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Navigator Cacia and Valmet team up to optimize causticizing process targets
Online liquor analysis and advanced controls stabilize the liquor conversion chain and increase white liquor active alkali by 3%. With extra process visibility problems were uncovered, leading to further improvements and ROI potential at the Navigator Company’s Cacia mill in Portugal.
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Valmet Brown Stock Quality Analyzer in Hokkaido Mill-Asahikawa, Nippon Paper
Valmet Brown Stock Quality Analyzer has started up successfully at Hokkaido Mill-Asahikawa, Nippon Paper, Japan. Hokkaido Mill purchased it for its batch digester operation, producing soft wood pulp.
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Valmet Cooking Liquor Measurement for Chemi-Mechanical Pulping
At Metsä Board Kaskinen, Finland, the chemi-mechanical pulping process needs a precise measurement for monitoring alkalinity levels in the wood chips impregnation circulation stage but so far reliable inline process measurement has not been available. The solution was Valmet Cooking Liquor Measurement with the newly developed customized recipe.
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Hanchang Paper Yangsan mill: Effective wax removal with Valmet Hydrocyclone
Hanchang Paper´s Yangsan mill in Korea chose Valmet Hydrocyclone SLP RC to improve the wax removal in their OCC line. Valmet´s technology was selected for its effectiveness in removing light weight rejects. Results showed significant reduction in wax, leading to fewer sheet breaks and zero wax-related claims.
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Complete brownfield mill at CMPC Celulose Riograndense, Brazil
The new pulp line is an expansion to the existing Guaíba pulp mill in Rio Grande do Sul state, south of Brazil. The new line has a capacity of 1.3 million tonnes per year and can be upgraded to reach 1.5 million tonnes per year with minor investments. This is an addition to the existing capacity of the mill of 500,000 tons per year.
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Stable and reliable electricity by Valmet’s CFB technology and plant wide automation system
Valmet’s CFB technology and plant-wide Valmet DNA automation system are helping Cikarang Listrindo meet the growth in electricity demand from customers. The boilers have been running steadily within a full load range. The reliable and accurate automation control system is the key to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation.
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Rauhalahti - Integrated condition monitoring keeps CHP plant online
Jyväskylän Energia completed an extensive automation renewal project at its Rauhalahti power plant.
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BKK Varme - Steam turbine automation retrofit increases reliability
BKK Varme is the largest energy company in western Norway. At its incineration plant in Rådalen, Fana, the company is responsible for waste handling from about 320,000 inhabitants in the local municipalities. To replace the outdated PLC system, Valmet’s steam turbine automation has been taking in use.
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Lower emission for Tampere Power Utility in Finland
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Automation upgrade accelerates sustainable growth at Melitta
Melitta Group is a family-owned global leader in coffee and household products. It recently completed a major upgrade in its coffee filter paper production by replacing the previous automation system with Valmet DNA.
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