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Helping out a children's home in South Africa

Valmet’s team in South Africa decided to look at its local community, see what is being done close to them, and then give their support.

6,600 kilometers from Finland to India

Re-locating an entire pulp production line from one corner of the world to another is a sizeable venture. Ballarpur Industries proved that it can be done successfully by combining the right resources.

Results through performance agreements

Valmet’s performance agreement is a mill-wide development program targeted at perfecting the customer’s production line. Following this systematic development approach, Valmet improves and maintains the customer’s competitiveness.

Measurement forms the basis for energy efficiency

The amount of energy used to manufacture the same paper grade may vary between mills by as much as 30%. This can amount to a difference of EUR 2.5 million in the annual electricity bill. Saving energy is a sensible way of lowering production costs while protecting the environment.

Northern efficiency

PM 5 in Stora Enso's Veitsiluoto mill in Kemi, northern Finland, is able to produce more than 700 tonnes of LWC paper per day. In 2011, the company decided to invest in the line's runnability and efficiency. As a result, the number of production breaks and the amount of broke were significantly decreased.

The Advantage DCT concept crosses borders

Last year Valmet’s tissue business passed several important milestones; tissue machine number 200 was sold to China. A total of 50 Advantage DCT tissue lines have been sold worldwide since the launch in 2005, and seven customers have bought two or more machines.

Highest electrical efficiency from waste: Lahti Energia, Lahti Finland

Lahti Energy’s Kymijärvi II power plant, the world’s first eco-gas fueled power plant, was inaugurated in 2012. The power plant runs on SRF that is gasified, cooled and cleaned before combustion and produces 50 MW of electricity and 90 MW of district heat for the city of Lahti in Finland.

OptiConcept M –Setting new standards

Economy of total investment, personnel safety, easy machine usability and reduction of environmental load were the key targets guiding the development work of a group of experts responsible for new paper and board making concept, OptiConcept M.

Unique cooperation agreement with the Hallsta mill

A unique roll service agreement was signed at Holmen Paper’s Hallsta mill in Sweden on June 22, 2011. “We have exceptionally high expectations for this agreement – and I’m not just talking about the quality of roll grinding and improved maintenance,", says Daniel Peltonen, Technical Manager at Holmen Paper Hallsta.

Sizer roll cover lasted for 55 weeks

“The roll replacement cycle was far too short, so we needed covers that would better withstand wear and deformation. The potential performance offered by Valmet Sizer Roll Cover SH convinced us,” says Mill Service Manager Harri Siitonen.