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Welcome to learn more about Valmet's technology and services offering! This section includes articles that highlight customer cases and success stories around the world, stories about Valmet's innovations and products, as well as give food for thought.
For those interested in helpful tips and practical methods for maintaining and finetuning your processes and equipment, we offer Up & Running articles that are intended to help you keep your paper, board, tissue and pulp machines up and running.
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Articles
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Valmet supports children through Make-A-Wish® donation
On March 14, Valmet presented representatives from Make-A-Wish Georgia with a check in support of children battling critical illnesses.
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100% electric ferry Ellen trusts in Valmet’s automation
In the e-ferry Ellen, the Valmet DNA integrated automation system covers the control, alarm and monitoring of machinery systems as well as the electric propulsion drives and bow thrusters.
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4-steps to energy efficiency: Benchmark your energy efficiency within the industry
Every board and paper mill is its own production line’s best expert. However, knowing only “your own pockets” is not enough, given that the industry is at a crossroads because of the current energy market conditions. At this crossroads, you need to partner up to take the right steps.
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Valmet promotes social inclusion of disabled and homeless people in South America
Valmet’s social responsibility program supports selected local projects around the world for the wellbeing of society and the environment. In South America, the support is channeled to two organizations, Gerando Falcões in Brazil and Gente de la Calle in Chile, under the theme “Equal opportunities for wellbeing”.
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A superheater upgrade improves waste firing reliability
A new secondary superheater and wall panels together with Inconel® 625 overlay welding ensure reliability, low maintenance costs and extend process lifetime.
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EU taxonomy reporting continued
In 2022, Valmet continued to develop its processes related to the EU Taxonomy, a classification system for determining environmentally sustainable activities, applying since January 2022.
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Valmet G2 Green Liquor Clarifier was successfully installed in Stora Enso’s pulp mill in Skoghall
Stora Enso’s pulp mill in Skoghall recently installed a Valmet Green Liquor Clarifier G2. With this investment, the mill has ensured improved green liquor handling and high availability.
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Stora Enso and Valmet collaborate to develop next-generation lignin
Stora Enso and Valmet have started collaborating on next-generation lignin product and process development to drive Stora Enso’s lignin-based businesses and further improve the performance of the Valmet LignoBoost technology.
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Global tissue industry study
Industry leaders across 22 countries share their view on tissue making in a global market study conducted by Tietoevry, together with Fisher International, I-Plan, and Valmet.
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A perfect project realization by APP and Valmet teams joint efforts
Since the first tissue machine’s successful startup on June 26, 2021, Valmet has completed the delivery and startups for 18 IntelliTissue machines and 2 DCT200 machines for APP Rudong mill by December 30, 2022. The last of these twenty machines, dubbed TM26, churned out its first jumbo roll just before the end of the year 2022.