Metso

Metso is a Finnish publicly traded industrial technology company focused on equipment, services, and process solutions for mining, aggregates production, recycling, and metal refining. The present-day company was created through the combination of Metso Minerals and Outotec. The European Commission accepted the transaction on 13 May 2020, and the merged company began operating on 1 July 2020 under the name Metso Outotec. The 2020 transaction brought together Metso's established expertise in mining and aggregates equipment with Outotec's technologies for minerals processing, metals processing, and related industrial applications. The resulting business serves customers across the mining and construction-materials value chains, with offerings that cover crushing, screening, grinding, separation, conveying, slurry handling, process control, maintenance, plant modernization, and other lifecycle services. Its activities also extend to recycling and metal-refining applications, reflecting a broader focus on improving resource efficiency, production performance, and the use of existing industrial assets. Metso's equipment portfolio includes stationary and mobile crushing and screening systems, grinding equipment, pumps, and associated process technologies. Recognized product and solution families include Nordberg crushing equipment and Lokotrack mobile crushing and screening plants. These offerings are supported by spare parts, field services, upgrades, technical support, and other services intended to help customers maintain availability and optimize plant performance. Following the merger, the company initially traded and operated as Metso Outotec. In February 2023, the board proposed restoring the shorter Metso name on the grounds that integration had been completed and that a unified brand better represented the company's forward strategy. Shareholders approved the proposal at the annual general meeting, and the legal name changed to Metso Corporation on 4 May 2023. The company also transferred its headquarters from Helsinki to Matinkylä in Espoo in September 2023. Metso operates internationally, with nearly 17,000 employees and activities in approximately 50 countries according to the cited reference material. Its business model combines capital equipment with recurring services, consumables, maintenance, upgrades, and process expertise. The company therefore positions itself not only as an equipment manufacturer but also as a technology and lifecycle partner for industrial customers seeking higher productivity, improved energy and water efficiency, lower operating costs, and more sustainable use of mineral and metal resources. The present-day Metso covered by this dossier should be distinguished from the earlier Metso corporation established in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma. The 2020-present Wikipedia subject specifically concerns the post-merger entity formed by Metso Minerals and Outotec. Metso is a Finnish industrial technology company serving the aggregates, mining, minerals-processing, metals-refining and recycling industries. The present-day company was created in 2020 through the combination of Metso's minerals business and Outotec. At formation, the combined business operated under the name Metso Outotec; it subsequently returned to the shorter Metso name. The company supplies technologies across much of the industrial value chain. Its activities include crushing and screening, grinding, flotation, separation, dewatering, thickening, filtration, conveying, process control, automation, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and equipment for recycling applications. Rather than operating primarily as a consumer-facing product brand, Metso functions as an engineering, equipment and lifecycle-services partner for industrial customers. Projects can involve individual machines, integrated process plants, automation systems, spare and wear parts, maintenance, modernization and operational support. Metso's business is closely linked to the capital-investment cycles of mines, metal producers, quarries, construction-materials companies and recycling operators. Its offering is therefore marketed around process performance, reliability, productivity, energy efficiency, water use, emissions reduction, resource recovery and the extension of equipment life. The company positions sustainable technology as a central part of its value proposition, particularly where customers are seeking lower energy consumption, improved recovery rates, greater use of recycled materials and reduced environmental impacts. The 2020 combination brought together Metso's established minerals-processing activities with Outotec's expertise in mineral processing and metals refining. This broadened the combined portfolio from equipment and services for comminution and aggregates into a more extensive set of solutions covering ore beneficiation, extractive metallurgy and recycling. The merger also created a larger installed base through which Metso could sell aftermarket services, digital tools, wear products and modernization projects. Metso sells and supports its solutions internationally through a global customer and service network. Its business is project-oriented in some areas and recurring-service-oriented in others, with revenue opportunities ranging from new plant delivery to spare parts, maintenance contracts and process optimization. The company remains active as a listed Finnish industrial group under the Metso name. Public reference material supplied for this dossier is limited, so detailed executive history, financial data, dated campaign records and a fully sourced chronology are not included here. Metso operates internationally, with nearly 17,000 employees and activities in approximately 50 countries according to the cited reference. Its business model combines capital equipment with recurring services, consumables, maintenance, upgrades, and process expertise. The company therefore positions itself not only as an equipment manufacturer but also as a technology and lifecycle partner for industrial customers, helping them improve productivity, energy and water efficiency, lower operating costs, and use mineral and metal resources more sustainably. Its positioning emphasizes sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions, and services, reflecting customer pressures such as declining ore grades, higher energy and water costs, tighter environmental requirements, demand for critical minerals, and the need to recover more value from waste and recycled materials. The Metso covered here should be distinguished from the earlier Metso corporation formed in 1999 through the Valmet–Rauma merger. The 2020–present Wikipedia subject specifically refers to the entity created by the combination of Metso Minerals and Outotec.

