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Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. With our automation systems and flow control solutions we serve an even wider base of process industries.

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• May 24, 2022Valmet and Circa to partner in the industrialization of sustainable biochemicals production
• May 24, 2022Part of Valmet’s factory in Jyväskylä, Finland is beginning to return to normal operations
• May 23, 2022Valmet to start personnel negotiations on temporary layoffs at its valve factory in Finland
• May 20, 2022The new Valmet Press Roll Cover PL leads to energy savings in tissue production
• May 12, 2022Valmet to deliver a BioPower heat and power plant and a pretreatment BioTrac system to ORLEN Poludnie S.A. in Poland



Pulp

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Successful start-up at Sun Paper’s Beihai Mill in China

Bright news from Sun Paper’s Beihai mill in China. At noon on the 6th of December 2021, Sun Paper’s new fiber line was successfully started up and produces bleached pulp.

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Stationary cooler for Stendal lime kiln

Stendal mill turned to Valmet in early 2020 as it was time to replace some parts in the existing rotary cooler and they wanted to study different alternatives.

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Tailoring lignin

Lignin is a strong candidate for manufactured products. Here’s some current examples.



Board and paper

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Good things come in threes

In March 2021, VPK Paper's Oudegem mill in Belgium successfully started up a new Valmet IQ quality control system on PM7. With this installation to replace an aging system that was at end-of-life, Valmet has now replaced the quality control systems (QCS) on all three machines in Oudegem.

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Coated board production – A harmony of look and function

Every product needs packaging – strong enough to protect its contents and visually attractive enough to tempt the buyers. As a producer of coated board, you need to ensure both the appearance and function of your end products.

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Varel: significant capacity increase with Valmet’s winding

Running two different sheet weights on 1PM, the mill noticed that when changing weights, the sheet tracked to the far edge of one side of the suction drum roll. After taking hours to adjust the end deckle seals, the mill was looking for a time-saving solution that will increase production.



Tissue

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Yankee Dryer Internal Upgrade Increases Drying Efficiency at von Drehle Corporation in North Carolina

Read how von Drehle and Valmet teams partnered together to update the Yankee internal equipment with a new Valmet double long straw design

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A pilot for products and people

Meet the team at Valmet Tissue Technology Center in Karlstad who are currently in full speed with various production trials at the pilot machine to further understand and develop the Advantage QRT Technology, but also to increase the knowledge within Valmet.

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Intelligent Roll Solutions for tissue machines - The key to an energy-efficient future

The steadily growing global demand for tissue is increasing the need for new technologies targeting improved material, time and energy efficiency in production. Valmet’s Intelligent Roll Solutions for tissue offer effective tools for tissue making from wet end to rewinder to achieve these goals.



Energy

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Seinäjoen Energia: important milestones and handover around the corner

A new boiler plant for district heat production to Seinäjoen Energia Oy’s Kapernaum heat plant in Seinäjoki, Finland is taking significant steps forward in producing carbon neutral district heat.

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Maxing fuel power to boost production

By guiding operators, the Valmet Fuel Power Maximization application enables Tampereen Sähkölaitos to unleash hidden production potential caused by varying fuel power at the Naistenlahti combined heat and power plant in Tampere, Finland.

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Valmet’s maintenance-related Industrial Internet solutions improve heating plant availability

By tracking the condition of its Hervanta heating plant with Valmet’s Industrial Internet (VII) applications, Tampereen Sähkölaitos recognizes failures proactively, improves maintenance and boosts reliability.



Other industries

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A cooperation between Valmet, Hera Group and Ayrion for the EU-financed Life Steam project

A cooperation has been initiated between Valmet, Hera Group and Ayrion for the Life Steam project, which is an EU-financed project within the Life programme. This is a joint effort and Valmet will in the beginning of 2023 deliver a pretreatment BioTrac demonstration plant, with a capacity of 23 tons a day of dry material to the Hera plant near Bologna, Italy.

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Combining a scrubber and WESP to cut particle and black carbon emissions by up to 99%

To stay ahead of the curve in helping vessels become more environmentally friendly, Valmet started a project to reduce particle emissions from medium-speed ship engines by combining its proven closed-loop marine scrubber with its wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP).

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Ahto - the Finnish tug escorting LNG vessels with professionalism

Arctia Karhu has several harbour icebreakers in the Finnish coastal waters. One of them is the harbor icebreaker Ahto. It is involved in supporting icy navigation and working as a tugboat to help LNG vessels get safely to the port. The operating process in the vessel is controlled using the Valmet DNA automation system.



Sustainability

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Committing to safety is key to world-class customer service

Valmet aims to provide the best customer experience in all the touch points of the customer journey. Key to the experience is safety, which is an integral part of Valmet’s services from spare parts to lifecycle collaboration.

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Valmet’s Sustainability360° Agenda covers water efficiency and closed water cycles

Valmet's tissue mill technology has reduced average mill water consumption by 80% since 1990.

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My role in sustainability: Ensuring good working conditions and compliance for global suppliers

I work as a category manager in customer mill and construction site procurement at Valmet’s Operational Development team. I have been working twenty years at Valmet in various roles, such as in site planning and cost estimation, production, procurement, and sales development.

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