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Metso Corporation's press release on November 12, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. local time

Metso has been awarded a repeat order for four complete tissue production lines
for HengAn Group in China. Two of the lines will be located at Shandong HengAn
Paper Co., Ltd, in Weifang City, Shandong Province, and two at HengAn Wuhu Paper
Co., Ltd, in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. Start-ups are planned to be successive
with the first in December 2013 in Weifang. The value of the order will not be
disclosed.

Xu Lianjie, President, HengAn: "We like to continue the relation with Metso,
being active in developing the tissue machine technology."

"We are very proud that HengAn once again trusted Metso technology to support
their continued growth in the tissue industry," says Anders Björn, President,
Metso Paper   Karlstad.

The new lines will add another 240,000 tonnes a year of high-quality facial,
toilet and towel grades to HengAn Group's total production. This will
consolidate their position as China's leading tissue producer. The raw material
for the new machines will be virgin pulp. The order follows the successful
start-ups of four similar tissue lines at the company's Anhai mill in Fujian
Province and Weifang mill in Shandong Province in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The order is included in Metso's Pulp, Paper and Power fourth quarter 2012
orders received.

Technical information

Metso's delivery will comprise four tissue production lines featuring Metso's
stock preparation equipment and Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine. Each machine
will include an OptiFlo II TIS multi-layer headbox, a Metso Yankee cylinder with
deep rib for highest energy efficiency, an Advantage AirCap hood, an Advantage
WetDust dust management system and an Advantage SoftReel P reel. The tissue
lines will also feature Metso's new MicroBar refiner segments for short fiber
refining and VacuFox polyurethane roll covers for tissue machine press sections.

The new lines will have a width of 5.6 m and an operating speed of 1,900 m/min.

HengAn is a leading, fast-growing Chinese consumer product company with a
nationwide sales and distribution network. It is a fully owned subsidiary of
HengAn International, whose shares are listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Their turnover in 2011 was approximately EUR 1.7 billion and they have 20,000
employees.

Metso's pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes, machinery,
equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our offering and
experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production lines,
rebuilds and services.

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Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the
process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and
oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver
sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results.

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For further information, please contact:

Anders Björn, President, Metso Paper Karlstad AB, Paper business line, Metso,
tel. +46 54 17 13 38, mobile phone +46 705 1713 38

Leif Forsberg, Senior Vice President, Sales, Paper business line, Metso, tel.
+46 54 17 13 10, mobile phone +46 705 17 13 10



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