Metso Oyj - Company Announcement

Metso to supply coated fine paper line to Shandong Huatai Paper in China

Metso Corporation's company release on July 10, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.

Metso will supply a coated fine paper production line to Shandong
Huatai Paper Co. Ltd, member of Huatai Group, in Dong Ying City,
Shandong Province, China. The start-up of the production line is
scheduled for the first quarter of 2011. The total value of the order
is approximately EUR 170 million.

Metso's delivery will include a complete paper machine from headbox
to reel, with related air systems and auxiliaries, and finishing
systems. The comprehensive Metso automation system package will
comprise process, machine and quality controls, profilers, web
inspection system, condition and runnability monitoring, and
analyzers.

The new 8.1-m-wide PM 8 will produce close to 500,000 tonnes of
coated and uncoated fine papers annually. The paper machine design
speed is 1,800 m/min and the coater design speed is 2,000 m/min.

The Shandong Huatai mill is located in Dong Ying City, Shandong
Province. Huatai Group has three production bases with an annual
capacity of 1.6 million tonnes.

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 28,000 employees in more
than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Teuvo Viitala, Senior Vice President, Paper Finishing, Paper business
line, Metso, tel. +358 40 548 8090

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



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Olli Vaartimo
Executive Vice President and CFO

Kati Renvall
Vice President, Group Communications

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