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Valmet will supply a board machine rebuild to Stora Enso’s Skoghall mill in Sweden. The main goal of the project is to increase the production capacity of the board machine 8 (BM 8). The two-step project is planned to be completed at the second half of 2023.

Valmet will supply Valmet DNA Automation System and Valmet IQ Quality Control System to Irani Papel e Embalagem (Irani) for their Gaia Platform at Vargem Bonita Mill, located in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The installation is scheduled to start in September 2022.

Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild with an automation package to Model Paper Eilenburg in Germany. In the project, the paper machine, which currently produces newsprint grades, will be rebuilt to produce lightweight, recycled containerboard grades. The start-up is scheduled for the b...

Valmet will supply eleven Valmet Microwave Consistency Measurements (Valmet MCA) to SCA’s Ortviken mill in Sweden. The mill is currently being converted from paper to market pulp production. The consistency measurements will be installed in the new chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) line to control the process reliably...

Valmet will supply IQ Quality Control System to Oy Essity Finland Ab. The new system will replace the old third-party system and will be installed on production line 9 at the company’s tissue mill in Nokia, Finland. The target is to optimize production and improve the quality of end-product. The delivery will take plac...

Valmet will deliver an oxygen delignification system, including additional Valmet TwinRoll presses to Arkhangelsk’s Pulp and Paper Mill in Novodvinsk, Russia. The order includes both technology and automation deliveries. The start-up of the new systems is scheduled for the second half of 2022. The value of the order wi...

Valmet will supply an old corrugated containers (OCC) line, three stock preparation lines, and an OptiConcept M container board making line with automation and services to Kıvanç Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret’s mill in Adana, Turkey.

Valmet will supply a long-term performance agreement and a board machine rebuild to Metsä Board Husum in Sweden. The start-up of the rebuilt BM 1 is scheduled to take place in the fall of 2023. The total value of an order of this type and delivery scope is typically around Euro 70–80 million.

Valmet will deliver the 100th latest generation Valmet Recovery Liquor Analyzer to Domtar’s Hawesville integrated pulp and paper mill in the United States. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The delivery will take place during the 1Q 2022.

Valmet will deliver key technology and automation for CMPC’s BioCMPC project. The target is to modernize and increase the production capacity of the Guaíba pulp mill’s line 2 from 1.5 million ADt/y (air dry tonnes per year) to 1.85 million ADt/y. The upgraded mill is expected to start operation in the 4Q 2023. The valu...

Valmet has signed a new Euro 300 million sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) agreement. The new RCF refinances an existing Euro 200 million credit facility and will be used for general corporate purposes.

Valmet’s new pilot facility is now in operation at its Fiber Technology Center in Sundsvall, Sweden. The purpose of the pilot facility investment is to strengthen Valmet’s research and development capabilities within the field of biomass pretreatment and to respond to new market demands for bioenergy, biofuels, and bio...

Valmet will supply a repeat order of an OptiConcept M board production line for Pratt Industries in Henderson, Kentucky, USA. The start-up of PM 18 is scheduled for 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of an order of this type is typically around Euro 80-90 million.

Valmet has launched a new performance center in Appleton, Wisconsin, that will serve board, paper and tissue markets in North America with Industrial Internet and remote support capabilities.

Valmet will supply key board machine technology to Zhejiang Forest United Paper in Taizhou, China. The key technology will be installed in a new container board machine (PM6). The start-up is scheduled for 2023.

Valmet will supply a complete tissue production line including stock preparation, automation system and a Focus rewinder to Arkhbum Tissue Group LLC in Kaluga region in Russia. The start-up is planned for the 1Q 2023.

Valmet will supply a coated board making line and a bleached chemi thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP) production line with automation solutions, as well as spare parts and consumables packages to one of its customer in Asia.