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Boosting pulp drying production

In October 2012, Hyogo Pulp in Japan decided to invest in a new pulp drying line for its Tanigawa mill. The company is the only producer of unbleached kraft market pulp in Japan.

Boosting production capacity at Estonian Cell

Estonian Cell, the only European pulp mill sourcing products solely from aspen, wanted to boost the capacity of its single baling line and improve availability in continuous shift production. A new slab press and partial baling line upgrade were the right solution for reaching the targets.

Rewarding university graduates for excellent thesis works

As part of the Finnish forest products engineers’ autumn seminar the Valmet Sustainable Pulping Award was given out to two recent graduates.

Valmet strengthens links with Swedish universities

Valmet is currently collaborating with many universities and has now increased its presence on university campuses further south in Sweden. Tomas Vikström of Valmet was recently appointed part-time Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, working with Fiber Processes and he will teach courses at master and doctoral level.

Commissioning under the midnight sun

At the same time Kemi, and other places north of the Arctic Circle, were enjoying the midnight sun, hectic work continued at Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill project site. The project has reached a commissioning phase, which precedes the start-up.

Valmet Fiber Flash Dryer – A flexible and energy-efficient new concept

The demand for CTMP lines in recent years has driven Valmet to further develop its flash drying technology. The result is a flexible and energy-efficient system that can be scaled to the optimal size, using the best heat source at each pulp mill.

The BioCMPC project – A leap in sustainability and operational efficiency

BioCMPC – a major upgrade and modernization project of CMPC Guaíba mill’s line 2 – opens the next chapter in the mill’s story. The investment will result in a major leap in the mill’ sustainability and operational efficiency, and increase their annual pulp production capacity by 350 thousand tonnes.

Turning up the volume of CTMP production at SCA Ortviken

The demand for newsprint and magazine paper in the world has decreased. To adapt to this change, SCA decided to shut down the production of newsprint and LWC at their Ortviken mill and focus on producing CTMP pulp instead.

World records celebrated at Södra Cell Värö

On May 19, 2023, Valmet was on site in Värö to hand out a record plaque and offer cake to celebrate the double world record set on the pulp dryer in 2020 and 2022.

Safeguarding reliable wood chip supply

Two days ahead of schedule in September 2022, a new wood handling line was successfully started up at Stora Enso’s Kaukopää production unit in Imatra, Finland. It relies on Valmet technology to carefully control chipping speed.