Sustainability articles
Sustainability articles
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Valmet’s Timo Heikkinen provides The Finnish Red Cross with much needed IT systems expertise in Haiti
Timo Heikkinen, Senior System Specialist at Valmet, was one of the volunteer aid workers from Finland on assignment to Les Cayes, Haiti during October.
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Valmet’s reference visits go virtual
Covid-19 has changed the world and our communication with each other in many ways. Imposed restrictions and the need to ensure health and safety have had a major impact on the way how we at Valmet have arranged reference visits for our customers, too.
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From wet pressing to sustainability in Siam Kraft board mill
The redesign of the suction press roll cover has not only solved a persistent problem of shadow marking at Siam Kraft board mill. It has also helped the mill meet their goals for sustainability, cost-effectiveness and the circular economy by reducing fiber consumption.
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New technology moves Jiangmen Xinghui Paper towards a low-carbon future
Climate change and global warming are critical challenges that drive governments to establish the national carbon neutral strategy and prompt companies to rapidly transform and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. What actions can pulp and paper makers take to address these challenges and achieve low-carbon production?
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Update on Save the Children’s social protection project in Dungarpur supported by Valmet
Since the beginning of 2020, Valmet has supported Save the Children’s Child Sensitive Social Protection Project in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India, where Covid-19 has significantly disrupted children’s education.
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Timeline for Valmet’s sustainability work
At Valmet, sustainability is today at the core of the company’s operations and a systematic part of day-to-day work. Valmet has also earned recognition for being one of the most sustainable companies in the world by external raters.
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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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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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Valmet and Red Leaf Pulp sign exclusive teaming agreement for new pulp technology
Red Leaf Pulp and Valmet have signed a long-term Teaming Agreement to exclusively collaborate and pursue commercialization of Red Leaf’s innovative ag-based pulping process in North America, employing Valmet’s fiberline and other value-added equipment.
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Driving change for suppliers’ more sustainable operations
Our ambition is to strongly support our suppliers in enhancing the sustainability of their operations and to further strengthen our cooperation with them in more sustainable practices.