Metso Corp will supply minerals processing equipment to Taigang Group Lanxian Mining Co Ltd, (TISCO), the largest stainless steel manufacturer in China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The order will be included in Mining and Construction Technology's second quarter 2011 orders received. The delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

The order comprises seven units of vertical plate pressure filters, wear and spare parts, as well as services related to installation, start-up, commissioning and technical supervision. The delivery is for concentrate filtering for TISCO's Yuanjiacun iron ore processing plant in Lan county, Shanxi province. The plant is expected to start operation in May 2012 with a daily processing capacity of 22,000-23,000 tons of iron ore concentrate.

The Yuanjiacun plant is designed to process 22 million tons of raw iron ore per year. When completed, Yuanjiacun will be the largest iron ore processing plant in China.

TISCO is among the world's largest producers of stainless steel. In 2010, the company's net sales were 11.7 billion euros.