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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 12, 2022Valmet to deliver a BioPower heat and power plant and a pretreatment BioTrac system to ORLEN Poludnie S.A. in Poland
• May 11, 2022Valmet to complete biomass boiler, flue gas cleaning and flue gas condensing system works at Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant in Lithuania
• May 10, 2022Valmet delivers a press technology upgrade to Natron-Hayat Pulp and Paper Mill in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• May 9, 2022Impact evaluation of the fire at Valmet’s Rautpohja factory site in Jyväskylä, Finland, ongoing
• May 9, 2022Valmet signs an agreement with Sponda Ltd on the renting of a new office building to be designed and constructed in Tikkurila, Vantaa



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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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.

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Exceeding expectations with OptiAir Recovery mist remediation at Ajin P&P's PM 2

In 2019, Ajin P&P decided to rebuild its paper machine PM 2 with a target to increase the mill’s production and improve the end-product quality. The rebuild was delivered by Valmet and it included OptiAir Recovery mist remediation to reduce and eliminate mist and enable the increase of heat recovery capacity.

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Stock preparation taken to new level with Valmet cleaning system

Smurfit Kappa was looking for a replacement cleaner system for its Wrexen Paper & Board mill as their cleaners had become difficult to maintain.



Tissue

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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.

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World tissue production record at Aktül Kagit in Turkey

Aktul started their first Valmet machine in 2011 and the second in 2016. Today their third Advantage DCT machine is on its way. But already in 2015, they reached their first production record on TM1, of 74,000 tons in one year. Read about how they managed to beat their own record with TM1 again as the shining star.



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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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.

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Valmet automates the heating-up gas business

Liquefied natural gas, biogas and green hydrogen spread hope in the midst of climate change anxiety. Valmet wants its share of the growing market.



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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