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Metso will supply a greenfield kraft pulp mill to the Japanese Oji Paper Co. Ltd., to be built in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, in the southern part of China. Start-up of the pulp mill is scheduled at the end of 2012. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A typical value of this type of a pulp mill ranges from EUR 100 to 150 million depending on the scope of the delivery. More than a half of the order was included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s Q2 orders received and the rest in Energy and Environmental Technology’s Q2 orders received.

Metso’s scope of supply covers all main process equipment for the new mill, including chip screens and storage systems, a continuous cooking system, a fiberline including wash presses, ozone bleaching, a wet lap machine, a recovery boiler, an evaporation system, a white liquor plant and a gas handling system. The state-of-the-art technology delivered by Metso will ensure environmentally friendly and efficient production.

The new pulp mill will produce 700,000 tonnes of bleached hardwood pulp annually and will be integrated with an existing paper machine at the Nantong mill.

The order emphasizes Metso’s strong capabilities as a full-scope supplier for the pulp and paper industry. In June 2010 Metso announced that Ilim Group contracted Metso to supply the main technology for a new 720,000 tonnes kraft pulp mill in Bratsk, Russia.

Oji Paper Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest paper producers, manufactures paper, pulp, and processed paper goods, including newsprint, carbonless paper, wrapping and packaging paper, and paperboard. The new pulp mill in Nantong is a part of Oji´s strategy to promote business expansion in East Asia.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Lars Dahlqvist, Senior Vice President, Fiber Processing Unit, Fiber business line, Metso, tel. +46 70 606 80 90

Kari Remes, General Manager, Sales, Power business line, Metso, tel. +358 40 709 2015

The Board of Directors of Metso has appointed Mr. Matti Kähkönen, M.Sc. in Engineering, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Metso Corporation and Metso Group. Matti Kähkönen will start in his new position on March 1, 2011.

Matti Kähkönen (b. 1956) is currently President of Metso’s Mining and Construction Technology segment and he will continue in this position until assuming the duties of CEO of Metso. He has a long career at Metso, holding various management positions in the automation as well as the mining and construction technology businesses. He has been a member of the Metso Executive Team since 2001.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Metso, Jukka Viinanen: "Matti Kähkönen has a strong track record with Metso. The latest achievement of Matti and his team has been the successful implementation of transforming Mining and Construction Technology segment’s way of operating to be more integrated and services driven. Matti is known for his open and straightforward management style, and I am certain that under his leadership Metso has excellent future for continuing the strategy of profitable growth”.

Matti Kähkönen comments:”I am really excited about this opportunity to start as CEO of Metso. Metso has several leading market positions and we are especially recognized for our technological know- how and our strong global presence. My goal is to ensure that Metso’s positive operational and financial development during the past few years will continue. I want to make sure that Metso is a competitive, truly global, services-oriented company with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and shareholder value creation”.

Metso’s current President and CEO Jorma Eloranta will continue in his position until March 1, 2011.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

The Norske Skog Skogn mill in Norway is one of the largest newsprint producers in Europe. The mill has decisively sought ways in which to improve the operation and efficiency of its three newsprint machines, PM 1, PM 2 and PM 3.

Last year, the mill decided to convert PM 2 so that it is able to run on a neutral system, from pH 5.4 to pH 7, at a filler content of 10%, with the possibility of using recycled furnish. This would improve the density and opacity of the produced newsprint.

Morten Skrove, Production Manager of PM 1 and PM 2: “One important stage in this project was to increase the web dry content after the forming section, which also improves runnability and web stability. Based on the good experience gained with PM 3 through the HiDrain high-vacuum suction box, it was natural to rely on the same technology for PM 2.”
The successful installation and start-up with Metso took place in early January 2010.

Web dry content increase of 2.5% after couch roll
Three days after the HiDrain start-up, the dry content after couch roll increased to 16.5% from the earlier average of 15%, both for 45 g/m2 and 48.8 g/m2 basis weights, at the vacuum level of 55 kPa.


    
Around one month after the start-up the dry content after couch roll was already 17.5%, and runnability has been exceptionally good. The furnish chemistry and mix optimization are still on-going at the TMP plant, so it is therefore still too early to estimate the final effect of the HiDrain suction box on speed increase or reduction in steam consumption.

Benefits of the HiDrain suction box
• higher sheet dry content after forming section
• improved runnability, especially at the press and dryer section
• fewer breaks
• potential for speed increase thanks to higher sheet dry content

Clear plans for the future
After the optimization work at PM 2 has been completed the mill has clear plans to improve formation through an upgrade or rebuild after which the quality of newsprint produced by PM 2 will match the high-standards produced by PM 1 and PM 3.

Norske Skog Skogn was founded in 1962. Serving demanding customers worldwide, the mill has its own port facilities, and a regular twice weekly shipping delivery is made to the UK and Continental Europe. The three paper machines, PM 1, PM 2 and PM 3, have a total annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes and produce paper under the Nornews brand.

Standard & Poor´s Ratings Services has affirmed Metso’s BBB long-term credit rating and changed the outlook from negative to stable. At the same time the short-term corporate credit rating was raised to A-2 from A-3.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information, please contact:
Pekka Hölttä, Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3195

Metso will supply a new bleached chemi-mechanical pulping (CTMPc) line to Chenzhou Yunong Paper Co. Ltd in Hunan province, China. The line will have a capacity of 500 tonnes a day and is to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2011. The order value is below EUR 10 million. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s Q2 orders received.

