Metso Outotec is in legal proceedings with MW High Tech Projects UK Limited (MW) in connection with three waste-to-energy plants in the UK.
MW has made various claims against Metso Outotec, and Metso Outotec has significant counterclaims in the litigation, which commenced in 2019. Before the Metso Outotec merger, Outotec supplied its gasification technology to these projects, dating back to 2015. In December 2022, Metso Outotec won the first judgment in the claim regarding a project in Hull and applied to the court for an interim payment of £6mn from MW. MW is now attempting to bring separate additional claims against Metso Outotec and, on February 9, 2023, served an official claim with similar demands regarding a project in Surrey.
In addition, Metso Outotec and MW are in an arbitration procedure regarding the third plant in the UK. Metso Outotec continues to reject MW’s claims in all three cases.
Metso Outotec has reported the Waste-to-energy business as a discontinued operation since the merger and is no longer offering these solutions to its customers.
