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Should the health and safety of employees be considered as a priority or even something more?

Many of us have been used to view safety as a priority in the things we do. What if I were to tell you that safety should not be called a priority? As priorities can change, to have a true safety culture we should view safety as something more, where safety always comes first.

In mill-wide optimization, one plus one makes more than two

In the rapid digitalization era, many enhancements are already within reach. With mill-wide optimization, we will probably end up with one plus one making more than two.

How to make HSE part of the company DNA?

Every autumn, Valmet celebrates a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) awareness week. Continuous improvement in HSE performance is an integral part of Valmet's excellence in processes must-win and our 360° agenda for sustainability.

Creating greater impact together with companies

Earlier in 2020, Valmet started to support our project in Dungarpur, India. The project aims to develop the circumstances of poor and vulnerable children through increasing access to government social protection programmes and strengthening parenting skills to promote better care and nurture of children.

The new normal – the opportunities of digitalization in industrial maintenance

Digitalization and the Industrial Internet are expanding in industrial operations. There are already plenty of possibilities to benefit from this development in industrial maintenance - both on site and for learning purposes. The "new normal" is here to stay, strengthened by the Covid-19 pandemic that calls for increasing remote services.

What’s the value of giving more autonomy to mills or plants?

While Industrial Internet applications can be used to instantly optimize processes, they also allow us to predict what’s around the corner: Thanks to the more predictive nature of the available information, it’s possible to gain better control of the daily work in a mill or plant by pre-planning activities and running the process with fewer resources.

My role in sustainability: Working for sustainability goals

Working with sustainable development was one of the main reasons I started to study environmental and energy engineering at the university, and one of the main reasons I wanted to work for Valmet after my graduation. In my opinion, Valmet has always highlighted sustainable development in its business goals.

Transforming Valmet's R&D mindset and creating new business

Valmet’s Beyond Circularity program has already moved Valmet’s R&D work mindset toward a more collaborative and open way of operating according to Viivi Villa-Nuottajärvi, Director, Internal Beyond Circularity program at Valmet.

Creating the future of textile recycling, together

Currently, only 1 % of material in clothing is recycled into new clothing. Read how Valmet can support our partners to create new fiber-to-fiber textile recycling possibilities for the future with already existing product portfolio, pilot facilities and strong process knowledge.

Reduce that process gas overpressure – and do it safely

Does your oil & gas processing facility include risk scenarios involving overheating due to fire, exothermic or runaway process reactions? Are you concerned that your process vessel metal temperatures can reach a level where stress ruptur can occur? Do you need more risk reduction than what a pressure relief valve can provide to depressurize your process vessel? If the answer is yes, please read further.