Chemical pulping articles

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production
Insights 16.09.2024 Article

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production

Pulping and biorefinery companies can benefit from utilizing Valmet’s piloting capabilities, ranging from comprehensive laboratory-scale to industrial-scale trials, to test new raw materials or pulping and biomass pretreatment processes, for example.

Pulp Pulp drying Mechanical pulping Chemical pulping Biofuels and biomaterials
Switching to remote gear in bleach plant upgrade
Insights 24.04.2024 Article

Switching to remote gear in bleach plant upgrade

Phoenix Pulp and Paper’s bleach plant upgrade project faced challenges, as the pandemic restrictions ruled out onsite support. Thorough planning and close collaboration based on trust enabled the project to be successfully implemented on plan and on schedule with remote arrangements.

Board and paper Pulp Water and wastewater Cooking and fiber line Chemical pulping
Long-term collaboration and repeat orders result in win-win for both partners
Insights 24.04.2024 Article

Long-term collaboration and repeat orders result in win-win for both partners

Valmet and Holmen Iggesund have worked very closely since 2004 on successive projects to modernize the mill’s two fiberlines and increase uptime and resource efficiency. The collaboration is continuing with the installation of wash presses for the bleach plant on Fiberline 3.

Pulp Chemical pulping
Co-operation and scaling up accelerating sustainable development of the textile industry
Insights 19.01.2024 Article

Co-operation and scaling up accelerating sustainable development of the textile industry

Gathering over 100 textile industry experts, Nordic Textile Fibre Day explored the latest developments in man-made cellulosic textile fibers and textile recycling. Scaling up from pilot phase to industrial production, funding the investment and development and close co-operation between different companies and start-ups are seen essential to transform the textile industry towards more sustainable way of working. Read more from the article.

Refining and deflaking Chemical pulping Process technology Innovation Beyond Circularity Textiles Pulp Stock preparation Refining
Strong teamwork brings success to SCA Obbola
Insights 23.01.2023 Article

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.

Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Lime kiln White liquor plant Cooking and fiber line Pulp Pulp Evaporators
Important milestones reached at the bioproduct mill project in Kemi
Insights 16.06.2022 Article

Important milestones reached at the bioproduct mill project in Kemi

The project is progressing according to plan and on schedule. The mill’s start-up is scheduled in the third quarter of 2023.

Pulp Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Wood handling Pulp drying Cooking and fiber line Baling Evaporators Gasification
Successful start-up at Sun Paper’s Beihai Mill in China
Insights 06.05.2022 Article

Successful start-up at Sun Paper’s Beihai Mill in China

Bright news from Sun Paper’s Beihai mill in China. At noon on the 6th of December 2021, Sun Paper’s new fiber line was successfully started up and produces bleached pulp.

Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Recovery boilers Cooking and fiber line Continuous cooking Cooking TwinRoll press Pulp Washing Mechanical pulping
Valmet supplied pulp mill rebuild at Mercer's Stendal mill started up
Insights 09.03.2022 Article

Valmet supplied pulp mill rebuild at Mercer's Stendal mill started up

The rebuilt technology areas - batch cooking, pulp drying and lime kiln cooler -  have successfully started up step by step, now with a new level of environmental performance at Mercer’s Stendal pulp mill in Germany.

Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Lime kiln Cooking and fiber line Batch cooking Pulp drying Airborne Dryer
Special transportations for Metsä Fibre’s Kemi bioproduct mill travelled through downtown Kemi
Insights 25.11.2021 Article

Special transportations for Metsä Fibre’s Kemi bioproduct mill travelled through downtown Kemi

Nine Valmet Continuous Cooking digester and ImpBin components were transported to the Kemi bioproduct mill site though downtown Kemi in late October – early November, 2021.

Pulp Chemical pulping
Klabin’s massive Puma II project makes history with Eukaliner kraftliner
Insights 18.12.2020 Article

Klabin’s massive Puma II project makes history with Eukaliner kraftliner

Klabin’s massive Puma II project in Brazil is making history by challenging the conventional thinking that softwood pulp is required to make high-quality kraftliner. Its new OptiConcept M kraftliner machine will produce Eukaliner – the world’s first kraftliner using 100 percent eucalyptus.

Pulp Pulp drying Cooking and fiber line Chemical pulping Continuous cooking Pulp Washing Refining
Even better pulp and yield at Smurfit Kappa Piteå
Insights 01.09.2020 Article

Even better pulp and yield at Smurfit Kappa Piteå

Pulp with higher quality, combined with increased yield from the wood raw material, is now a reality for Smurfit Kappa at its mill in Piteå, Sweden. The cooking process technology from Valmet played an important role in the successful rebuild project.

Pulp Chemical pulping Cooking and fiber line Cooking Continuous cooking
Nordic Paper Bäckhammer: Three steps to record performance
Insights 05.08.2020 Article

Nordic Paper Bäckhammer: Three steps to record performance

Valmet’s new innovative solutions have enabled Nordic Paper Bäckhammar go full speed ahead and reach pulp production levels over 800 admt/d (air dry metric ton per day) while also increasing availability, reducing emissions, and reducing maintenance costs.

Pulp Chemical pulping Cooking and fiber line Cooking
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