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Eco Guardian
Valmet invests EUR 2 Million in receives grant

new electric boiler $1.5 million in funding from
Eco Guardian has received
the Ontario government
through the Advanced
Valmet has made an energy production while sig- Manufacturing and
i n v e s t me nt i n it s nificantly reducing emis- Innovation Competitiveness
Yrittäjänkatu fabrics pro- sions. Investment is (AMIC) program. The
duction plant in Tampere, important locally as it aligns investment supports the
Finland, to reduce green- with the City of Tampere’s
house gas (GHG) emissions climate goals and contrib- expansion of the company’s
and improve energy effi- utes to a cleaner environ- manufacturing operations in
ciency. A new three-mega- ment in the surrounding Aurora, Ontario, to meet the
watt electric boiler will be area,” says Petri Naskali, growing demand for sustain-
installed at the factory and Process Engineer, Valmet. able foodservice products.
integrated into the power The investment includes The project will support
plant’s heat production. The the electric boiler itself, the domestic manufacturing
total value of the investment A new three-megawatt electric boiler will be installed expansion of the electrical of paper-based foodservice
is EUR 2 million. by 2030. This is a milestone load unit, while the existing grid connection, modifica- packaging products, includ-
“As part of Valmet’s investment on our decar- gas and oil boilers will be tions to the thermal oil pipe- ing hot and cold drink cups,
Sustainability Agenda this bonization journey,” says reserved for peak-load situa- line system, and updates to food containers used for
investment takes a signifi- Sa m i Rem m i, Vice tions. This setup enables the the automation system. The soup, ice cream, and other
cant step toward net-zero at President, Fabrics, Valmet. selection of the most cost electrical capacity will be
the Yrittäjänkatu factory. The electric boiler will efficient and low emission increased from 3.5 mega- applications. This facility is
The investment supports produce hot thermal oil, energy source at any time: watts to 7 megawatts to equipped with advanced
our ambitious climate tar- which will be utilized in electricity, gas, or light fuel ensure safe and efficient automation technology. The
gets aiming to reduce GHG both production processes oil. operation of the new boiler expansion will enable Eco
emissions from own opera- and facility heating. It is “The electric boiler ena- and future production Guardian to scale high-vol-
tions by further 60 percent planned to operate as a base- bles flexible and optimized machinery investments. ume local production.
Contiweb joins Eurosac, SCA to reduce

strengthening its position emissions from RoRo

Contiweb has announced SCA announced plans to
that it has officially become a implement changes to its sea
member of Eurosac, the transport using RoRo ves-
European Federation of sels (Roll-on/Roll-off) by
Paper Sack Manufacturers. reducing speed, increasing
The membership marks an vessel load factors, and
important step in building adjusting how the Swedish
closer relationships with ports in Umeå and Piteå are
manufacturers and actively used. One effect of these RoRo Vessels in Sweden
contributing to the industry. changes is that emissions Under the new structure,
With a proven track record from the vessels will be
in high-speed, high-effi- reduced by approximately there will be two weekly
departures: once per week to
ciency production environ- The Contiweb CP-N Non-Stop Unwinder 40 percent. From 1 October
ments, Contiweb has 2026, SCA will change the Kiel and once per week to
successfully applied its improved machine reliabil- across the paper sack and structure of its vessel depar- London and Rotterdam. The
expertise to the paper sack ity, and significantly packaging industries. The tures from Umeå. The change means that the ves-
sector in recent years. enhanced operator ergonom- company’s proven expertise changes apply to vessels sels will operate at a slower
Working with several ics. These positive results in auto-splicing, fluid appli- where cargo is driven on and speed of 11-12 knots, com-
E u r o s a c mem b er s , have reinforced the compa- cation, and drying technolo- off on their own wheels, pared with the current
Contiweb’s non-stop ny’s commitment to the commonly referred to as approximately 15 knots.
unwinding equipment has paper sack market. gies offers Eurosac members RoRo vessels. Furthermore, the vessels will
Currently, the vessels
driven substantial gains in By joining Eurosac, practical support in improv- operate three times per week have a significantly higher
O v er a l l E q u ipm ent Contiweb strengthens its ing production efficiency, — twice to Kiel and once to load factor for northbound
Effectiveness (OEE), role in advancing innovation reliability, and profitability. London and Rotterdam. cargo.

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