The delivery from Metso involves a conical disc high consistency refiner, low consistency refiners, screens in the screen room, as well as technical assistance during erection, start-up and commissioning. The mill uses eucalyptus as raw material.

Chenzhou Yunong Paper Co. Ltd is part of the Yunfu Starch Processing Group. Chenzhou Yunong Paper was founded in 2008 at a green field area with focus on production of mechanical market pulp. The pulp production is scheduled to be in operation in 2011.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:

Markus Johnsson, General Manager, Sales, Fiber business line, Metso
Tel: +46 70 628 20 83, markus.johnsson(at)metso.com

Simon S Wang, Business Manager, Fiber business line, Metso
Tel: +86 138 0103 8567, simon.s.wang(at)metso.com

Metso has signed an agreement with Otor Papeterie de Nantes for the replacement of the old QCS system in its mill of Nantes, France. The project will be completed before the end of this year.

Metso’s delivery scope includes a QCS system with interface to existing profiler for CD Moisture that will be installed on the 2,90m – width paper machine.

Replacement of older scanners in Paper Industry is bringing great benefits not only because of better technology and quality controls but also due to the increase risks and cost of maintenance and parts availability.

Metso IQ new technology QCS scanners require much less maintenance on site to sustain operation. The increased accuracy of measurements provide improved performance and controls enabling adequate production response to market competitiveness and quality requirements.


For further information, please contact:
Boris Hosteins, Sales & Service Account Manager, Automation business line, Metso, +33 557 92 10 40

Metso Corporation will publish its Financial Statements and three Interim Reviews in 2011 as follows:
February 3, 2011 - Financial Statements for 2010
April 29, 2011 - Interim Review for January - March 2011
July 28, 2011 - Interim Review for January - June 2011
October 27, 2011 - Interim Review for January - September 2011

The Annual Report for 2010 will be published during the week starting on March 7, 2011.

Metso Corporation's Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Metso's Board of Directors will summon the Meeting at a later date.


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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information, please contact:
Marja Mäkinen, Investor Relations Manager, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3211

Metso acquires the service business of Wyesco of Louisiana L.L.C., located in Slaughter, Louisiana, USA. The acquired business, employing 30 persons, will be affiliated to Metso’s Paper and Fiber Technology segment as of July 19, 2010. The new business will operate under the name Metso Wyesco Service Center. The value of the transaction is not disclosed.

Wyesco of Louisiana L.L.C. has operated in the service business for over 10 years and recently has been Metso’s licensed repair facility for the repair of certain pulp mill components. The repair facility has grown to become one of the most diverse ones in the United States. The repair services provided cover digester components such as high & low pressure feeders, top separator screws & baskets, chip feeders and steaming screws. In addition, the Metso Wyesco Service Center has the expertise to repair thick stock and MC pumps, vacuum pumps, gear reducers, process pumps, woodyard equipment, mixers, circulators, agitators, pulper rotors and conveyors.

The acquisition will complement Metso’s current services, technology and product offering to the pulp industry in North America, and is in line with Metso's strategy to increase the level of business in the services sector.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information, please contact:
Jukka Tiitinen, President, North America, Paper and Fiber Technology, Metso, tel. +358 40 740 6178 or +1 404 433 0937
Bill Bohn, Vice President, Fiber business line, North America, Metso, tel. +1 404 394 5924

Metso has started the investment in new facilities in Araucaria, Parana state, in southeastern Brazil. The investment will improve Metso’s competitiveness in serving the pulp and paper and power generation industries, and thus strengthen its presence in emerging markets. At the first phase, Metso’s investment will amount to around EUR 14 million (BRL 30 million). Later on, the investment will be continued by further increasing the capacity and capabilities of the new facilities.

The new facilities in Araucaria will be built on a 60,000 m2 land area, of which 10,000 m2 will be for new equipment sales and a service workshop. The unit will be operational by the end of 2011. When the new facilities are ready Metso will move all activities from the current leased facilities in Curitiba, located approx. 10 km from the new site.

With the new facilities Metso will be in a good position to support the growth of pulp production in South America, where several new greenfield mills and new production lines are planned for the coming years. There will be a growing demand for services in the pulp and power generation industries, requiring increased local competences and workshop capabilities.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:
Harri Nikunen, Senior Vice President, Finance, Paper and Fiber Technology, Metso, tel. +358 40 828 9083
Celso Tacla, President, Metso Paper South America Ltda., tel. +55 41 9953 9152

Metso will deliver a front-end system, comprising wood handling and fiber preparation system, for fiber board production to Berneck, Curitibanos, Santa Catarina state in Brazil. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011. The order value is below EUR 10 million. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s Q2 orders received.

The delivery from Metso will include all main machinery for production of high quality fiber used in MDF production, comprising a drum infeed, debarking drum, disc chipper, rotary screw reclaimer chip silo, chip screen, defibrator system, related motors, control system as well as supervision of installation and start-up.

The Berneck plant is designed for MDF (medium density fiber board) with a thickness range of 3 – 40 mm. The raw material will be mainly pine. The defibrator capacity is about 40 tonnes per hour. The delivery will be the second front-end line that Metso supplies to Berneck.

Berneck is one of the leading panel producers in Brazil, with an annual production capacity of more than 1,200,000 cubic meters of particle boards, MDF, pine lumber and teak products. Berneck has more than 1,400 employees and it owns more than 62,000 hectares of land for pine and teak plantations.

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 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:
Mattias Erixon, Senior Sales Manager, Fiber business line, Metso
Tel. +46 60 16 57 27 or +46 70 610 57 27