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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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Valmet paves the road to carbon neutral pulp and paper production

Valmet’s target is to enable 100 percent carbon neutral production for all its pulp and paper customers by 2030 by developing new process technologies. Valmet is also committed to improving the energy efficiency of its current offering by 20 percent. Only two years after the ambitious targets were introduced, they have been partly achieved. 

Conversion projects open the door to new opportunities

Rather than permanently idling a paper machine, why not move into a growing market such as packaging?

Reeling terminology and how to achieve proper roll structure

Proper roll structure requires carefully controlled winding, to enable the resulting parent reel to be stored and unwound in downstream processes in a trouble-free manner. This article presents a glossary of terms and description of roll structure.

Stainless steel care, cleaning, surface prep and passivating

Stainless steel is corrosion resistant and maintains a film of chrome oxide over its surface. Under normal conditions this film is self-healing.