Scandinavian Mill Service Renamed Metso Mill Service

Helsinki, Finland, 14 December 2007 -- Scandinavian Mill Service (SMS), owned by Metso Paper and Metso Automation, will change its name to Metso Mill Service. Metso Mill Service supplies and develops maintenance services for the pulp and paper industry.

This name change brings the operations of SMS under the Metso brand and reflects Metso´s aim to further develop its services business. Metso Mill Service is part of the company's extensive services offering and broadening service network, which support Metso’s overall strategy of profitable growth. The name change will have no immediate effect on the daily operations of Metso Mill Service. The company will continue to offer cost-effective and customer-oriented maintenance services to the pulp and paper industry.

Metso Mill Service employs 500 maintenance professionals at 10 locations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Spain, and the Czech Republic. The company has long-term maintenance agreements with Jujo Thermal Oy, Saica Group, Myllykoski Group, Nordic Paper, and Mondi Packaging.

Metso Mill Service operates maintenance workshops in Gävle and Husum, Sweden, which offer a large scope of maintenance services to nearby pulp and paper mills, and roll maintenance centers in Kauttua, Finland; Zaragoza, Spain; and Steti, Czech Republic, that provide roll grinding and scheduled roll maintenance services to local customers.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its more than 26,000 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry, and selected other industries.

www.metso.com