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ABB announced it is to engineer, deliver and commission the electrical systems to a new tissue production line supplied by Metso to SCA's new factory in Mexico. The delivery includes intelligent control and monitoring systems for power distribution, the new generation intelligent Motor Control Centers, frequency converters and high efficiency motors as well as a complete paper machine sectional drives system.

The delivery includes ABB's most recent application knowledge for the power distribution and motor control technique. The intelligent solution allows a higher degree of control and information transfer between the systems. ABB Process Industry unit from Vaasa, Finland, is responsible for the delivery, which it includes project management, engineering and site services.

START-UP 2010

"The electrical equipment, that drives the processes, is connected by modern field bus solutions into one functional system. By using the latest new generation products and applications know how the life cycle management and preventive maintenance of the system will be further enhanced", says Area Sales Manager Fredrik Grankull from ABB. The new line will produce 60,000 tons/yr of high-quality facial, toilet and towel tissue grades. The start-up is planned for summer and autumn 2010 and ABB deliveries are scheduled for the beginning of 2010. The production at the mill, which is situated close to Mexico City, will start at the end of 2010.

Metso acquires Viconsys web inspection and web break system business. The acquired business, comprising around 30 persons, will be affiliated to Metso’s Energy and Environmental Technology Segment as of today.

The target of the acquisition is to complement Metso’s product and service offering to the paper and other process industry. The expanding product offering will fit well to Metso's global sales and service network. Through this network, Metso is able to improve customer service for existing and new customers of acquired business.

Viconsys is known as an industry benchmark and global market leader in the machine vision technology. Within three years, it has been able to get more than one hundred delivery references.

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:
Pekka Vänni, Vice President, Business Development, Process Automation Systems Automation business line, Metso, tel. +358 40 552 8374

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

Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş, Turkey. The tissue line will be installed in the company’s new mill in Pamukova, which is located in Sakarya province. Start-up is planned for the second quarter of 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The market value of a tissue production line of this type ranges from EUR 15 million to 20 million, depending on the scope of delivery and production output. The most part of the order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology´s Q1 orders received and the automation package in Energy and Environmental Technology’s Q1 orders received.

Metso’s scope of delivery will comprise a complete tissue production line including a stock preparation system and a tissue machine. The tissue machine will be equipped with a headbox, a press, a Yankee cylinder, a hood adapted for co-generation, a dust management system and a reel. The stock preparation system will comprise pulpers, conical refiners and machine screens.

Furthermore, the delivery will include an extensive automation package with machine and process controls, and quality controls. Complete engineering, installation supervision, training, start-up and commissioning will also be included in the delivery.

The new line will produce 60,000 tons a year of high-quality facial, handkerchief, toilet and towel grades. The raw material for the new line will be virgin fiber. The production line will be optimized to save energy and enhance final product quality.

AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş aims to expand its operations into the field of tissue products by building a new tissue mill in Pamukova, Turkey. With 140,000 m2 of production area, AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş currently produces some 400 different dairy products at the Pamukova facilities.

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:
Jan Erikson, Vice President, Sales, Tissue business line, Metso, tel. +46 70 517 14 90

Björn Magnus, Sales Manager, Tissue business line, Metso, tel. +46 703 17 79 83

Metso sells its Flexowell conveyor belt operations and related assets in Moers, Germany, to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH. Flexowell operations consist of conveyor belts and systems for bulk material handling, and it is part of Metso's Mining and Construction Technology segment. Conveyor belts and bulk material handling systems will continue to be an essential part of Metso's offering to mining and construction industries also in the future. The sale is part of Metso's strategy to develop and simplify current production network, the aim of which is to improve the competitiveness of the business and to further develop customer service. The final closing will require relevant regulatory approvals. The sale will have no material impact on Metso's financial performance.

Flexowell conveyor belt business is planned to be transferred to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH on May 1, 2010. All personnel related to the Flexowell operations in Moers will be transferred to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH.

ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH is a development partner, manufacturer and system supplier of steel-cable and textile-ply conveyor belts, service materials and special products with worldwide installation and maintenance service. ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH is owned by ContiTech AG.

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:

João Ney Colagrossi, President, Services business line, tel. +358 50 317 3820
Mark Glendenning, VP, Conveyor Solutions, Services business line, tel. +46 410 52519

Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors elected members among the Board for the Audit Committee and Remuneration and HR Committee at its assembly meeting.

The Board’s Audit Committee consists of Pia Rudengren (Chairman), Maija-Liisa Friman and Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen.

The Board's Remuneration and HR Committee consists of Jukka Viinanen (Chairman), Mikael von Frenckell, Christer Gardell and Yrjö Neuvo.

Personnel representation
Metso’s personnel groups in Finland have elected Jukka Leppänen as the personnel representative. He participates in the meetings of Metso’s Board of Directors as an invited expert, and his term of office is the same as the Board members’ term.

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:
Aleksanteri Lebedeff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3240

After extensive field testing in tissue mills, Metso is now delivering a new all-in-one sensor which measures tissue fiber weight and moisture simultaneously in the PaperIQ Select quality control system. The new sensor, called IQFiber, measures fiber weight and moisture on the same spot of paper using a multi-channel infrared detector. The need for a traditional basis weight sensor with a nuclear source has been eliminated. Therefore, the time and costs involved in nuclear safety training, nuclear licenses and specialized service and safety requirements have been eliminated.

IQFiber is installed in numerous tissue mills using virgin pulp or 100% recycled furnish. Users of the IQFiber sensor report lower maintenance and cleaning requirements, leading to increased productivity. Also, with more precise control over dry fiber weight, tissue makers have been able to reduce target sheet weight at the same quality, thereby saving valuable fiber furnish.

