Rautaruukki - Company Announcement

RAUTARUUKKI TO INCREASE DELIVERY CAPACITY OF SPECIAL PRODUCTS TO ENGINEERING CUSTOMERS

Rautaruukki Oyj	   Stock Exchange Release	2 April 2008 at 9.00

RAUTARUUKKI TO INCREASE DELIVERY CAPACITY OF SPECIAL PRODUCTS TO ENGINEERING
CUSTOMERS 

Rautaruukki is to further enhance delivery capacity of special products for
demanding industrial sectors through deployment of a new cut-to-length line at
the Raahe Works in Finland. The new line will particularly serve engineering
industry customers who use cut-length sheets in lifting, handling and loading
equipment. The investment is worth a total of around EUR 23 million. 

The new line will significantly increase the cutting capacity of hot-rolled
sheets. The line will have a capacity of around 200,000 tonnes a year, which is
equivalent to the steel required to make 60,000 truck platforms or 150,000
excavator buckets. 

- We aim to increase the share of special products to 40 per cent of Ruukki
Metals' net sales by the end of 2010. The project will enable us to deliver
cut-lengths of more consistent quality to customers. The new line will also
make our supply chain easier to manage and improve design opportunities, says
Olavi Huhtala, President, Ruukki Metals. 

The investment will also support Ruukki's aim of becoming Europe's leading
provider of metal-based solutions for customers in construction and in the
lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry. 

The new line will be supplied by Sundwig, member of Andritz Group, and come on
stream by the end of 2009. 


For further information, please contact:

Olavi Huhtala, President, Ruukki Metals, tel. +358 20 5929 157


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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