Sustainability

September 03, 2026 – Espoo, Finland -- Valmet will deliver a flue gas condensing plant to Helen's Salmisaari K6 pellet heating plant in Helsinki, enabling the energy company to recover additional heat from flue gases and boost district heating output without increasing biomass fuel consumption.

Order was booked in Valmet's second-quarter 2026 intake, with startup set for second half of 2027

The contract, whose value was not disclosed, was included in Valmet's orders received for Q2 2026. The flue gas condensing plant is scheduled to start operations during the second half of 2027, completing the Salmisaari K6 and K7 heating plant complex previously supplied by Valmet.

September 03, 2026 – Espoo, Finland -- Valmet will supply a flue gas condensing plant to Helen's Salmisaari K6 pellet heating plant in Helsinki, an order booked in Valmet's second-quarter 2026 order intake with commercial start-up scheduled for the second half of 2027.

Helen targets more heat output from existing biomass fuel volumes

The system recovers heat previously lost in flue gases, converting water vapor from combustion into usable thermal energy that is fed back into Helsinki's district heating network. This raises district heat output without increasing pellet consumption, supporting Helen's goal of maximizing renewable energy yield and cutting emissions in its heat production. Helen aims for net-zero emissions by 2040.

South Jordan, Utah -- September 01, 2026 -- Opalescence Whitening launched Opalescence Go Advanced, a prefilled take-home whitening tray built on a redesigned UltraFit tray that eliminates the outer placement tray used in prior generations. The company, which markets itself as the top-selling professional teeth whitening brand worldwide, said the new product ships ready to use directly from the package. Opalescence has whitened more than 150 million smiles globally since its formula first reached the dental market 35 years ago.

HONG KONG -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Himel won the Green Technology – Manufacturing category at the Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2026 for its NERIO Series wiring devices. The award recognized NERIO's paint-free manufacturing process, which removes a conventional coating step from production of the switches. Himel general manager Wenjie Qi accepted the recognition on behalf of the company. The award was announced Aug. 31, 2026.

Paint-free manufacturing removes a production step from everyday switches

NERIO's core technology eliminates the paint layer typically applied during manufacturing of wiring devices, a change Himel positioned as reducing the environmental footprint of a product category not usually associated with sustainability claims. The Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards judge entries on innovation and new benchmarks in technology across manufacturing sectors.