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Metso has signed an agreement with Inbicon A/S of Denmark for the supply of technology capable of converting biomass into second generation fuel ethanol. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed.

The agreement covers cooperation in designing and supplying full industrial scale biomass refinery equipment by combining Metso’s fiber processing technology and Inbicon’s technology for bioethanol production. Metso applies the equipment to the refineries, where non-wood raw materials like wheat straw, bagasse and oil palm fruit residues can be utilized to produce ethanol, solid biofuel for energy production, and animal feed.

Lars Dahlqvist, Senior Vice President, Metso’s Fiber Processing unit says: "With this agreement we have taken an important step towards supplying our equipment for the new industry of biomass conversion. We look forward to working with Inbicon and see them as a fast track to commercialization of a whole new industry of biomass refining. We are now ready to deliver the equipment for commercial size plants for second generation bioethanol."

Inbicon A/S develops technology for conversion and refining of soft lignocellulosic biomass into fuel, feed, and green chemistry products. In December 2009 the first Inbicon Biomass Refinery was inaugurated in Kalundborg, Denmark, to demonstrate the technology. The plant converts wheat straw into fuel grade ethanol, animal feed, and lignin pellets for energy production. Inbicon is a subsidiary of DONG Energy A/S.

Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors has decided to modify the company’s business structure in order to more effectively reach the company’s future business targets. According to the decision, Metso’s Power business, which is presently part of Energy and Environmental Technology segment, will be integrated with Paper and Fiber Technology segment. Recycling business, also currently part of Energy and Environmental Technology, will be managed as a separate entity and Metso will review other strategic alternatives for it.

“Our order book is currently at the record high level giving us good backbone for further development. To ensure continued profitable growth and value creation of Metso, and to gain the critical size needed to be competitive, we have made decisions to sharpen our business portfolio. We are focusing on businesses in which we can have a strong global market position and in which services and technology close to the customers are decisive competitive advantages. Short and long term value creation through growth and profitability development has been the major factor in selecting the way forward. Additionally, with this decision, we aim to increase the simplicity and transparency of Metso’s businesses”, says Matti Kähkönen, Metso’s CEO.

Metso's mining and construction business is developing strongly, benefitting from the high economic growth in the emerging markets. These countries are investing strongly into infrastructure and demanding a lot of minerals. This growth is expected to continue in the coming years. "The growth in mining and construction is demanding a lot of resources, and we have to be ready to invest into that and further build our global presence to support the profitable growth”, says Matti Kähkönen. “Our long term target is to be a leading global provider of mining technology and services”.

Pulp, paper and power industries offer solid growth and profit opportunities. Metso’s ambition is to develop the business as the leading global pulp, paper and biopower solutions provider and further develop our business in other biomass technology solutions. "We believe that through increased global integration of the Paper, Fiber and Power businesses we can further improve our profitability and cash flow and create a platform for further strategic development and growth", says Matti Kähkönen.

In Automation business, Metso aims to grow particularly in flow control business. In addition to developing the currently well-performing Automation business as an independent segment, there is a big potential in using automation to support Metso’s offering in the different customer industries, especially in mining and construction, to differentiate and expand their own content. Currently most developed linkages exist in pulp, paper and power businesses.

In the new operating structure, Metso’s reporting segments will be:
Mining and Construction
Automation
Pulp, Paper and Power
Recycling and Valmet Automotive businesses will be managed as separate entities.

The Board of Directors appointed the management of the new segments:
Mining and Construction, Mr Andrew Benko (as before)
Automation, Mr Perttu Louhiluoto (currently head of Energy and Environmental Technology)
Pulp, Paper and Power, Mr Pasi Laine (currently head of Paper and Fiber Technology)

In addition to his business responsibilities, Pasi Laine will continue as Executive Vice President and Deputy to CEO. The other members of the Metso Executive team will continue in their current positions.

The operative planning of the new business structure will be finalized by the end of 2011 and it will be effective as of 1 January, 2012. Until then, the current reporting structure of three business segments (Mining and Construction Technology, Energy and Environmental Technology and Paper and Fiber Technology) will be in use.

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Juha Rouhiainen, (MSSc.), has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations for the Metso Group. He will start in his new position on October 31, 2011 at the latest. Juha will report to Harri Nikunen, CFO.

