Metso to supply paper making line to Propapier, Germany


Metso Paper will supply a paper making line to the greenfield mill of
Propapier GmbH & Co. KG in Germany. The new line, producing up to
650,000 tonnes of liner and fluting grades of 70-130 g/m2 annually,
will be located in Eisenhüttenstadt, near the Polish border, and will
come on stream in late 2009.

As the investment is still subject to approvals, a dissolution clause
is included. The total value of the order is approx. EUR 200 million.

Propapier GmbH is part of Progroup, a group of companies offering
products and services for the corrugated board-processing industry.
Propapier currently produces 320,000 tonnes of testliner and
corrugated medium annually with one of the most modern production
lines in the world.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007
net sales of approximately EUR 6 billion. Its almost 27,000 employees
in approximately 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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Further information for the press, please contact:
Reima Kerttula, Senior Vice President, Paper and board machines,
Metso Paper
tel +358 40 064 8458

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

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