Luxembourg, 01/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides a loan of EUR 135 million to Metso Corporation, a leading supplier of process industry machinery and systems to the pulp and paper industry. The loan will part-finance the Group's on going Research & Development programme over the 2003-2005 period in its papermaking machine and automation businesses, aimed at maintaining and developing technological leadership in these sectors. The operation involves the...