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Metso reduces personnel in Sweden
Friday 11. December 2009 - Metso has concluded the employee negotiations regarding the Fiber business line´s units in Sundsvall, Karlstad and Hagfors, Sweden on December 9, 2009.
As a result of the negotiation process initiated on September 30, 2009, the following reductions in personnel will be made:
Sundsvall 150
Karlstad 64
Hagfors/Solna 25
The reductions will commence immediately, according to legal terms of notice. Originally the reduction notice applied to 168 persons in Sundsvall, 94 in Karlstad and 26 in Hagfors.
The reductions are part of the process to streamline Fiber business lines (FBL) operations and cost structure, in order to improve its competitiveness in a changing business environment.
Metso’s FBL units in Sundsvall, Karlstad and Hagfors supply chemical and mechanical pulp industry customers with machinery and equipment, as well as aftermarket and expert services.
Currently approximately 900 persons are employed in Fiber business line in Sweden.