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Nippon Dynawave: sustainable board with less CO2 emissions and fibers

Nippon Dynawave wanted to go towards a more sustainable board production. They succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using less fibers for the same amount of board with the Valmet-supplied metal belt calender.

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Rewriting the textbook with Eukaliner®

Klabin’s Puma II project in Brazil is making history with new standards for kraftliner production. Their new PM 27 board machine has already achieved impressive results producing Eukaliner® – the world’s first kraftliner using 100 percent eucalyptus.

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The future of the bioindustry

Project Star is one of the largest private investments in Brazil in the last 20 years, and it has made Bracell the largest producer of dissolving pulp in the world. The mill runs without any fossil fuels and can produce up to three million tonnes of kraft pulp per year.

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Meeting customer needs – with Valmet Recovery boiler technology

In the last few years, we have seen a boom in pulp investments in China, where Valmet has five ongoing recovery boiler projects. The key drivers for recovery boiler technology selection have been to achieve high availability, a high reduction rate and energy efficiency.



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Less sheet breaks and improved sheet runnability at Sejong Mill

Since its foundation in 1958, Asia Paper Mfg. Co. Ltd. has specialized in the production of kraft paper, gypsum linerboards and testliner. Asia Paper is highly regarded in Korea, not only as the country's first industrial enterprise, but also for the high quality of its products and modern production processes. The machine at Sejong Mill produces liner and fluting and has a targeted operation speed of 1100 m/min.

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Valmet’s and Metsä Group’s 3D fiber demo plant

Valmet and Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring received national Quality Innovation Award 2022 in Finland with their demo plant that manufactures new kind of fiber products called Muoto®. The joint development project won the category of potential innovations. Sampo Immonen, Director, Line R&D at Valmet and Jarkko Tuominen, Project Director at Metsä Group present the idea behind the project.

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APP Jingui BM2: Valmet-supplied technology helps the company meet its goals for low-carbon operations

APP Jingui BM2 is a complete large-scale high-speed production line for coated white cardboard. Valmet delivered and integrated every part of the line, helping APP reach their goals of low-carbon production, and environmentally efficient and sustainable operations.



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Valmet rebuild enables Metsä Tissue to reduce their carbon footprint

The rebuild of Metsä Tissue’s PM 10 recently started up in Mänttä mill in Finland and has proven to increase the production capacity by 15% and improved product quality and energy efficiency.

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Drying Section Performance Agreement aims for increased safety and sustainability

Did you know that the drying section consumes as much as 70% of all energy needed in the tissue-making process and therefore is a tissue mill’s major source of CO2? Or that the huge Yankee cylinder taking care of the drying process is a pressurized vessel filled with hot steam, causing a safety risk if not maintained appropriately?

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Valmet and ICT France celebrate together – 15,000,000 km of tissue paper produced in ten years

Valmet and the tissue paper manufacturer ICT have been collaborating closely for 10 years. When ICT’s mill in Pannes, France, reached an important milestone earlier this year, 10 years of production on its PM31, Valmet was there to share the joy.



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Optimizing performance of Borås Energi and Miljö boiler by by improving maintenance process, shut-down planning and digital support tools.

Together through a Performance Agreement Valmet and Borås Energi & Miljö enable stable production by minimizing unforeseen shutdowns. Borås Energi & Miljö´s BFB (Bubbling Fluidized Bed) Boiler was delivered and started up by Valmet 2018. The cooperation started during the take-over of the plant back in 2019.

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A long-term collaboration that keeps society running, for over a decade we have supported Övik Energi in driving plant development forward

Running a power company in the north of Sweden comes with a lot of responsibility. In an area which is known for being dark and particularly cold for a large portion of the year, heating and energy both play a significant role.

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At the core of the circular economy

Valmet’s waste-to-energy boiler (WtE) delivery to Thang Long Energy Environment Joint Stock Company will support the transition to sustainable energy and a green economy in Vietnam.



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TT-Line’s future-oriented ferry with Valmet’s automation

TT-Line’s Green Ship concept releases fewer particles into the air and reduces CO2 and NO2 emissions. Valmet’s modern automation Valmet DNA and power management system will optimize the energy demand on board.

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Valmet WESP chosen as 2022 Seatrade Maritime Award finalist

Valmet Wet Electrostatic Precipitator has been selected as a finalist for the 2022 Seatrade Maritime Awards in the Sustainable Shipping category

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Re-inventing automation UX on board

Valmet's extensive knowledge of marine processes has helped bring marine automation to a whole new level. The web-based Valmet DNA Automation System improves user experience with innovative features.



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Valmet rebuild enables Metsä Tissue to reduce their carbon footprint

The rebuild of Metsä Tissue’s PM 10 recently started up in Mänttä mill in Finland and has proven to increase the production capacity by 15% and improved product quality and energy efficiency.

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Valmet’s climate program takes concrete steps forward

Valmet launched its climate program – Forward to a carbon neutral future – in March 2021, with ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets set for the whole value chain: supply chain, Valmet’s own operations, and the use phase of technologies. After a year in implementation, the program is fully integrated into Valmet’s strategic and annual planning, and is has taken concrete steps forward.

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Fossil fuels replaced, CO2 emissions halved

Lounavoima’s new waste-to-energy plant produces district heat and electricity from waste in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way in Salo, Finland. Valmet’s modern automation technology together with advanced monitoring and reporting solutions ensure smooth processes.

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