Juha will join Metso from Neste Oil, a refining and marketing company, where he has worked as Director, Investor Relations.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:
Harri Nikunen, CFO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3010

Metso’s Wuxi Service Center for the pulp and paper industry in China celebrated its 10 years of operation on August 25, 2011. The center was opened in 2001 and started with 60 employees. Since then, the number of employees has grown to 150 committed professionals and the roll service capacity of the center has been doubled through an extension in 2007. As a result, the center can now serve a wider customer base and offer more flexible and faster service.

Guo Haiquan, Chairman, HNIC Dahe Paper Co., Ltd. (left), Jari Koikkalainen, President, Metso’s Paper and Fiber Technology, China, Xie Daorong, General Manager, Services, Metso Paper (China) Co., Ltd and Hong Yanwei, Wuxi New District CPC Working Committee, Deputy director of CMC, celebrating the 10 years of operation of Wuxi Service Center.

Located in Jiangsu Province, about 100 kilometers west of Shanghai, the Wuxi Service Center provides advanced machinery maintenance and process development services. The center has a fully-equipped roll service workshop providing roll covers and mechanical roll maintenance for all types of rolls. In addition, the center offers replacement rolls and full-scale services for spare parts and tailored consumables, such as doctoring products.

To support the customers' production and maintenance operations, the Wuxi Service Center offers specialized maintenance services and also more comprehensive cooperation including service agreements. In addition to extensive backup for Metso’s existing installations in China, the center’s services are also available for other makes of fiber and paper making machinery.

Strengthening local service operations is a vital part of Metso's continuing commitment and support to the Chinese pulp and paper industry. In line with this commitment, Metso has steadily been increasing its local presence in China. The latest additions to the service center network are the Guangzhou Service Center in Guangdong Province and the new Zibo Service Center in Shandong Province.

Metso has received several orders for advanced automation technology from Chinese papermakers. The strong confidence in Metso’s technology is proven, for example, by the fact that Metso has a 100% market share in kappa measurements in China. The latest orders have been placed by the greenfield mill of Nanning Jindaxing Pulp Co., Ltd. and Shandong Tralin Paper Co., Ltd., one of China’s frontrunners in the use of recycled raw material.

Nanning Jindaxing Pulp Co., Ltd. has ordered a Metso DNA automation system for its fiber line, and a Metso MAP wet end analyzer and a Metso RM3 retention analyzer for its fine paper machine.

Additionally, Metso has signed an agreement with Nanning Design Institute of Light Industry for the delivery of analyzers and measurements, such as Metso Kappa Q, bleaching sensors, consistency transmitters and Kemotron sensors, to Nanning Jindaxing Pulp Co., Ltd.

After the start-up, the greenfield mill will be the biggest pulp and paper producer in the Guangxi area with a capacity of 120,000 tpy of newsprint, 200,000 tpy of fine paper and 170,000 tpy of pulp.

Another Metso DNA automation system will be supplied to Shandong Tralin Paper Co., Ltd. in Gaotang City, Shandong Province. The company is one of the main manufacturers of straw pulp, fine paper, LWC, coated board and unbleached tissue in China. The investment in a new process control system is part of the mill’s modernization and environmental protection project.

“We have long experience and extensive application know-how both in pulp and paper processes, in addition to a wide installed base. China has been and continues to be a significant market area for Metso’s automation technology. In addition to new pulp and papermaking lines, we also increasingly supply products for second-hand machines,” comments Ye Zhongde, Regional Vice President, Metso.

Metso will supply its modern Metso IQ control quality system to Stora Enso Heinola’s Fluting Mill. Metso was chosen for its’ single source expertise in automation and instrumentation coupled with its’ stock preparation, paper machine and paper finishing technologies.

The extensive rebuild and modernization work includes the replacement of aging QCS system, a retrodilution headbox rebuild, refiner, dilution water and short circulation screens, FoilForce tail threading, IQ Steam Profiler and Machine Control System (MCS) added with electrical and field instrumentation engineering, refiner area and headbox instrumentation.

The project is planned to be completed in September 2011.

Stora Enso’s Heinola Fluting Mill has produced high-quality fluting since 1961. Today, the mill produces 300,000 tpy of semi-chemical fluting. About 90 % of the mill’s production is being exported for fruit and vegetable packaging as well as for packaging of consumer electronics and machine parts.

