Rautaruukki to supply steel structures for Jät...

Press release 9 February 2009

Rautaruukki is to supply the steel structures for the Crusell bridge,
which will link the headland of Jätkäsaari to Ruoholahti in Helsinki,
Finland. The order is worth about EUR 3 million.


Ruukki is to deliver the piles, as well as all the steel structures,
including installation, to Skanska Infra Oy. The bridge has been
commissioned by the City of Helsinki Public Works Department.

The cable-stayed bridge will be 143 metres long and 25 metres wide
and span the bay separating Jätkäsaari and Ruoholahti. The bridge
support pylons will rise to 49 metres above sea level. When
completed, the bridge will have lanes in each direction and two lanes
for light traffic. The centre of the bridge is earmarked for tram
traffic. The bridge won an international design competition held by
the City of Helsinki in winter 2001-02.

"We chose Ruukki to deliver the steel structures because it is a
reliable supplier and its bid provided best value for money," notes
Project manager Pentti Ovalo from Skanska Infra.

Jätkäsaari is part of the former West Harbour in Helsinki, where a
start can be made on housing construction now that cargo operations
have been relocated to the new Vuosaari Harbour in east Helsinki.
Jätkäsaari will be developed into a new maritime urban district in
the centre of Helsinki. There are plans to build 8,000-9,000
dwellings in the district. The development of Jätkäsaari is expected
to take about 15 years.

Ruukki's deliveries will begin in January 2009 and be completed by
the end of the year. The Crusell bridge will open to traffic in July
2010. The piles for the bridge are being made in Finland at Ruukki's
Oulainen and Pulkkila works and the steel structures at the Ylivieska
works.

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


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