PULP NEWS & STORIES

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

Apr 16, 2024

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

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.

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. 

New era of efficiency and environmental performance

Dec 8, 2023

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.

Rewarding university graduates for excellent thesis works

Nov 21, 2023

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

SCA Ortviken pulp mill - CTMP project

Feb 6, 2024

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

Achieving a Milestone with Installation of Smelt Spout Robot

Dec 19, 2023

Discover Valmet's milestone achievement—the first Smelt Spout Robot in North America installed at Pixelle mill, Spring Grove, PA. This collaborative and technically advanced solution enables efficient port cleaning for Pixelle without boiler modifications.

Optimize process and increase energy efficiency with Valmet’s Lime Kiln Optimizer

Oct 26, 2023

Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill, located in Central Finland. It produces 1.3 million tonnes of softwood and birch pulp annually. Valmet's Lime Kiln Optimizer has been implemented in 2022, resulting in significant process optimization and increased energy efficiency at the mill.

High availability and correct maintenance from the start-up of the CFB boiler

Aug 23, 2023

High availability and correct maintenance from the start-up of the CFB boiler at Sappi Kirkniemi pulp and paper mill in Finland.

Service agreement provide improved preventive maintenance and shutdown executions

Aug 23, 2023

Better availability and less unplanned stops at Sappi Southern Africa Ltd, Ngodwana, South Africa

Effective shutdowns and maintenance process of cooking and fiberline, thanks to close cooperation involving inspections, task force meetings, and shutdown planning

Aug 23, 2023

Stable and reliable operation of the cooking and fiberline, with minimal outage time at maintenance shutdowns at Rottneros mill, Sweden

Smooth cooking and fibeline operations ensured by long cooperation

Aug 23, 2023

Close cooperation to ensure quick response to technical and process issues. Maintenance planning services help coordinating the shutdowns in an effective way at Metsä Board Husum mill, Sweden

Proper planning and scheduling of shutdowns increase reliability, productívity and safety

Aug 23, 2023

Longterm partnership with problem solving, innovations, and well executed shutdowns in focus to help increase productivity and reduce costs at Klabin Monte Alegre mill, Brazil.

Stronger together – A holistic approach from chip to board

Feb 6, 2024

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.

Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application in 30 seconds

Oct 4, 2023

The Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application enables operators to make decisions about how to improve the current situation and optimize performance, availability and emissions.

Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application - Video

Oct 4, 2023

The Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application utilizes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to simulate and visualize the state of the combustion inside the furnace.

BCTMP line and BM1 start-up at Liansheng Pulp & Paper in Zhangzhou

May 24, 2023

Experience the successful startup of folding boxboard making line BM1 on May 1, 2023 at Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. The start-up of BM1 marks an important milestone of their integrated forestry-pulp-paper project with an annual output of 3.9 million tons. It’s another solid monument built by both Valmet & Liansheng. The filler ply pulp of BM1 is from Valmet BCTMP line, which was successfully started up on the same day.

Transportation of Valmet Evaporation units to Metsä Fibre Kemi bioproduct mill site

Jan 23, 2023

In May-June 2022, ten large evaporation units were transported to the Metsä Fibre Kemi bioproduct mill site. The transportations were done with a barge from the Ajos deep-sea port to the Kemi city port and through downtown Kemi to the site.

Special transportation of Valmet cooking components to Metsä Fibre Kemi bioprodcut mill site

Jan 23, 2023

Nine Valmet Continuous Cooking digester and ImpBin components were transported to the Kemi bioproduct mill site though the Kemi city center in late October – early November 2021.

Building mill-wide automation for the mill of the future

Dec 15, 2022

With mill-wide automation, Metsä Fibre Kemi bioproduct mill aims to run the new mill in a balanced way, control the process and ensure its running flawlessly, and through that, ensure high quality, cost-effectiveness and environmental efficiency.

Forward to a new era of textiles

Nov 30, 2022

Valmet is taking a strong role in the revolution of the textile industry. We see novel cellulose-based textiles and fiber-to-fiber textile recycling as the solution to a more sustainable and circular textile production. There are already existing technologies we can utilize – and new ones are underway. As our partner, you will have access to leading technology, automation and services to develop your sustainable textile fiber production.