Metso to supply containerboard line to Chinese Zhejiang Ji'An

 Metso will supply a containerboard production line to the Chinese Zhejiang
Ji'An Paper Packet Co., Ltd. for their mill in Haiyan county, Jiaxing city,
Zhejiang province. The start-up of the production line is scheduled for the
second quarter of 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value
of these types of production lines ranges from EUR 80 to 100 million depending
on the scope of delivery. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology
and Energy and Environmental Technology's Q1 orders received.

Metso's delivery will include a containerboard machine. The fully automated reel
features unique one-level reeling technology.  The Metso automation package will
comprise process, machine and quality controls.

 The containerboard machine´s daily production capacity will be approximately
1,900 tonnes of coated white top testliner out of bleached kraft pulp, deinked
pulp, mixed waste and OCC (old corrugated containers).

Zhejiang Ji'An Paper Packet Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Shanghai Taison Pulp &
Paper Group. Zhejiang Ji'An currently produces containerboard on two
Metso-supplied machines. The company's annual production capacity is around
750,000 t/a.


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construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper
industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries.
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Further information for the press, please contact:
Hannu T. Pietilä, Vice President, Sales, Paper business line, Metso, Tel. +358
40 503 4085

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Marja Kortesalo, Investor Relations Manager, Metso Corporation, tel. +358
20 484 3211