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Revolutionizing plastic recycling with pyrolysis

Did you know that in 2023, only about 10 percent of plastic products were made of recycled raw material? This is about to change, as Valmet is introducing its plastic chemical recycling technology, Valmet Pyrolyzer.

Biofuels and biomaterials articles

Explore our innovative solutions and advancements in biofuels and biomaterials through a collection of insightful articles.

Producing products for the future

Denmark’s Meliora Bio AsP has restarted the former Inbicon plant in Kalundborg, which had been idle since 2014. The completely modernized facility is now making advanced second-generation bioethanol, innovative food ingredients, and lignin products.

Inauguration of Meliora Bio´s biorefinery, in Kalundborg, Denmark

Meliora Bio AsP of Denmark has now successfully restarted the former Inbicon plant in Kalundborg that had been idle since 2014. The completely modernized facility is now making advanced, second-generation bioethanol, innovative food ingredients and lignin products.

Valmet to supply feeding system for the new Red Rock Biofuel’s biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon, United States

Valmet will supply a pressure plug screw feeder system to IR1 Group LLC for the Red Rock Biofuel’s biorefinery under construction in Lakeview, Oregon, U.S.A.

Up for the challenges of cellulosic ethanol production

Pretreatment is one of the most critical and challenging areas in the cellulosic ethanol production process. Valmet's BioTrac system, part of the front end in a biorefinery and used for prehydrolysis, contributes to both the quality and quantity of the ethanol produced.

Introducing Valmet black pellet plant

The primary use of black pellets is to replace fossil coal in power plants. It is safer, more cost-efficient and delivers more energy than white pellets. The carbon emission reductions compared to traditional fossil fuels are significant. Valmet can deliver a complete production plant, from biomass infeed to black pellets out.

Successful opening of the Bioprocess pilot facility

BPF has now officially opened its pilot facility located in the Biotech Campus Delft. Valmet is proud to be the supplier of the pre-hydrolysis system and congratulates BPF.

Valmet WESP chosen as 2022 Seatrade Maritime Award finalist

Valmet Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) has been selected as a finalist for the 2022 Seatrade Maritime Awards in the Sustainable Shipping category. The innovative device is used to capture particulate matter from wet exhaust gas streams. Besides black carbon and other forms of particulate matter, exhaust gas can include harmful aerosols, heavy metals and oil mist.

Mariner of the Seas, RCCL

One of our latest upgrades is for Mariner of the Seas, a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International. In 2017, Valmet received an order to upgrade its Damatic XDi automation system to the latest Valmet DNA technology.