Rautaruukki Oyj Stock Exchange Release 10.6.2008 at 13.30 EUR 12 MILLION STEEL STRUCTURES FROM RAUTARUUKKI FOR ORIENTED STRAND BOARD PLANT IN RUSSIA Rautaruukki has signed a contract with Oris LLC to supply steel frame and cladding structures for the company's first OSB (oriented strand board) production plant in Russia. The plant will be located in Vostochny, about 200 kilometres to the northeast of Moscow. The contract is valued at almost EUR 12 million. Deliveries of frame and cladding structures will begin in August and continue until November 2008. Production at the new premises will start in February 2010. Oris is the biggest oriented strand board manufacturer in Russia The steel structures will be made at Ruukki's plant in Obninsk. “We chose Ruukki as our partner because they have extensive experience in designing steel frame and cladding structures. Also their delivery reliability and product quality influenced our choice,” states Frank G. Baylow, Managing Director of Oris LLC. Ruukki is one of the leading steel structure suppliers in Russia. The company also has a steel ser-vice centre in St Petersburg and another under construction in Obninsk, as well as sales offices in Moscow, St Petersburg and a number of growth centres in Russia. Ruukki has around 2,100 employees in Russia. For further information, please contact: Jouni Metsämäki, SVP, Northern and Eastern Europe, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 20 592 9114 Rautaruukki Corporation Anne Pirilä SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations 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 24 countries and employs 14,600 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. www.ruukki.com DISTRIBUTION OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main media www.ruukki.com
EUR 12 MILLION STEEL STRUCTURES FROM RAUTARUUKKI FOR ORIENTED STRAND BOARD PLANT IN RUSSIA
| Source: Rautaruukki