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Rautaruukki's annual report 2011 published

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 20 February 2012 at 12 noon EET

Rautaruukki's annual report and corporate responsibility report for 2011 have been published in English and Finnish on the company's website. A condensed printed version of the annual report has also been published.

The online annual report is part of our investor website and can be found on the navigation bar, www.ruukki.com > Investors > Annual report 2011. In addition, the main sections of the annual report can be downloaded as pdf or excel documents from online annual report material bank. The corporate responsibility report for 2011 is published exclusively as an online version at www.ruukki.com > Corporate responsibility > Corporate responsibility report 2011.

Copies of the condensed printed version of the annual report may be ordered on the company's website. The report can also be ordered by email at annualreport@ruukki.com or by telephoning +358 20 592 9260 on weekdays between 8am-4pm.

Rautaruukki's Corporate Governance Statement 2011 was published on 3 February 2012.

Rautaruukki Corporation

Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing & Communications

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 some 30 countries and employs around 11,800 people. Net sales in 2011 totalled around EUR 2.8 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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Rautaruukki annual report 2011

Rautaruukki Corporation's Corporate Governance Statement 2011 published

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 3 February 2012 at 10.00am EET

Rautaruukki has published its Corporate Governance Statement 2011 in Finnish and English.

The statement has been prepared in compliance with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code 2010 and with Chapter 2, Section 6 of the Securities Markets Act. The statement is published separately to the company's annual report and is attached in pdf format to this release. The statement may also be read on the company's website at www.ruukki.com/investors

Rautaruukki Corporation

Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing & Communications

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Rautaruukki Corporation's Corporate Governance Statement 2011

Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Rautaruukki Corporation on 14 March 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock Exchange Release 1 February 2012 at 9.30 EET

Notice is given to the shareholders of Rautaruukki Corporation that the Annual General Meeting this year will be held on Wednesday 14 March 2012 at 2pm in the Congress Wing of the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki, Finland. The reception of persons who have registered to attend the meeting and the distribution of voting slips will commence at 1pm. Coffee will be served after the meeting.

A. Matters on the agenda of the ANNUAL General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will transact the following business:

1. Opening of the Meeting

2. Calling the Meeting to order

3. Election of persons to scrutinise the minutes and to supervise the counting of votes

4. Recording the legality of the Meeting

5. Recording the attendance at the Meeting and adoption of the list of votes

6. Presentation of the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor's report for 2011

CEO's review

7. Adoption of the parent company and consolidated annual accounts

8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividend

The Board of Directors proposes on the basis of the adopted balance sheet for 2011 the payment of a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders entered as shareholder, at the dividend payment record date 19 March 2012, in the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The Board of Directors proposes that the dividend be paid on 28 March 2012.

9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability

10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes that the Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an annual fee of EUR 72,000, the Deputy Chairman EUR 44,000 and members EUR 34,000 together with an attendance fee of EUR 600 including Board of Directors' committee meetings. The Nomination Board proposes that 40 per cent of the annual fee be paid in the form of Rautaruukki Oyj shares purchased from the market. The shares will be purchased within two weeks of the publication of the company's interim report for the first quarter of 2012. The Nomination Board considers that increasing the long-term shareholding of Board members will benefit all shareholders.

11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes that the number of members of the Board of Directors remains unchanged at seven.

12. Election of members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes that the current members of the Board of Directors Pertti Korhonen, Liisa Leino, Matti Lievonen, Hannu Ryöppönen and Jaana Tuominen be re-elected for a further term of office lasting one year from the 2012 Annual General Meeting until the close of the 2013 Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Board proposes the election of President and CEO Kim Gran and CFO Saila Miettinen-Lähde as new members of the Board of Directors. Furthermore, the Nomination Board proposes that Kim Gran be elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors and that Hannu Ryöppönen be re-elected as Deputy Chairman.

13. Resolution on the remuneration of the auditor

The Board of Directors proposes that the auditor be paid a remuneration based on invoice approved by the company.

14. Election of auditor

Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors proposes that the audit firm KPMG Oy Ab be re-elected as the company's auditor.

15. Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition of the company's own shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grants the Board the authority to acquire a maximum of 12,000,000 of the company's own shares, using the company's unrestricted equity, at fair value at the date of acquisition, which shall be the prevailing market price in public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. The shares can be acquired in a proportion not pro rata to shareholders' holdings (targeted acquisition). The proposed authority supersedes the authority to acquire 12,000,000 shares granted by the Annual General Meeting of 23 March 2011 and which now expires. It is proposed that the authority be valid until the following Annual General Meeting.

16. Proposal by Solidium Oy to establish a Nomination Board at the Annual General Meeting

Solidium Oy proposes that a Nomination Board be established to prepare proposals for the following Annual General Meeting regarding the composition of the Board of Directors and directors' fees. The Nomination Board is to comprise of three largest shareholders or a representative from each of the three largest shareholders and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, who is elected to the Nomination Board as an expert member. The right to elect members to the Nomination Board to represent shareholders is vested in the three shareholders who are registered on 1 October 2012 on the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd and who according to this register have the largest share of the votes conveyed by all the company's shares. The Chairman of the Board of Directors convenes the Nomination Board, which elects a chairman from among its members. The Nomination Board will present its proposal to the company's Board of Directors by no later than 1 February preceding the Annual General Meeting.

17. Closing of the Meeting

B. DocumentS of the General Meeting

The proposals for the decisions on the matters on the agenda of the General Meeting as well as this Notice are available on Rautaruukki Corporation's website at www.ruukki.com. The annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the auditor's report of Rautaruukki Corporation, are available on the above-mentioned website no later than 22 February 2012. The proposals for decisions and the other above-mentioned documents are also available at the meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the meeting will be available on the above-mentioned website as of 28 March 2012.

C. Instructions for THE pARTICIPANTS IN the General Meeting

1. Shareholders registered in the shareholders' register

Each shareholder who is registered on Friday 2 March 2012 in the shareholders' register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is registered in the shareholders' register of the company.

A shareholder, who is registered in the shareholders' register of the company and who wishes to participate in the Annual General Meeting, must register his/her intent to do so by no later than 4pm (EET) on Friday 9 March 2012. Such notice can be given:

on the company's website www.ruukki.com/AGM-2012;
by email yhtiokokous@ruukki.com;
by telephone +358 10 804 430 between 8am and 6pm (EET), Monday to Friday;
by telefax +358 20 592 9104; or
by regular mail to Rautaruukki Corporation, Annual General Meeting, PO Box 138, FI-00811 Helsinki.

In connection with the registration, a shareholder must notify his/her name, personal identification number, telephone number and the name of a possible assistant or proxy representative and the personal identification number of a proxy representative. The personal data given to Rautaruukki Corporation is only used in connection with the Annual General Meeting and with the processing of related registrations.

2. Holders of nominee registered shares

A holder of nominee registered shares has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which he/she on the record date of the Annual General Meeting, i.e. on Friday 2 March 2012, would be entitled to be registered in the shareholders' register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The right to participate in the Annual General Meeting requires, in addition, that the shareholder on the basis of such shares has been registered in the temporary shareholders' register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd, at the latest by 10am (EET) on 9 March 2012. As regards nominee registered shares this constitutes due registration for the Annual General Meeting.

A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request without delay necessary instructions regarding the registration in the temporary shareholders' register of the company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the Annual General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The account management organization of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee registered shares, who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, into the temporary shareholders' register of the company at the latest by the time stated above.

Further information on these matters can also be found on the company's website www.ruukki.com/AGM-2012.

3. Proxy representative and powers of attorney

A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise his/her rights at the Meeting by way of proxy representation.

A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the Annual General Meeting. When a shareholder participates in the Annual General Meeting by means of several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares at different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the registration for the Annual General Meeting.

Proxy documents should be delivered in originals to Rautaruukki Corporation, Annual General Meeting, PO Box 138, FI-00811 Helsinki before the last date of registration.

4. Other instructions and information

Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, a shareholder who is present at the Annual General Meeting has the right to request information with respect to the matters to be considered at the Meeting.

On the date of this Notice to the Annual General Meeting, 31 January 2012, the total number of shares in Rautaruukki Corporation and votes represented by such shares is 140,285,425 shares.

