Headquartered in Finland, Metso Corporation is a global engineering and technology company serving customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, automation industry and various other industries.
Metso comprises three business areas: Metso Paper, Metso Minerals and Metso Automation. Metso is involved in the supply of machinery in three major areas, namely paper, rock/mineral processing and automation industry. Metso Corporation had a turnover of Euro 5 billion in 2006, of which Metso Minerals contribution was over Euro 2 billion.
Metso Minerals considers India to be its long term market.
Metso Corporation plans to beef up its manufacturing base in India and is eyeing mid-sized acquisitions. It is learnt that the company is keen on strengthening India as a sourcing base for its operations in Asia. At the same time, Metso also has plans to open an engineering centre in India.
Metso Minerals (India) Pvt. Ltd., a company belonging to Metso Minerals, consists of construction and mining business lines. Construction business line supplies a whole range of crushing and screening equipment, while mining business lines comprise projects and systems for ferrous and non-ferrous plants, pumps and wear parts, besides bulk material handling.
The company has its local office headquartered in Gurgaon and regional offices in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Thane and Kolkata. Metso Minerals has manufacturing unit at Bawal, Haryana, a foundry at Ahmedabad and warehousing operations at Gurgaon, Bangalore and Barbil (Orissa).
Through its bulk material handling division is located in Thane, the company undertakes design, manufacture,etc of a whole range of bulk material handling machines.
Bulk materials handling machines offered are: Stackers (slewing, luffing and twin boom); wagon tippler (rotaside and rotary, unit and tandem), side arm charger (for full or part rake); apron feeders, wobbler feeders, ship and barge loaders, unloaders and so on.