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Valmet has been selected by Metsä Group to supply a 3D Fiber molded fiber production line for its Äänekoski mill in Finland. Start-up is scheduled for 2028.

Valmet will supply a 3D Fiber moulded fibre production line for Metsä Group's mill in Äänekoski, Finland, with nominal output above 100 million items a year and start-up planned for 2028.

Valmet announced an order from Metsä Group for a 3D Fiber molded fiber packaging line to be installed beside the Muoto demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland, with start-up planned for 2028. Contract value was not disclosed.

Metso signed an agreement to acquire peristaltic hose pump and progressive cavity pump technologies, with aftermarket parts and service capabilities, from Valmet. The transaction value is undisclosed and closing is expected on October 1, 2026.

Valmet inaugurated a manufacturing unit in Vespasiano, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which it says will triple its filtration solutions production capacity for mining. The unit was presented ahead of Exposibram 2026.

Valmet has acquired Severn Group, a UK-based industrial valve company specializing in severe service flow control, with manufacturing in the USA, UK and India.

Valmet announced a significant change within its Executive Leadership Team, according to a trade publication report.

Valmet completed its acquisition of Severn Group, a severe-service industrial valve company, on July 1, 2026, to grow its Process Performance Solutions segment.

Valmet CFO Katri Hokkanen is leaving the company, remaining until September 30, 2026 while supporting the executive team. She had led finance for close to four years.

Valmet inaugurated a new flow control service center and manufacturing unit in Sydney, Australia, offering valve and pump services, spare parts and local assembly for process industries.

Valmet announced an investment of about US$8 million (R$40 million) in a new plant in Sorocaba, São Paulo, housing its Flow Control and Automation Solutions businesses. Completion is planned for the first half of 2026 and capacity will exceed 12,000 valve assemblies per year.

Bluewater agreed to sell Severn, a British valve manufacturer with about 1,000 staff and 20 locations, to Finland-listed Valmet in a transaction valued at $480 million, expected to close in Q2 2026.

Valmet is constructing a new facility in Sorocaba, São Paulo, to house a valve production unit and offices for its flow control and automation businesses. The built-to-suit unit will double the size of the existing plant and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026.

Lutz-Jesco acquired the FXM metering pump line and related technology, designs and intellectual property from Valmet, which keeps the Flowrox trademark. The FXM range will be integrated into Lutz-Jesco's portfolio.

Finland's Valmet signed a nationwide agreement to supply spare parts for Neles valves, actuators and positioners across all Petrobras units in Brazil. The initial term is one year with renewal options up to five years, and the value was not disclosed.

Chemical dosing company Lutz-Jesco GmbH acquired the FXM line of peristaltic metering pumps, formerly branded Flowrox, from Valmet, including technology, designs and intellectual property. The Flowrox trademark remains with Valmet.

Lutz-Jesco GmbH, a metering technology supplier, has acquired the FXM range of peristaltic pumps from Valmet, including technologies, designs and IP. The announcement is dated May 6, 2025.

Valmet will deliver a third Advantage ThruAir Drying tissue machine and complete tissue production line to Irving Consumer Products' Macon, Georgia mill, with startup planned for 2027 and 75,000 tons of added annual capacity.

Valmet will deliver a new recovery boiler, ash crystallization plant and odorous gas handling system, with automation and control valves, to Klabin's Monte Alegre pulp mill in Brazil, expected to start operating by end-2026. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet has delivered a complete pulp mill with full-scope automation and flow control solutions for Arauco's new mill in Brazil, with a 3.5 million tonne per year capacity and an order value over EUR 1 billion.

Valmet will supply its Valmet IQ Quality Control System for a corrugator at Inter Eastern Container's Prachinburi mill in Thailand. The order value was not disclosed and delivery is due in December 2024.

Valmet will supply its IQ Quality Control System for a corrugator to Inter Eastern Container Co. in Prachinburi, Thailand, with delivery due in December 2024; the value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, an odorous gas handling system and automation and valve packages to Klabin's Monte Alegre pulp mill in Brazil, as part of a BRL 1.7 billion modernization project. The equipment is expected to start operation by the end of 2026; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for a corrugator at Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand, to reduce warped board and waste. Delivery is due in Q4 2024 with start-up in Q1 2025.

Valmet will supply an IQ quality control system for a corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand, with delivery in Q4 2024 and start-up in Q1 2025. The order value was not disclosed.

On June 19, 2024 Valmet announced it will deliver critical valve solutions to Hycamite's new Customer Sample Facility in Kokkola, Finland, a methane-splitting hydrogen plant expected to start operations in the second half of 2024.

