Metso plans toimplement structural adjustments in certain parts of its Minerals Equipmentbusiness. The planned measures will address the changes in the marketenvironment that are driven by, for example, an increasing emphasis onstrategic minerals that support the energy transition.

The plannedchanges will improve agility, extend customer reach and coverage, and enablebetter alignment towards customers. At the same time, Metso seeks to implementefficiency improvements to compensate for slow decision making that isinfluencing large customer investments.

As a result,Metso will start local consultation processes that will affect parts of theMinerals equipment business and the related market area operations. The plannedchanges include organizational realignment and other efficiency measures aswell as permanent and temporary layoffs. Based on Metso’s preliminary view, theplanned estimated employee reduction need is approximately 240 positionsglobally, of which at maximum 90 are in Finland.