Finnish and English versions of Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual Accounts 2011 will be published on the company's website by no later than 22 February 2012. Printed copies of the accounts may be ordered by calling +358 20 592 9260 on weekdays between 8am and 4pm (EET), by email at annualreport@ruukki.com or online at www.ruukki.com.

Helsinki, 31 January 2012

RAUTARUUKKI CORPORATION

Board of Directors

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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Ruukki to initiate a project to improve steel business competitiveness - target is profitable business also at a utilisation rate of 80 per cent

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 1 February 2012 at 9.10am EET

Ruukki Metals is to initiate a project aimed at operations across the division to achieve a permanent annual improvement of around EUR 50 million in earnings performance and also profitable business when production is running at 80 per cent, which is low for the steel industry.

Steel demand in Ruukki Metals' main market area in Europe is forecast to grow moderately during the next few years, but to remain at a lower level than during the previous peak demand in 2007. However, growth in steel production in China has resulted in clearly higher prices of the raw materials used in steel-making than 2007 price levels. Demand cycles in the steel market, especially with regard to standard steel products, seem to have become faster due to the change in the business environment described above. To improve its competitiveness, Ruukki Metals is looking at ways to increase cost efficiency and business flexibility to respond especially to the changed business environment in standard steel products. The markets for special steel products - high-strength, wear-resistant and coated steel products - have grown clearly better than those for standard products in recent years. This situation is not expected to change significantly in the near future.

Ruukki Metals is to initiate a project to improve competitiveness. The project aims at a permanent annual improvement of around EUR 50 million in earnings performance and at ensuring business profitability also at a production utilisation rate of 80 per cent, which is low for the steel industry. The project will kick off with an analysis, among other things, to identify the potential to reduce variable and especially fixed costs, improve the efficiency of business models, increase flexibility in the cost structure and improve the efficiency of support functions.

The analysis will be carried out and the targets set by the end of the first quarter, after which decisions on any further actions will be made. The full EUR 50 million earnings improvement being pursued is expected to be achieved during 2013. The schedule will be determined once the analysis has been completed.

For more information, please contact:
Olavi Huhtala, Executive Vice President, Ruukki Metals, tel. +358 20 592 9157

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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Rautaruukki Corporation Financial statement bulletin 2011: Net sales grew 16 per cent and cash flow improved. Dividend proposal of EUR 0.50 per share.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Financial statement bulletin 1 February 2012 at 9am EET

October-December 2011 (Q4/2010)
- Cash flow from operating activities was EUR 163 million (23)
- Order intake was up 1 per cent at EUR 651 million (647)
- Comparable net sales were up 12 per cent at EUR 718 million (641)
- Comparable operating profit was -EUR 40 million (-5), equating to -5.6 per cent of net sales
- Comparable result before taxes was -EUR 50 million (-12), equating to -7.0 per cent of net sales

January-December 2011 (2010)
- Cash flow from operating activities was EUR 114 million (-64)
- Order intake was up 15 per cent at EUR 2,675 million (2,326)
- Comparable net sales were up 16 per cent at EUR 2,797 million (2,403)
- Comparable operating profit was EUR 56 million (38), equating to 2 per cent of net sales
- Comparable result before taxes was EUR 22 million (8), equating to 0.8 per cent of net sales

Dividend proposal
The Board of Directors proposes payment of a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share (0.60), to make a total dividend payout of EUR 69 million (83).

Estimate of the financial outlook for 2012
Net sales in 2012 are estimated to grow about 5 per cent. Comparable operating profit is estimated to improve compared to 2011.

