Finnish industrial technology group Metso has secured an order worth more than €10 million to supply multiple energy-efficient Vertimill 4500 vertical grinding mills for a Direct Reduction (DR) grade iron ore project, the company said in a press release.
The contract has been booked in Metso’s Minerals segment order intake for the first quarter of 2026. The Vertimill machines are designed to provide lower energy consumption and operating costs compared with conventional horizontal mills, while delivering consistent particle size, a key requirement for producing high-quality DR pellet feed used in steelmaking.
Metso highlighted the sustainability benefits of the technology, noting that the vertical design and advanced grinding approach support the industry’s move towards more efficient and environmentally responsible processing. Vertimill mills are part of the company’s “Metso Plus” portfolio, which groups products and solutions aimed at improving environmental performance and operational reliability.
The order win comes amid broader momentum for energy-efficient comminution technologies in the mining sector. Last month, Metso reported a record year for stirred mill sales, with customers increasingly adopting energy-saving grinding solutions as part of efforts to reduce emissions and costs.
Metso said the Vertimill units will play a central role in the iron ore project’s grinding circuit, helping the operation achieve tight product specifications essential for DR pellet feed. Direct Reduction iron ore pellets are used in low-carbon steelmaking routes such as electric arc furnaces and hydrogen-based reduction, which are gaining traction as the steel industry aims to decarbonise.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso operates globally with close to 18,000 employees and reported about €5.3 billion in sales in 2025. The company supplies technologies and services across aggregates, minerals processing, and metals refining sectors.