Jan 23, 2008. /Lesprom Network/. Metso Paper and SWISS COMBI –W. Kunz dryTec A.G. have entered a licence agreement for the SWISS COMBI belt dryer KUVO, announced Metso Paper. This agreement grants Metso Paper a global full product licence for the SWISS COMBI belt dryer KUVO valid for drying of biomass, such as bark, forest residue, sawdust etc. in the area of pulp and paper making and in power generation. The SWISS COMBI belt dryer KUVO is able to utilize various low-temperature heat sources. Its drying process is gentle to the product and it has high availability and high capacity. The dryer fits well into Metso’s biomass utilization product portfolio and promotes the expansion on the growing bioenergy generation markets. SWISS COMBI - W. Kunz dryTec AG is a nearly 50 year old Swiss engineering company specialized in the development, construction and custom realization of industrial dryers for biomass. Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately Euro 5 billion.