Rautaruukki - Company Announcement

Over EUR 10 million steel structure and installation contract for Ruukki for Outokumpu's ferrochrome investment in Tornio

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 21 February 2011 at 1pm EET

Rautaruukki has signed a contract with Outokumpu to manufacture and install the
steel structures for the ferrochrome smelter at the Tornio Works in Finland. The
contract is worth over EUR 10 million.

Outokumpu plans to double the group's ferrochrome production capacity in
Finland. The new smelter will enable the production of high-quality ferrochrome
energy-efficiently and with minimal emissions."We trust in Ruukki's ability as steel structure contractor in large, demanding
industrial projects. It is not only a competitive delivery entity, but also
reliability, delivery capacity and ensured safety in all stages of the project
that are important to the customer," says Chief Project Manager Heikki
Pekkarinen from Outokumpu.

Deliveries will commence in March this year and the installation work is
scheduled to be completed in January 2012. The steel structures will be
manufactured mostly at Ruukki's Ylivieska works in Finland.

For further information please contact:
Sami Eronen, SVP, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 20 592 5173

Rautaruukki Corporation
Anne Pirilä
SVP, Communications and Investor Relations

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to
the construction and engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of
metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 27 countries and
employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's
share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation
uses the marketing name Ruukki.

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