Metso IQ quality control system

Metso IQ quality control system including high-level intelligent control applications optimizes the cross machine performance for papermaking processes. It integrates process quality management, measurements and profile controls resulting faster start-ups and grade changes, reduced dryer breaks and better runnability with stable short circulation improving uniformity of the wet sheet.

Target for the investment is to further enhance end product quality and increase raw material savings which, among other benefits, will also have a positive environmental impact.

Metso will supply four modern Metso IQ systems to replace four aging quality control systems in three separate Sappi mills in Europe. The delivery includes a total of twelve scanners for three paper machines in Stockstadt and Maastricht as well as one coater in Alfeld, the latter also including four Metso IQ Coating Profilers.

The replacements are planned for August, September and December 2011.

Sappi Fine Paper Europe is the leading producer of coated fine paper in Europe with an annual capacity of approximately 4 million tons of coated and uncoated paper brands.

Metso will supply two containerboard machines to Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co. Ltd. in the City of Ma’anshan in Anhui Province, China. The start-up of PM 6 is scheduled for the second and that of PM 5 for the third quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A typical value of two containerboard lines varies from EUR 100 to 150 million, depending on the scope of delivery and the production capacity.

Metso’s delivery will include two complete 8.60-m-wide (wire) containerboard machines from headbox to winder. The deliveries will also include machine clothing, automation systems and a wide range of process systems. This kind of an extensive overall delivery package from the same supplier enables the design of highly energy-efficient production lines.

Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co. Ltd. was established in 1957 and is the biggest paper and board producer in the Anhui Province, with an annual capacity of 900,000 tonnes of kraftliner.

Technical information

The new PM 6 will be equipped with two winders. It utilizes gap technology which enables a new, higher production speed category for board. The production speed will be 1,500 m/min. PM 6 will produce fluting and testliner grades in the basis weight range of 50 –110 g/m². The daily production capacity will be approximately 1,540 tonnes.

The new PM 5 will be equipped with three headboxes. The production speed will be 1,100 m/min. The line will produce kraftliner and testliner grades in the basis weight range of 90 –175 g/m². The daily production capacity will be approximately 1,380 tonnes.

source: metso pulp and paper

IDCON, Inc and Metso announces the date of March 12-15, 2012 for the 24th Pulp and Paper Reliability & Maintenance Conference. The conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The PPRM conference brings together industry leaders and maintenance professionals in a “How-To” environment with workshops and keynote addresses.

Christer Idhammar, founder and CEO of IDCON, Inc. stated “The Pulp and Paper Reliability & Maintenance conference is specifically tailored to the pulp and paper operations and maintenance professionals seeking practical, easy to apply advice and solutions to quickly improve the bottom line.”

“The Pulp and Paper Reliability and Maintenance event draws a very high quality attendance of mill operations and maintenance management. Metso has always been impressed by the presentations and hands on approach of this conference. Needless to say we are quite pleased to be closely associated to this event. ” Eric Tetreault, VP of Marketing and Communications with Metso affirmed.

“We are making the conference even more personalized by inviting pulp and paper maintenance and operations professionals to participate in a “What You Want” online survey which will have a direct impact on the conference” says Idhammar.

For more information about the conference and to take the survey visit the Pulp and Paper Reliability & Maintenance Conference website at www.pprm.net .

Metso will supply a major board machine rebuild for the Kemsley mill of DS SmithPaper in the United Kingdom. The start-up of the rebuilt BM 3 board machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Metso's delivery will include rebuilds of the forming, press and dryer sections. Additionally, Metso’s delivery will comprise a new ValSizer film sizer and a new ValSoft softnip calender. Metso’s scope also includes all installation work related to the rebuild. The rebuild will help the Kemsley mill ensure their top-quality board production. The BM 3 board machine produces high-quality testliners, and some specialty board grades in the basis weight range of 120 to 220 g/m².

DS SmithPaper is an international supplier of recycled packaging and Europe’s leading office products wholesaler with a turnover of about EUR 2.4 billion per annum and over 12,000 employees. DS SmithPaper operates in a number of countries in Europe, and also in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

source: metso pulp and paper