KEY FIGURES
	Q4/11	Q4/10	2011	2010
Comparable figures
Comparable net sales, EUR m	718	641	2 797	2 403
Comparable operating profit, EUR m	-40	-5	56	38
Comparable operating profit as % of net sales	-5.6	-0.7	2.0	1.6
Comparable result before income tax, EUR m	-50	-12	22	8

Reported figures
Reported net sales, EUR m	718	641	2 798	2 415
Reported operating profit, EUR m	-47	-3	22	-12
Reported result before income tax, EUR m	-56	-11	-12	-74

Net cash from operating activities, EUR m	163	23	114	-64
Net cash before financing activities, EUR m	126	-19	-57	-226
Earnings per share, EUR	-0.30	-0.21	-0.07	-0.57
Dividend per share, EUR			0.50*	0.60
Return on capital employed, %			1.3	-0.3
Gearing ratio, %			60.4	44.7
Equity ratio, %			48.5	55.3
Personnel on average	11 493	11 384	11 821	11 693
* Board of Directors' proposal

President & CEO Sakari Tamminen:
The past year was strongly divided into two. After a good start to the year, weakened demand followed during the summer due to the difficulties facing some economies in Europe. These changes in the business environment were reflected in Ruukki's business so that after a very good second quarter, the second half of the year was difficult, especially in our steel business. The capacity utilisation rate of the entire steel industry in Europe was at a level of around 75 per cent during the second half of the year and also the operating rate of our own steel business was low at about 80 per cent. On top of this, the profitability of orders for steel products was lower than normal, especially in late summer and early autumn. Costs of raw materials for steel were higher than a year earlier, but, however, began to decrease towards the end of the year. The business environment in the construction and engineering businesses remained better than it did in steel products throughout the year, even though a return to a faster growth track was slowed down in part by market uncertainty. It seemed the uncertainty in the business environment had levelled off at the end of the year, and, for example, destocking which took place in the steel industry was reflected in the decline in prices for steel products levelling off.

Ruukki's profitability improved year on year despite a weakening of the business environment and a weak end to the year. The unprofitability of the steel business burdened the latter part of the year. Weak profitability of the steel business was due to the low utilisation rate and lower price level of orders in the wake of difficult market conditions, as well as to persistently high raw material costs. During the year, we particularly focused on improving the profitability base of our solutions businesses - construction and engineering. Indeed, there was a clear improvement totalling EUR 63 million in operating profit of the solutions businesses and the starting point for 2012 is clearly better than a year ago. However, the solutions businesses were still slightly unprofitable and profitability must clearly be further improved. In the latter part of the year, our priority was to strengthen cash flow and reduce gearing. Cash flow in the last quarter was good, especially with the successful freeing up of working capital. Gearing decreased to 60 per cent, which is in line with our long-term target level. The focus on cash flow and related destocking was partly reflected in weaker profitability in the steel business.

During the past year, we made some progress towards achieving our strategic targets: the share of net sales of the emerging markets rose as sales grew in Eastern Europe, likewise the relative shares of the solutions businesses and special steels also rose. Later in the year, growth in the share of special steels slowed down compared to the beginning of the year due, among other things, to a decline in demand from China, which turned out to be temporary.

Our order intake was up by around 15 per cent year on year. However, orders during the fourth quarter were about at the same level as a year earlier. In the construction business, new orders in residential construction showed the clearest growth in all market areas, with particularly strong growth in Finland and Poland. Orders in commercial and industrial construction increased in Russia in concept buildings and orders in Finland also showed good growth. Infrastructure construction continued at a good level. In the engineering business, order flows were good, especially in mining industry equipment manufacturing and materials handling equipment. The same demand had a positive impact also on orders in the steel business. Sales of special steel products developed well in our new market areas, especially in South Africa and Turkey.

Order flow in service centres within the steel business remained good also during the latter part of the year. Mill orders decreased during the third quarter and remained at the same level until the end of the fourth quarter. Signs of a slight improvement were seen at the very end of the year.

Even though there is still clear market uncertainty, some degree of levelling off can, however, be noticed. Our starting point for 2012 is relatively good. The conditions to improve the profitability of the solutions businesses, especially in the construction business, are clearly better than a year ago. Also, with the exception of the unit in China and one individual project, the conditions for profitability of the engineering business are good. In the steel business, market inventories are in balance. Prices of steel products have levelled off and partly slightly risen. We have kept our fixed costs the same for three years, despite strong growth in our net sales. However, we still have much to do as regards cost competitiveness and increasing the flexibility of operations. We aim to strengthen cash flow also by improving working capital efficiency. Capital expenditure in 2012 will be in the region of around EUR 100 million, which is clearly below the figure for last year and consolidated annual depreciation.

