Rautaruukki delivered suction anchors to Aker S...

Press release 3 March 2009

Rautaruukki has delivered 16 suction anchors to its Norwegian
customer Aker Solutions. The delivery is part of a contract signed
earlier with Aker Solutions to deliver suction anchors and offshore
steel plates for the oil and gas production platform under
construction for the Gjøa field.


Located to the Northwest of Bergen in the North Sea, the
StatoilHydro's production platform is scheduled to come on stream in
2010. The massive anchors are 5.5 metres in diameter and nearly 20
metres in height and used to anchor the production platform to the
sea bed. They will be sunk to a depth of some 360-380 metres and
fixed to the bottom mud by vacuum.

The suction anchors have been made with the help of a network of
partners coordinated by Ruukki and delivered to the customer from
Ruukki's Kalajoki unit in Finland.

Ruukki has previously delivered smaller suction anchors to Aker
Solutions in 2004 Kristin-project.

Further information is available from: Matti Uschanov, Director,
Offshore, Marine & Paper Sales
tel. [phone]


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 26 countries and employs 14,300 people. Net sales in
2008 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses
the marketing name Ruukki.

www.ruukki.com


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