Metso in Brief

Metso is an international technology corporation that serves customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, power generation and other selected industrial sectors. Metso Corporation comprises three business areas: Metso Paper, Metso Minerals and Metso Automation.

In 2007, Metso Corporation's net sales totaled over EUR 6 billion. Metso has business operations in approximately 50 countries, and almost 27,000 employees.

Metso has production on all continents. The main market areas are Europe and North America, which account for over half of net sales. However, Asia and South America are becoming increasingly important.

Net sales by market area in 2007: 40 percent of net sales came from Europe, 17 percent from North America, 24 percent from Asia-Pacific, 14 percent from South and Central America and 5 percent from the rest of the world.

Net sales by market area in 2007 (2006)




Metso's personnel

At the end of 2007, Metso employed 26,837 people. This was 1,159 more than at the end of 2006 (25,678 people). The number of personnel grew most in emerging markets where Metso is actively increasing its presence. In 2007, Metso employed an average of 26,269 people.

Personnel by business area in 2007 (2006)



Metso's business areas:

Metso Paper (46% of the Corporation's net sales in 2007)
Metso Paper is the leading full scope supplier of pulping, papermaking and power generation technologies for the pulp and paper industry and energy industry. Metso Paper's services operations improve the efficiency of customers' processes throughout their entire life cycle.

Metso Minerals (41% of the Corporation's net sales in 2007)
Metso Minerals is the world's leading supplier of rock and minerals processing systems. It offers the mining industry, aggregate producers as well as the construction industry the widest range of products and services, including solutions for rock and minerals processing, screening, conveying and recycling. Metso Minerals also delivers wear and spare parts and services.

Metso Automation (11% of the Corporation's net sales in 2007)
Metso Automation is the world's third largest supplier of automation solutions for the pulp and paper industry. Metso Automation also serves customers in the rock and minerals processing industries as well as the energy and process industries. Metso Automation designs, develops and delivers automation and information management application networks and systems, intelligent field control solutions, and services.

Net sales by business area in 2007 (2006)




Metso officially

• VAT FI15380325

• Trade register number: 765.008

• The company name in Finnish: Metso Oyj

• The company name in English: Metso Corporation

• The company name in Swedish: Metso Abp