Dec 10, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Metso has concluded the employee negotiations regarding the Fiber business line’s units in Sundsvall, Karlstad and Hagfors, Sweden. As a result of the negotiation process, the following reductions in personnel will be made: In Sundsvall 150 persons, in Karlstad 64, and in Hagfors and Solna 25 persons, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. The reductions will commence immediately, according to legal terms of notice. Originally the reduction notice applied to 168 persons in Sundsvall, 94 in Karlstad and 26 in Hagfors. According to Metso, the reductions are part of the process to streamline Fiber business line’s operations and cost structure, in order to improve its competitiveness. Metso's fiber units in Sundsvall, Karlstad and Hagfors supply chemical and mechanical pulp industry customers with machinery and equipment, as well as aftermarket and expert services. Currently approximately 900 persons are employed in Fiber business line in Sweden.