Metso and UPM to continue mill maintenance agreement at UPM Plattlingmill in Germany

Metso Corporation’s press release on July 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. local time

HELSINKI, FINLAND, Jul 02, 2013 (Menafn – Marketwired via COMTEX) –Metso and UPM have agreed to continue their mill maintenanceoutsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany.Metso will provide maintenance systems and procedures and beresponsible for optimizing maintenance costs and developing technicalavailability at the mill. The agreement, covering three paperproduction lines, will be effective as of July 1, 2013. The value ofthe agreement will not be disclosed.

Metso has been responsible for the mill maintenance of Plattlingmill’s paper machine No. 1 since 2007 and of paper machines No. 10 andNo. 11 since 2011. The new multiyear agreement will cover millmaintenance operations for these three paper production lines.

Metso’s mill maintenance model optimizes the use of Total ProductiveMaintenance (TPM), Metso’s streamlined reliability centeredmaintenance (Applied RCM) and condition-based maintenance. The modelensures the highest possible equipment efficiency and costoptimization.

The UPM Plattling mill produces 780,000 tonnes of light weight coatedand supercalendered papers annually.

Metso’s pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes,machinery, equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filterfabrics. Our offering and experience cover the entire process lifecycle including new production lines, rebuilds and services.

As of January 2014, Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power business will serveits customers with an even more focused and competitive approach as anindependent, listed company, Valmet Corporation*.

*Pending Metso EGM approval.

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Metsois a global supplier of technology and services to customers in theprocess industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper,power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50countries contribute to sustainability and deliver profitability tocustomers worldwide. Metso’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMXHelsinki Ltd.

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For further information, please contact:

Jukka Koiranen
Director
Maintenance Outsourcing, Services business line, Pulp, Paper and Power
Metso
tel. 358 40 545 6173

Robert Mohr
Vice President, Sales
Northern Central Europe, Services business line, Pulp, Paper and Power
Metso
tel. 49 173 3080 534

SOURCE: Metso Corporation

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