Net sales in 2012 are estimated to grow about 5 per cent. Comparable operating profit is estimated to improve compared to 2011.

Rautaruukki Corporation's full financial statement bulletin for 2011 is attached to this bulletin.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075
Markku Honkasalo, CFO, tel. +358 20 592 8840

Rautaruukki will host two news conferences on Wednesday 1 February at Event Arena Bank, Unioninkatu 22, Helsinki (Cabinet 8).
A press conference for the media in Finnish will be held at 10am EET.
A presentation for analysts in English will be held at 11am EET.

The presentation for analysts can be followed as a live webcast on the company's website at www.ruukki.com/investors. The event may also be attended through a conference call. To attend the conference call, please call the number below 5-10 minutes before the event starts:
+44 20 7162 0077 (calls outside Finland)
09 2313 9201 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company website from approximately 4pm EET. A replay of the conference call will be available until 8 February 2012 at:
+44 20 7031 4064 (calls outside Finland)
09 2314 4681 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

The Annual Report and financial statements for 2011 will be published in full during week 8.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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Rautaruukki Corporation Financial statement bulletin 2011

Correction: Rautaruukki to publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for 2011 on Wednesday 1 February at approximately 9am EET - time of presentation for analysts changed: new time is 11am EET

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 24 January 2012 at 12 noon EET

Rautaruukki Corporation will publish its financial statement bulletin for 2011 on Wednesday 1 February 2012 at approximately 9am EET. After publication, the financial statement bulletin will also be available on the company's website at www.ruukki.com. The time of the presentation for analysts in English has been changed (correction to earlier Stock exchange release of 23 January 2012). The new time is 11am EET. Other information remains unchanged.

Presentations for analysts and the media
Rautaruukki will host two news conferences on Wednesday 1 February at Event Arena Bank, Unioninkatu 22, Helsinki (Wall Street cabinet 22, entrance next to the main entrance).

A press conference for media in Finnish will be held at 10am EET.

A presentation for analysts in English will be held at 11am EET.
A live webcast of the presentation by the company's President & CEO Sakari Tamminen may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors at 11am EET. This event can also be attended through a conference call. To attend the conference call, please call the number below 5-10 minutes before:
+44 20 7162 0077 (calls outside Finland)
09 2313 9201 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company website from approximately 4pm EET. A replay of the conference call will be available until 8 February 2012 at:
+44 20 7031 4064 (calls outside Finland)
09 2314 4681 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

The annual report and full financial statements for 2011 will be published during week 8.

Further information is available from:
Ms Tanja Mäkinen, Assistant, Investor Relations
Tel. +358 (0)20 592 9170

Requests for interviews:
Ms Anitta Pirnes, Communications Manager, External Communications
Tel. +358 (0)20 593 8603

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki to publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for 2011 on Wednesday 1 February at approximately 9am EET

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 23 January 2012 at 10am EET

A press conference for media in Finnish will be held at 10am - 11am EET.

A presentation for analysts in English will be held at 12 noon EET.
A live webcast of the presentation by the company's President & CEO Sakari Tamminen may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors at 12 noon EET. This event can also be attended through a conference call. To attend the conference call, please call the number below 5-10 minutes before:
+44 20 7162 0077 (calls outside Finland)
09 2313 9201 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company website from approximately 4pm EET. A replay of the conference call will be available until 8 February 2012 at:
+44 20 7031 4064 (calls outside Finland)
09 2314 4681 (calls inside Finland)
Access code: 910472

The annual report and full financial statements for 2011 will be published during week 8.

Further information is available from:
Ms Tanja Mäkinen, Assistant, Investor Relations
Tel. +358 (0)20 592 9170

Requests for interviews:
Ms Anitta Pirnes, Communications Manager, External Communications
Tel. +358 (0)20 593 8603

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Completion of Ruukki Construction's employer-employee negotiations concerning layoffs at Ylivieska

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:35:00 +0200

Press release 16 January 2012 at 12 noon EET

Negotiations affecting around 100 persons initiated by Ruukki Construction Oy in November last year to adjust production and costs at the Ylivieska works in Finland to weakened market conditions have now been completed.

