HELSINKI, Finland, June 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metso's Annual Report on Form 20-F has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2002. The 20-F will be mailed to analysts and investors on the company's mailing list and it is also available as a pdf-document on Metso's Internet site at www.metso.com.
Metso Corporation (NYSE:MX) is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems, as well as know-how and after-market and services. The corporation's core businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and mineral processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control technology (Metso Automation). In 2001, the net sales of Metso Corporation were EUR 4.3 billion and the personnel totaled approximately 30,000. Metso Corporation is listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.