Metso to Supply Complete Tissue Line to Florida Converter

Helsinki, Finland, 15 January 2008 - Metso Paper will supply a complete tissue line to Cellynne Paper Converter in the USA. Production is scheduled to start during the first quarter of 2009 in Haines City, Florida.

The value of the order is not disclosed. The value of these types of tissue machines ranges from EUR 10 to EUR 15 million, depending on the scope of the delivery and the production capacity. The order is included in Metso's fourth quarter order backlog of 2007.

Metso’s scope of delivery comprises a complete Advantage DCT 100HS tissue machine. The order also comprises quality control (QCS) and distributed control (DCS) systems by Metso Automation. The tissue machine will have a wire width of 2.7 m, an operating speed of 2000 m/min, and a daily production of up to 130 metric tons of high-quality facial, bathroom tissue, and towel grades.

Cellynne Holdings, headquartered just south of Orlando, Florida, is the largest independent paper converter in North America. This actively growing company is primarily engaged in the conversion of jumbo parent rolls into smaller, more commercially usable paper products, such as toilet tissue and paper towels. The company serves both the away-from-home and the at-home market segments.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its more than 26,000 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock, and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.

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