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HARMAC boosts efficiency and safety with lower furnace rebuild

HARMAC’s lower furnace rebuild sets new standards in efficiency, safety, and sustainability for the pulp and paper industry.

Six problems in the evaporator stage and possible solutions

Evaporators are used to evaporate black liquor from approximately 15% dry solids to 70-85% dry solids. Operating issues include scaling, corrosion, liquor carry-over, vacuum, condensate segregation and foaming liquor. Each can be mitigated with process and technology changes.

Smooth transition to new bleaching line

A new bleaching line project for one of the world’s biggest pulp producers exceeded expectations in many fronts and received a provisional approval in record time thanks to excellent project planning.

Latest technology from Valmet to Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill

Valmet delivers all main process islands and automation systems for Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland.

Irving leaps forward with Valmet CompactCooking

When Irving Pulp and Paper of Saint John, New Brunswick, on the Atlantic coast of Canada, started up its new continuous pulping operation in March, 2016, it was a milestone in the Canadian pulp and paper industry. The two-phase modernization project for the bleached kraft pulp mill represented the largest investment in the Canadian industry since 1993.

Securing investments through pilot trials for the paper and board industry

Valmet’s pilot facilities cover the entire range of paper and board production processes – from stock preparation to coatings. They offer customers end-to-end service and reliable results to secure their investment decisions.

Strong teamwork brings success to SCA Obbola

SCA’s increased production capacity project at their kraftliner mill in Obbola, Sweden, is nearing completion. Close collaboration and good dialogue between the SCA and Valmet teams have delivered positive results.

Kappa QC controls stabilize pulp bleaching

Stora Enso's Imatra Mills in Finland consists of two production units: Kaukopää and Tainionkoski. In the latest advance at the Kaukopää mill, Valmet has introduced its latest concept in the form of stabilizing controls for the entire bleach line.

Boosting predictive maintenance in fiber processing

Transitioning from a reactive maintenance strategy to a predictive one calls for the 24/7 visibility of the condition of fiber processing equipment. Valmet’s new reliability monitoring systems offer a cost-effective way of achieving this goal.

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production

Pulping and biorefinery companies can benefit from utilizing Valmet’s piloting capabilities, ranging from comprehensive laboratory-scale to industrial-scale trials, to test new raw materials or pulping and biomass pretreatment processes, for example.