Metso Corporate Newsroom News 2024 Metso awarded repeat orders for the supply of mill lining solutions to Africa
Press release October 3, 2024

Metso awarded repeat orders for the supply of mill lining solutions to Africa

Metso Corporation’s press release on October 3, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. EEST

Metso has been awarded repeat orders for a mining customer’s sites in Africa for the supply of liners for SAG and ball mills. Metso’s scope of supply includes Metallic Liners for the SAG mills, and Metallic and Megaliner ™ composite linings for the Ball mills. Additional services are offered including MillMapper™ liner wear monitoring, Metrics digital monitoring, onsite support, and performance guarantees.

By utilizing Metso’s expertise and world-class technology the customer will be able to ramp-up faster to optimal mill speed, enhance grinding efficiency, and reduce pebble production. Additionally, customers will improve their operations by having quicker & safer liner installations, as well as gain improved performance by implementing wear life simulations. Megaliner™ offers efficient liner replacement which results in reduced downtime for relining, as well as increased safety during the reline.

The value of the orders amounts to circa EUR 14 million. The first part of the orders was booked in the Minerals segment’s second quarter, and the rest in the third quarter 2024 order received.

“We are delighted with the customers’ trust in our solutions and expertise. Metso’s advanced technologies help our customers improve performance on-site in terms of increased production and enhanced efficiencies. This coupled with the improved sustainability aspects of the Metso liners made the value proposition more attractive to the customer.  We are committed to executing on our actions and providing increased value to our customers operations” says Sherwin Preamdutt, Director Sales & Service Region Central East Africa.

Metso offers a comprehensive range of mill linings and related services, with materials and designs optimized for each specific application. Visit our website to read more about Megaliner™ and metallic mill lining solutions.


Further information:

Sherwin Preamdutt, Director, Sales & Services Regional Central & East Africa, Metso Corporation, tel. +27714431046, email: sherwin.preamdutt(at)metso.com

Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com


Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change. 

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial