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A journey to enhance operational excellence

Jun 30, 2025

JK Paper Limited has embarked on a series of transformative projects to elevate efficiency, energy savings, and product quality. With multiple investments and continuous support, the company is now ready to maintain its competitive edge in an evolving market.

Fifteen years of operational excellence

Jun 30, 2025

Valmet and Puyang Longfeng recently got together to celebrate a remarkable achievement: Puyang Longfeng Paper’s 15 years of problem-free operation with nine Valmet RF low-consistency refiners.

Arauco Sucuriú – a giant in the making

Jun 30, 2025

Arauco Sucuriú, the world’s largest single-phase pulp mill project, is under construction in Brazil. A project of this scale is a true marathon in which meticulous planning, good equipment, and excellent cooperation are key to successful execution.

Building value through collaboration

Jun 2, 2025

At Valmet, we believe that real value is created through strong partnerships and collaboration. Our agreement offerings are designed to support our customers' operations and businesses, ensuring smooth and predictable results. Behind the success of every agreement is the hard work and collaboration of the people who make sure everything happens as agreed.

JK Paper fiberline and lime kiln relocation project

May 21, 2025

In 2019 JK Paper started up a complete fiberline with bleaching stages and a retrofitted lime kiln from Valmet at their mill in Songadh, and the production target was achieved according to plan.

Huatai pulp mill cooking and fiber line successfully started up

May 9, 2025

Shandong Huatai Paper Industry Co., Ltd. has announced the successful start-up of its new chemical pulp line, which includes cooking and fiber line from Valmet.

Valmet's smart solutions to minimize water footprint

May 8, 2025

In the 70s, in a fiber line, the screening, brown stock washing, and bleaching processes were open during chemical pulp production, and the water went from there directly into the sewer. Since then technology has advanced enormously.

Valmet introduces revolutionary protective garments to improve boiler operation safety

May 8, 2025

Discover Valmet's new Smelt Protective Garments designed to improve safety for pulp mill personnel working around chemical recovery boilers. These innovative garments offer protection against heat, burn, and corrosive injuries, ensuring comfort and visibility for users. Learn more about the features and certifications of these groundbreaking protective garments.

Minimizing deadload brings savings

Feb 26, 2025

Kraft pulp mill in United States was able to eliminate overliming and reduce deadload with Valmet Recovery Liquor Analyzer (Valmet Alkali R) and Valmet Causticizing Optimizer with raw green liquor quality optimizer. Valmet's solution brings savings in chemical and energy costs.

Streamlining operations: Innovations in contaminant removal and automation

Jan 22, 2025

Effortless contamination control - Valmet Protection Screen DX transforms mill operations with compact design, automatic purging, and real-time monitoring.

LD Celulose - New dissolving pulp mill

Nov 26, 2024

LD Celulose S.A., a joint venture of Lenzing and Duratex for a new 500,000 t/year dissolving pulp mill in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Transforming efficiency and safety through a lower furnace rebuild

Oct 22, 2024

HARMAC partnered with Valmet to rebuild its lower furnace, improving combustion efficiency, reducing emissions, and cutting boiler washing time in half. The upgrade resulted in optimized operations, reduced maintenance, and alignment with sustainability goals.

Metsä Fibre Rauma adopts Mill-Wide Optimization

Oct 18, 2024

Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization is helping Metsä Fibre become even more data driven at their pulp mill in Rauma. Forward-looking production trends help the team coordinate activities to improve production and sustainability.

BioCMPC project - A major upgrade of Guaíba mill’s line 2

Sep 20, 2024

CMPC acquired the Guaíba mill, located in southern Brazil in the Rio Grande do Sul state, in December 2009. The first line was originally built in 1972, and a second production line, Guaíba 2, started up in 2015. In 2021, CMPC decided to significantly invest in upgrading their operations.

Proactive OT/ICS cybersecurity protection at Celbi pulp mill

Jun 18, 2024

The Celbi pulp mill in Portugal needed to prioritize cybersecurity in light of evolving threats. With only limited resources available for OT cybersecurity, they turned to Valmet's Cybersecurity services.

Enhancing Boiler Maintenance: Insights from Shock Pulse Generator Installation

Mar 14, 2024

An installation of Shock Pulse Generators (SPGs) in a biomass boiler in Germany has yielded valuable insights into enhancing operational efficiency and reliability. See how this installation has significantly improved boiler maintenance practices in all four passes of the biomass boiler.

At the heart of TNPL's new hardwood kraft pulp line in India

Apr 29, 2025

When Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) in India decided to integrate their mill with pulp production, they selected Valmet Continuous Cooking G3 and TwinRoll press technology, delivering strong bleached hardwood kraft pulp while reducing energy, water, and chemical needs.

BioCMPC major upgrade project

Mar 14, 2025

The upgraded and modernized CMPC Guaíba pulp mill line II was started up in November 2023. The projects’ aim was to increase the production capacity by 18% percent, increasing the whole mill’s annual production capacity to 2.3 million tonnes.

Hanna Karlsson's presentation at Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2024 Symposium

Jan 9, 2025

Hanna Karlsson presented Valmet’s lignin production technology and development at the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium in November 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Metsä Fibre Rauma adopts Mill-Wide Optimization

Oct 18, 2024

Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization is helping Metsä Fibre become even more data driven at their pulp mill in Rauma. Watch the video to find out what Matti Toivonen and Markus Piipponen from Metsä Fibre say about the solution.

Circulose: Changing the global textile industry for the better

Apr 24, 2024

The new Circulose dissolving pulp is created by using cellulose from discarded textiles. It is then spun into new soft and breathable textile materials like viscose and lyocell. Big brands like Levi’s, Calvin Klein, H&M, and Tommy Hilfiger are already using it and Valmet supplied the technology for the first industrial-scale production line.

Stronger together – A holistic approach from chip to board

Feb 6, 2024

There are many advantages of having one supplier covering everything from wood handling to final board. Valmet’s holistic approach – from chip to board – helps companies worldwide to produce linerboard that is profitable and sustainable.

Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application in 30 seconds

Oct 4, 2023

The Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application enables operators to make decisions about how to improve the current situation and optimize performance, availability and emissions.

Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application - Video

Oct 4, 2023

The Valmet Recovery Boiler Combustion Diagnostics application utilizes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to simulate and visualize the state of the combustion inside the furnace.