Metso sharpens its business portfolio: targeting continued profitable growth and stronger global market position

Conference call with CEO Matti Kähkönen and CFO Harri Nikunen today at
12.00-13.00 EEST. (Details at the end of the release.)

Metso Corporation's Board of Directors has decided to modify the company's
business structure in order to more effectively reach the company's future
business targets. According to the decision, Metso's Power business, which is
presently part of Energy and Environmental Technology segment, will be
integrated with Paper and Fiber Technology segment. Recycling business, also
currently part of Energy and Environmental Technology, will be managed as a
separate entity and Metso will review other strategic alternatives for it.

"Our order book is currently at the record high level giving us good backbone
for further development. To ensure continued profitable growth and value
creation of Metso, and to gain the critical size needed to be competitive, we
have made decisions to sharpen our business portfolio. We are focusing on
businesses in which we can have a strong global market position and in which
services and technology close to the customers are decisive competitive
advantages. Short and long term value creation through growth and profitability
development has been the major factor in selecting the way forward.
Additionally, with this decision, we aim to increase the simplicity and
transparency of Metso's businesses", says Matti Kähkönen, Metso's CEO.

Metso's mining and construction business is developing strongly, benefitting
from the high economic growth in the emerging markets. These countries are
investing strongly into infrastructure and demanding a lot of minerals. This
growth is expected to continue in the coming years. "The growth in mining and
construction is demanding a lot of resources, and we have to be ready to invest
into that and further build our global presence to support the profitable
growth", says Matti Kähkönen. "Our long term target is to be a leading global
provider of mining technology and services".

Pulp, paper and power industries offer solid growth and profit opportunities.
Metso's ambition is to develop the business as the leading global pulp, paper
and biopower solutions provider and further develop our business in other
biomass technology solutions. "We believe that through increased global
integration of the Paper, Fiber and Power businesses we can further improve our
profitability and cash flow and create a platform for further strategic
development and growth", says Matti Kähkönen.

In Automation business, Metso aims to grow particularly in flow control
business. In addition to developing the currently well-performing Automation
business as an independent segment, there is a big potential in using automation
to support Metso's offering in the different customer industries, especially in
mining and construction, to differentiate and expand their own content.
Currently most developed linkages exist in pulp, paper and power businesses.

In the new operating structure, Metso's reporting segments will be:
Mining and Construction
Automation
Pulp, Paper and Power
Recycling and Valmet Automotive businesses will be managed as separate entities.

The Board of Directors appointed the management of the new segments:
Mining and Construction, Mr Andrew Benko (as before)
 Automation, Mr Perttu Louhiluoto (currently head of Energy and Environmental
Technology)
Pulp, Paper and Power, Mr Pasi Laine (currently head of Paper and Fiber
Technology)


In addition to his business responsibilities, Pasi Laine will continue as
Executive Vice President and Deputy to CEO. The other members of the Metso
Executive team will continue in their current positions.

The operative planning of the new business structure will be finalized by the
end of 2011 and it will be effective as of 1 January, 2012. Until then, the
current reporting structure of three business segments (Mining and Construction
Technology, Energy and Environmental Technology and Paper and Fiber Technology)
will be in use.


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 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries.
www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:
Jussi Ollila, SVP, Group Communications, Metso Corporation, tel.
+358 20 484 3212
Marja Mäkinen, Investor Relations Manager, Metso Corporation, tel.
+358 20 484 3211

 Invitation to a conference call

Metso will hold a conference call today. During the call President and CEO Matti
Kähkönen and CFO Harri Nikunen will be available to answer questions regarding
Metso's new business structure.

The conference call will be held in English on Thurday September 1, 2011 at

05:00 EST / New York
10:00 BST / London
11:00 CEST / Paris
12:00 EEST / Helsinki

Conference call participants are requested to dial in a few minutes prior to the
start of the teleconference
            US: +1 334 323 6201
            other countries: +44 20 7162 0077.
            access code: 902 563

A replay will be available for 14 days until midnight on September 15, 2011 on
the following phone numbers:
            US: +1 954 334 0342
            other countries: +44 20 7031 4064
            access code 902 563

After the news conference there will be an audio file (mp3) available for
downloading and a transcript of the event at www.metso.com/Investors.


Metso Corporation

Harri Nikunen
CFO

Marja Mäkinen
Investor Relations Manager

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