Finland-headed energy and forest industry technology major Valmet Oyj has announced that it will provide extensive modernization services for the recovery boiler and evaporation plant at Södra Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden.
Part of the forest industry group Södra, Sweden’s largest forest owners’ association, Södra Cell Mönsterås is one of Sweden’s largest market pulp mills.
Södra operates three pulp mills in Sweden: Värö, Mörrum, and Mönsterås. The Mönsterås pulp mill has an annual production capacity of 750,000 tonnes of pulp.
The delivery supports the mill’s annual maintenance program and improves operational reliability, safety, and long-term performance while reducing the risk of unplanned downtime.
This delivery demonstrates how Valmet’s technology expertise, shutdown services, and lifecycle support can help customers maintain high reliability, safety, and operational performance throughout the lifetime of their equipment, getting the most value from their assets. We are pleased to support our long-time customer Södra in running their operations reliably and improving their performance, said Marcus Grundevik, Manager, Sales, Recovery Sales and Services, Scandinavia, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area, Valmet.
Improve reliability, safety, and operational availability
Valmet will provide extensive services for the recovery boiler to improve reliability, safety, and operational availability.
These include, for example, inspections, replacement of pressure parts, maintenance works, upgrades for a new safety system, Smelt-X equipment, and spare parts.
For the evaporation plant, Valmet will provide the replacement of a tank head and flash tank together with inspection and maintenance services.
The project supports efficient operation and helps maintain the long-term performance of critical process equipment.
The modernization works at Mönsterås pulp mill, the value of which has not been disclosed, will take place during the mill’s annual shutdown in November 2026.
