Valmet improves reliability and safety at Södra Mönsterås through modernization services for recovery boiler and evaporation plant

Valmet Oyj’s trade press release on September 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EEST

Valmet will provide extensive modernization services for the recovery boiler and evaporation plant at Södra Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden. The delivery supports the mill's annual maintenance program and improves operational reliability, safety, and long-term performance while reducing the risk of unplanned downtime.

"This delivery demonstrates how Valmet's technology expertise, shutdown services, and lifecycle support can help customers maintain high reliability, safety, and operational performance throughout the lifetime of their equipment, getting the most value from their assets. We are pleased to support our long-time customer Södra in running their operations reliably and improving their performance,” says Marcus Grundevik, Manager, Sales, Recovery Sales and Services, Scandinavia, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area, Valmet.

The order is included in Valmet’s orders received for the third quarter of 2026. The value of the order is not disclosed. The modernization works at the mill will take place during the mill’s annual shutdown in November 2026.

Valmet will provide extensive modernization services for the recovery boiler and evaporation plant at Södra Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden

Comprehensive services support long-term operational availability

Valmet will provide extensive services for the recovery boiler in order to improve reliability, safety, and operational availability. These include, for example, inspections, replacement of pressure parts, maintenance works, upgrades for a new safety system, Smelt-X equipment and spare parts.

For the evaporation plant, Valmet will provide the replacement of a tank head and flash tank together with inspection and maintenance services. The project supports efficient operation and helps maintain the long-term performance of critical process equipment.

About the customer Södra Mönsterås

Södra Mönsterås is one of Sweden's largest market pulp mills and part of Södra, Sweden's largest forest owners' association and an international forest industry group. Södra operates three pulp mills in Sweden: Värö, Mörrum, and Mönsterås. The Mönsterås pulp mill has an annual production capacity of 750,000 tonnes of pulp.

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Further information:
Marcus Grundevik, Manager, Sales, Recovery Sales and Services, Scandinavia, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area, Valmet, tel. +46 730 307 451

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