The employer-employee negotiations have resulted in the works’ personnel being laid off according to a separate plan depending on market conditions. Ruukki is exploring the possibilities of arranging work at its other sites instead of layoffs for the persons affected.

For more information, please contact: Aki Viiliäinen, Plant Manager, Ruukki Construction Oy, Ylivieska, tel. +358 20 593 0718

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Completion of employer-employee negotiations to improve efficiency of Ruukki Engineering’s operations at Kurikka

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:03:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 13 January 2012 at 14.00

Employer-employee negotiations concerning layoffs and redundancies initiated by Ruukki Engineering Oy in early December have now been completed. The negotiations were held to improve efficiency and adjust production to weakened market conditions.

The negotiations affected Ruukki Engineering Oy’s personnel, a total 434 persons, in Kurikka, Finland. The negotiations have resulted in the redundancy of 35 people, of which 30 are workers and 5 salaried or senior salaried employees. Most of the redundancies referred to above will take place through pension arrangements.

Layoffs will be implemented subject to separate plans based on the order books and layoff notices will be given in week 4 at the earliest.

For more information, please contact: Arto Aro, Unit Manager, Ruukki Engineering Oy, Kurikka, tel. +358 50 314 3544

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Summary of stock exchange releases of Rautaruukki in 2011

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock Exchange Release 13 January 2012 at 9.30 EET

Rautaruukki has published an annual summary of the company's stock exchange releases during 2011. The summary below and full versions of the releases can be viewed on http://www.ruukki.com/News-and-events.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Summary of stock exchange releases of Rautaruukki in 2011

19 Jan 2011: Summary of stock exchange releases of Rautaruukki in 2010

25 Jan 2011: Rautaruukki to publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for 2010 on Thursday 3 February at approximately 9.00am EET

31 Jan 2011: Nomination Committee's proposal regarding the composition and fees of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors

3 Feb 2011: Rautaruukki Corporation: Profitability improved significantly, but was still unsatisfactory. Growth of 20-25 per cent in net sales and clear improvement in profitability anticipated for 2011

3 Feb 2011: Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Rautaruukki Corporation on 23 March 2011

4 Feb 2011: Rautaruukki to change its legal corporate structure in Finland to correspond to its business structure

7 Feb 2011: Rautaruukki Corporation's Corporate Governance Statement 2010 published

21 Feb 2011: Over EUR 10 million steel structure and installation contract for Ruukki for Outokumpu's ferrochrome investment in Tornio

2 Mar 2011: Publication of Rautaruukki's Annual Report 2010

23 Mar 2011: Resolutions of Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General and Board of Directors meetings

13 Apr 2011: Rautaruukki to publish interim report Q1/2011 on Thursday 21 April at approximately 9.00 EEST

21 Apr 2011: Rautaruukki Corporation Interim Report Q1/2011: Demand improved in all business areas, growth expected to continue

27 Jun 2011: Rautaruukki's financial disclosures and Annual General Meeting 2012

11 Jul 2011: Rautaruukki to publish interim report Q2/2011 on Wednesday 20 July at approximately 9.00 EEST

12 Jul 2011: Over EUR 13 million steel structure contract for Ruukki for Kaunisvaara mine in Sweden

20 Jul 2011: Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report H1/2011: Growing demand - clear improvement in operating profit

23 Sep 2011: Over EUR 8 million steel structure contract for Rautaruukki for Stora Enso's mill in Poland

30 Sep 2011: Rautaruukki to enlarge its Corporate Executive Board

4 Oct 2011: Composition of Rautaruukki's Nomination Board

7 Oct 2011: Rautaruukki revises its 2011 earnings guidance - mill deliveries in the steel business have declined and the capacity utilisation rate for the rest of the year will be about 80 per cent

10 Oct 2011: Rautaruukki to publish interim report January-September 2011 on Wednesday 19 October at approximately 9.00 EEST

19 Oct 2011: Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report Q1-Q3/2011: Weak quarter in the steel business - improved profitability in the solutions businesses

7 Dec 2011: Ruukki's Capital Markets Day on 7 December 2011: Emerging markets as growth drivers - energy efficiency as special theme

20 Dec 2011: Nomination Board's proposal to the Annual General Meeting regarding the composition and fees of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors

Ruukki to increase its laser cutting capacity

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:13:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 12 January 2012 at 11.00 EET

Ruukki has acquired a second bevel laser cutting line for its service centre in Seinäjoki, Finland. Deployment of the new line is in response to increased demand for prefabrication services and will improve the potential to offer customers cost-effective solutions.

