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Metso to start employee negotiations in Kiuruvesi production unit in Finland

Monday 21. September 2009 - Metso will start employee negotiations regarding temporary lay-offs and possible permanent reduction of personnel in MW Biopower Oy ´s Kiuruvesi production unit in Finland in order to adjust its operations to decreasing order backlog and structural changes in the business operations.

The negotiations affect blue-collar employees in the Kiuruvesi production unit, altogether 44 people. The negotiations do not affect the services function and white-collar employees.

The company is preparing for temporary lay-offs of varying durations and for possible permanent reductions of less than 10 positions in production. Possible alternatives to decrease the number of reductions will be examined in the negotiations. The outcome of the personnel negotiations will be announced by the end of October.

MW Biopower Oy is part of Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture, MW Power Oy, a company offering power and heating plant solutions based on renewable fuels. The Kiuruvesi unit employs approximately 90 people. The production unit manufactures structures for power and heating and plants.