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Energy savings with refiner rebuild at Mitsubishi Paper’s Hachinohe Mill in Japan
Quality never stands alone – it’s more like the sum of factors resulting in better products and processes. And this was the case with Mitsubishi Paper’s Hachinohe Mill, which resulted in the optimization of both operation and quality.
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Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2020
The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award for 2020 has been granted to Mr Bengt Åkerblom, Vårby, Sweden, the owner and founder of Dametric AB.
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The path to mill-wide optimization: Interview with Valmet experts
Improving mill production in both cost reduction and quality control is often compartmental. Tuning individual subprocesses helps, but taking a mill-wide view of optimization shows the true potential. We interviewed Timo Laurila and Matti Selkälä to learn more.
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The BioCMPC project – A leap in sustainability and operational efficiency
BioCMPC – a major upgrade and modernization project of CMPC Guaíba mill’s line 2 – opens the next chapter in the mill’s story. The investment will result in a major leap in the mill’ sustainability and operational efficiency, and increase their annual pulp production capacity by 350 thousand tonnes.
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Commissioning under the midnight sun
At the same time Kemi, and other places north of the Arctic Circle, were enjoying the midnight sun, hectic work continued at Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill project site. The project has reached a commissioning phase, which precedes the start-up.
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Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024
The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024 has been granted Professor Thomas Granfeldt.
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ARAUCO MAPA project - Building the future mill
ARAUCO’s major expansion project in Chile - MAPA – is being constructed with a good pace. Once completed, the mill will focus on producing high-quality pulp and renewable energy. Advanced technology will secure efficient processes for years to come.
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Strong teamwork brings success to SCA Obbola
SCA’s increased production capacity project at their kraftliner mill in Obbola, Sweden, is nearing completion. Close collaboration and good dialogue between the SCA and Valmet teams have delivered positive results.
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The SCA Obbola: Partnering in technology, service and automation
The SCA Obbola mill in Sweden has an impressive track record of success in the pulping industry. Upgrades in technology, the utilization of Advanced Process Controls and support from Valmet’s evaporation service help the mill achieve its production goals for renewable packaging material.
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Pulp for packaging grades – a growth area
E-commerce sets new records every year, and the long-term trend is clear. E-commerce, globalization, increasing living standards and environmental awareness are driving the growing need for paper-based packaging.
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