Toggle main navigation Section navigation About Us Research and development Resources R&D resources Valmet has over 400 R&D professionals around the globe and 1,300 protected inventions. The annual R&D spend is around EUR 75 million. Valmet’s own R&D centers and pilot machines form the backbone of our research and development work. Altogether, we have 16 pilot facilities that carry out both internal R&D and customer projects. Our research and development work is complemented by a close cooperation with a network of world-leading research facilities and universities e.g. Aalto University, Jyväskylä University, Tampere Univeristy of Technology, Åbo Akademi and VTT in Finland, Chalmers, KTH, Uppsala University, Umeå University, Mitt Universitet and Innventia in Sweden, SINTEF in Norway, Universidade Federal de Viçosa and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil, and Asian Institue of Technology AIT in Thailand. A large amount of our technology development is done in cooperation with our customers and suppliers, who also have the possibility to conduct their pilot projects with Valmet’s pilot machines. Contact us Valmet locations Contact form 24h Service Numbers PILOT TRIALS Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production Do you want to optimize your tissue process? Go pilot with Valmet! New innovations and testing for more secure investments at Valmet’s energy pilot facility - the one and only of its size Securing investments through comprehensive pilot trials for the paper and board industry Valmet's pilot facilities Pulp Complete pulp mills Chemical pulping Wood handling Cooking and fiber line Pulp drying and baling Chemical recovery Air emission control New value-adding processes Dissolving pulping Mechanical pulping Recycled fiber Automation for pulp Services for pulp Fiber Technology Center Pulp references Pulp news and stories Board and paper Recycled fiber Stock preparation Board and paper machines Services for board and paper Automation for board and paper Industrial Internet Service Centers References Board and paper news and stories Search for products & services Tissue Complete tissue mills solutions Machine sections and rebuilds Development and pilot trials Services for tissue producers Automation for tissue References Industrial Internet Tissue Talks Insight Sustainability Learning services Tissue News Tissue Talks Contact Tissue Local websites 中文 - Chinese Suomi - Finnish Français - French 日本語 - Japanese Português - Portuguese Pусский - Russian Español - Spanish Svenska - Swedish ไทย - Thai Australia & New Zealand North America Deutsch - German Energy Energy solutions BFB Boiler CFB Boiler Gasifier Power plants Heating plants Air emission control Industrial Internet solutions Services for energy Automation for energy Technology development Energy news and stories More industries Alternative fuels Biofuels and biomaterials Chemical industry Fiberboard Filtration Food industry Laundry industry Marine Minerals and metals Nonwovens Oil and gas Wastewater Paper converting Pharmaceutical industry Petrochemical industry Automation Distributed control system Industrial applications Quality management Analyzers and measurements Condition monitoring Industrial Internet Automation projects Automation services About Us Valmet in brief Contact us Strategy Management Code of Conduct Careers Research and development Procurement Valmet's value creation Translate Valmet product names Industrial Internet Valmet Customer Portal Learning Services Service centers References Investors Valmet as an investment Reports and presentations Sustainability for investors Valmet share Shareholders Governance Financial information Events and calendar Investor relations Sustainability Sustainability at Valmet Sustainable supply chain Health, safety and environment People and performance Sustainable solutions Corporate citizenship Climate program Circular economy Sustainability reporting Media News Articles Customer magazine Blogs Podcasts Newsletters Social media Events calendar Media contacts Image gallery Video gallery Downloads Services Services for board and paper production Services for pulp production Services for tissue making Services for energy FOLLOW US Sitemap About this site Legal notice Trademarks Privacy notice Cookie preferences Contact us Social media © 2021 Valmet We use cookies and 3rd party solutions to optimize site functionality and give you the best possible experience while browsing our site. If you are fine with this and accept all cookies just click 'Accept' button. You can also review our Privacy notice. Necessary cookies only Accept Manage cookie preferences