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Overview

Valmet is a global technology and services supplier to process industries. Its core offerings include process technologies and services for pulp, paper, tissue and energy production, as well as industrial automation and flow-control solutions. The company describes its purpose as “transforming industries towards a regenerative tomorrow.” [1]

Valmet operates in approximately 40 countries and reported 18,487 employees at year-end 2025. Its 2025 net sales were EUR 5,197 million.[2][3] [3]

Products & services

Valmet supplies machinery, process technology, automation and lifecycle services for pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and energy production, alongside flow-control products. Its tissue portfolio includes Advantage NTT, which can switch between conventional and textured tissue production; stated maximum operating speeds are 2,000 m/min in conventional mode and 1,800 m/min in textured mode, with capacity up to 350 tonnes per day.[4] In 2026, Valmet announced Advantage NTTe, an evolution featuring changes to belt materials and patterns, a ViscoNip press and the belt loop.[5]

For packaging and paper, the modular OptiConcept M machine concept serves containerboard, cartonboard and fine-paper production. A customer-specific 2024 delivery for recycled liner and fluting grades specified a 9,300 mm wire width and included forming, press, dryer, sizing, calendering and reeling equipment, together with automation systems.[6][7] Its pulp and energy technologies include cooking systems, bleaching plants for chemical, dissolving and mechanical pulp, and recovery boilers for recovering cooking chemicals and generating energy.[8]

Flow-control offerings include Neles control, on/off and emergency-shutdown valves, automation, accessories and software. The R-series V-port segment valve is specified for DN 25–800, ASME 150–600 / PN 10–100 and temperatures from −52 to +425 °C; GU top-guided globe valves cover DN 15–150, ASME 150–2500 / PN 10–320 and −200 to +593 °C.[12]

Automation products include Valmet DNA, a distributed control system for process, machine, drive and quality control, condition monitoring and information management, and DNAe, a web-based control system with analytics, configuration and cybersecurity features. The company also provides analyzers and measurement equipment. Services include spare parts, field services, upgrades, optimization, maintenance and repairs; ValvesNow analyzes digital valve-controller data to identify underperforming valves and help prioritize maintenance.[15] Valmet reported EUR 1,948 million of Biomaterial services sales in 2025, about 37.5% of group net sales of EUR 5,197 million; its reporting does not provide a corresponding revenue share for each individual product line.[20] [4]

Geographic presence

Valmet’s 2025 net sales were EUR 5,197 million. By sales region, EMEA accounted for EUR 1,876 million (36.1%), North America EUR 1,341 million (25.8%), Latin America EUR 866 million (16.7%), Asia-Pacific EUR 574 million (11.0%), and China EUR 540 million (10.4%). Percentages are calculated from the reported regional net sales and total.[23]

At year-end 2025, Valmet had 18,487 employees: 10,565 in EMEA (57.1%), 2,316 in North America (12.5%), 2,283 in China (12.3%), 1,693 in Asia-Pacific (9.2%), and 1,630 in Latin America (8.8%). Percentages are calculated from the reported regional headcounts.[24] Its subsidiary register also lists entities in countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, and Sweden; this indicates a broad country presence but is not a complete inventory of operating sites.[25][26] [23]

Business segments

Valmet’s 2025 reporting structure comprises two reportable segments. Process Performance Solutions accounted for EUR 1,481 million, approximately 28.5% of 2025 net sales of EUR 5,197 million. It covers automation solutions, from individual measurements to mill- and plant-wide process automation, as well as flow-control technologies and related services.[27] Biomaterial Solutions and Services accounted for EUR 3,716 million, approximately 71.5% of net sales. Its focus includes biomaterial projects ranging from turnkey mill facilities to machine-section rebuilds, and services such as maintenance, improvements, rebuilds, spare parts and consumables.[28]

Within these reporting segments, Valmet identifies five business areas: Flow Control and Automation Solutions in Process Performance Solutions; and Pulp, Energy and Circularity, Packaging and Paper, and Tissue in Biomaterial Solutions and Services.[31] [27]

Company history

Valmet traces parts of its industrial heritage to the Viapori shipyard, established in the 1750s, and to a textile mill founded in 1797 that later became Tamfelt [32][33]. In 1946, Finnish state-owned metal factories were consolidated as State Metalworks; the company adopted the name Valmet Oy in 1951, with manufacturing that included ships, aircraft, locomotives, tractors and paper machines [33]. Valmet strengthened its paper-machine business through acquisitions including KMW’s paper-machine operations in 1986 and Tampella Papertech in 1992 [34][35].

On July 1, 1999, Valmet merged with Rauma to form Metso [36]. In 2013, Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power businesses were separated into a re-established Valmet, whose shares began trading on Nasdaq Helsinki on January 2, 2014 [37][38]. The company broadened its activities with the 2015 acquisition of Metso’s Process Automation Systems business, completed its merger with flow-control company Neles in 2022, and acquired Körber’s Business Area Tissue in 2023 [39]. [32]

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