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Beyond Circularity on tour 2024: Forward with synergy

As summer turned to fall, it was time for our annual Beyond Circularity ecosystem event. This year, we went on a virtual tour. Around 300 participants joined in the event and received updates on the program’s status in October.

Harris Teeter cornhole tournament for Make-A-Wish®

Valmet North America proudly took part in the Harris Teeter Cornhole Tournament in Charlotte, NC, showing our dedication to the community and helping grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Together, we’re making a difference!

Beyond Circularity: Ecosystem projects in action

Valmet's Beyond Circularity R&D program and ecosystem have made substantial progress during the 2.5 years. Originally targeting 100 partners by the end of 2025, ecosystem has already attracted over 250 partners working on 30 ecosystem projects.

Valmet joins a research project to develop hydrogen underground storage

Valmet is joining forces with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), and 15 industrial partners in a pioneering research project called Hydrogen UnderGround (HUG). The project is also a part of Valmet’s Beyond Circularity R&D program and ecosystem.

Beyond Circularity: SEEDForest COACH explores tomorrow’s intelligent industrial work

Valmet is participating in SEEDForest’s COACH project that aims to create steps towards human-centered, technologically enabled intelligent industrial work of the future.

Forward with more water-efficient paper mills

At Valmet, we continuously enhance environmental efficiency in our own operations and together with our suppliers. Our process technology, automation and services are designed to improve raw material, energy, water and chemical efficiency. Just recently, our Board and Paper Mills business unit’s R&D team grew with a new expert, who focuses especially on water. Join us for an interview with Marina Kalliola to find out what Valmet has on its water reduction agenda.

Valmet reaches 100% carbon neutral electricity purchases in Finland and Sweden

During the first years of Valmet’s climate program implementation, we have taken significant steps in reducing the CO2 emissions of our own operations. For example, the emissions from fuels, heating and electricity have been reduced by 50% since the baseline year 2019*. A major new milestone will be achieved by end of 2023 as Valmet reaches 100% carbon neutral electricity purchases in Finland and Sweden.

Beyond Circularity: Turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products

The target of the 'Biorefining / value adding to waste' stream is to develop technologies for turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products and replacing fossil-based raw materials. It's one of the streams in Beyond Circularity, Valmet's ambitious R&D program and ecosystem.

Good practices from South America in HSE performance

Taking care of health, safety and environment (HSE) to prevent injuries and other incidents is essential to the success of customer delivery projects.

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.