Valmet has signed an extension of the service agreement with AS Estonian Cell pulp mill in Kunda, Estonia extending the previous three-year agreement to an additional five years.
Dongguan Jianhui Paper Co., in China, has successfully started up a new mechanical pulping line from ANDRITZ including the world’s first TwinFlo Prime refiner.
Valmet will deliver a TwinRoll wash press to Holmen Paper AB’s Braviken mill in Sweden with start-up scheduled for April 2024.
Valmet introduces Mill-Wide Optimization (MWO) for steering pulp and paper mill operations towards shared goals and to enhance overall pulp and paper mill profitability.
Valmet will supply a new container board machine with extensive packages of automation, services to DS Smith Paper Italia with start-up scheduled for mid-2025.
Valmet has developed Enzymatic Starch Cooking ZE (zero effluent) to improve operational reliability and quality of the starch cooking process.
Valmet will supply a coated board machine for Graphic Packaging International with start-up scheduled for early 2026. Valmet delivered a similar machine to GPI’s Kalamazoo mill in 2022.
Valmet to deliver key technology and automation solutions for the expansion project of Stora Enso’s Oulu mill in Finland with the upgraded mill scheduled to be in operation in early 2025.
Valmet will supply an extensive rebuild for Sappi’s Somerset paper manufacturing facility in Skowhegan, Maine, with start-up of the rebuilt machine scheduled for mid-year 2025.
Valmet will deliver a fiber fractionation system to Sichuan Tianzhu Bamboo Resource Co., Ltd in the Sichuan Province in China to improve mill efficiency, the project is scheduled for fall 2023.
Valmet introduces a new flame profiling application that enables real-time flame detection and monitoring in a pulp mill’s lime kiln environments.
Valmet upgrades the coating section of the board machine 5 at Stora Enso Imatra Mills, Tainionkoski, Finland with the installations planned to start in the fourth quarter 2023.
Valmet and Opal have agreed to extend the Mill Maintenance Operations Agreement for mill maintenance services at Opal’s B9 board making line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Valmet will supply a complete automation solution to Melitta Europa for its paper production plant in Minden, the installation will take place in the summer 2023.
Valmet will supply a DNA Automation System and IQ Quality Control System to Schumacher Packaging’s Myszków plant for the rebuild of board machine 2, installation is scheduled to start in May 2023.