Metso Corporation announced ground-breaking ceremony for new valve technology center in China. Metso announced on October 26, 2018 its decision to invest in a new greenfield valve technology center in Jiaxing, China. The ground-breaking ceremony for the new plant took place on January 9, 2019. The new technology center will start operations in spring 2020 and will serve the local and global markets. The new location is designed to be a workplace for a total of 400 valve technology professionals, and the focus is on producing high-volume standard products and parts for all Metso's valve plants. Metso's technology center in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Shanghai is continuing its operations, with a focus on highly engineered products.