Incident at Metso’s production site in Irapuato, Mexico

Metso Corporation’s press release on March 13, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. EET

An incident has occurred at Metso’s rubber plant in Irapuato, Mexico, in the evening of March 12, 2024, local time. As a result of a steam explosion in the hand lining area of the plant, around ten people were injured and the property is damaged. Based on our current information, the injuries are non-critical.

Metso’s local team in Mexico is co-operating with the local authorities. Metso is committed to helping in the investigation and gathering all necessary information to understand the cause of the event.

“We are shocked by the news of the accident. The safety of our operations and employees is always our top priority. Our primary focus at this moment is to ensure the well-being of our employees and to support all efforts to recover from this accident,” says Heikki Metsälä, President of Metso’s Consumables business area. “We are assessing the potential impact on customer deliveries and will contact our customers accordingly as needed,” he continues.

Further information

Heikki Metsälä, President, Consumables business area, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 142, email: heikki.metsala(at)metso.com 

Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso, 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