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An intensive, educational and successful bale handling project

In 2021, Nordic Paper Säffle invested in a new bale handling system from Valmet to controllably handle incoming pulp. The amount of received pulp increased, as the mill ended its production of sulfite pulp after 138 years and switched to using only purchased sulfate pulp for its paper machines.

Stock preparation taken to new level with Valmet cleaning system

Smurfit Kappa was looking for a replacement cleaner system for its Wrexen Paper & Board mill’s PM3 line. The mill's current cleaners had reached the end of their technical lifecycle, and due to age, had become difficult to maintain. At the same time, the company also realized that it could improve its energy efficiency and the cleaner’s performance. The result was a decision to invest in Valmet’s cleaner technology.

Valmet continues to invest in its pilot facilities

Valmet’s Paper Technology Center in Järvenpää, Finland, provides the best available paper finishing piloting trials. To be even better and to correspond more accurately to the mill environment, the sizing section at the pilot facility has been updated with new spray beams, rolls, hard roll covers and web heating system.

Valmet Bale Conveyor System - Modular and flexible

The new Valmet Bale Conveyor System offers increased performance and significant environmental savings. It makes maintenance easier to predict, and its modular design makes it flexible and easier to transport.

Headbox rebuild for Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen

The customers of Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen mill in Germany set high expectations of the quality and printability of decor paper used in furniture. The mill’s recent wet end rebuild has further improved paper strength, as well as decreased the grammage deviation.

Accurate chip level measuring improves digester performance at Natron Hayat’s mill in Maglaj

A lesson in successful pulping learned when Natron Hayat replaced their Maglaj mill’s current measuring equipment with Valmet Chip Level Indicator.

Valmet and Metsä Spring begin construction of 3D fibre pilot plant

Valmet and Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring begin the construction of the 3D fibre product pilot plant in Äänekoski, Finland. The greenfield pilot plant enables further research and development of the new wood-based packaging solution and its production process.

Worth your consideration: LNG vessels for a better future

Valmet’s vision is to become the global champion of serving customers. So one of our main strategic targets is to focus on sustainable solutions. For marine, this means that we offer solutions in compliance with both the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) and the European Union’s guidelines. To reduce air emissions, shipowners can choose to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel or flue gas cleaning technologies for their vessels. We are able to offer both options for customers. In this article, we will focus on LNG.

Modernization of the gas turbine control system at K+S Kali GmbH in Germany

The company K+S KALI GmbH is one of the leading producers of potassium and magnesium salts worldwide with six manufacturing plants in Germany.

Shaping the industrial world virtually

Virtual technology and applications familiar to computer gamers are beginning to make their mark in the industrial world. Mika Karaila from Valmet highlights the benefits of integrating virtual tools in mill planning and maintenance processes.