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Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2020

The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award for 2020 has been granted to Mr Bengt Åkerblom, Vårby, Sweden, the owner and founder of Dametric AB.

Valmet Refiner Segments create 6 GWh in energy savings a year

Energy cost is the major issue for producing mechanical pulp. Valmet Refiner Segments latest solutions lowers the energy consumption in the PGW process remarkably and thus creates major savings for the customers.

2016 Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award

Regarded as the "Nobel Prize" in the field of mechanical pulping, the Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award was established in 1985 to commemorate Dr. Asplund’s contribution to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.

Save energy with diamonds

Galileo is a groundbreaking new grinding segment concept that cuts production and energy costs in producing mechanical pulp.

ShiveClean at APP leads to excellent refiner performance

When Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) decided to install a new BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) line at its Guangxi Jingui pulp and paper mill, it turned to Valmet. Since its start-up in mid-2013, the capacity of the line’s refiners and the lifetimes of their segments have reached remarkably high levels, and their energy consumption has been low

TwinRoll Exchange Service Agreement reduces maintenance costs

Valmet TwinRoll press and Exchange Service Agreement enhance efficiency and quality at Bohui

Results from SCA Ortviken, Sweden

The objectives with the installation of the Valmet Process Optimizer at SCA Ortviken were less variations in pulp quality, increase throughput, reduced energy consumption and gaining the possibility of controlling/optimizing long fiber and shive content simultaneously.

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.

Liansheng Pulp & Paper reaches record high daily BCTMP production

The two BCTMP production lines in phase 1 of the Liansheng Zhangzhou project, were awarded for a record high daily production.

Liansheng BCTMP line 2 in Phase 2 Starts Up

Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. announced that bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp, BCTMP, line 2 in phase 2 of the Liansheng Zhangzhou project was successfully started up on July 11, 2025.