Rautaruukki - Company Announcement

RUUKKI TO DELIVER STEEL STRUCTURES FOR MAJOR BRIDGE PROJECT IN SWEDEN

Rautaruukki Oyj	Stock Exchange release        7 July 2008 at 9.45

RUUKKI TO DELIVER STEEL STRUCTURES FOR MAJOR BRIDGE PROJECT IN SWEDEN

Ruukki will supply and install steel superstructures for Partihallsförbindelsen
bridge in Gothenburg in Sweden. The bridge will be 1,2 km long and it is
located between Ånäsmotet by the road E20 and the new traffic junction in
Marieholm by the road E45. The contract is valued at around EUR 9 million. 

The bridge is part of the Swedish Road Administration's Partihallsförbindelsen
road project, which is the most important road project in Gothenburg area at
the moment. Ruukki will work closely in cooperation with the main contractor,
Skanska Sverige AB, and the bridge designer Ramböll Sverige AB. 

Skanska considered Ruukki as being able to handle challenging installation and
deliveries in very demanding traffic environment with a tight timetable, states
Anders O. Johansson, Deputy Regional Manager from Skanska. 

Delivery and installation are scheduled for 2009-2010. Delivery consists of 2
200 tonnes of steel structures, which will be fabricated and installed by
Ruukki. 


For further information, please contact:
Anders Spåls, Business manager, Infrastructure Construction Sweden, Ruukki
Construction, Tel. +46 70 602 33 21 



Rautaruukki Corporation

Anne Pirilä 
SVP, Corporate 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 24 countries and
employs 14,600 people. Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The
company's share is quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj:
RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki. 


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