Oct, 31 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNetPARTICLEBOARD PRODUCTION... HELSINKI: Metso Corporation's business group, Metso Panelboard, is to supply equipment for a continuous particleboard production line to the Fuzhou Wood-Based Panel Plant in China's Fujian Province, a media statement said.KOMAG REDEMPTION... SAN JOSE, Calif: Komag is calling for the full redemption of all its Junior Secured Notes Due 2007 on December 2 2003, a press release said. www.komag.comQUARTERLY PROFIT... HAMILTON: W.P. Stewart & Co. has posted net income of $12 million for the third quarter ended 30 September 2003, the company announced today. www.wpstewart.comCEO APPOINTMENT... HAMILTON: New generation foreign exchange trading venue, Forexster, has appointed Peter Bartko as CEO and a Director of the Company. www.forexster.comRECORD PROFIT... SAN DIEGO, Calif: Gen-Probe posted $52.3 million in revenues for the third quarter of 2003, a 22 per cent increase on the same period of the previous year, the company announced today. www.gen-probe.comBARON TRAVOLTA... EDINBURGH: John Travolta is rumoured to be interested in purchasing Scotland's Lee Castle and its accompanying baronetcy, a press release said. www.leecastle.comBOND ISSUE... HONG KONG: Brilliance China Automotive Holdings is planning an issue of zero coupon guaranteed convertible bonds due 2008, according to a media statement.CHINESE COMPETITION... HONG KONG: Global Sources today released the results of a survey revealing that 67 per cent of buyers are willing to pay a premium to purchase Hong Kong products as opposed to buying direct from mainland China. www.corporate.globalsources.comTRANSFER APPROVAL... BEIJING: Huaneng Power International has obtained approval from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council on September 30, 2003 on a transfer agreement signed between the Company and China Huaneng Group Corporation on June 5, 2003, the company announced today. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)