Metso is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The company started in 1868 as a local ironworks and has developed through mergers, acquisitions and divestments and now has operations in more than 50 countries.
Metso has been in many businesses, including engines, locomotives, car manufacturers, forest machines, and pulp and paper machines, to valves, metal and waste recycling equipment, and solutions for rock and mineral crushing and screening.
The first innovations that introduced mechanical crushing and screening processes in mines and quarries took place in the 1800s. Bruno Nordberg, a Finnish migrant who settled in Michigan in the US, produced some of the first crushing equipment for mines. In 1928, Nordberg acquired the Symons cone crusher technology, an innovation that revolutionised crushing practices in mines and quarries. Bergeaud & Bruno was established in France in 1895 to manufacture crushing equipment, and in Tampere, Finland, Lokomo produced its first jaw crushers at the beginning of the 1920s. These industry pioneers are all key components of our DNA.
Metso says: “The amalgamation of Svedala Industri Ab into Metso in 2001, and the introduction of solutions like primary gyratory crushers, grinding mills and vertical shaft impactors was elemental in the creation of a full-scope offering for crushing and screening.”
As part of the celebration the firm is organising an exhibition of photographs showing its history.
