Rautaruukki delivers and installs steel bridge ...

Press release 2 October 2008

Rautaruukki is supplying and installing steel superstructures for a
railway bridge which is part of a harbour improvement project in
Narvik, Norway. Delivery includes a railway bridge section totalling
500 metres in length over 11 underground silos. The contract is
valued at about EUR 4 million.


The ongoing project, known as SILA, is a large renovation project
being carried out by LKAB of Sweden to improve facilities at Narvik
harbour in Norway. The project includes construction of a new storage
and loading facilities with 11 underground silos for iron products.
Because the ore stockpiling facility is being built underground, the
harbour infrastructure is at the same time being adapted for
efficient handling and to accommodate larger product volumes.

In this project, Ruukki is working very closely with its customer NCC
Construction AS. "An ability to handle the combination of production
and on-site installation was the factor that clinched the deal for
Ruukki. Another factor in Ruukki's favour was the work quality and a
delivery time schedule that has been strictly adhered to," states Per
Nautvik, Quality Manager from NCC Construction AS.

Ruukki's deliveries and installation work will be ready by the end of
this year and the whole project will be completed in September 2009.
Ruukki's delivery consists of 1500 tonnes of steel structures, which
were made in the units in Ylivieska Finland and Sandnessjøen Norway.

For further information, please contact:
Sami Eronen, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Construction,
Ruukki Construction, tel. [phone]

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and total
solutions to the construction and engineering industries. The company
has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has
operations in 25 countries and employs 14,990 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.