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Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2020

The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award for 2020 has been granted to Mr Bengt Åkerblom, Vårby, Sweden, the owner and founder of Dametric AB.

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Production world record at Södra Cell Värö

During a test run on February 11, 2020 a production world record was reached on the pulp drying line, with a total running rate of 2750 air dried tonnes per day, corresponding to 458 air dried tonnes per day/meter, which is the highest specific capacity reached for a Softwood machine.

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Valmet Recovery Boiler - Fit for success

Our recovery boiler is more than a superb combination of state-of-the-art technical features with skillfully designed details. It’s a complete solution for your mill combining leading recovery boiler technologies and automation, and our network of service professionals is ready to back your operation – wherever, whenever.



Board and paper

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Soft rubber covers for sizing

Sizing adds value to the paper quality by enhancing its properties. Sizing paper with starch can increase both the surface strength of the paper, as well as the bulk strength. Sizing or pigmenting can also be applied with PVA or silicone which transforms the base paper into release paper. Additionally, sizing can be used to densify and seal the paper surface, thus reducing the absorption, for instance, from the coating process.

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How do you avoid risks in paper machine rebuild projects?

Getting a board or paper rebuild right comes down to good preparation, skilled engineering and having the experience to know what to look out for. There are several common Do’s and Don’ts, which will help minimize risks in rebuild projects. 

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A breakthrough in cylinder surface cleaning: “The change was unbelievable.”

In 2019, one of the development projects was improving doctoring on the dryer section to meet the quality requirements of production. Special attention was paid to the cleaning of cylinder surfaces in the dryer section following the introduction of a new product group.



Tissue

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CRE8 4PEOPLE a contest with the target to make a difference

Can a company like Valmet contribute to social sustainability; care for employees and their wellbeing and also engage in the society they are living in? Something that really makes a difference? The answer is CRE8 4People a unique challenge in social sustainability.

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What does a sustainable business mean?

Everyone is talking about sustainability - suppliers, producers, authorities, environmental agencies etc. But what does sustainability really mean? Does it mean the same to all of us? Often it is used synonymously with words like “green”. But “green” does not say anything about a product or process etc. being sustainable or not.

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How tissue is made

Do you know that tissue furnish consist of 99% water when it leaves the headbox? And that it is winded up as dry paper 1,5 seconds later? That correlates with a speed of 120 km/hour!



Energy

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A recovery boiler is reborn

Double A Alizay SAS’s recovery boiler is getting a new life by being converted into a biomass-fired BFB boiler.

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Double A Alizay SAS’s recovery boiler conversion

Double A Alizay SAS’s recovery boiler is getting a new life by being converted into a biomass-fired BFB boiler.

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Valmet enables TNB to move into digitalization by modernizing three hydropower plants

Valmet’s automation was chosen again for upgrades at three other Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) hydropower plants: Sungai Piah, Kenyir and Cameron Highlands



Other industries

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New Danish ferry M/S Hammershus leads the way with top technology

Valmet's marine automation technology helps speed new ferry m/s Hammershus on its way

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Marine business creating environmentally sustainable solutions

Work in the marine industry is meaningful with Valmet's automation and flue gas cleaning technologies.

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At the Edge of innovation

Celebrity Edge, the first Celebrity Cruises Edge Class cruise ship in service, showcases the latest in safe, reliable and sustainable sailing. At the heart of the ship is the Valmet DNA distributed control system, providing fully redundant onboard automation.



Sustainability

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Taking the circular economy forward – Flexible energy production

Through its technology, automation and services offering, Valmet has a key role in enabling its customers to apply a circular economy in their operations within energy production.

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Taking the circular economy forward – Improved use of resources

Valmet has an important role in the circular economy by offering customers technology and services for converting renewable resources into sustainable products, such as pulp, paper, board and bioenergy.

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CRE8 4PEOPLE a contest with the target to make a difference

Can a company like Valmet contribute to social sustainability; care for employees and their wellbeing and also engage in the society they are living in? Something that really makes a difference? The answer is CRE8 4People a unique challenge in social sustainability.

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Anu Salonsaari-Posti

Anu Salonsaari-Posti 
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications 

Tel. +358 10 672 0000

Email: anu.salonsaari-posti(at)valmet.com

Antti Ylitalo
Director, External Communications

Tel. +358 40 351 5049

Email: antti.ylitalo(at)valmet.com

 

 

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