HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metso Minerals will
supply two lines of twin railcar unloading stations to the Port of Rizhao in
Northeast China. Installation of the first line will be in December, 2005, and
the second line in February, 2006. The value of the order is over EUR 12
million.
Metso Minerals' order comprises the design, equipment supply, installation
and start-up assistance of the plant. Each station consists of train moving
equipment and a rotary railcar dumper that rotates two railcars at once to
efficiently empty the material. Each station will be capable of unloading
trains at the rate of 60 cars and over 3,600 tons of coal per hour. The
installation will support the movement of coal from the north of China to new
power stations in the south.
For this project, the purchaser is the China National Heavy Machinery
Corporation acting on behalf of Rizhao Luqiao Port Industry Co. Ltd. Metso
supplied two corresponding systems to Rizhao Port in 1984.
Metso Minerals has supplied over 250 corresponding railcar dumpers all
over the world, making it the world's leading supplier of these systems.
Metso Corporation is a global supplier of process industry machinery and
systems, as well as know-how and aftermarket services. The Corporation's core
businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and mineral
processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control technology (Metso
Automation). In 2003, the net sales of Metso Corporation were EUR 4.3 billion.
Metso has approximately 23,000 employees in over 50 countries. Metso
Corporation is listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.
For further information, please contact:
Dave Hicken, Business Development Manager, Bulk Material Handling,
Metso Minerals UK, tel. +44 117 978 6203, fax: +44 117 923 1603,
email: dave.hicken@metso.com
Steve Wang, MPR Sales Manager, Metso Minerals China Region,
tel. +86 10 6566 6600, fax: +86 10 6566 2583, email: steve.wang@metso.com
Eeva Makela, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3253
SOURCE Metso Corporation
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CONTACT:
Dave Hicken, Business Development Manager,
Bulk Material Handling of Metso Minerals UK, +44-117-978-6203,
fax: +44-117-923-1603; Steve Wang, MPR Sales Manager of Metso
Minerals China Region, +86-10-6566-6600, fax: +86-10-6566-2583,
steve.wang@metso.com; or Eeva Makela, Vice President, Investor
Relations of Metso Corporation, +358-204-84-3253
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