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Stock preparation taken to new level with Valmet cleaning system

Smurfit Kappa was looking for a replacement cleaner system for its Wrexen Paper & Board mill’s PM3 line. The mill's current cleaners had reached the end of their technical lifecycle, and due to age, had become difficult to maintain. At the same time, the company also realized that it could improve its energy efficiency and the cleaner’s performance. The result was a decision to invest in Valmet’s cleaner technology.

Valmet Refiner Segments create 6 GWh in energy savings a year

Energy cost is the major issue for producing mechanical pulp. Valmet Refiner Segments latest solutions lowers the energy consumption in the PGW process remarkably and thus creates major savings for the customers.

2016 Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award

Regarded as the "Nobel Prize" in the field of mechanical pulping, the Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award was established in 1985 to commemorate Dr. Asplund’s contribution to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.

ShiveClean at APP leads to excellent refiner performance

When Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) decided to install a new BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) line at its Guangxi Jingui pulp and paper mill, it turned to Valmet. Since its start-up in mid-2013, the capacity of the line’s refiners and the lifetimes of their segments have reached remarkably high levels, and their energy consumption has been low

Results from SCA Ortviken, Sweden

The objectives with the installation of the Valmet Process Optimizer at SCA Ortviken were less variations in pulp quality, increase throughput, reduced energy consumption and gaining the possibility of controlling/optimizing long fiber and shive content simultaneously.

Save energy with diamonds

Galileo is a groundbreaking new grinding segment concept that cuts production and energy costs in producing mechanical pulp.

Board and paper articles

Valmet promotes equal opportunities for children’s well-being

At Valmet, we believe that every child deserves a fair chance in life. On World Children's Day, we would like to highlight our global social responsibility program, that has promoted equal opportunities for wellbeing – especially for children – through several local projects this year.

Making the world a better place for children

Valmet’s global social responsibility program consists of several local programs around the world. In the Asia Pacific area, we have cooperated with The Mirror Foundation to improve the facilities at three rural schools in Thailand. The work was finalized earlier this year, and the project’s completion was celebrated in a special ceremony in March.

Valmet joins National Children's Day celebrations in Thailand

As one of the local projects under Valmet’s social responsibility program, we have joined forces with The Mirror Foundation in Thailand to help children have better learning and living conditions in the country’s northern Chiang Rai province. In January, we were invited to participate the National Children’s Day celebrations at two local schools.