# Valmet to upgrade automation at Smurfit Kappa mill in Italy

Valmet will upgrade the water treatment automation solution at Smurfit Kappa's Cartiera di Verzuolo mill in Italy with a Valmet DNA Distributed Control System, replacing aging PLCs. The order was received in Q2 2023 and delivery is scheduled for March 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-09-06
- Where: Verzuolo, Italy, Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: automation system, water treatment control
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)
- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [valmet.com](https://www.valmet.com/news/press-releases/2023/valmet-to-upgrade-automation-at-smurfit-kappa-in-verzuolo-italy/), 2023-09-06: "This upgrade improves the automation integration in the mill, thus ensuring better scalability and information management."

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