Metso has started personnel discussions regarding the reduction of a total of 65 people in Ersmark, Trelleborg and Gällivare, Sweden. The measures are caused by the weakening of the global market situation, which has led to the reduction of the workload in production and customer projects. The measures will commence in January 2009 at the earliest. The members of the staff have been informed about the planned changes and reduction of workforce. Metso’s units in Ersmark, Trelleborg and Gällivare are part of the company’s Mining and Construction Technology. Ersmark and Trelleborg specialize in wear products and spare parts with related expert services mainly to the mining and industrial minerals customers, whereas Gällivare is a mining sales and services location. The units employ a combined total of 722 persons.