The present-day Metso was formed from the combination of Metso Minerals and Outotec. The transaction linked two complementary industrial businesses: Metso's activities in mining and aggregates equipment, and Outotec's technologies for minerals processing, metals processing, and related plant solutions. The European Commission accepted the merger on 13 May 2020, and the combined company began operations on 1 July 2020 as Metso Outotec. The merger created a company with a broad position across the mineral and metal value chain. Its activities span equipment and process technologies for crushing, screening, grinding, separation, pumping, conveying, recycling, and metal refining. In addition to supplying machinery, the company provides spare parts, consumables, maintenance, upgrades, modernization projects, technical support, and other lifecycle services. This combination gives Metso a business model that includes both project-based equipment sales and longer-term customer relationships based on plant availability and process performance. During the early post-merger period, the company operated under the Metso Outotec name while integrating the two organizations and presenting a combined portfolio to customers. In February 2023, the board announced a proposal to change the legal name to Metso Corporation. The stated rationale was that the integration had been completed and that the company would benefit from a single, unified Metso brand for its next phase. Shareholders approved the proposal at the annual general meeting, and the name change took effect on 4 May 2023. The company also changed its corporate base during this period. In September 2023, headquarters moved from Helsinki to Matinkylä in Espoo, Finland. Metso's international organization serves customers in approximately 50 countries and employs nearly 17,000 people, according to the cited reference. Its global scope reflects the geographic distribution of mining, aggregates, recycling, and metal-refining customers. Metso's recognized product families include Nordberg crushing equipment and Lokotrack mobile crushing and screening plants. These solutions are used in applications where customers need to reduce, classify, transport, or otherwise process mineral and aggregate materials. The company also supplies grinding and pumping technologies and broader process solutions for minerals and metals operations. Services such as maintenance, parts, consumables, upgrades, and process optimization extend the relationship beyond the initial equipment purchase. In November 2024, Sami Takaluoma became President and CEO, succeeding Pekka Vauramo. The leadership change marked a further stage in the development of the post-2020 company. The Metso covered here is specifically the entity described by the Wikipedia title Metso (2020–present), rather than the earlier Metso corporation formed in 1999 through the Valmet–Rauma merger. The present-day Metso emerged from the reorganization of two Finnish industrial businesses with complementary positions in the mining and metals value chain. Metso had a long-established minerals-processing business supplying equipment, systems and services to mines, quarries and aggregates producers. Outotec was recognized for technologies covering mineral processing and metals refining. Their combination was intended to create a broader supplier capable of serving customers from ore preparation and beneficiation through metallurgical processing, plant automation and lifecycle support. The transaction was completed in 2020. The resulting company initially used the Metso Outotec name, reflecting the two businesses brought together in the new organization. Its portfolio combined Metso's strengths in crushing, screening, grinding, aggregates and aftermarket services with Outotec's capabilities in flotation, separation, dewatering, filtration, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, metals refining and related automation. The combined installed base also provided a foundation for recurring sales of wear parts, spare parts, maintenance, upgrades and digital process-improvement services. Following the integration, the company returned to the Metso name. The change simplified the public identity while retaining the expanded scope created by the combination. The modern Metso therefore represents more than a single equipment category: it is an industrial technology and services provider active across aggregates production, mining, minerals processing, metals refining and recycling. Its business model mixes large capital projects with aftermarket and service activities. Customers may purchase individual machines, complete processing lines, plant-wide systems, automation, modernization packages or ongoing maintenance and optimization. Metso's technologies are used in applications where material must be crushed, ground, classified, separated, thickened, filtered, transported, refined or recovered. The company also supports customers seeking to improve energy efficiency, water management, recovery, emissions performance and the use of recycled feedstocks. Metso's current positioning emphasizes sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services. This reflects the operating pressures facing its customers: declining ore grades, higher energy and water costs, tighter environmental requirements, demand for critical minerals and the need to recover more value from waste and recycled materials. The company serves an international market through a global sales, engineering and service presence and remains publicly listed in Finland. The supplied reference material does not provide enough verified detail to expand this account with a reliable executive chronology, financial series or complete list of site-specific projects.

