May 28, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Metso will acquire the lime kiln and recausticizing business of FLSmidth through an exclusive license to the technology concerned. The acquired business will be affiliated to Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power segment, Fiber business line. The value of the transaction will not be disclosed, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.

A new lime kiln Technology Center employing 15-25 persons will be established in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The acquisition will complement Metso’s portfolio as a full scope supplier to the pulp industry, and is in line with Metso's strategy to be the leading global supplier of equipment and processes to the pulp and paper industry.

The closing of the transaction is expected to take place during the 2Q 2013.

Since 1882, FLSmidth has been the leading supplier of equipment, services and expertise for the cement and minerals industries.

Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas.