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Navigating through the sustainability megatrends

“There are ten sustainability issues that should be of importance to all major companies,” says Tobias Webb, founder of Innovation Forum in London.

Efficient power generation in a sustainable way

Valmet delivers a complete boiler plant to ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. The boiler is designed for an energy-intensive industry sector, where cost-efficient energy is essential.

Maintenance planning ensures availability

In a major mill or plant investment project, the cost of maintenance planning is just a drop in the ocean. However, it pays for itself many times over through high availability and better results.

Blue Paper PM 1 grade conversion rebuild

When a papermaking line is rebuilt into a boardmaking line, the rebuild task is very seldom a simple and straightforward project. This was the case also when the papermaking line at Blue Paper was converted to turn out liner and fluting from recycled waste paper.

Valmet launches five new minimum safety standards

Valmet has in place minimum safety standards for high risk activities to ensure a common safety platform across all its operations. Since the introduction of the initial standards in 2012, the number of severe accidents resulting in absence from work has decreased by 35%.

Tissue Technology Award 2015 to Abdus Salam

Valmet's Tissue Technology Award promotes sustainable innovations for the benefit of the tissue industry. 2015 year's winner, Mr. Abdus Salam from the Research Associate of North Carolina State University, USA, was honored in a ceremony in Barcelona.

Doctoring safety - know the hazards and upgrade safety equipment

Doctors are designed to be safe. Hazards that cannot be completely removed are identified and their impact is eliminated or reduced by the use of safety devices and following instructions.

Introduction to the tail threading process, efficiency and audits

If you can't thread the machine, production stops. Depending on the automation level of your machine, threading can be a safety issue. Achieving and maintaining tail threading efficiency is thus exceedingly important for safety and bottom line performance on machines making any grade of paper, board, pulp or tissue.

Forming section beam changeout case study and mechanical audit

A mill in the southern US requested assistance from Valmet with the change out of two fourdrinier cross tie beams. An audit can help with these decisions.

Optimize paper machine drying energy with Valmet XT Control

Drying accounts for 80% of thermal energy costs. Optimization of the paper machine hood and air systems with the XT Control system can significantly reduce these costs.