Exhibit 99.1

                     METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
                  CHAIRMAN AND CEO IS ADOPTING 10B5-1 PLAN

GREIFENSEE, Switzerland and COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA - November 3, 2005 -
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) announced today that Robert
F. Spoerry, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is adopting a
prearranged trading plan for the exercise of 866,976 expiring options and
sale of the underlying shares. The options are due to expire in 2006. The
plan was established in accordance with the guidelines specified by Rule
10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as the Company's
policies with respect to sales of shares held by insiders. Appropriate
filings reporting the sales will be made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission when the sales are completed under the trading plan.

The Company noted that Robert F. Spoerry currently owns 346,826 shares of
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. common stock. He confirmed he has no
plans to sell these shares.

Rule 10b5-1 allows officers and directors to adopt written, prearranged
stock trading plans when they do not have material, non-public information.

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 1, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year December 31, 2004. The Company assumes no obligation to
update this press release.