Outokumpu special stainless to the dam in Tamme...

PRESS RELEASE
7 June 2011 at 10.00 am EET


Outokumpu delivers special stainless steel for the project where the dam in
Tammerkoski rapids upper reaches will be completely rebuilt. All the main
structural parts of the sluice and flood gates will be fabricated from
Outokumpu's lean duplex LDX 2101® to ensure uninterrupted, largely maintenance-
free service life for two centuries.

The Tammerkoski rapids flow through the centre of the Finnish city, Tampere,
running four hydroelectric power plants. In a rehabilitation project the dam
walls will be renovated, and the dam structures that date back to the early
1900's will be replaced. Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy, the energy company
responsible for the project, was looking for a solution to bring the rapids' two
channels to the highest standards in the culturally and historically valuable
site.

"Duplex LDX 2101® was an optimal solution for this project. The strength of the
material enables thinner and lighter structures which makes it easier to operate
the gates. The high corrosion resistance ensures maintenance-free operation.
Additionally, the hardness of the material surface protects the gates for
example against load caused by ice", says Seppo Koli from Outokumpu.

The project in Tampere will be completed during 2012.

For more information, please contact:

Jarkko Pajusalo, VP - Architecture, Building & Construction, tel. +32 (0)2
416 4583

Seppo Koli, Sales Manager, tel. +358 9 421 5590, mobile +358 400 144 363

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steel and services worldwide. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free, as well
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blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 8 000 people in more than
30 countries. The Group's head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is
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