SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
[September 2, 2005]
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Fabianinkatu 9 A,
PO Box 1220
FIN-00101
Helsinki, Finland
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Metso to supply environmentally sound pulp bleaching systems to Japan and Spain
(Helsinki, Finland, September 2, 2005) — Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMX: MEO)
Metso Paper will supply high-consistency ozone bleaching systems to Daio Paper Corporation in Japan
and Sniace Group in Spain. The total value of the orders is approximately EUR 30 million. Start-ups
of the new bleaching lines are scheduled for April 2006 in Japan and for February 2007 in Spain.
The new technology to be installed will convert the existing bleaching processes into
environmentally more sustainable. Metso Paper’s ozone technology enables a considerable reduction
in both the amount of effluent and fresh water consumption. In addition to main process machinery,
Metso Paper will provide engineering and site services.
The modernization of Daio Paper’s bleaching process
In Japan, Metso Paper will modernize Daio Paper’s Mishima mill’s pulp bleaching process. The mill
produces daily 1,600 tons of elemental chlorine-free (ECF) bleached pulp from hardwood for its own
integrated paper machines. Besides the ozone bleaching reactors and auxiliary equipment, Metso
Paper will deliver wash presses for pulp washing and pressing to a consistency required for the
bleaching process.
Daio Paper Corporation produces annually 2 million tons of paper and one million ton of pulp.
Sniace’s Torrelavega mill goes totally chlorine-free
Metso Paper will modify Sniace’s Torrelavega mill’s pulp bleaching system. The mill’s daily
production will increase from 180 tons to 240 tons of dissolving sulfite pulp from Eucalyptus
globulus and kongo species. The existing bleaching will be replaced by a totally chlorine-free
(TCF) bleaching system. The new process will enable a major part of the effluent to be recovered
and used for lignin production. In addition, the operation cost of the new bleaching process will
be approximately 50% lower.
Sniace Group currently produces annually 60,000 tonnes of dissolving pulp. 40% of the production is
processed into viscose within the Sniace Group, and the rest is mainly exported. By investing in
the new bleach plant and adding one new pulp digester, the annual pulp production will increase to
79,000 tons.
Metso is a global technology corporation serving customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and
minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. In 2004, the net sales of
Metso Corporation were approx. EUR 4 billion, and it has some 22,000 employees in more than 50
countries. Metso’s shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.
www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
Seppo Hiljanen, Senior Vice President, Chemical Pulping, Metso Paper,
tel. +358 20 482 9881 and email: seppo.hiljanen@metso.com
Lars Sjödin, Vice President, Chemical Pulping, Metso Paper, Sundsvall, Sweden,
tel. +46 60 16 51 85 and email: lars.sjodin@metso.com
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3253 and email: johanna.sintonen@metso.com
or
USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 770
246 7237.