The speed of response and signal to noise ratio of the IQFiber measurement are significantly better than traditional nuclear sensors, making it most appropriate for the detection of transient or cyclical variations and allowing more precise control. The MD variability in the sheet is detected at a very fast 1 kHz sampling rate and the CD streak resolution is 5 mm. The signature frequency components of these fast-responding online measurements are determined by the spectral analysis capability built into the PaperIQ Select system. This high speed measurement analysis adds a significant troubleshooting capability to the system, making it possible to perform detailed online variability studies and to make process improvements.

For further information, please contact: Seyhan Nuyan, Director, Paper Applications, tel. +1 678 575 0448

Metso will supply board making technology for Cheng Loong Corporation for their new containerboard production line at Hou-Li paper mill in Taiwan. The production line is scheduled to start up in the second quarter of 2011. The value of the order exceeds EUR 20 million. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology's Q1 orders received.

Metso's delivery will include three headboxes for the 3-ply liner machine with a dilution profiling system for the back ply, a press section and a film size press. The dryer section will be equipped with a moisturizing unit for web moisture profile control.

Established in 1959, Cheng Loong Corporation has four paper mills and five paper box plants in Taiwan. The company's annual production capacity of paper and paperboard is approx. 1.8 million tons.

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:
Hannu T. Pietilä, Vice President, Sales, Paper business line, Metso
Tel. +358 40 503 4085

Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253

Aylesford Newsprint Ltd, located in Aylesford, Kent, England, has awarded a contract to Metso for the supply and commissioning of a new process automation system for installation on PM14 newsprint machine.

The scope of supply is for a metsoDNA distributed control system and includes hardware, applications software, project management and commissioning. The metsoDNA comprises operator stations, process control stations, input/output cards, as well as links to other systems to gain maximum integration of control systems on PM14. The new system will replace an older technology system that was installed when the PM14 was originally built in 1995. Previous successful automation projects delivered to Aylesford Newsprint Ltd by Metso were important factors in evaluation and selection of the best vendor for this project.

Aylesford Newsprint Ltd has decided to make this investment to improve operations and avoid potential stoppages due to obsolescence problems. New and better operator displays, diagnostics and monitoring, will bring better and more efficient operations to PM14 production.

Aylesford Newsprint Ltd recycles 500,000 tonnes per annum of used newspapers and magazines in the manufacture of Renaissance; a 100% recycled publishing quality newsprint which is used by many of the UK and Europe’s regional and national newspaper publishers. Aylesford Newsprint Ltd is a joint venture company between SCA Forest Products and Mondi.


For more information, please contact: Mike Morrissey, Country Manager, UK, tel +44 7768 142877
or
Ari Pinjamaa, Vice President, Sales & Services, EMEA, tel. +358 40 708 9666

Metso's biggest single investment in India – Metso Park – was inaugurated on Wednesday, March 10, in the city of Alwar in Rajasthan. Paving the way for an even more significant operational and manufacturing presence in India, the investment comprises multifunctional premises, including workshops, offices, engineering, logistics and training centers. Metso Park will be completed in phases from 2010 onward, and upon completion the EUR 30 million industrial center will extend to an area of almost 47 acres and will provide employment opportunities for up to 700 people.

Metso Park will cater to meeting the rapid growth in demand for the products and services of Mining and Construction Technology in India and Metso's other rapidly growing markets in Asia Pacific. The products manufactured at Metso Park will be primarily delivered to our mining and construction industry customers in India and neighboring areas. Some of the products will also be transported to our other manufacturing units for adaptation for global markets. During the first operational phase, Metso Park will manufacture components for mobile crushing and screening plants, vibrating screens and vibrators, slurry pumps and rubber products.

"During the past five years we have significantly strengthened our presence in Asia and particularly India and our ability to serve our customers locally. Metso Park is the largest single investment ever made in India by Metso and its Mining and Construction Technology, confirming our confidence in the potential market growth in India and in line with our strategy of growing our presence in emerging markets. The investment will also significantly improve our competitiveness not only in India, but in the whole of Asia Pacific market area. In terms of our image, Metso Park is an integral complement to our supply and manufacturing network," says Matti Kähkönen, President of Metso's Mining and Construction Technology.

In addition to Metso Park, Metso´s Mining and Construction Technology operations in India consist of a factory in Bawal, a foundry in Ahmedabad, and regional sales and service offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Thane, Hyderabad and Chennai. Metso Group has currently altogether 17 units and 735 employees in India.

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:

Matti Kähkönen, President, Mining and Construction Technology, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3100

Sudhir Srivastava, Senior Vice President, Asia and Pacific market area, Mining and Construction Technology, Metso, tel. +91 124 2351575

Metso will supply two fine paper machine rebuilds for Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited subsidiary mills in China. The total value of the orders is approximately €10 million. The orders are a continuation to Metso's earlier deliveries to Shandong Chenming Paper.

Metso's delivery to Wuhan Chenming Hanyang Papers PM 1 in Wuhan, Hubei province will include a ValSizer film size press, a TurnFloat air dryer and an upgrade of the after-dryer section. A rebuild of the press section with a SymBelt shoe press and an upgrade at the BCTMP (bleached chemithermomechanical pulp) plant will be supplied to Shouguang Chenming Art Papers PM 5 in Shouguang, Shandong province. The rebuilt Wuhan PM 1 is scheduled to start up late 2010, the rebuilt Shouguang PM 5 in 2011.

Wuhan Chenming Hanyang Paper Co., Ltd. and Shouguang Chenming Art Paper Co., Ltd. are subsidiaries of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. In 2008, the companys paper production capacity was over 3 million tons, turnover over EUR 2.0 billion and the number of employees 17,000.