Metso Corporation Company release on November 13, 2008 at 7.00 p.m.

Metso has won the Quality Innovation of the Year award for 2008 and
has been granted a top accolade in the Finnish Quality Award
competition. These competitions are held by Excellence Finland.

In the Quality Innovation of the Year competition, Metso came out top
in the major corporations category. The prize was given for Metso's
PowerDry Plus drying technology and for the related product used in
drying paper and board coating. These were both developed by Metso
Paper's Air and Chemical Systems unit in Turku, Finland.  The
technology has been commercialized, and a resulting product has
already been delivered to many customers in the paper industry. In
its preamble to the award, the competition jury stated that the
winning innovation in this particular field represents a significant
advance for energy efficiency in the paper industry and will help the
industry achieve its environmental goals.

In the Finnish Quality Award competition, Metso's Paper and Board
Machines unit in Jyväskylä was granted the accolade Recognized for
Excellence in the major corporations category. The assessment is
based on the European EFQM Excellence Model. The jury commended the
Paper and Board Machines unit for creating a laudable corporate
culture in which the customer's impact is strongly felt.  According
to the jury, the company's strategy has for the most part been
visibly translated through the entire organization.

The award-winning achievements have been built on years of systematic
development and continuous improvement. The valuable feedback given
in the competition will help the company to further develop its
products, operations, and competitiveness.

The competition results were announced at the Finnish Quality Award
Gala in Helsinki on November 13, 2008. The prizes were accepted on
behalf of Metso by Henrik Karlstedt, Vice President, Air and Chemical
Systems, and Jari Vähäpesola, Senior Vice President, Paper and Board
Machines.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007
net sales of over EUR 6 billion. Its over 27,000 employees in
approximately 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper
industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and
selected other industries.
www.metso.com



Further information for the press, please contact:

Henrik Karlstedt, Vice President, Air and Chemical Systems, Metso
Paper
Tel. +358 40 514 8094
Ilkka Jokioinen, Department Manager, Air and Chemical Systems, Metso
Paper
Tel. +358 40 503 1157
Sakari Häyrynen, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Paper and Board
Machines, Metso Paper
Tel. +358 40 563 3742


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