Valmet build new service center in Asia Pacific

Valmet to invest in a new services center in the Jakarta area on the island of Java.

Valmets offering will expand to include roll services, boiler services, fiber workshop services, mill improvement solutions, paper machine clothing, and filter fabrics, says Jukka Tiitinen, Business Line President, Services at Valmet. The new service center will be located in the Jakarta area on the island of Java, and it will be fully operational at the beginning of 2017.

Today, Valmet operates Asia-Pacific service centers in Thailand, South Korea and Australia. The new center will serve Valmet's pulp, paper and energy customers throughout the Asia-Pacific area. Valmet has a large installed base in the area, providing a good platform for services to grow.

"The new service center in Indonesia will bring us significantly closer to the customers in the area,"says Hannu T Pietilä, Area President, Asia-Pacific at Valmet.