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Fortum’s bio-oil plant commissioned in Joensuu

The first industrial-scale bio-oil production plant was commissioned in Joensuu, Finland. The plant will annually produce 50,000 tons of bio-oil from wood-based fuels. Valmet supplied the plant as a turnkey delivery.

Valmet Dryer Roll Cover DOH - Excellent sheet release and wear resistance

Valmet Dryer Roll Cover DOH release coating takes cylinder cleanliness and sheet release to new levels.

Biomass-fired steam boiler plant keeps Valio’s cheese plant running

A steam boiler plant generates the steam and heat needed by Valio’s Lapinlahti milk processing plant in Finland. The plant is fueled by wood chips and peat. Valmet’s delivery included all of the necessary installations, commissioning and a Metso DNA automation system.

Significant benefits for tissue machines with the new roll covers

Over the years, the Metsä Tissue Mänttä mill in Finland has become familiar with many of the aforementioned cover problems and challenges often encountered on tissue machines. Valmet and Metsä Tissue have a long history of collaboration in roll maintenance and roll cover development projects.

Air drying plusses: Higher sheet quality and 50% lower energy costs

With energy prices continuously rising, it pays to get rid of the worst energy gluttons in the process. One of them hides in coating drying.

CoreCutter cuts cores from the inside out

The CoreCutter cutting saw operates inside the core and is pneumatically operated.

Sustainability in district heating through pellet firing

All efforts to decrease the environmental load in power generation are needed to reach sustainability targets. Using wood pellets – carbon neutral, high-quality biofuel – offers a viable alternative in district heating. Read more about the pellet-fired heating plant in Tampere, Finland.

More energy from the existing equipment

A fifteen percent capacity increase and more operating hours with only minor investments – this is the achievement of the energy company Mölndal Energi in Sweden. The company has greatly improved the production in their new biomass-fired boiler since it was supplied by Valmet in 2009.

Heat recovery harnesses energy

Instead of releasing heat into the air with flue gases, it is possible to harness it with Valmet’s flue gas condensing technology and use it in a number of processes. The results observed at power plants and paper mills have been excellent.

Even thinner label papers thanks to new metal belt at UPM Tervasaari PM 8

UPM Tervasaari PM8 press section was rebuilt with a new metal belt technology that closes the draw between press and dryer. The competitiveness of their label papers is now improved due to better efficiency of the paper production and material usage.