Technologies for coated board production

Coated board packaging products on supermarket shelf

Sales of consumer goods increase every year, and need for packaging and transportation along with it. So have you ever stopped to think how important light-weighting is today? Especially in materials like coated board.

Packaging producers get lighter board for their products

Transporting lighter products decreases the environmental impact

Each product creates less waste when recycled

Less energy is needed at every stage

Lightweight but strong

For our customers, the coated board producers all over the world, creating lighter end products is nowadays the lifeblood. The benefits of lightweighting are felt at each stage of the value chain as lighter board means savings in raw materials, energy consumption, and transportation costs. Lightweighting means that at least the same end-product quality can be produced with less raw materials. In practice, a 10% saving on raw material means that 10 out of 100 trees are left growing in the forest and 10% less trucks and energy are needed. Or, an average mill can produce 700 million milk cartons more per year from the same amount of raw materials.

As coated board producers are committed to creating innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that allow brands to connect with consumers all around the world, we as Valmet are committed to helping them. With our solutions, they get lighter board without compromising on functional or visual properties so they can create packaging solutions that truly drive brand loyalty. At the same time the amount of energy and raw materials used can be substantially reduced. Watch the video to hear more about our thoughts on lightweighting.

Our offering for board producers includes everything you need when producing coated board cost-efficiently. We cover the entire life cycle of processes: new installations, rebuilds and services as well as automation solutions to guarantee that your paper machine runs smoothly, energy-efficiently and uses raw materials economically while being safe to use.

Valmet Technology Centers offer excellent piloting services to find the optimal concept and technological solution for your needs.

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BCTMP line and BM1 start-up at Liansheng Pulp & Paper in Zhangzhou

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Nippon Dynawave: sustainable board with less CO2 emissions and fibers

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APP Jingui PM2 - Reliable and innovative technology for low carbon operations

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APP Jingui BM2 is a coated cardboard production line, with a web width of 8,850 meters and a design daily capacity of nearly 4,200 tonnes. BM2 has many technical highlights from Valmet that contribute to the line’s environmental efficiency and low carbon operation. Watch the video to learn more.

APP Jingui PM2 - Seamless cooperation creates maximum synergy

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APP Jingui BM2 is a complete large-scale high-speed production line for coated white cardboard, delivered by Valmet. APP Jingui BM2 has been a success from the moment it started up. It took only three hours to achieve a smooth start-up in the uncoated section – from the stock entering the headbox to leaving the pre-calender. Watch the video to learn more about the cooperation between Valmet and APP, that resulted in a success from the start.

APP Jingui PM2 - The future lies in automation and in the industrial internet

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Valmet supplied the entire delivery for APP Jingui BM2. A single supplier with the capability to de-liver a full range of technologies and automation allowed the systems to be perfectly coordinated. This resulted in a significant increase in return on investment and minimized the line’s environmental impact for APP Jingui. Watch the video to learn more about the automation systems and Industrial Internet delivery for this project.

Pilot trials at Valmet Paper Technology Center

Sep 12, 2022

Whether paper and board makers are looking to change their production or improve the efficiency of their existing process, it is a major capital investment decision that should never be taken lightly. To ensure peace of mind and investment security, investing in solutions that are known and tested is vital. This is the key to Valmet pilot trials – provide data to make secure investment decision – whether it is regards the technical concept, for example testing two alternative concepts, or raw m...

Board and Paper Pilot Trials at Valmet Paper Technology Center in Jyväskylä

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Experience our Board and Paper pilot facility in Jyväskylä, Finland, where you can pilot and test latest paper machine technologies. The board and paper pilot facility has two pilot machines, machine sections from headbox to drying and it covers all paper and board grades.

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