Metso Helsinki, Finland, 16 December 2010 -- Metso Corporation has signed a EUR 500 million revolving five-year committed loan facility with a syndicate of 14 banks. It replaces a EUR 500 million facility of 15 December 2006, which is currently not drawn. The facility is primarily to support Metso's short-term funding. Mandated lead arrangers for the loan were Citi, Commerzbank, CA-CI Bank, Danske Bank, Nordea, Pohjola Bank, SEB, and Svenska Handelsbanken. Arrangers were BBVA, ICBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, Standard Chartered, and Wells Fargo. Metso (www.metso.com) is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. The company has about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries.