Kemi
“We wanted to have the best professionals in the field on board.” Towards common goals Valmet is supplying Kemi bioproduct mill with all the main process tech nologies and the entire mill’s automation system. Valmet has nearly 1,200 employees working on these and an 85-strong project management team on-site. “The Kemi project is significant to us for both employment and techno- logical development. Most of the design and production is carried out in Finland,” says Bertel Karlstedt , Director of Valmet’s Pulp and Energy Business Line. Metsä Fibre and Valmet have the same goals in technological advan- cement and sustainability. “At Valmet, we are committed to reducing the carbon dioxide emis- sions from our operations by 80 per cent and improving the energy ef- ficiency of our technologies by 20 per cent by 2030. Kemi bioproduct
mill is a ground-breaking investment, which will feature the most envi- ronmentally efficient and sustainable solutions. They represent cutting- edge sustainability by minimising emissions and using side streams ef- ficiently,” says Karlstedt. Superior project competence Kemi bioproduct mill is an important project for AFRY, which is overseeing its design and planning. AFRY is the largest design company in the Nor- dic countries and its work for the Kemi project has involved hundreds of people at times. More than 100,000 design documents have been ac- cumulated to date. “Modern design tools and a digital platform have made it easier to grasp the big picture. They combine the data from different parties in a single view and ultimately in the mill’s systems when it is up and run- ning,” says Nicholas Oksanen , EVP and Head of the Process Industries Division at AFRY. He is especially pleased with the competent and experienced project organisation, which has brought together the key personnel from diffe- rent parties. “When work began, none of us could have imagined the exceptional ar- rangements that the project teams had to cope with during the pande- mic and the incredible performance they put in. Kemi bioproduct mill is a great example of close cooperation and the achievement of common goals.” says Oksanen. •
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