Metso Corporation (HEL:MEO1V) Metso Continues Negotiations With Aracruz About The New Implementation Schedule Of The Guaíba Pulp Project

Metso Corporation (HEL:MEO1V) Metso Corporation's press release on January 20, 2009 at 1.30 p.m.

Metso's customer Aracruz announced on January 19, 2009 that it plans to resume the expansion project at the Guaíba unit in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, as from the first half of 2011. Metso has done work for the pulp project in the cost frame covered by the down payment and the project remains in Metso's order backlog. Metso continues negotiations with Aracruz about the new implementation schedule of the project.

For more information, please see our releases on August 21, 2008 and October 20, 2008 on www.metso.com.

Further information for the press, please contact: Bertel Langenskiöld, President, Paper and Fiber Technology, tel. +358 20 484 3200

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

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Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have over 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

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