Summary

January 25, 2022 – Mercer International and Valmet have signed a long-term agreement to accelerate Mercer’s global digital transformation program. Implementation of the agreement begins with the replacement of the distributed control systems (DCS) at the Mercer Peace River pulp mill in Alberta and the Mercer Celgar pulp mill in British Columbia, Canada, with the Valmet DNA automation system.

Valmet DNA is a unique automation system for processes, machines, drives and quality controls. Its intuitive user interface makes the most meaningful information available to users based on their roles, regardless of location, enabling real-time, data-driven collaboration and performance optimization anywhere, anytime. moment.

“We were looking for a partner who could deliver a strong DCS solution while helping us improve our performance through better data utilization, better internal benchmarking and collaboration across all of our sites. We chose Valmet because of their pulp expertise combined with an extensive automation offering and strong scanning capabilities,” said Christoph Grewe-Franze, CIO, Mercer International.

Mercer will benefit from enhanced, connected DCS data communication and real-time performance analysis across all of its operations. This will improve diagnostics and troubleshooting while reducing redundancies and downtime. A solid foundation for advanced data usage with integrated industrial internet connectivity, global collaboration, operational consistency and continuity will be achieved.

“We are pleased to continue our longstanding collaboration with Mercer International with this important agreement. We offer a complete automation and digitalization package to manage and optimize processes, including cloud connectivity, analytical applications and comprehensive support both locally and remotely to meet the needs of our customers in various sectors. We are excited to develop these capabilities with Mercer to increase their competitiveness,” said Sami Riekkola, President of Automation Division at Valmet.

Valmet DNA’s new user interface enables real-time performance optimization and collaboration between different user groups, regardless of location.

About Mercer

Mercer International Inc., is a diversified global producer of forest products, bioproducts and green electricity with operations in Germany, Canada, the United States and Australia with a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 2.2 million tonnes of kraft pulp and 550 million board feet of softwood lumber

About Valmet

Valmet is the world’s leading developer and supplier of process, automation and service technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the world champion in service to our customers.

Valmet’s strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue paper, cardboard and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers’ processes and improve the efficient use of raw materials and energy.

Valmet’s net sales in 2020 were around 3.7 billion euros. Our 14,000 professionals around the world work closely with our customers and are committed to advancing our customers’ performance every day. Valmet’s head office is in Espoo, Finland, and its shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.