Metso‘s Recycling Equipment and Services

Metso is made up of a global pool of highly dedicated people working closely together to ensure our customers’ success. People with the outstanding expertise, commitment and drive to make profitable advancements, reach new heights in service and deliver real results.

Our people around the world are located close to our customers, in order to understand the forces that shape their business realities. This empowers us with unique insight to create effective solutions that increases the productivity and environmental quality of our customers operations.

We believe that the measure of our worth is in the results we deliver to our customers. This is why we do not compromise on our service and customer offerings. We utilize our deep technological competence and industrial knowledge to deliver cutting-edge solutions and services designed to make a real and sustainable difference to business.

Metso is a global supplier of technology and services for the mining, construction, power generation, oil and gas, recycling, and pulp and paper industries.

We are truly global – we have engineering, production, procurements, services business, sales and other operations in over 300 units in more than 50 countries. Worldwide we employ about 30,000 professionals serving customers in more than 100 countries. Today 45 percent of our net sales come from the services business.

In 2010 Metso Corporation's net sales were EUR 5,552 million.

We have three segments: Mining and Construction Technology, Energy and Environmental Technology, Paper and Fiber Technology.

Our strategy aims for sustainable, profitable growth over the long-term. In the short-term, we are focusing on improving our competitiveness and cash flow and on securing our profitability. Global megatrends support our long-term strategic development and profitable growth targets.

President and CEO
Our President and CEO, Matti Kähkönen, is responsible for the management of Metso’s businesses in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act, corporate governance rules and the instructions given by the Board. The CEO is appointed – and, if necessary, dismissed – by the Board and he reports to the Board about e.g. Metso’s financial situation, business environment and other significant issues. The CEO prepares the matters on the agenda of the Board and its committees and implements their decisions. The CEO guides and supervises the operations of Metso and its businesses. Additionally, the CEO acts as Chairman of the Metso Executive Team.

Metso Executive Team
The CEO and other members appointed by the Board constitute the Metso Executive Team (MET). The MET assists the CEO in the preparation of matters, such as business plans, strategy, policies and other matters of joint importance.

Business line and reporting segment management
The business operations of Metso are organized into 8 business lines which in turn form the 3 reporting segments. The business lines in the Mining and Construction Technology reporting segment are Services as well as Equipment and Systems (Until July 1, Mining and Construction business lines), in the Energy and Environmental Technology reporting segment Power, Automation and Recycling, and in the Paper and Fiber Technology reporting segment Paper, Fiber and Tissue. The heads of Metso’s business lines are responsible for the profitability and the daily management of their business lines, and they report to the Presidents of the respective segments.

The Presidents of the reporting segments report to Metso CEO and provide him with information about the financial and operational performance and development of the operating environment of their respective businesses. They are also responsible for the development of the business line operations and strategy, for implementing Metso’s plans, strategies and operating policies within the business lines, and for collaboration between the business lines.

Subsidiary boards
The subsidiary boards ensure that operations in all Metso companies are managed in accordance with prevailing laws, regulations and operating policies. Metso’s CEO, as Chairman, and two to four other members appointed by the CEO, generally from Metso executives, constitute the boards of the major subsidiaries. The CEO decides on the possible additional responsibilities of the boards of holding and other similar companies belonging to the Metso Group.

Metso’s ambition is to be number one and best in class technology and service provider in all the businesses we are in.

In order to ensure continued profitable growth, gain the critical size needed to win in the market, and reinforce our long-term strategic direction, Metso will focus its efforts on Mining and construction businesses, Automation business and Pulp, paper and power businesses.

Our vision, mission, values, leadership principles and Must-Wins create a common platform for leading the different businesses.

Our strategy focuses on common high impact group-level Must-Wins to support the execution of the operational strategies, and therefore enabling best possible value creation. Especially services, growth countries and the mining business will open opportunities for growth and value creation.

The new strategy is driven by five group level Must-Wins and selected business focused Must-Wins to enable best possible value creation:

Services
Attain growth in services market share and profitability locally by leveraging installed base.

Growth countries
Reinforce local presence and growth mainly in BRICs or other business relevant growth countries.

Technology
Maintain technology leadership with cost efficient and sustainable solutions and develop fit-for-purpose products.

Operating model
Secure quality of operations and deliveries (Supply Chain Excellence) globally with cost efficiency improvements.

People
Develop a working environment that enables our business success (attracts the right people, helps to develop, allows everyone to perform).

According to our mission we contribute to a more sustainable world by helping our customers to process natural resources and recycle materials into valuable products.

This mission, together with the values and Code of Conduct, forms a foundation for our vision: Working as One to be Number One.

Our goal is to be the preferred supplier in our customer industries, collaborating with our customers to continuously improve their competitiveness. Technology is one of the key success factors in achieving this goal, as well as in improving the profitability of our own business.

Our future success is based on our ability to offer new solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges such as mitigating climate change through energy efficiency.

Customer-driven research and development
Our research and development focuses on environmental technology, technology related to the services business and the development of smart applications. We carry out research and development work in close co-operation with our customers and subcontractors as well as with research institutions and universities.