Metso Paper

Accounted for 57 percent of Metso Corporation’s net sales and 36 percent of its personnel in 2001.

Products

Paper machines, tissue machines, board machines, paper finishing systems, air systems, equipment and machinery for mechanical and chemical pulp production and the panelboard industry, and converting equipment.

Market position

The world’s largest paper and tissue making line supplier. A strong position also as a supplier of pulping equipment and systems for the fiberboard and converting industries. Supplies 30–35 percent of global paper machine markets and approximately 40 percent of the large paper machine markets. The main customer segments are the pulp and paper industry, the panelboard industry and packaging materials manufacturers.

Resources

The largest business units are located in Finland, Sweden, Germany, the USA, Canada, the UK, Italy, Switzerland, China and Thailand.

Metso Minerals

Accounted for 20 percent of Metso Corporation’s net sales and 39 percent of its personnel. Svedala, acquired in September, is included in Metso Minerals’ figures for 2001, concerning the October–December period.

Products

Rock and mineral crushing plants, crushers and related equipment, track and wheel-mounted mobile crushing and screening units, mining equipment, grinding mills, enrichment plants, recycling systems for minerals and metals, paving equipment and rollers, as well as wear products and conveying belts for all the above-mentioned equipment.

Market position

Resources

The largest business units are located in Finland, Sweden, France, the UK, the USA, Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Germany, Australia and China.

Metso Automation

Accounted for 15 percent of Metso Corporation’s net sales and 15 percent of its personnel in 2001.

Products

Process industry automation and information management application networks and systems, production process measurement systems, control valves, and SCADA systems for oil, gas and water distribution and for electricity transmission.

Market position

The world’s third largest supplier of pulp and paper industry automation and information application networks and systems and the sixth largest supplier of power plant automation. The main customer segments are the pulp and paper industry, power generation and the hydrocarbon industry.

Resources

The largest business units are located in Finland, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Austria, the UK, France and Germany.

Metso Ventures

Accounted for 8 percent of Metso Corporation’s net sales and 10 percent of its personnel in 2001. This business area comprises Metso Engineering and Valmet Automotive.

Products

Mechanical and hydrostatic power transmission equipment, materials technology and machine construction services, and the contract manufacturing of specialty cars.

Market position

Metso Engineering is one of the world’s four largest manufacturers of wind turbine gears. Valmet Automotive is Europe’s second largest contract manufacturer of convertibles.

The main customer segments are process equipment and systems suppliers, the process industry, the offshore and shipbuilding industries, and car manufacturers.

Resources

Metso Engineering’s largest business units are located in Finland, Sweden, Germany, the USA and Canada.The automotive plant is located in Finland.