METSO MINERALS

First recyclable screening technology developed

The first fully recyclable, modular screening media system has been developed by international diversified mining and engineering group Metso Minerals.

Metso to supply minerals processing equipment to TISCO in China

Metso will supply minerals processing equipment to Taigang Group Lanxian Mining Co. Ltd, (TISCO), the largest stainless steel manufacturer in China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The order will be included in Mining and Construction Technology's …

Metso makes assembled crushers attractive to iron ore customer

Metso Minerals assembled crushers save time and improve safety for iron ore concentrator in Western Australia at the Karara project. This is an integrated development of a magnetite deposit, to produce both high grade magnetite concentrate on-site and blast furnace quality pellets in …

Matti Kähkönen appointed new President and CEO of Metso

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. Kähkönen will start in his new position on March 1, 2011. MEI Online …

Metso delivers final batch of processing equipment to Pampalo Gold Mine site

Endomines AB's wholly owned subsidiary, Endomines Oy, has received the final batch of processing equipment, delivered by Metso Minerals (Sala) AB to the Pampalo Gold Mine site. The final delivery comprised of grinding mill heads. "I'm very pleased with this …

Metso settles intellectual property dispute

A lawsuit involving the protection of certain Metso intellectual property rights, Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. versus FLSmidth-Excel LLC, Excel Foundry & Machine, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has been settled. According to …

Nomination Committee representatives of Metso Corporation

Metso's four biggest registered shareholders on November 2, 2009 i.e Solidium Oy, Cevian Capital II Master Fund L.P., Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company have named the following persons as their representatives for Metso's Nomination Committee:

Kari Järvinen, Managing Director (Solidium Oy);
Lars Förberg, Managing Partner (Cevian Capital);
Matti Vuoria, Managing Director, President and CEO (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company), and
Harri Sailas, CEO (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company).

Jukka Viinanen, Chairman of Metso's Board of Directors, and Jaakko Rauramo, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, serve as the Committee's expert members. The Committee will elect a chairman from among its members in its organizing meeting.

Metso's Nomination Committee, established by the Annual General Meeting, prepares proposals on the composition of the Board of Directors along with the director remuneration for the next Annual General Meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for March 30, 2010.

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 26,500 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Aleksanteri Lebedeff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, tel. +358 20 484 3240

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

Metso to start personnel negotiations in its Mining and Construction Technology segment’s Finnish operations

Metso will start employee discussions regarding temporary layoffs and personnel reductions of its Mining and Construction Technology personnel in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland. The negotiations will affect all personnel at Metso Minerals Inc., a total of approximately 1000 blue-collar and …

Metso obtained EUR 200 million of long-term funding

Metso Corporation has made a placement of 5-year bonds to a group of European investors under Metso's EMTN program. In order to accommodate investor preferences the overall issue size is EUR 300 million. Out of this total, and considering Metso's …

Metso discontinues study on structural options

Metso Corporation's Company release on November 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Metso announced on August 22, 2008 the initiation of a study, with Goldman Sachs as advisor, to assess value-enhancing opportunities, including structural options….more at Newswire

Metso's Interim Review, January 1 – September 30, 2008

Metso Corporation Company Release on October 28, 2008 at 12.00 p.m. Good profitability in third quarter, measures to adjust to changing operating environment started Highlights of the third quarter New orders worth EUR 2,246 million were received in July-September (EUR …

Metso Park India declared open

Metso Minerals new industrial park in India was declared officially open on 1st October 2008. The new facility will be fully operational by 2010, and is expected to provide employment for approximately 700 people. The 49-acre multi-functional facility in Alwar, …

Metso improves its wear part supply chain with an acquisition in Czech Republic

Metso Corporation Press release on September 29, 2008 at 02:00 p.m. Metso will acquire PSP Slévárna, a producer of finished machined manganese wear parts located in Prerov, Czech Republic. The sellers are two private persons. The company will be transferred …

Metso – more potential and more sales

Metso has signed an agreement with GE Energy to acquire GE's Lachine Main Plant, a heavy fabrication and machining facility located near Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada. The acquired assets will be integrated into the Metso Minerals business line. The …

Metso to supply grinding equipment to Worsley in Australia

Metso Minerals will supply grinding equipment to Worsley Alumina in Western Australia. The start-up for the equipment is during the first half of 2011. The value of the order is approximately EUR 5 million. The order is included in Metso's …

Metso to supply crushing and screening equipment to Moly Mines in Australia

Metso Minerals will supply crushing and screening equipment to Moly Mines for its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project near Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The delivery will be completed during the fi rst quarter of 2009. The value of …

Metso to supply crushing equipment to Assmang Limited in South Africa

Metso Minerals will supply crushing equipment to Assmang Limited for its Khumani iron ore mine in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The delivery will be completed during the second quarter of 2010. The value of the order is approximately …

Metso to supply an iron ore induration machine to Trinidad & Tobago

Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore induration machine to Global Supplies Ltd., a member of the Essar Group. The machine will be delivered to Essar Steel Holdings Ltd. for its Point Lisas Pellet Plant located in Couva, Trinidad and …

New trommel solution increases flexibility in customers' processes

(Web Magazine 2008) Metso Minerals offers world-leading trommel solutions for AG, SAG and ball mill applications. Our development work has led to the launch of a new patented system for mill trommel spirals that has the potential to improve our …

Metso to supply an iron ore beneficiation plant to India

Metso Corporation Press release on June 11, 2008 at 2.00 p.m. Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore beneficiation plant to BMM Ispat Ltd’s Hospet-Bellary mine in Karnataka, Southern India. The delivery will be completed by the end of 2010. …

Metso to supply iron ore induration machine to JSW Steel Ltd in India

Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore induration machine to JSW Steel Ltd., India.

Metso to supply iron ore induration machine to Essar Steel Ltd in India

Metso Corporation: Press release on May 14, 2008 at 2.00 p.m. local time Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore induration machine to Global Supplies Ltd., a member of the Essar Group. The machine will be delivered to Essar Steel …

Metso introduces Enviro-Bak, a new, non-hazardous crusher-backing product

As part of its continued commitment to the environment, Metso Minerals has partnered with Copps Industries to bring a non-corrosive, non-hazardous crusher-backing product to the aggregates industry. The new product replaces existing formulations in the marketplace which use non-corrosives and …

Metso to supply iron ore induration machine to Essar Steel Ltd in India

Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore induration machine to Glal Supplies Ltd., India.

Metso to supply crushing equipment to Australia

Metso Minerals will supply crushing equipment to BHP Billiton Iron Ore for the Yandi mine development project in Western Australia. The delivery will be completed by the end of year 2009. The value of the order is approximately EUR 12 …