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High expectations met with Kruger's grade conversion rebuild

The interest in lightweight linerboard is on the rise in North America. In response, Kruger decided to let Valmet convert their newsprint machine to board machine.

Differentiation through premium fine paper quality at APRIL Kerinci PM 3

Indonesia is a growing market for papermakers. APRIL has tapped this potential by investing in a new OptiConcept M uncoated fine paper line at the company’s Kerinci mill in Riau province.

Greif’s on-time and under-budget project

A new OptiPress press section, with Valmet clothing included, boosts productivity, improves quality of the corrugating medium and reduces energy consumption at Greif Riverville Mill in USA.

Hands-on quality at Stora Enso's Beihai Mill

Stora Enso’s packaging board is truly a team effort: the result of focused production practices, reliable technologies, a passion for quality control and full supply chain traceability, and the quest for perfect printability and convertability. It all comes together at the Beihai mill site in China.

Goals achieved with coater section rebuild in Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo

All the targets for the project were achieved. Runnability is better than before, and the efficiency is better, too,” says Rok Sustar from Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo in Slovenia. A multilayer curtain coater and a blade coater started up after a very short shutdown period in the summer of 2015. A supply system for the two layers of the curtain coater was also installed.

Aqua cooling calendering turns the board lighter at Stora Enso Ingerois Mill

Lighter board with better strength properties and lower cost with higher quality: this is the reality for board makers. Stora Enso’s Ingerois Mill in Finland has been improving lightness and bulk for decades. Aqua cooling calendering helped the mill with its light-weighing goal.

OptiConcept M gets visual

A paper machine that is an impressive showcase of your company's brand? The design of OptiConcept M is now taking the next step forward towards an even better user experience by exploiting visual elements, like customer branding and lighting.

Teaming up for success at Opal’s Botany mill

Success is a joint effort and requires persistent work. This philosophy is embraced at Opal's Botany Mill in Australia with excellent results. Supported by Valmet, the mill is recognized as an industry benchmark for containerboard manufacturing, achieving production records year after year.

Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry: Smart and ecological

Established in 2017, Shanying Huazhong Paper’s greenfield paper mill in the city of Jingzhou in Hubei province, China, has become a demonstration base for smart and ecological manufacturing.

Rebuild concept improves the performance of Laakirchen Papier’s PM10

Laakirchen Papier was looking for ways to improve the web stability of their PM10 machine and to prepare it for future production increases. Thanks to Valmet’s rebuild concept, they were quickly able to achieve their target to increase production speed.