Pennsylvania.

Recovery boilers Chemical recovery Innovation Pulp Energy Digitalization Services Safety

Insights 27.08.2023 Customer story

Mercer Lignin Center inaugurated with Valmet LignoBoost XS

The state-of-the-art Mercer Lignin Center was inaugurated on August 23, 2023 at Mercer Rosenthal's site in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany.

Pulp Lignin extraction

Insights 09.08.2023 Article

Valmet Fiber Flash Dryer – A flexible and energy-efficient new concept

The demand for CTMP lines in recent years has driven Valmet to further develop its flash drying technology. The result is a flexible and energy-efficient system that can be scaled to the optimal size, using the best heat source at each pulp mill.

Pulp Baling Fiber Flash Dryer

Insights 09.08.2023 Customer story

The BioCMPC project – A leap in sustainability and operational efficiency

BioCMPC – a major upgrade and modernization project of CMPC Guaíba mill’s line 2 – opens the next chapter in the mill’s story. The investment will result in a major leap in the mill’ sustainability and operational efficiency, and increase their annual pulp production capacity by 350 thousand tonnes.

Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Cooking and fiber line Pulp drying Rebuilds and upgrades

Insights 09.08.2023 Article

Turning up the volume of CTMP production at SCA Ortviken

The demand for newsprint and magazine paper in the world has decreased. To adapt to this change, SCA decided to shut down the production of newsprint and LWC at their Ortviken mill and focus on producing CTMP pulp instead.

Pulp Fiber Flash Dryer Mechanical pulping Baling

Insights 08.08.2023 Article

Recovery boiler performance optimization with simulation

The Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application provides valuable information about how the combustion process is actually happening.

Pulp Recovery boilers Industrial Internet solutions

Insights 04.08.2023 Article

Commissioning under the midnight sun

At the same time Kemi, and other places north of the Arctic Circle, were enjoying the midnight sun, hectic work continued at Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill project site. The project has reached a commissioning phase, which precedes the start-up.

Wood handling Pulp drying Baling Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Cooking and fiber line Mill wide NCG handling Automation system Pulp

Insights 24.05.2023 Customer story

LD Celulose’s new mill meets the needs for sustainable dissolving pulp

LD Celulose’s new mill in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil, is one of the largest dissolving pulp mills in the world. The mill was started up in April 2022 and is setting new productivity and energy efficiency standards.

Pulp Ash treatment Evaporators Lime kiln Recausticizing White liquor plant Pulp drying Dissolving pulping TwinRoll press

Insights 24.05.2023 Article

Safeguarding reliable wood chip supply

Two days ahead of schedule in September 2022, a new wood handling line was successfully started up at Stora Enso’s Kaukopää production unit in Imatra, Finland. It relies on Valmet technology to carefully control chipping speed.

Pulp Wood handling Chipping Debarking

Insights 24.05.2023 Article

Valmet Belt Dryer – efficiently turning biomass into fuel

The Valmet Belt Dryer is a low-temperature dryer for biomasses like bark, woodchips, sawdust, bagasse and agricultural waste. Its proven technology ensures high end material dryness and utilizes waste heat from the mill, keeping energy costs low.

Pulp Services Wood handling Biomass dryer

Insights 19.05.2023 Customer story

World records celebrated at Södra Cell Värö

On May 19, 2023, Valmet was on site in Värö to hand out a record plaque and offer cake to celebrate the double world record set on the pulp dryer in 2020 and 2022.

Baling Pulp drying Chemical pulping Pulp

Insights 21.04.2023 Customer story

Valmet-delivered flash drying and baling line and CTMP rebuild started up at SCA Ortviken mill in Sweden

The rebuilt TMP line, now converted to high temperature chemi-thermomechanical pulp, HT-CTMP, production has been taken over and is now operated by SCA Ortviken pulp mill. Tests runs have been executed and the quality of required pulp product mix has been approved.

Baling Pulp drying Mechanical pulping Pulp