Supplier News

Mr. Jukka Tiitinen (M.Sc., Engineering) has been appointed Area President of Valmet's North America Area as of April 1, 2021.

Kadant Fiberline (China) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., successfully started up two approach flow systems at Shanying International for its PM22 and PM23. Both systems have enabled excellent stock quality and are expected to reduce energy consumption compared to conventional systems.

Valmet has progressed well with its Sustainability360º agenda emphasizing continuous improvement of even more sustainable business practices.

Andritz has received an order from Bracell to supply the non-condensable gases (NCG) incineration system on EPCC basis for Bracell's pulp mill Project "STAR" in Lençóis Paulista, Brazil.

Domtar Corporation announced it has signed an agreement with Voith to provide equipment and technical services to convert the paper machine at its Kingsport, Tennessee, mill to produce recycled containerboard including high-performance lightweight packaging grades, as well as industry standard grades.

Valmet has decided to invest in filter fabric manufacturing in Pune, India in order to better serve its customers and improve delivery times of filter fabrics to the Asia Pacific and Middle East areas.

Valmet will supply a fine paper making line with stock preparation and an extensive scope of automation to Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper in XinHui, China. The new high-capacity fine paper making line will be designed to produce top-quality woodfree uncoated paper (WFU) grades. The start-up of PM 13 is scheduled for 2022.

Kadant Fiberline (China) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., started up the OCC system at ShanYing International's Jingzhou mill in China. The new line is equipped with a Kadant recycled fiber processing system and an approach flow system with a design capacity of 400,000 tons per year.

Valmet will supply a complete tissue line, including full automation package, to WEPA's mill in Bridgend, the United Kingdom. The investment is a strategic step for the company to strengthen its presence in the United Kingdom.

Metsä Fibre and Lujabetoni have entered into a preliminary agreement on reinforced concrete pile delivery for the planned Kemi bioproduct mill.

Valmet will supply a new OptiConcept M container board making line with extensive package of automation to Shanying Paper, Guangdong at its Zhaoqing mill in China.

Valmet has completed the acquisition of PMP Group in Poland. PMP Group is a provider of technologies and services for the paper industry. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately Euro 64 million, plus a conditional and capped earn-out component.

Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild and a wide scope of automation to Modern Karton Sanayii Ve Ticaret at its Tekirdağ Mill in Turkey.

The board of Finnish engineer Neles is sticking with its recommendation for shareholders to accept a takeover offer from Alfa Laval, saying it does not have enough details on a rival merger proposal from Valmet to make a comparison.

Södra Cell has appointed ABB to supply and install a new, state-of-the-art Quality Control System (QCS) at its specialty mill in Mörrum, Sweden, which produces paper pulp and hardwood dissolving pulp for customers throughout Europe. Delivery is planned for October 2020.

AstenJohnson announces a new investment in its Kanata Ontario dryer plant. This investment will address the increased demand for locally supplied dryer fabrics in the US and Canadian markets.

Voith introduces a new screen plate design for pulpers used in recovered paper pulping. The CurvedBar screen plate extends service life in Voith's IntensaPulper IP-R by more than 50% and improves the quality of fiber suspension.

Paper manufacturer Steinbeis produces around 300,000 tons of recycled paper every year. But it is operating in a hotly contested market and to continue offering competitive prices and producing paper sustainably, the company is aiming for cost efficiency through digitalization - with SAP HANA.

As a company, Mondi's goal is to continuously delight their customers with innovative and sustainable packaging and paper solutions.

To improve its business processes and achieve more-efficient collaboration between production and marketing, Century Sunshine has embarked on a new digital transformation journey.

Metsä Fibre Oy and AFRY have entered into a preliminary agreement for the engineering, project management and site services of the chlorine dioxide plant at the Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland. The project is a continuation of AFRY's previous basic design of the chlorine dioxide plant.

Stora Enso has selected UMV as the supplier of an offline coating section to be installed at their Forshaga site in Sweden. The delivery includes all equipment for application of dispersion barriers including mechanical installation, the order value are undisclosed. Start-up and commission will take place in the 2Q 2021.

While some companies and industries have been slowed by the pandemic, others have taken flight thanks to ingenuity, strategic pivots, and recognition of the demand for health and safety-oriented products.

ABB to supply leading Mexico packaging paper producer Grupo Gondi with a robust and reliable automated paper testing solution for its greenfield site in Monterrey, Mexico.

Valmet announced 14.88 percent share acquisition of Neles' shares from Solidium Oy on June 17, 2020 and has gradually increased its ownership further to 29.5%.