The Tissue Technology Award will be given every second year, and the first winners will be announced at the Tissue World conference in Nice, France, in 2013. A prize amount of totally 25,000 Dollars will be awarded for the best innovations.A sovereign jury will appoint the winners according to a specific selection process. The jury is formed by representatives from Karlstad University, Sweden, the Energy Square organization and Metso’s Tissue business line.“Energy efficiency is a crucial issue for the tissue industry globally, and it takes a wide perspective and open minds to explore new areas for innovation,” says Marco Marcheggiani, President, Tissue business line, Metso. ”Being the clear market and technology leader in tissue Metso wants to stimulate innovative work also outside our own organization by this award.”