Metso Oyj - Company Announcement

Metso to supply a fine paper production line to Portucel Group in Portugal

Metso Paper will supply an uncoated fine paper production line to
Portucel Group. The new line will be located in the group's Setúbal
mill in Portugal. The start-up of the production is scheduled for the
third quarter of 2009. The value of the order is not disclosed. The
market value of these types of fine paper production lines is approx.
EUR 150 - 200 million, depending on the scope of delivery.

Metso's delivery will include a complete OptiConcept paper machine
line from headbox to roll handling, with related air systems and some
stock preparation equipment. The paper machine, which will have a
wire width of 11.1 m, will produce close to 500,000 tonnes of
uncoated fine papers annually. Metso Automation will supply an
extensive automation package, which includes machine controls with
runnability and condition monitoring systems.

The Portucel Group, with a net sales of approximately EUR 1.1
billion, has three mills producing pulp and paper, situated at
Setúbal, Figueira da Foz and Cacia. The Setúbal mill currently houses
three uncoated woodfree paper machines with a total capacity of
275,000 t/a and a 500,000 t/a bleached eucalyptus pulp mill. The new
machine will boost Portucel's total uncoated fine paper capacity to
over 1.5 million t/a.

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.
www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Pertti Soikkanen, Senior Vice President, Key Customer Accounts, Metso
Paper,
tel. +358 40 546 0002
Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso
Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3253


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