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Excellent start for PressPolar roll covers in China

“China's huge industry needs various packing materials and therefore there are several board making machines suitable for this particular product,” explains Juha Ruotsi, Valmet’s Global Technology Manager, Roll Covers. The PressPolar roll cover is especially suitable for LNP-rolls, which are commonly used in machines producing containerboards made mostly out of recycled fiber.

Biomass for industrial kilns: Södra Cell, Värö, Sweden

Drying and gasification of biomass for increased fuel value is an innovation pioneered by Valmet. In fact, since 1987 a Valmet lime kiln gasifier has been operating at the Södra Cell pulp mill in Värö, Sweden.

Vattenfall Jordbro recycled wood fueled power plant in Sweden

Vattenfall Jordbro is a customer-specific combined heat and power plant that produces heat and electricity from 100% biofuel in Sweden. Valmet’s full-scope delivery included a boiler island, a turbine and flue gas cleaning system with fabric filters.

Value-added roll maintenance

“New roll modernization designs help to save not only downtime but also energy costs", says Ed Vandeveire, Head of Agreements for North America.

High dewatering capacity boosts biopellet plant efficiency

“With FeedMax, solids content in is now 50%, and out it’s at 40%, and that contributes a lot to our strong belief that bioenergy will play an important role in Swedish energy production,” says Henrik Palmlöf, Project Leader, Hedensbyn Bioenergikombinat.

New Valmet is ready to serve!

For a couple of weeks' time now the customers of Metso’s former Pulp, Paper and Power businesses have been dealing with a new, independent company, bearing the renowned, time-honored name of Valmet. The new company was born on December 31, 2013.

OptiCleaner Pro maximizes fabric lifetime atPalm Wörth in Germany

Jürgen Kosse, Mill Manager for Palm Wörth: “We are very satisfied with the OptiCleaner Pro dryer fabric cleaner. It has operated well and given very good cleaning results".

Stora Enso expands its cooperation with Valmet's service centers in Sweden

Stora Enso's mills in Skoghall, Kvarnsveden, Fors and Skutskär are covered by Valmet's roll grinding agreement.

Innovations add safety and usability

The safer a machine is to operate, the fewer accidents there will be. The more usable it is, the more it will produce. Safety and usability play an increasingly important role in Valmet’s innovative paper and board manufacturing line engineering today.

What are autonomous mills and how will they change mill operations?

In the last few years, more and more companies have included moving toward autonomous operations in their strategic objectives. But what is an autonomous mill and how will higher levels of autonomy affect the role of operators in the future?