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Valmet decided to expand its press felt production facilities in Tampere, Finland by investing in new press felt machines and equipment. New pre-needle and needle lines are among the investments. 18 million euros or so are being invested.
According toTero Kokko, Vice President, Fabrics Business Unit, Services at Valmet, the company targets to run the industry’s most cutting-edge, effective, and environmentally friendly press felt production facility. Press felts that meet the highest standards of quality and performance are provided to our customers in the board and paper industry as well as the pulp and tissue industries.
A leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, Valmet has been producing press felts in Tampere, Finland since 1882.
A significant accomplishment was made in 2022 with the merger of Neles, a flow control business, with Valmet. Using data from each company, the merged company’s net revenues in 2021 were estimated to be around EUR 4.5 billion.
‘Sustainability of the production is important’
“For us, the sustainability of the production is very important. Already since the 90’s we have been recycling our production waste: for example, we reuse our batt fiber waste for new batt layers. Most of the other press felt production side streams are recycled to polyamide granules, among others. Furthermore, we are constantly investigating and testing in our laboratory new, more sustainable yarns and other raw materials to be used in production,” says Tero Kokko.
Valmet mixes fossil fuels, waste, and biomass-based energy solutions to provide consumers with high-quality energy production. For better reliability and performance, the organisation offers a single point of accountability for project development delivery and services, including the entire project lifecycle.
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