Metso Oyj - Company Announcement

Metso closes the divestment of its German press and energy business

Metso has finalized the sale of assets of its press and energy
business in Hannover, Germany to Siempelkamp Energy Systems GmbH, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH& Co. KG of Germany. The business is transferred to the buyer on
September 28, 2007. Metso will book a small gain related to the
divestment in the third quarter of 2007.

On the date of the transfer, Metso Panelboard discontinues to offer
its own continuous presses, energy plants and related aftermarket
services to the wood-based panels market, and the related service and
modernization business are taken over by Siempelkamp.

Metso Panelboard continues as a business line within Metso Paper
business area. Following the divestment, Metso Panelboard will remain
a major supplier to the global wood-based panels industry, with focus
on supplying key process units and environmental solutions for MDF
and particleboard production through its own sales and service
organization.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006
net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its more than 26,000
employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and
paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and
selected other industries.
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For further information, please contact:
Pentti Välimäki, President, Metso Panelboard
Tel. +358 40 500 5009






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