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The world of Valmet

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

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Services Insights podcast

Listen how digitalization opportunities, lifecycle collaboration and committed people help you navigate in a competitive environment – Valmet’s podcast series discusses industry megatrends, phenomena and everyday stories to bring customers a first-class service experience.

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Latest news

• Sep 17, 2021Valmet to supply a container board making line to Kipas Kagıt in Turkey
• Sep 13, 2021The Supreme Administrative Court has partly accepted Valmet’s appeal of the reassessment decision it received
• Sep 13, 2021Project Star: Evaporation and white liquor plants are delivered by Valmet in Brazil
• Sep 7, 2021Valmet's financial reporting in 2022
• Sep 7, 2021Valmet signs an extension of the maintenance operation agreement for UPM’s Plattling mill in Germany



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Project Star: Evaporation and white liquor plant delivered

Valmet concluded on September 9th the delivery of the evaporation and white liquor plants in Project Star, the new Bracell’s dissolving pulp mill, located in Lençóis Paulista, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The delivery includes equipment of high technological level, in terms of technical, energy and environmental performance.

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Mill Wide Optimization streamlines decision making (webinar)

Automating decision making at the mill level coordinates process areas to increase production, reduce cost per ton and improve quality of the final product.

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Valmet Airborne Dryer - Reducing costs for both installation and operations

The Valmet Airborne Dryer has been developed to keep customer’s investment and operating costs to a minimum. A key driving principle in the work has been that our customers must achieve the highest possible cost efficiency.



Board and paper

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A 15-year collaboration has made Valmet an all-round developer for Liansheng Paper

During the past 15 years, Liansheng Paper has been deepening its cooperation with Valmet through several equipment deliveries to its sites in Changtai, Longhai and Zhangpu.

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Headbox rebuild for Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen

The customers of Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen mill in Germany set high expectations of the quality and printability of decor paper used in furniture. The mill’s recent wet end rebuild has further improved paper strength, as well as decreased the grammage deviation.

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Reliable paper machine clothing gives peace of mind for Ittihad Paper Mill

The special relationship between Ittihad Paper Mill and Valmet extends from supporting the establishment of the greenfield plant to delivering the mill’s entire production line. Valmet is also the sole supplier for paper machine clothing for the mill.



Tissue

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Valmet AB taking the next step in digitalization- investing in an automated warehouse solution

Valmet is taking another step forward in digitalizing the operations. Valmet AB are now investing in an automated warehouse Agilon solution from Konecranes for the production plant facilities in Karlstad, Sweden.

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90 years and counting: the history of tissue handkerchiefs through the worlds largest collection

Everyone has one in his or her pockets in most countries of the world, regardless of age, gender, status or cultural differences. It is something you really don’t think of very much, unless a sudden bout of flu hits you or you need to quickly remove some melting ice cream dripping on your t-shirt. Meet Silvio Fioravanti, a collector of tissue packs who has over 16,000 tissue packs.

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From local fiber resources to sustainable paper products

In many parts of the world, we see innovative efforts in the search to produce paper more sustainably. The development is coming on strong as tissue producers are exploring if regional and local fiber resources might be an opportunity for them.



Energy

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Valmet’s wet flue gas desulfurization technology (FGD) combines SOx and NOx removal

Innovative thinking has expanded the capabilities of Valmet’s wet flue gas desulfurization technology (FGD). Instead of just removing sulfur (SOx), the system can capture nitrogen oxide (NOx) as well – and do both sustainably and economically.

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A new biomass-fired boiler at the Vanaja power plant moves Loimua toward carbon neutrality

A new biomass-fired boiler at the Vanaja power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland, marks an important milestone in Loimua’s path to a carbon neutral society.

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Supporting Valmet’s climate program targets locally at Tampere Lentokentänkatu office

Valmet aims to reduce CO₂ emissions by 80 percent in its own operations by 2030. One way to achieve this is to improve Valmet locations’ energy efficiency. Concrete actions have been taken at the Lentokentänkatu office.



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Overcoming the barriers of the new normal in the remote analyzer startup at Arauco Puerto Esperanza

Arauco Puerto Esperanza acquired a Valmet Fiberline Analyzer and 4 Valmet Filtrate Samplers (Valmet Piston) to replace an old Kappa-i analyzer.

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Valmet to supply quality management solution to SMI Coated Products Pvt Ltd in India

Valmet will deliver Valmet IQ Moisturizer and Valmet IQ Converting Scanner with IQ Silicon measurement including IQ Moisture CD/MD Control to SMI Coated Products Pvt Ltd, India.

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Lignin is finding new high-value, low-carbon ways to replace fossil-based chemicals

Stora Enso, which has the strategy of being the Renewable Materials Company, is leading the way in developing new qualities of kraft lignin. This renewable raw material has big potential to substitute for less environmentally friendly polymers in a wide range of applications.



Sustainability

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How to enhance HSE practices in the supply chain?

As health, safety and environment practices (HSE) are a fundamental part of Valmet’s operations, it is natural that the practices have been integrated to our supply chain operations as well.

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Valmet Spain awarded for health and safety work

Recently Valmet received recognition for its health and safety actions, as Valmet Spain was awarded with the Healthy Company Award in the 7th edition of the Annual Award Ceremony of the Spanish mutual insurance company “MAZ”.

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Valmet enables pulp and paper industries towards carbon neutrality

When we launched Valmet’s climate program “Forward to a carbon-neutral future” in March 2021, I knew that we had created a groundbreaking strategic roadmap towards carbon neutrality.

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Anu Salonsaari-Posti 
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Antti Ylitalo
Director, External Communications

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