• 2024

  Sami Takaluoma takes over as CEO

  [1]Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org

  Sami Takaluoma became President and CEO on 1 November 2024, replacing Pekka Vauramo.

• 2023

  Company name changes from Metso Outotec to Metso

  [1]Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org

  After shareholder approval, the legal name changed to Metso Corporation on 4 May 2023.

• 2023

  Headquarters move to Espoo

  [1]Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org

  Metso moved its headquarters from Helsinki to Matinkylä in Espoo in September 2023.

• 2020

  Merger approved by the European Commission

  [1]Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org

  The European Commission accepted the merger of Metso's relevant business and Outotec on 13 May 2020.

• 2020

  Metso Outotec begins operations

  [1]Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org

  The combined company began operations on 1 July 2020 following the Metso Minerals–Outotec combination, initially operating under the Metso Outotec name.

• 2020

  Metso and Outotec combine

  [4]Metso and Outotec combinemetso.com

  Metso's minerals business and Outotec combined to form a broader industrial technology company serving aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining.

• 2020

  Metso Outotec name introduced

  [4]Metso and Outotec combinemetso.com

  The newly combined company initially operated under the Metso Outotec name.

• Return to the Metso brand

  [4]Metso and Outotec combinemetso.com

  The company subsequently adopted Metso as its corporate brand, continuing to market the combined portfolio under the shorter name.

A global mining, aggregates, recycling, and metal-refining technology partner combining process equipment with lifecycle services and plant-performance expertise, emphasizing sustainable technologies and end-to-end solutions.

• Crushing equipment

  Nordberg crushing equipment

  Nordberg is a recognized Metso product family associated with crushing equipment for mining, aggregates, and related material-processing applications. The range forms part of Metso's broader crushing portfolio and is used to reduce mined rock or other feed material to sizes suitable for downstream processing, construction-material production, or transport. Specific configurations and applications vary by customer and plant design.

• Mobile crushing and screening

  Lokotrack mobile crushing and screening plants

  Lokotrack is Metso's mobile crushing and screening plant family. These systems are designed to be transported and deployed closer to extraction, construction, demolition, or recycling work areas than fixed plants. They combine mobility with material-reduction and classification functions, supporting aggregates production and other applications where site flexibility and reduced material hauling are important.

• Minerals processing

  Grinding systems

  Metso supplies grinding equipment and related systems for mineral-processing operations. Grinding reduces particle size after primary crushing and supports the liberation and recovery of valuable minerals in downstream processes. The offering is part of a wider process portfolio that can include equipment, process design, modernization, parts, maintenance, and technical services. It includes mills and related process solutions, such as Vertimill technology, supported by control, optimization, maintenance, wear-part and modernization services intended to improve throughput and operating efficiency.

• Pumping equipment

  Pumps and slurry-handling solutions

  Metso provides pumps and related slurry-handling solutions for demanding mining and minerals-processing environments. These products support the movement of mineral-bearing fluids and abrasive slurries within processing plants and associated infrastructure. They are complemented by wear parts, maintenance, and other lifecycle services.

• Aggregates and mineral processing equipment

  Crushing and screening

  Metso supplies equipment and systems used to reduce, classify and prepare rock and ore for downstream processing. The portfolio includes crushing and screening technologies for quarrying, aggregates production and mining applications, together with process design, plant integration, spare parts, wear components and service support.

• Mineral processing equipment

  Grinding and comminution

  The grinding portfolio covers technologies for liberating valuable minerals from ore by reducing particle size. It includes mills and related process solutions, such as Vertimill technology, supported by control, optimization, maintenance, wear-part and modernization services intended to improve throughput and operating efficiency.

• Mineral processing systems

  Flotation, separation and dewatering

  Metso offers technologies for concentrating minerals and managing process streams after comminution. These activities include flotation, classification, separation, thickening, filtration and dewatering. Solutions can be supplied as individual equipment or as integrated process packages and are complemented by automation, process support and aftermarket services.

