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Teaming up for success at Opal’s Botany mill
Success is a joint effort and requires persistent work. This philosophy is embraced at Opal's Botany Mill in Australia with excellent results. Supported by Valmet, the mill is recognized as an industry benchmark for containerboard manufacturing, achieving production records year after year.
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Building competitiveness with BCTMP
High-quality pulp produced by a new bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line further strengthens Asia Pulp & Paper’s competitiveness in high grade carton board making.
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Pratt Industries PM 17: Expert training delivers a flawless start-up
Pratt Industries started up their new PM 17 board machine in 2019 at Wapakoneta, Ohio. The start-up was a great success thanks to both extensive training and the unique opportunity to train their personnel on exactly the same type of OptiConcept M line at Pratt’s PM 16 machine in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry: Smart and ecological
Established in 2017, Shanying Huazhong Paper’s greenfield paper mill in the city of Jingzhou in Hubei province, China, has become a demonstration base for smart and ecological manufacturing.
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Factory Acceptance Tests go remote
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned businesses upside down everywhere. For example, with the virtual Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), new ways of working are providing previously unseen benefits through the extended use of digital tools.
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Rebuild concept improves the performance of Laakirchen Papier’s PM10
Laakirchen Papier was looking for ways to improve the web stability of their PM10 machine and to prepare it for future production increases. Thanks to Valmet’s rebuild concept, they were quickly able to achieve their target to increase production speed.
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Goals achieved with coater section rebuild in Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo
All the targets for the project were achieved. Runnability is better than before, and the efficiency is better, too,” says Rok Sustar from Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo in Slovenia. A multilayer curtain coater and a blade coater started up after a very short shutdown period in the summer of 2015. A supply system for the two layers of the curtain coater was also installed.
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Improving paper properties with Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC)
Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) is a natural material made up of cellulose fibrils that have been separated from a source, such as wood pulp. By bonding together, MFC can improve the paper making process by providing a wide range of benefits including increased tensile strength, improved barrier properties, smoother surfaces, and more. Recently we interviewed Valmet’s Global Market Development Manager, David Cowles to take advantage of his comprehensive knowledge on the sustainable material that is MFC.
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Simple things make a big difference at Dąbrówka Orphanage
Valmet’s global social responsibility program consists of several local programs around the world. In the EMEA area, we support Dąbrówka Orphanage located close to Valmet's office in Jelenia Góra, Poland.
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Driving change for suppliers’ more sustainable operations
Our ambition is to strongly support our suppliers in enhancing the sustainability of their operations and to further strengthen our cooperation with them in more sustainable practices.
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