Mechanical pulping articles

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production
Insights 16.09.2024 Article

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production

Pulping and biorefinery companies can benefit from utilizing Valmet’s piloting capabilities, ranging from comprehensive laboratory-scale to industrial-scale trials, to test new raw materials or pulping and biomass pretreatment processes, for example.

Pulp Pulp drying Mechanical pulping Chemical pulping Biofuels and biomaterials
Thomas Granfeldt awarded the Arne Asplund Award at IMPC 2024
Insights 05.06.2024 Article

Thomas Granfeldt awarded the Arne Asplund Award at IMPC 2024

Professor Thomas Granfeldt was awarded the 2024 Arne Asplund Award at the International Mechanical Pulping Conference (IMPC). The conference was arranged between May 27-29 in Sundsvall, Sweden and was joined by industry experts and researchers from across the globe.

Pulp Mechanical pulping
Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024
Insights 19.03.2024 Article

Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024

The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024 has been granted Professor Thomas Granfeldt.

Mechanical pulping Pulp
Update your equipment to be as good as new – and even better
Insights 17.11.2023 Article

Update your equipment to be as good as new – and even better

Have you ever thought that rusty old refiner of yours could be as good as new – and even better? Well, it’s possible! At Valmet, we offer Workshop services for stock preparation and recycled fiber that enable your existing and old process devices to be updated to today’s technology standards, while keeping them compatible with your production line. You will benefit from better performance and cost-effective end-product quality.

Stock preparation Maintenance Improvements Stock preparation systems Availability / reliability Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Maintenance and operations Screening and fractionating Approach flow system
Turning up the volume of CTMP production at SCA Ortviken
Insights 09.08.2023 Article

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.

Pulp Fiber Flash Dryer Mechanical pulping Baling
NAPP and Valmet reach record success together
Insights 23.01.2023 Article

NAPP and Valmet reach record success together

Since its start-up in July 2021, Ningbo Asia Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.’s (NAPP) bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line, with a large scope of delivery from Valmet, has been hitting capacity records.

Mechanical pulping Pulp Pulp
Successful start-up at Sun Paper’s Beihai Mill in China
Insights 06.05.2022 Article

Successful start-up at Sun Paper’s Beihai Mill in China

Bright news from Sun Paper’s Beihai mill in China. At noon on the 6th of December 2021, Sun Paper’s new fiber line was successfully started up and produces bleached pulp.

Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Recovery boilers Cooking and fiber line Continuous cooking Cooking TwinRoll press Pulp Washing Mechanical pulping
Boosting predictive maintenance in fiber processing
Insights 17.02.2022 Article

Boosting predictive maintenance in fiber processing

Transitioning from a reactive maintenance strategy to a predictive one calls for the 24/7 visibility of the condition of fiber processing equipment. Valmet’s new reliability monitoring systems offer a cost-effective way of achieving this goal.

Availability / Reliability Maintenance efficiency Pulp Cooking and fiber line Maintenance Improvements Mechanical pulping Improvements Maintenance Services
One partner for rolls, covers and services
Insights 01.03.2021 Article

One partner for rolls, covers and services

Metsä Board Joutseno BCTMP mill aims for high operational reliability. In addition to replacing their aging twin wire press rolls, they have selected one partner for everything: rolls, covers and services.

Mechanical pulping Maintenance Improvements Agreement Availability / reliability Services Collaboration
Galileo’s diamonds are the grinder’s best friends
Insights 16.12.2020 Article

Galileo’s diamonds are the grinder’s best friends

Sappi Ngodwana mill’s Groundwood Galileo project was initiated to have the mill’s traditional grinders equipped with Valmet’s unique Galileo grinding technology. The delivery and installation of the last two units were however interfered by Covid-19, but due to open-minded use of virtual technology and seamless co-operation between Valmet and Sappi, the project was successfully closed on time and within budget.

Mechanical pulping Refining and grinding Energy efficiency Services Industrial Internet for Pulp Quality Performance Refining Pulp Sustainability / CO2 reduction
Great teamwork helps Joutseno mill startup biggest-ever TwinRoll VPE press ahead of schedule
Insights 14.12.2020 Article

Great teamwork helps Joutseno mill startup biggest-ever TwinRoll VPE press ahead of schedule

Valmet has successfully delivered and started up a new TwinRoll™ VPE-1245 dewatering press at Metsä Board’s Joutseno pulp mill in Finland.

Pulp Mechanical pulping Washing Pulp Washing TwinRoll press
Valmet BCTMP line proves success at Guangxi Jingui Pulp & Paper
Insights 05.08.2020 Article

Valmet BCTMP line proves success at Guangxi Jingui Pulp & Paper

The proven success of the bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) production line of Guangxi Jingui Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd convinced APP to invest in another Valmet BCTMP line for their mill in Xiaogang, Ningbo.

Pulp Mechanical pulping
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