Customer case:

Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill

May 4, 2021

Metsä Fibre, which is part of Metsä Group, is building a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The new bioproduct mill will have an annual pulp production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes and in addition produce various other bioproducts. The new totally fossil fuel free mill is scheduled to start-up in the third quarter 2023.

Metsä Kemi bioproduct mill Jari-Pekka Johansson

We want the best professionals in their field to partner with us to build a modern bioproduct mill in Kemi. We expect our partners to commit to the goals of the project in terms of safety, schedule and quality.”

Jari-Pekka Johansson, Project Director, Metsä Fibre

Summary

Location	Kemi, Finland
Customer challenge	Growing demand for softwood pulp Replacing an old pulp mill
Solution	New pulp mill with all main process technology and automation from Valmet: Woodhandling Valmet Gentle Feed – log infeed system with de-icing Debarking Drum with hydrostatical support Bark- and water handling system Disc Chippers Circular Chip Storages Cooking and fiberline Flexible two vessel cooking system with Valmet ImpBin and Continuous Cooking technology Possibility to produce both softwood and hardwood pulp Valmet TwinRoll technology Optimized usage of secondary condensate Pulp drying and baling line Automatic tail threading Automatic fold-up doors High speed baling lines Advanced bale weight control Evaporation Valmet Tubel technology Valmet low energy solution - steam optimization with cooking Optimized condensate production for 100% re-use at mill Recovery boiler High power recovery boiler Highest possible efficiency and availability Meets the strictest environmental standards Tailored ESPs for very low dust emissions Ash treatment Ash Crystallizer technology Recausticizing High white liquor filtration with low PPM and high lime mud dryness Fossil fuel free lime kiln Burner system designed for 100% fossil fuel-free operation with low NOx ESP Bark dryer utilizing Valmet Belt Dryer technology Gasification plant utilizing Valmet CFB gasification technology Sulfuric acid plant Integrated sulfuric acid production from mill NCG Mill wide NCG solution collection and treatment of mill’s odorous gases Mill wide automation system Valmet DNA distributed control system Plant information management system Advanced process controls Analyzers and online measurements Dedicated systems for pulp dryers Dedicated systems for ESPs Simulators and optimizers for selected process islands Valmet Performance Center connectivity
Results	The mill is optimized for: High environmental and operational safety High energy efficiency Low water consumption and low emissions
Keywords	Chemical pulping, Complete pulp mills, Automation, Europe, Finland

Latest technology from Valmet to Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill

Valmet delivers all main process islands and automation systems for Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland.