Metso in advanced negotiations with Suzano for supply of a complete pulp mill

Metso and Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. are in advanced negotiations towards
concluding a contract for the supply of all main pulp making technology for the
1.5 million tonnes greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose, to be built
in the state of Maranhão in the northeastern part of Brazil. Start-up is
scheduled for the first half of 2013. At this point of the negotiations the
value of the delivery is not disclosed.

Suzano Papel e Celulose is a forestry-based company and one of the largest
vertically integrated producers of pulp and paper in Latin America. The
company's main products, sold on the domestic and international markets, are
eucalyptus pulp, printing and writing paper and paperboard.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining,
construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper
industries. We have about 28,500 employees in more than 50 countries.
www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Celso Tacla, President, Paper and Fiber Technology operations in South America,
Metso, tel. + 55 41 3341 4403


Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel.
+358 20 484 3253


Metso Corporation

Harri Nikunen
CFO

Johanna Henttonen
Vice President, Investor Relations

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