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Online total solids measurement is a winner

Energy savings and lower polymer costs in sludge treatment are among the benefits gained with Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS) at Kajaanin Vesi in Finland. In 2012–2013, the plant modernized its sludge treatment facility and had four Valmet TS units installed in the process.

Boosting performance with benchmarking

In a constantly evolving business landscape, staying ahead of competition is no easy task. It requires not only understanding your own operations but also those of your competitors. This is where benchmarking comes in!

Creating a valuable product from hazardous side streams

Producing sulfuric acid from a pulp mill’s non-condensable gases (NCG) is a true win-win-win solution. An innovation developed by Valmet improves the chemical balance of mills, generates cost savings, and reduces environmental impact.

An intensive, educational and successful bale handling project

In 2021, Nordic Paper Säffle invested in a new bale handling system from Valmet to controllably handle incoming pulp. The amount of received pulp increased, as the mill ended its production of sulfite pulp after 138 years and switched to using only purchased sulfate pulp for its paper machines.

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.

Consistent pulp quality optimizes the process

Cleaner pulp, higher, more consistent quality and reduced maintenance. These are some of the results since SCA’s liner mill in Obbola brought its new cooking plant into operation in 2015.

Valmet continues to invest in its pilot facilities

Valmet’s Paper Technology Center in Järvenpää, Finland, provides the best available paper finishing piloting trials. To be even better and to correspond more accurately to the mill environment, the sizing section at the pilot facility has been updated with new spray beams, rolls, hard roll covers and web heating system.

Headbox rebuild for Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen

The customers of Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen mill in Germany set high expectations of the quality and printability of decor paper used in furniture. The mill’s recent wet end rebuild has further improved paper strength, as well as decreased the grammage deviation.

Full focus on Tissue at Fadereco

Fadereco in Algeria selected Valmets Reelite T to be able to meet their customers’ demand and avoid bottlenecks in their production. They wanted to invest in a rewinder dedicated to the converters with small reels and that was reliable and easy to operate. Valmet’s Reelite T turned out to be what they were aiming for.

Valmet investing in the future

Valmet upgrades its pilot machines in 2018 to support paper, board and tissue customers in moving their performance forward. The upgrades increase the flexibility of the pilot trial possibilities even more.