Valmet will supply an IQ Moisturizer system to Adara Pakkaus Oy's corrugated board mill in Valkeakoski, Finland, with delivery scheduled for Q3 2024. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply key technology, including headboxes, press section, coating and automation, for Shandong Jin Tian He Paper's PM 13 food-grade folding boxboard machine in China. The value was not disclosed, and start-up is scheduled for Q2 2025.

DS Smith is investing nearly €90 million to replace the coal-fired boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy with a 56 MW Valmet biomass boiler, cutting site emissions by 99,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The boiler is due to be fully operational by Q1 2025, and Engie Solutions will operate it.

Valmet will deliver critical valves, valve automation and the Valmet DNA system to Keliber Oy's lithium refinery in Kokkola, Finland, with production ramp-up planned for the second half of 2025. The order was included in Valmet's Q3 2023 orders received.

Valmet agreed to acquire the Process Gas Chromatography business of Siemens AG, announced 29 August 2023.

Valmet agreed on July 14, 2023 to acquire the Process Gas Chromatography business of Siemens AG for EUR 102.5 million on a cash and debt-free basis. Completion is estimated for April 1, 2024 at the earliest.

Valmet and thyssenkrupp Industries India signed a cooperation agreement to sell and distribute process automation systems for the energy sector.

Klabin has started up the PM 28 board machine supplied by Valmet as phase 2 of its Puma II project in Ortigueira, Brazil. The line, with a related fiber line and automation, targets 460,000 tons of coated board annually. The start-up occurred on May 9, 2023 and was reported on June 21, 2023.

Valmet will deliver a DNA automation system retrofit to the Sabiya Power and Water Distillation Station in Kuwait for Peak National General Trading & Contracting. Delivery is scheduled for November 2023, with commissioning in 2024. The value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a coated board machine for Graphic Packaging International's mill in Waco, Texas, with start-up scheduled for early 2026. The machine will have an annual capacity of about 500,000 short tons of coated recycled board. The deal value was not disclosed.

Valmet will deliver BCTMP, evaporation and NCG technology plus a mill-wide automation package for Stora Enso's Oulu mill in Finland, part of a roughly EUR 1 billion board line conversion. The order value was not disclosed and the upgraded mill is scheduled for early 2025.

Finnish technology group Valmet has completed its acquisition of the US-based Process Solutions business of NovaTech Automation. The deal was announced in November 2022.

Valmet will supply its DNA automation system (DCS) and IQ quality control system (QCS) to Schumacher Packaging's Myszków plant in Poland for the rebuild of board machine 2. Installation is scheduled to start in May 2023; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a flue gas condensing process for Vantaa Energy's new high-temperature hazardous waste incineration plant in Vantaa, Finland, with completion scheduled for 2025. The order value was not disclosed but is typically over EUR 15 million.

Valmet signed an agreement to supply 800 Neles NDX valve controllers and 500 Neles B1 actuators to modernize valves at Mercer Stendal's pulp mill in Arneburg, Germany, with delivery finishing by end of 2023.

Valmet will supply key process technology for Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper's new containerboard machine BM 23 at its Ben Cat mill in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Warp Control System and IQ Moisturizer for a corrugator at Dunapack Packaging's Plovdiv plant in Bulgaria to reduce warp waste and improve productivity. Delivery was scheduled for August 2022.

Valmet finalized the merger with Neles, combining Neles brands such as Neles, Jamesbury and Flowrox into its Flow Control business line for process industries.

Valmet will deliver a new shipping carton paperboard production line, PM3, to Eren Paper's former UPM Shotton mill in Wales-UK, with about 650,000 tons annual capacity. Start-up is scheduled for Q2 2024; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet inaugurated a new high-volume valve production unit at its Vantaa valve factory, which started operations in June 2022 and was officially opened on June 6, 2022, to improve valve availability and delivery times.

Valmet will deliver a BioTrac pretreatment system and a BioPower 48 MWth lignin-fired combined heat and power plant for ORLEN Południe's planned second-generation bioethanol plant in Jedlicze, Poland. The plant is due to start operation in 2024. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply an OCC line, stock preparation equipment and a high-speed container board machine with automation systems to Eren Paper's Shotton Mill in the UK. Start-up of the new PM3 line is scheduled for Q2 2024; the order value is not disclosed.

Finnish paper-industry equipment maker Valmet completed its merger with valve company Neles on April 1, 2022, creating a combined company with valve and automation operations.

Neles Corporation and Valmet Oyj completed their merger, with trading in the new Valmet shares starting April 1, 2022. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority had approved a supplement to the merger prospectus.

Valmet will supply a grade conversion rebuild to VPK's Alizay mill in France, converting a fine paper machine to produce recycled lightweight containerboard, with start-up scheduled for the end of 2022.

