Outokumpu delivers steel to monument in Mexico

PRESS RELEASE
November 12, 2010 at 2.00 pm EET

The state of Mexico is building a 104 meters high monument in stainless steel in
central Mexico City to celebrate its 200 years of independency. The steel to the
monument "Estela de Luz" ("Trail of light") will be delivered by Outokumpu to
the project's main contractor Euroguarco in Italy.

The order is for 1 500 tonnes of duplex special grades LDX 2101® and 2205
produced in Outokumpu's Degerfors site. The steel will be made into tubes in
Italy and the monument will be built in Mexico before the end of 2011.

"We chose Outokumpu for their reliability and high quality standard, since this
project is quite complex and delicate", says Cristiano Ghirlanda, managing
director at Euroguarco.

"Our stainless steel offers durability and high strength, which enables a
thinner and lighter construction. We believe that this project can be a
breakthrough for our special grade LDX 2101® in architectural constructions and
hope that it can give us more high profile projects in the future", says Tobias
Larsson, product manager at Outokumpu.

For more information, please contact:
Tobias Larsson, Product Manager, Outokumpu Degerfors,
tel [phone]
Elisabeth Hansson, Communications Manager Sweden,
tel [phone]


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blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 7 500 people in more than
30 countries. The Group's head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is
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