Metso Finland Oy

Metso Finland Oy is the Finnish operating entity of Metso Corporation, a publicly traded Finnish industrial machinery company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. The modern parent company was formed on July 1, 2020, through the merger of Metso's Minerals business and Outotec, initially named Metso Outotec before rebranding to Metso in May 2023. Metso Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki under the ticker METSO. The global company employs approximately 17,000 people and reported sales of around €5.24 billion in 2025.

Metso is a major global supplier of sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions, and services for the mining, aggregates, and metals refining industries. Its core product lines include equipment for processing minerals and rock, such as crushers, screens, grinding mills, and conveyors. The company's offerings serve the entire lifecycle of its customers' operations, from initial plant design to equipment and a comprehensive range of aftermarket parts and services.

As an operating company, Metso's patent litigation profile involves defending its technology against competitors. The company is documented as a defendant in one recent case at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, indicating it is being challenged on its intellectual property rather than asserting patents against others. This defensive posture is typical for a large manufacturing and technology-focused firm.

The tracked case, FLSmidth Inc. v. Metso Finland Oy, is an inter partes review proceeding initiated in May 2025. The petitioner, FLSmidth, is a direct and long-standing global competitor to Metso in the mining and cement equipment industries. The patent at issue in this proceeding relates to fluid bearings used in machinery like grinding mills, a core technology area for both companies. The two firms have a history of intellectual property disputes, including prior litigation in U.S. federal court.