• Metallurgical process technology

  Metals refining technologies

  The former Outotec portfolio brought metals-refining and metallurgical process expertise into the combined company. It includes technologies for processing metallic concentrates and refining metals, including flash-smelting technology, alongside engineering, plant support, process development, upgrades and services.

• Industrial automation

  Automation and digital solutions

  Metso provides automation, instrumentation, control and digital optimization capabilities for mineral-processing and metals operations. These tools are intended to help customers monitor plants, stabilize processes, improve recovery and throughput, and use operating data to support maintenance and continuous improvement.

• Recycling equipment and systems

  Recycling solutions

  The company supplies equipment and process solutions for recycling applications, supporting the recovery and processing of valuable materials from secondary sources. This activity extends Metso's focus beyond primary extraction and aligns with demand for circular-material flows and more efficient resource use.

• Industrial services

  Services, wear parts and lifecycle support

  Lifecycle services include spare and wear parts, maintenance, inspections, repairs, upgrades, modernization, plant optimization and technical support. These services support Metso's large installed base and allow customers to improve availability and performance without replacing complete facilities.

• 2023

  Adopt the unified Metso corporate brandStrategy

  Background

  The board stated that post-merger integration had been completed and that the company's forward strategy was centered on a unified brand.

  Action taken

  The board proposed changing the name from Metso Outotec Corporation to Metso Corporation, and shareholders approved the proposal at the 3 May 2023 annual general meeting. The change took effect on 4 May.

  Aftermath

  The company resumed the shorter Metso name for its post-merger operations.

  Source

• 2020

  Combine Metso Minerals and OutotecM&A

  Background

  The transaction brought together complementary equipment and process-technology businesses serving mining, aggregates, recycling, and metals-related customers.

  Action taken

  The European Commission accepted the merger on 13 May 2020, and the combined company began operations on 1 July 2020 as Metso Outotec.

  Aftermath

  The merger created the present-day Metso entity described by the 2020-present Wikipedia subject.

  Source

• 2020

  Combination of Metso's minerals business and OutotecM&A

  Background

  The two Finnish industrial businesses had complementary capabilities across aggregates, mineral processing, metals refining, automation and services.

  Action taken

  They completed a combination that created the company initially branded Metso Outotec.

  Aftermath

  The combined portfolio broadened the company's end-to-end offering and established the basis for the present-day Metso brand.

  Source

• Rebranding from Metso Outotec to MetsoStrategy

  Background

  After the combination, the company operated under a dual-name identity that represented the businesses brought together.

  Action taken

  The company adopted the shorter Metso name for its corporate brand.

  Aftermath

  The Metso identity now covers the combined business in aggregates, minerals processing, metals refining and recycling.

  Source

• 2026-11-04

  Metso announces agreement to acquire Italbronze[5]美卓宣布协议收购Italbronzehub-4.com

  Reported: 2026-11-04

  Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Italbronze Ltda., a Brazilian manufacturer of bronze alloy components serving mining and other industrial customers globally.

• 2020-05-11

  Metso introduces Nordberg HP900 cone crusher[6]Metso推出Nordberg HP900圆锥破碎机canadianminingjournal.com

  Reported: 2020-05-11

  Metso introduced the Nordberg HP900 series cone crusher for aggregate and mining markets. It is an upgrade to the HP800 model.

• 2020-01-07

  Metso welcomes L.S.W. Wear Parts as distributor[7]Metso 欢迎 L.S.W. Wear Parts 成为经销商canadianminingjournal.com

  Reported: 2020-01-07

  Metso welcomed L.S.W. Wear Parts to its North American aggregates distributor community. L.S.W. said it would start serving Metso customers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador in January.

1. 1Metso (2020–present)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Metso official websitemetso.com
3. 3Metso corporate websitemogroup.com
4. 4Metso and Outotec combinemetso.com
5. 5美卓宣布协议收购Italbronzehub-4.com
6. 6Metso推出Nordberg HP900圆锥破碎机canadianminingjournal.com
7. 7Metso 欢迎 L.S.W. Wear Parts 成为经销商canadianminingjournal.com
8. 8Metso introduces Nordberg HP900 cone crushermining.com