HELSINKI, Sept. 10, 2001 (Press Release) - Metso Automation has strengthened its position as a leading supplier of automation and information management solutions for Energy-from-Waste plants with new orders in both Italy and the UK. Metso Automation will deliver the metsoDNA automation and information management systems for PowerGen's Groverhurst Sludge Combustion Plant in Kemsley, UK. The plant utilizes fluidized bed boiler technology for the sludge combustion. The main constructor of the Grovehurst plant is Lurgi Entsorgung from Germany. The start-up is scheduled to be in July 2002. Metso Automation will also deliver automation and information management systems to Tecnoborgo S.p.A's Energy-from-Waste Plant in Piacenza, Italy. The grate fired boiler based plant will also supply electrical power to ENEL. The main fuel of the plant is municipal waste and the plant will have an annual throughput of approximately 110,000 tons. The electrical output is 12MW. The main constructor of the Piacenza plant is C.N.I.M (Construction Industrielles de la Mediterranee) from France. The start-up will be in May 2002.