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Metso ( Last updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:57 am CDT)

Interim Review, January 1 – March 31, 2012: Strong order intake gives a positive start for the year Posted Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:04 am CDT

Metso to sign contract of vertical grinding technology to MMX mining company in Brazil Metso Corporation’s press release on April 23, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. local time Metso has signed a contract with MMX mining company in Brazil containing vertical grinding technology. Metso’s 14 vertical grinding mills will be assembled to the expansion of the Serra Azul iron ore project, located in São Joaquim de Bicas, Brumadinho and Igarapé, in the state of Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. The value of the order will not be disclosed. “The Serra Azul project is a very important one as it consolidates the stirred milling technology in the iron ore regrinding applications,” states Eduardo Kubric, Sales Director, Metso’s Mining and Construction, Brazil. After completing the assembly of the new grinding mills, the iron ore production capacity of MMX at Serra Azul will reach 24 million tons per year. MMX mining company’s power savings with Metso VERTIMILL® technology is expected to be about 18 MW in comparison with conventional ball milling. Metso VERTIMILL® technology brings benefits for mining companies The high-capacity vertical grinding mill has proven to be a versatile tool that exhibits many advantages over traditional ball milling, including 30 to 50% less energy and significantly lower grinding media consumption. Furthermore, the machine has fewer moving parts than a ball mill, translating into lower maintenance and operating costs. These features bring substantial savings for mining companies. Since its introduction in late 1979, close to 400 VERTIMILL® grinding mills have been sold worldwide. The complete order comprises 14 VERTIMILL® VTM-3000-WB grinding mills, equipped with drives of 2,235 kW each. The order is included in Metso’s Mining and Construction first quarter 2012 orders received. MMX is a Brazilian mining company which belongs to EBX Group. The company operates two mines in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul states in Brazil and also holds mineral rights in Chile. Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results. www.metso.com , www.twitter.com/metsogroup Metso’s mining and construction professionals specialize in always bringing the right technology, processes, machinery and services to our customers in the aggregates production, construction, mining and minerals processing. www.metso.com/miningandconstruction For further information, please contact: Eduardo Kubric, Sales Director, Brazil, Mining and Construction, Metso, tel +55 2102 1636 Posted Monday, April 23, 2012 7:33 am CDT

Minna Helppi appointed Senior Vice President, Group Treasurer for Metso Group Metso Corporation’s press release on April 20, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. local time MS. Minna Helppi, (MBA), has been appointed Senior Vice President, Group Treasurer, for Metso Group. She will start in her new position on August 1, 2012. Minna will report to Harri Nikunen, CFO. Minna will join Metso from Uponor Corporation, where she worked as Vice President, Treasury and Risk Management. Minna has previously worked as Vice President, Project Finance at Andritz Oy and Vice President, Export and Project Finance at Nordea Bank. Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results. www.metso.com , www.twitter.com/metsogroup For further information, please contact: Harri Nikunen, CFO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3010 Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 5:42 am CDT

Metso sells its workshop operations in Gällivare, Sweden to TotalTech NTT Metso Corporation’s press release on April 19, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. local time Metso is selling its workshop operations at the Energiplan site in Gällivare, Sweden, to TotalTech, Nordisk Transport Teknik AB. The Energiplan workshop manufactures customized machined and welded products for various customers in North and Central Sweden. The sales price will not be disclosed. All workshop operations personnel at the Energiplan site in Gällivare have been offered employment with TotalTech NTT. Metso’s Mining and Construction will further develop its services offering for mining customers and strengthen its customer service in northern Sweden, as mining companies situated in the region are expanding their business and investing in new mining projects. Metso has announced contracts with Northland Resources AB for a multi-year service agreement for their Kaunisvaara iron ore project in Pajala and will establish a service center in there as well. In addition Metso has services centers in Gällivare, Kiruna, and Luleå. TotalTech, Nordisk Transport Teknik AB is a fast growing, mining service company locating in Gällivare, Sweden. NTT operates mainly in transportation, mechanics and hydraulics services. Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results. www.metso.com , www.twitter.com/metsogroup For further information, please contact: Christer Brännström, General Manager, Swedish Service Hubs, Mining and Construction, Metso, tel. +46 70 609 3136 Posted Thursday, April 19, 2012 5:02 am CDT

Metso’s Mika Viljanmaa receives Marcus Wallenberg Prize for ground-breaking work on metal belt calendering Metso Corporation’s press release on April 19, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. local time Mika Viljanmaa, who works as Development Manager in Metso’s Järvenpää unit in Finland, has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his work on metal belt calendering in paper and board making. Viljanmaa will receive the prize at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on October 1, 2012. According to the Board of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, “The 2012 Marcus Wallenberg Prize has been awarded to Mika Severi Viljanmaa for his ground-breaking development of metal belt calendering technology resulting in better paper print surfaces with less fiber materials and higher production efficiency”. Furthermore, the invention also paves the way for applications in other paper machine sections with the opportunity of becoming a wider platform technology expected to substantially enhance production efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability of paper and board making. Metal belt technology improves quality and efficiency, with less raw materials and energy Metal belt technology has made a major breakthrough as a revolutionary new calendering concept for papermaking. Calendering is done to improve the paper surface and thus print quality. Compared with conventional calendering, advanced long nip metal belt calendering technology enables manufacturing of paper and board with better surface properties at a desired level of stiffness and bulk, but with 3-10% less fiber raw material; in addition it decreases energy consumption and yields higher production efficiency. It is also suitable for low-cost fibers such as recycled fibers and thus enables development of new cost-competitive paper and board products. The new concept is compact, making it ideal for rebuilds to increase capacity by removing existing production bottlenecks such as yankee dryers or wet stacks. Mika Viljanmaa Mika Viljanmaa, M.Sc., born in 1966, joined Valmet Corporation (now Metso) in 1996 as a development engineer at their Järvenpää unit, where he also completed his Master’s thesis for the Helsinki University of Technology. Since 2003 he was in charge of calendering research and development at Metso Paper and since 2009 he has been responsible for R&D in surface treatment technology. Viljanmaa is a highly prolific innovator, with a total of 120 protected inventions. 57 of these are related to metal belt technology and Viljanmaa is the sole inventor in 12 of them. Mika Viljanmaa has guided several thesis works related to metal belt calendering and has presented conference papers on the subject. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is an international prize that was established in 1980. Each year the prize recognizes a single research breakthrough by one scientist or a small group of collaborating scientists. The selected breakthrough will have a significant effect on the forestry and forest products industries. In addition to rewarding the winner, the prize is also intended to encourage further research around the world. The prize sum is SEK 2 million. For more information, please visit www.mwp.org. In 1999 the prize was awarded to former Valmet (Metso) engineers Pekka Eskelinen, Raimo Virta and Vesa Vuorinen for their pioneering development of a unique air blowing technology for stabilizing paper webs aerodynamically at high speeds. Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results. www.metso.com , www.twitter.com/metsogroup For further information, please contact: Jouko Yli-Kauppila, Vice President, Technology and IPR Coordination, Pulp, Paper and Power, Metso, tel. +358 40 507 6946 Posted Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:16 am CDT

Standard & Poor’s revised Metso's rating outlook to positive Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:47 am CDT

Invitation to news conference Posted Monday, April 16, 2012 2:03 am CDT

Metso Corporation’s conveyance of own shares based on the Share Ownership Plan 2009–2011 Posted Friday, April 13, 2012 9:03 am CDT