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Insights 21.08.2024 Article

Over the Edge for Make-A-Wish Georgia

Valmet joins the 4th Annual Over the Edge for Wishes event in Atlanta, supporting Make-A-Wish® to help children with critical health challenges.

Sustainability / CO2 reduction

Insights 12.08.2024 Article

Upgrading wastewater treatment with Flowrox™ FXM metering pumps

Valmet’s Flowrox FXM metering pumps are at the forefront of precision chemical dosing in the wastewater industry. Their robust design and advanced features make them an essential component for any modern wastewater treatment facility.

Availability / reliability Chemical Flow control Mining, metals and steel Sustainability / CO2 reduction Water and wastewater Digitalization Industrial Internet

Insights 12.07.2024 Article

Valmet’s Environmental Savings: A Success Story from the Columbus Service Center Upgrades

Discover how Valmet's upgraded roll cover production in Columbus, Mississippi has led to significant environmental savings and operational improvements. Learn about the enhancements made and the positive outcomes achieved from this transformation.

Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Maintenance and operations

Insights 20.06.2024 Article

Beyond Circularity: Ecosystem projects in action

Valmet's Beyond Circularity R&D program and ecosystem have made substantial progress during the 2.5 years. Originally targeting 100 partners by the end of 2025, ecosystem has already attracted over 250 partners working on 30 ecosystem projects.

Beyond Circularity Innovation Sustainability / CO2 reduction

Insights 19.06.2024 Article

Beyond Circularity: Manufacturing industrial-scale biocomposites

Valmet collaborated with nine other Finnish companies and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in the co-innovation project called “High Performance Cellulose-based Composites” (HiPer) to study the use of biocomposites on an industrial scale.

Beyond Circularity Innovation Sustainability / CO2 reduction

Insights 16.05.2024 Article

Flow control partner spotlight: IBEJ

Channel partners provide a valuable community to support Valmet's flow control customers all over the world. We interviewed one of our newest Valmet partner community members, IBEJ, from Bosnia to describe their daily work and projects. They were recently awarded as the Best new partner at the European Distributor Days 2023. Read the interview with Dragan Čizmić, Executive Director at IBEJ, and watch the video.

Flow control Process performance Sustainability / CO2 reduction Process industries Collaboration Neles Flowrox

Insights 14.05.2024 Article

Team Valmet Supports Walk/Run For Wishes in Atlanta, Georgia

On May 11, Valmet employees from the Atlanta office joined forces to participate in the 20th Annual Walk/Run For Wishes event at Truist Park in Georgia. Hosted by Make-A-Wish®, this inspiring event brought together over 1,000 participants, 40 wish families, and 69 teams.

Sustainability / CO2 reduction

Insights 10.05.2024 Article

Valmet joins a research project to develop hydrogen underground storage

Valmet is joining forces with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), and 15 industrial partners in a pioneering research project called Hydrogen UnderGround (HUG). The project is also a part of Valmet’s Beyond Circularity R&D program and ecosystem.

Environment Beyond Circularity Innovation Sustainability / CO2 reduction Flow control

Insights 30.04.2024 Article

Boosting cost efficiency and sustainability in paper production – all in the mix

In an industry where efficiency and cost savings are paramount, the Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper (IKPP) Perawang Mill in Indonesia took a significant step forward by investing in a Valmet SMF Mixer. This purchase has effectively lowered the mill’s chemical and power consumption, addressing the core challenge faced by paper and board manufacturers today – cost reduction.

Cooking and fiber line Bleaching Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Energy efficiency Pulp Energy efficiency Quality Material effiency Life cycle cost optimization

Insights 29.04.2024 Article

Valmet’s proven flow control solutions deliver reliability for the energy transition

Valmet, the global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services, has long enjoyed strong patronage from the pulp, paper and energy industries, amongst others. And, thanks to proven expertise with industrial gases such as hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine, Valmet’s Flow Control business line is a ‘go-to’ valve source for the renewable energy sector. Ville Kähkönen and Andreas Pischke kindly discussed the valve needs of this emerging industry.

Flow control Energy efficiency Innovation Sustainability / CO2 reduction Power-to-X

Insights 25.04.2024 Article

Valmet’s new low-friction doctor blades improve energy efficiency

After intensive R&D and successful customer trials, Valmet is ready to introduce a new member to the Doctor Blade family. The new sustainable low-friction doctor blades help to improve the energy efficiency at the dryer section of board and paper machines. 

Doctoring products Consumables for board and paper Services Sustainability / CO2 reduction Energy efficiency Emission reduction Board and paper Drying Doctoring Expert's voice

Insights 22.04.2024 Article

Energy savings through optimized doctoring at the dryer section

Would you be interested in cutting your energy costs while also gaining such additional benefits as improved drying capacity, better runnability, lower doctoring costs and less waste?

Consumables for board and paper Energy efficiency Doctoring products Performance Quality Material effiency Sustainability / CO2 reduction