Valmet will supply an OCC line, three stock preparation lines and an OptiConcept M container board making line to Kıvanç Tekstil's mill in Adana, Turkey. Start-up of the new PM 1 is scheduled for Q4 2023; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a long-term Performance Agreement and a rebuild of board machine BM 1 at Metsä Board's Husum mill in Sweden. The work aims to raise annual folding boxboard capacity by 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes, with start-up planned for fall 2023. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet and CMPC finalized an agreement under which Valmet will supply key technology and automation for the BioCMPC project at the Guaíba pulp mill in Brazil. The line 2 capacity will rise from 1.5 to 1.85 million ADt/y, with start-up expected in Q4 2023. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet Oyj and Neles Corporation now target completion of their merger on or before April 1, 2022, instead of January 1, 2022, because regulatory reviews are taking longer. The merger was first announced on July 2, 2021.

Valmet Oyj will supply a repeat order of an OptiConcept M board production line to Pratt Paper LLC, a subsidiary of Pratt Industries, for its new Henderson, Kentucky mill. The contract value was not disclosed.

Valmet and Neles signed a combination agreement and merger plan under which Neles will merge into Valmet, creating a company with illustrative 2020 net sales of about EUR 4.3 billion and around 17,000 staff. The combination targets roughly EUR 25 million in annual run-rate synergies.

Valmet will supply Klabin in Brazil a paperboard machine (PM 28), a new fiberline with Continuous Cooking G3 and a BCTMP line as part of Klabin's PUMA II investment, with start-ups scheduled for 2Q 2023. Values were not disclosed.

Valmet received orders from Klabin for a paperboard machine PM 28, a new fiberline with Continuous Cooking G3 and a BCTMP line, for start-up in Q2 2023 as part of Klabin's PUMA II investment phase. Values were not disclosed.

Valmet agreed to supply a white cardboard line, a high-grade printing paper line and a BCTMP line to Liansheng Paper's new Zhangpu site in China, expected to start in Q3 2022, as announced on March 2, 2021.

Renewcell signed an agreement for Valmet to supply main equipment for its planned 60,000-tonne-per-year textile recycling plant at Ortviken industrial area in Sundsvall, Sweden. The order value is about EUR 25 million, with production planned from the first half of 2022.

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System to Stora Enso's coating and laminating plant in Forshaga, Sweden, for an extrusion coating line producing a barrier paperboard. The order was included in Valmet's third-quarter 2020 orders.

Valmet proposed to the Neles board on 29 September 2020 to start talks on a statutory merger of the two Finnish companies. Valmet had already built its Neles stake to 29.5%.

Alfa Laval announced a recommended voluntary public cash tender offer of EUR 11.50 per share for all Neles shares not already held by Neles, valuing Neles' total equity at about EUR 1,727 million. The deal strengthens Alfa Laval's industrial flow control business.

Valmet will supply a continuous cooking system upgrade with a design capacity of 1,800 air dried tonnes per day, plus two automatic baling equipment sets, to PT Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper in Indonesia. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet agreed to buy 22,374,869 shares, or 14.88%, of the future Neles Corporation from Solidium Oy for EUR 179 million paid in cash. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, 2020, after Neles is spun off from Metso.

Valmet will supply new reel and winding technology and surrounding equipment to modernize board machine KK 1 at Metsä Board's Kyro mill in Finland, with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2021. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a complete mill-wide Valmet DNA distributed control system to JK Paper Limited for its board project at Fort Songadh Mill in India, with installation scheduled to start in May 2020. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply its 300th Valmet Paper Lab automated board and paper testing laboratory to Papierfabrik Palm's Aalen-Neukochen mill in Germany, with delivery during 2020. Valmet will also supply three Paper Labs in total to Palm sites and a containerboard machine at Aalen-Neukochen. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a coated board making line (PM 2) with automation and Industrial Internet solutions for APP's Guangxi Jingui Pulp and Paper mill in Qinzhou, China. Start-up is scheduled for 2021, and the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a waste-fired steam boiler with a 20 MW thermal capacity to Lidköping Energi in Lidköping, Sweden, to convert 130,000 tons of waste per year into heat, steam and electricity. The boiler is scheduled to start up in 2021.

Valmet will supply an Advantage DCT100HS tissue production line with a de-inking plant and automation package to Alas Doradas in El Salvador. The line adds 35,000 tons of tissue paper per year, with start-up planned for the first half of 2021; the value was not disclosed.

Valmet received a repeat order from Irving Consumer Products in the United States for a complete tissue production line with an Advantage ThruAir machine. The line will add 75,000 annual tonnes of tissue capacity and is planned to start up in 2022.

Valmet sealed its acquisition of GL&V, a global provider of technologies and services to the pulp and paper industry, for an enterprise value of about €113 million. The deal was among pump-related M&A completed in Q2 2019.

