Pulping and fiber articles

Insights 16.04.2024 Customer story

Liansheng Pulp and Paper gives Valmet’s BCTMP lines perfect scores

Smooth startups, low energy costs and very clean, high-bulk pulp are greatly appreciated by the mill.

Customers' voice Mechanical pulping Pulp

Insights 12.04.2024 Customer story

Moving forward together - Liansheng Pulp & Paper

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.

Board and paper Pulp Tissue Container board Printing papers New lines Project management Availability / Reliability Energy efficiency Quality

Insights 19.03.2024 Article

Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024

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

Mechanical pulping Pulp

Insights 13.02.2024 Article

Beyond Circularity: Joining forces for emission-free pulping

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.

Beyond Circularity Sustainability / CO2 reduction Innovation Pulp

Insights 12.02.2024 Article

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

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.

Power boiler BFB Boiler CFB Boiler Valmet Industrial Internet Services Industrial Internet Customer benefits Maintenance efficiency Performance Energy

Insights 19.01.2024 Article

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

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.

Refining and deflaking Chemical pulping Process technology Innovation Beyond Circularity Textiles Pulp Stock preparation Refining

Insights 13.12.2023 Article

Let’s recycle fabrics!

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. 

Board and paper Tissue Pulp Emission reduction Material effiency Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Beyond Circularity

Insights 13.12.2023 Article

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

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.

Pulp Automation Industrial Internet Digitalization Process performance Process optimization

Insights 08.12.2023 Customer story

New era of efficiency and environmental performance

ARAUCO’s historic MAPA project faced several challenges but was ultimately a success. The energy efficient technologies, a high-power recovery boiler and a biomass boiler enable ARAUCO’s carbon neutrality and the delivery of renewable energy to the national electrical grid.

Energy Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Recovery boilers Mill wide NCG handling Pulp drying Airborne Dryer

Insights 21.11.2023 Article

Rewarding university graduates for excellent thesis works

As part of the Finnish forest products engineers’ autumn seminar the Valmet Sustainable Pulping Award was given out to two recent graduates.

Pulp Sustainability Innovation

Insights 17.11.2023 Article

Update your equipment to be as good as new – and even better

Have you ever thought that rusty old refiner of yours could be as good as new – and even better? Well, it’s possible! At Valmet, we offer Workshop services for stock preparation and recycled fiber that enable your existing and old process devices to be updated to today’s technology standards, while keeping them compatible with your production line. You will benefit from better performance and cost-effective end-product quality.

Stock preparation Maintenance Improvements Stock preparation systems Availability / reliability Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Maintenance and operations Screening and fractionating Approach flow system

Insights 15.11.2023 Article

Beyond Circularity: Turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products

The 'Biorefining / value adding to waste' is one of the streams in Beyond Circularity, Valmet's ambitious R&D program and ecosystem. The target of this stream is to develop technologies for turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products and replacing fossil-based raw materials.

Beyond Circularity Sustainability / CO2 reduction Innovation Biofuels and biomaterials Pulp