Pöyry - Company Announcement

Pöyry awarded EUR 5 million engineering contract for aluminium rolling mill project in Brazil

PÖYRY PLC     Company Announcement 20 July 2010 at 10.30 a.m.

Novelis do Brasil Ltda has awarded Pöyry a contract covering basic and detail
engineering for expansion of their aluminium rolling mill in the city of
Pindamonhangaba in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The value of Pöyry's
assignment is over EUR 5 million and its duration will be about two years. The
project has been included in Pöyry's order stock for the second quarter of 2010.

The production of the aluminium rolling mill will be increased from 400 000 t/a
to 600 000 t/a. The final investment decision announced last May is USD 300
million.

Novelis is a Canadian corporation formed in January 2005 as a spin-off from
Alcan Inc. In early 2007, Novelis was acquired by Hindalco Industries Limited,
part of the Aditya Birla Group. Novelis is present in 11 countries and has more
than 12 000 employees in 32 manufacturing plants.

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Additional information by:
Martin Kuzaj, President, Industry Business Group, Pöyry PLC, Finland
Tel. +358 10 33 21179
Marcelo Handro Cordaro, President, Pöyry Tecnologia Ltda., Brazil
Tel. +55 11 3472 6955

Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced
sustainability. We offer our clients integrated management consulting, total
solutions for complex projects and efficient, best-in-class design and
supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry,
urban & mobility and water & environment. Pöyry has 7000 experts operating in
about 50 countries, locally and globally. Pöyry's net sales in 2009 were EUR
674 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Pöyry
PLC: POY1V).

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