Case Study: Mercer Rosenthal boosts mill-wide efficiency with Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization

Mercer Rosenthal cuts digester downtime to 5 hours with Valmet MWO

The customer, Mercer Rosenthal, a kraft pulp mill in Germany, sought to improve its mill-wide coordination and efficiency. To tackle this challenge, they partnered with vendor Valmet to implement the Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization (MWO) solution, an intelligent advisory tool for planning and coordinating all departments.

The solution implemented by Valmet used real-time data to set production targets and streamline operations. The results included significantly simplified routines, maximized production rates, and faster ramping up to full capacity after shutdowns. In one measurable example cited by Valmet, a complex shutdown was completed with a white liquor loss of only 7% and digester downtime of just 5 hours.

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