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Valmet Customer Days with Asia Pacific twist, Online event, Pulp program, 13 September 2023

Valmet Customer Days 2023 with Asia Pacific twist is the industry leading online event for pulp, board & paper, tissue and energy producers, which will take place in September 2023. This time, we will focus on the theme ‘Forward to a carbon neutral future’

Bold enough to break industrial boundaries 

Professor Fredrik Hacklin urges companies to forget their traditional innovation patterns and take the leap towards more experimental business models. Hacklin took the stage and shared his views on business models of the future at Valmet Customer Days 2018 in Vienna.

40 years of butterfly valve performance

The evolution from an idea to a successful product family that can stand the test of time requires both dedication and persistence. It all starts with a challenge and innovative thinking. The most important ingredient, however, is determined people who are willing to invest time and systematic hard work into overcoming all obstacles along the long road to sustainable success. There are no shortcuts. Just hard work. The evolution of the Neles butterfly valve Neldisc™ product family is no different

First industrial scale textile-to-pulp plant

Valmet will deliver the main equipment for Renewcell’s planned 60,000 metric tonne capacity textile recycling plant at Ortviken industrial site in Sundsvall, Sweden.

The new Valmet Zephyrus: A breakthrough packaging solution that supports e-commerce and sustainability initiatives

Toilet tissue was one of the panic buys at the onset of the global pandemic. Product shortages at the onset of COVID-19 led to stockpiling by consumers, which led to heavier demand that manufacturers couldn’t meet for a number of reasons. In the United States, the surge saw toilet paper sales spike to $10.435 million by October 2020, a nearly 20% increase over the previous year’s sales.

Ghost: the technology behind embossing premiumization and digitization

Historically, embossing served one of two functions for tissue products: volume characteristics or aesthetics. Competition within the industry soon put paper integrity in jeopardy. This inspired innovations from Fabio Perini and Valmet sister company Engraving Solutions, such as 4D and PIXEL technologies that minimize the destructive impact of embossing while preserving desirable paper properties.

The future of textile recycling: Valmet joins PESCO-UP project

The PESCO-UP project was kicked off on January 18, 2024. It aims to transform the textile recycling industry by creating new raw materials from mixed waste.

How Sam Operational Solution works as a virtual supervisor on tissue converting lines

Tissue converters face constant and increasing pressure on all sides, from product quality to sustainability expectations, while at the same time facing the challenges of a skilled labor shortfall. For example, a recent study reported that even as unemployment rates in the U.S. nearly doubled the number of available workers, 77% of manufacturers said they expected ongoing challenges attracting and retaining workers in the years to come.

Mili S.A. advances in new markets with the support of Constellation technology

Founded in the interior of Santa Catarina, in the municipality of Três Barras, Mili S.A.  today is a source of pride for Brazil. It is among the largest tissue paper manufacturers in Latin America, and one of the only factories in all of Latin America with an installed capacity reaching 200 thousand tons/year.

Consistent tissue production quality and performance through Sam  Operational Solution

As tissue manufacturers and converters face complex and mounting pressures to improve the sustainability of products and operations — while also ensuring quality and profitability — technology innovations that support and advance overall equipment efficiency (OEE) have become vital to success.