| Metso to Provide Roll Service to Holmen Paper's Hallsta Mill |
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Helsinki, Finland, 28 September 2011 -- Metso has signed a roll service agreement with Holmen Paper for their Hallsta paper mill in Sweden. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed. With this three-year agreement, which became effective as of 01 September 2011, Metso will be responsible for all mechanical roll services at the Hallsta paper mill. Roll grinding and part of mechanical roll maintenance will be carried out at Metso’s workshops in Borlänge and Karlstad, Sweden. A Metso maintenance engineer will be based at the Hallsta mill to serve as a link between Metso and the mill. Metso’s workforce also will include two maintenance technicians. Holmen Paper was established 400 years ago and is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of printing paper. The three paper machines at Hallsta produce magazine paper and a range of special qualities of wood-containing printing paper. The annual production capacity is 670,000 tons. Metso (www.metso.com) is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling, and the pulp and paper industries. The company has about 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries. |
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