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Vaskiluoto - The world’s largest biomass gasifier exceeds expectations

The integration of a biomass gasifier with an existing coal-fired boiler has become a success at Vaskiluodon Voima’s power plant in Vaasa, Finland.

Gasification of sorted waste reduces the consumption of fossil fuels

The gasification-based plant developed by Valmet, which operates at Lahti Energia's Kymijärvi II power plant has been in commercial use for more than 25 000 hours.

Daily maintenance the Valmet way

Valmet’s kappa analyzer deliveries hit record high in the past 12 months

Valmet’s kappa analyzer deliveries have hit record high in the past 12 months. Analyzers have been delivered to pulp mills in Japan, the USA, South America and the Nordic countries, among others.

Valmet's measurement serving 2.4 million people

In the Beijing Gaobeidian Wastewater Treatment Plant, sludge total solids from the primary clarifier varied from below 1 to 60 g/l, which means that from time to time only water is pumped to the sludge thickening tank. The Valmet TS total solids transmitter was installed in the outlet of the primary clarifier to control pumping.

Valmet's seasonal donation helps drought victims in Africa

At the end of 2015, Valmet donated in total EUR 18,000 to three global humanitarian and conservation organizations as part of its Seasonal Donation. Now, two months after, we got to hear the good news from Africa about how the donated money has been turned into concrete actions.

Virtual connection, remote diagnosis add to Burgo mill results

A Valmet bleach plant optimization project at Burgo’s Ardennes kraft pulp mill in Belgium achieved the customer’s expectations and a good ROI. However, this was not the end of the task to maintain and improve the results, as the control performance has actually improved under the watchful, remote surveillance of Valmet engineers.

Ensuring compliance through supplier sustainability audits

In 2015, Valmet together with an independent, certified third-party auditor, conducted a total of 41 supplier sustainability audits in Brazil, China, Finland, India, Mexico, Poland, Sweden and the United States.

Exceptional board quality achieved on a high-speed board machine featuring automated retention control

Valmet RM3 is helping Kipaş Kağıt PM1 measure and control their headbox and white water consistency. The analyzer is reliable and maintains the stability in the wet end of their fast-running board machine. With Valmet RM3, the mill maintains competitiveness through continuous real-time monitoring of retention.

Beyond Circularity: GreenAro seeks to replace fossil feedstocks for aromatic base chemicals

Part of Valmet’s Beyond Circularity program and its ecosystem, the collaborative research project GreenAro explores sustainable production routes from renewable raw materials to aromatics.