UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
[June 7,
2006]
Commission file number 1-14400
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Fabianinkatu 9 A,
P.O. Box 1220
FI-00101
Helsinki, Finland
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Metso to rebuild UPMs paper machine in Jämsänkoski, Finland
(Helsinki, Finland, June 7, 2006) Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMXH: MEO1V)
Metso Paper will supply UPM with a rebuild of their paper machine no. 4 at Jämsänkoski mill in
Finland. The total value of the order is around EUR 20 million. The rebuilt machine is scheduled to
start up during the second quarter of 2007.
The delivery contains a new coating station with a coating colour supply system and air dryers, as
well as a new on-line calender. Some of the existing dry-end machinery will be re-used in the
modernization, which also includes wet end runnability improvements. Together with the machine
rebuild, Metso Automation will supply machine controls, process controls and quality measurements,
controls and profilers. The existing system will be upgraded to the latest metsoDNA technology.
The 5.4-m-wide machine, which dates to 1974, currently produces coated mechanical (MFC) paper
grades. Metso Paper will convert the machine to produce high-quality coated papers for labels.
UPM Jämsänkoski mill is located in Jämsänkoski, Finland. The mill operates four paper machines,
which produce a total of 870,000 tons of SC, MFC and label papers per year. The production of MFC
grades will end and change to label papers during the second quarter of 2007.
UPM is one of the worlds leading producers of printing papers. The Groups sales in 2005 were EUR
9.3 billion, and it has over 31,000 employees. The company has production plants in 15 countries
and its main market areas are Europe and North America.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2005 net sales of approximately
EUR 4.2 billion. Its 22 000 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and
paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.
www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
Teuvo Viitala, Senior Vice President, Sales, Finishing Business Line, Metso Paper,
tel. +358 40 548 8090
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3253
or
USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 770
246 7237.