Metso to rebuild board machines at M-real's Simpele and Kemiart Liners mills in Finland

HELSINKI, Nov. 30, 2010 (Press Release) - Metso will rebuild two board machines for M-real in Finland to increase capacity and improve quality: the BM 3 cartonboard machine at the Simpele mill and the BM 1 kraftliner machine at the Kemiart Liners mill in Kemi. The start-up of the rebuilt Simpele BM 3 machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011 and that of the rebuilt Kemiart Liners BM 1 machine for the third quarter of 2011. The combined value of the orders is below EUR 20 million. Metso's delivery to the Simpele mill will include a rebuild