Biorefining – increased value from biomass with Valmet processes and technologies. How to enable global economical growth without putting sustainable future at risk? Key drivers and challenges for the bioeconomy. Biorefining offers opportunities across industry sectors.

1. Increased value from
biomass with Valmet
processes and
technologies
Biorefining

2. Biorefining to us means the sustainable
processing of biomass into marketable
products such as pulp, paper, heat, power,
heat,
fuels, chemicals and materials.
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3. Biorefining – increased value from biomass with
Metso processes and technologies
The world is moving towards a bioeconomy
Strong existing business and exciting new
opportunities using biomass
To new horizons with new biorefining technologies
Creating more value out of biomass
- customer cases
Valmet has the experience, technology and vision
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4. The world is moving
towards a bioeconomy

5. How to enable global economical growth
without putting sustainable future at risk?
Population growth
Arable land
Fresh water
Dependance on
fossils
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Clean air
Global warming
Metals and
minerals
Waste
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6. Key drivers and challenges for the bioeconomy
Call for new bio-based solutions
attributable to
– mandates and regulations
– carbon trading and clean development
initiatives
– green marketing initiatives
– market demand for replacing fossils
Existing processes and new technologies
open up markets for bio-based products
Elements of success
– sustainable sourcing and logistics
– expertise of handling biomass
Challenges
– economical viability
– sensitivity to changes in policies
– competition for biomass
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7. Biorefining offers opportunities across industry
sectors
Building on strong existing businesses
with opportunities for growth in
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new products utilizing biomass
new revenue streams from existing
processes
new ways of doing business, e.g.
partnerships across the value chain
Requirements for successful bio-based
business
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alignment with targets and mandates
demand for green solutions
energy and raw material efficiency
environmental compliance
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8. Strong business and
exciting new opportunities
using biomass

9. What is biomass?
Non-food biomass is the raw material base for Valmet’s solutions
Wood
Waste
Biomass
components
of waste
Agricultural
residues
• Straw
• Palm kernel shell
• Corn and cotton stover
• Bagasse
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Recycled
paper
• Old corrugated containers
• Round wood
• Office waste
• Chips
• Newspaper
• Saw dust
• Bark
• Forest
Energy
residues
crops
• Short rotation coppice
• Switchgrass
• Algae

10. Our technologies convert biomass into
recyclable products and renewable energy
Energy & fuels
• Electricity, heat
• Gaseous and liquid fuels
• Solid fuels
Biomass
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Pulp & paper
• Pulp
• Paper, board, tissue
Chemicals & materials
• Monomers and polymers
• Composites
• Fine and specialty chemicals

11. We are committed to biorefining
Non-food biomass is the raw
material base for our solutions
We work as one to be number one
in biorefining technologies
Our technologies cover industry
solutions for pulp, paper, heat,
power, fuels, materials and
chemicals
Our offering extends over the entire
life cycle of the process, including
new installations, rebuilds, services,
automation and in-depth expertise
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Pulp
Paper
Energy
Biomass
Chemicals
Fuels
Materials

12. To new horizons with
biorefining technologies

13. New technologies facilitate transfer from
fossil fuels to utilization of sorted waste
Firing in a
gas boiler
Atmospheric
gasification
Hot gas
filtering
Waste
Co-firing in
PC boilers
Atmospheric
gasification
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Hot gas
filtering

14. New technologies introduce alternative
renewable fuels to transportation sector
Firing in
a gas boiler
Atmospheric
gasification
Biomass
Co-firing in
HFO 1) boilers
Fast
pyrolysis
Bio-oil
1) Heavy fuel oil
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15. New technologies facilitate transfer
from fossil fuels to biomass in co-firing
SNG1),
Biofuel
components
Gasification
Fuel
Synthesis
Biomass
Biofuel
components
Pre-hydrolysis
Enzymatic
hydrolysis
fermentation
Distillation
1) Synthetic Natural Gas
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16. New grades and properties improve the
competitiveness of paper, board and tissue
Pulping process
Paper making process
Structuring
technologies
New paper grades
New
tissue
grades
Lightweight
cartonboard
Lightweighting
technologies
Surface treatment
technologies
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Lightweight
container
board
New
special paper
grades

17. New technologies facilitate transfer
from fossil fuels to biomass in co-firing
Black liquor
Increased
recovery boiler
capacity
Reduced fossil fuel
consumption
Lignin extraction
(LignoBoost)
Paper and
board coating
and filler
materials
Pulping
process
Paper uses
Construction
materials,
composites,
coatings, functional
surfaces, packaging
materials, etc.
Multiple
Mechanical Nano- and microtreatment fibrillated cellulose other uses
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18. Advanced technologies will enable
the production of sustainable chemicals
Platform
chemicals
Renewable
materials
Biomass
Strong acid
hydrolysis
Separation
Sulphur-free
lignin
Resins, adhesives,
flame retardants,,,
carbon fibers
fuel
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19. Research & Development
Dedicated to biotech innovations

20. R&D: Helping combat the energy industry’s
ongoing challenges
• The challenge to develop
renewable energy sources
• The challenge to combat climate
change
• The challenge to reduce waste
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