Forward 2/2021
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High performance without interruptions
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.
Liangsheng Paper - All-round development
During the past 15 years, Liansheng Paper has been deepening its cooperation with Valmet through several equipment deliveries to its sites in Changtai, Longhai and Zhangpu.
Creating value added from lignin
Stora Enso, which has the strategy of being the Renewable Materials Company, is leading the way in developing new qualities of kraft lignin. This renewable raw material has big potential to substitute for less environmentally friendly polymers in a wide range of applications.
Boosting winder capacity
Winder capacity was becoming a production bottleneck for Metsä Board Simpele. With Valmet’s Fast Slitter Positioning System, the mill was able to minimize the winder downtime caused by slitter positioning during the trim changes and increase winder capacity.
Top-notch quality decor paper
The customers of Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen mill in Germany set high expectations of the quality and printability of decor paper used in furniture. The mill’s recent wet end rebuild has further improved paper strength, as well as decreased the grammage deviation.
Reliable paper machine clothing gives peace of mind
The special relationship between Ittihad Paper Mill and Valmet extends from supporting the establishment of the greenfield plant to delivering the mill’s entire production line. Valmet is also the sole supplier for paper machine clothing for the mill.
The old lady gets a new heart
A new biomass-fired boiler at the Vanaja power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland, marks an important milestone in Loimua’s path to a carbon neutral society.
Valmet's energy management boosts electricity purchasing efficiency
Valmet’s energy management solution boosts electricity purchasing efficiency in energy-intensive industries.
Innovator's Voice
To the next level with ash treatment
The new Valmet Recovery Ash Analyzer reduces unplanned boiler shutdowns and provides guidance for ash treatment and sootblowing needs. Valmet Ash Balance Advisor is an additional option to optimize ash treatment for significant cost savings in sodium make-up.
From local fiber resources to sustainable paper products
In many parts of the world, we see innovative efforts in the search to produce paper more sustainably. The development is coming on strong as tissue producers are exploring if regional and local fiber resources might be an opportunity for them.
Hard news for boardmakers
As a pioneer in ceramic coatings, Valmet has gathered its decades of experience to introduce a new generation of ceramic roll covers for lead rolls. In containerboard machines, these hard and extremely durable coatings ensure longer run time and better reliability.
A holistic approach from chip to board - Stronger together
There are many advantages of having one supplier covering everything from wood handling to final board. Valmet’s holistic approach – from chip to board – helps companies worldwide to produce linerboard that is profitable and sustainable.
Two systems become one
Innovative thinking has expanded the capabilities of Valmet’s wet flue gas desulfurization technology (FGD). Instead of just removing sulfur (SOx), the system can capture nitrogen oxide (NOx) as well – and do both sustainably and economically.
Expert's voice
Sharpen your soft skills – the future is human
The era of information has made us all information professionals, and our value as an employee is based on our capability to manage information. Soon, however, technology will be so advanced that we are no longer needed to manage information – machines will do it better. According to futurist Perttu Pölönen, it is high time that we start focusing on skills that no machine can learn – the human elements.