Valmet will supply an OptiClear green liquor clarifier with polymer station and installation work to Stora Enso's Skoghall mill in Sweden, with start-up planned for spring 2020. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet signed contracts with Klabin S.A. for a kraftliner machine (PM27), a new fiberline, a continuous cooking system and a pulp dryer rebuild, valued at around EUR 260-290 million. Letters of intent for a second kraftliner machine were also signed.

Valmet and Klabin signed letters of intent for a second kraftliner machine (PM28) and a second cooking and fiberline in Brazil, with final agreements expected and delivery to start in May 2021.

Valmet signed contracts with Klabin in Brazil for a kraftliner machine (PM27), a new fiberline, continuous cooking and a pulp dryer rebuild, valued at around EUR 260-290 million and booked in Q2 2019.

Valmet will supply a containerboard making line (PM 5) with mill-wide automation and services for Papierfabrik Palm's Aalen-Neukochen mill in Germany, with start-up scheduled for 2021; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet agreed on February 26, 2019 to acquire North American GL&V, a global supplier of technologies, rebuilds and spare parts to the pulp and paper industry, for an enterprise value of about EUR 113 million on a cash and debt free basis. Completion is estimated at the earliest on April 1, 2019.

Valmet was selected to supply a high-capacity containerboard machine and automation solutions for the second paper machine at Hamburger Rieger's Spremberg mill. The announcement is dated 15 November 2018.

Hamburger Rieger is investing about €370 million in a second paper machine at its Spremberg mill in Brandenburg, adding 500,000 tonnes per year of containerboard capacity. Construction began in September 2018 with completion scheduled for 2020, and about 200 jobs are expected.

Valmet will supply an automation and safety system, including Valmet DNA and Hima safety systems, to the new Inkoo gas compression station of the Balticconnector pipeline for Baltic Connector Oy. Start-up is scheduled for June 2019.

Valmet agreed with FICAP to deliver its continuous BioTrac steam explosion system for a black pellet plant with 120,000 tons/year capacity in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Start-up is planned for 2020; the order value was not disclosed.

Burgo Group has ordered a Valmet rebuild of paper machine PM 9 and a new OCC line at its Verzuolo mill in Italy, to be completed by end-2019. The deal is valued at EUR 40-60 million and will allow recycled containerboard output of 600,000 tonnes a year.

Valmet will supply a 75 MWe biomass-fired CFB boiler and a flue gas cleaning system to Air Water and Energia Power Onahama for its Onahama plant in Iwaki City, Japan, with JFE Engineering as EPC contractor. Installation starts in 2019 and commercial operation is planned for the first half of 2021.

Valmet will supply a warp control system to Stora Enso Packaging's corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland, to reduce warp of the final product and improve plant performance. The announcement was dated 5 June 2018.

Valmet secured an order to deliver a warp control system to Stora Enso Packaging's corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland, to improve performance and reduce product warp.

Finnish automation supplier Valmet secured a contract to supply a warp control system to Stora Enso Packaging's corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland, with delivery expected later in 2018 and an order below EUR 1 million.

Valmet will supply an automatic warp control system to Stora Enso Packaging's corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland, for delivery in late spring 2018. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet signed a contract with WestRock to supply a Kraft linerboard machine for WestRock's mill in Florence, US, replacing three narrow-width paper machines.

Valmet entered into a deal to acquire Severn Group, an industrial valve company, from UK private equity firm Bluewater for $480 million paid in cash. The deal covers Severn Glocon, ValvTechnologies and LB Bentley. Announced on 22 December 2025.

Valmet will supply a multifuel CYMIC circulating fluidized bed boiler and a flue gas treatment plant to Oulun Energia's new 75 MW biopower plant in Laanila, Oulu, replacing the Toppila unit I. The orders, worth around EUR 70 million, will be included in Valmet's Q1 2018 orders.

Valmet will supply a second OptiConcept M board production line, with automation, to Pratt Paper for Pratt's new greenfield mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Start-up of the PM 17 machine is scheduled for Q4 2019; the order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply board machine key technology and control systems, including six headboxes and three press sections, for three new containerboard machines in China. The machines are slated to be operational in 2019.

Valmet's three IQ Moisturizer systems delivered to Dunapack Mosburger's corrugated line in Strasswalchen, Austria, have been started up to improve box quality and plant performance.

Valmet will supply a moisturizer system with two beams to Schumacher Poledno's corrugated line in Bukowiec, Poland, to be started up in July 2017. The order value was not disclosed.

Valmet will supply a new bleaching plant to be installed at CENIBRA's pulp mill in Belo Oriente, Brazil. The announcement was reported on 2017-05-01.

Valmet will supply two containerboard production lines and automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries at Quanzhou and Chongqing, producing testliner and fluting from recycled fiber, with start-ups scheduled for 2018.

Valmet signed a value-added reseller agreement with Consulta Enterprises for power and process industry automation, covering India, UAE, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.