Exhibit 99.1

                              [Press release]


                METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES
            APPOINTMENT OF WAI-HUI CHU TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


GREIFENSEE, Switzerland and COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA - November 6, 2006 -
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) announced today that Wah-Hui
Chu has been appointed to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee,
effective January 1, 2007.

Mr. Chu is President of PepsiCo International - China Beverages Business
Unit and Chairman of PepsiCo (China) Investment Company Limited. Before
joining PepsiCo in 1998, he held various senior management positions in
several U.S. multinational companies, including Quaker Oats, HJ Heinz,
Whirlpool and Monsanto.

Robert F. Spoerry, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated,
"We are very pleased to have Wah join our Board and look forward to
benefiting from his extensive management experience in multinational
companies. In particular, his career has given him a deep understanding of
Asian markets, especially China. With METTLER TOLEDO's significant
activities in China, Wah's background is uniquely suited to benefit our
company. We look forward to Wah joining the Board and will benefit from his
important contributions."


METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and
services. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of
weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing
applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions in several
related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated
chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and
development. In addition, the Company is the world's largest manufacturer
and marketer of metal detection and other end-of-line inspection systems
used in production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain
process analytics applications. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO
can be found on the World Wide Web at "www.mt.com."

Statements in this discussion which are not historical facts may be
considered "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and
uncertainties. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual events or results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, see "Factors affecting our future operating
results" in Part I, Item A, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year December 31, 2005. The Company assumes no obligation to
update this press release.