New orders for Metso Corp. worth EUR 942 million were received in January-March (EUR 1,509 million in Q1/08), i.e. 38% less than in the comparison period. At the end of March, the order backlog was 4% lower than at the end of December 2008, amounting to EUR 3,934 million (EUR 4,088 million at December 31, 2008).