The new bevel laser cutting line can process steel up to 20 mm thick and 12 metre long and can process both Ruukki's special steels and standard steels.

"The new laser will enable us to respond to the increasingly demanding quality criteria required by, for example, in parts for automatic welding. Deployment of the new line will improve our possibilities to offer customers competitive and cost-effective services. Prefabrication services that improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process are in great demand, which is why we continue to develop them further," Pekka Oja, VP, Finland and Baltics at Ruukki Metals.

The new bevel laser will be in productive use in May 2012. Because the new line is being housed in the existing production facilities in Seinäjoki and expertise in the use of a similar laser already exists, the laser will soon be fully up and running after installation.

Ruukki's service centre in Seinäjoki is the largest unit in the Nordic countries to focus on steel prefabrication services and manufactures steel parts and components for the domestic and export markets. The unit employs not only laser, but also flame, plasma and mechanical cutting. In addition, our customers are offered edging and machining services. Ruukki's steel prefabrication unit in Seinäjoki has 180 employees.

For more information, please contact: Pekka Oja, VP, Finland and Baltics, Ruukki Metals, tel. +358 40 500 2260.

Caption: Ruukki's new bevel laser cutting line will be in productive use in May 2012.

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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Major steel structure contract for Ruukki for new mail terminal in Hallsberg, Sweden

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 4 January 2012 at 10.00 EET

Ruukki has signed a contract worth around EUR 5 million for total delivery of a new mail terminal to be built in Hallsberg, Central Sweden. The new building will total around 30,000 square metres. The order was placed with Ruukki by NCC Construction Sverige AB, the main contractor in the project.

Ruukki's total delivery comprises the steel frame, façades and load-bearing roof structures. Ruukki is also responsible for structural design and installation.

Sweden Post plans to make Hallsberg in Central Sweden the hub of mail sorting and to switch from air cargo to railway freight, which is more environmentally aware. In this respect, Hallsberg is ideally placed. The building will also serve as a train loading and discharging terminal.

"Sound experience in total deliveries of large buildings was one of the main criteria in Ruukki's favour as our choice of partner," says Krister Lund, Contract Manager, Örebro county at NCC Construction Sverige AB.

"Ruukki's delivery, which includes frame and envelope structures, as well as responsibility for their design and installation, offers the customer a competitive package. We have worked together with NCC since the project development stage in this venture," explains Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction.

Ruukki will begin installation work at the site in January 2012, Installation work is expected to last about six months. The building is scheduled for completion during 2012.

The frame will be made at Ruukki's plant in Peräseinäjoki, the façade panels in Alajärvi and the roof profiles in Vimpeli, Finland. The contract also includes delivery and installation of the hollow core slabs and plinth elements for the building.

For further information, please contact:
Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 20 592 5173

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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Nomination Board's proposal to the Annual General Meeting regarding the composition and fees of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 20 December 2011 at 15.00 EET

Rautaruukki's shareholders' Nomination Board is to propose to the Annual General Meeting convening on 14 March 2012 that the number of Board members remains unchanged at seven. The Nomination Board proposes the re-election of Pertti Korhonen, Liisa Leino, Matti Lievonen, Hannu Ryöppönen and Jaana Tuominen, and the election of Kim Gran and Saila Miettinen-Lähde as new members. The Nomination Board proposes that Kim Gran be elected as chairman of the Board and Hannu Ryöppönen as deputy chairman. It is proposed that the fees of the Board of Directors remain unchanged.

The Nomination Board appointed by Rautaruukki's shareholders is to propose to the Annual General Meeting convening on 14 March 2012 that the number of Board members remains unchanged at seven.

The Nomination Board proposes the re-election of current members of the Board of Directors, President & CEO Pertti Korhonen, Chairman of the Board of Directors Liisa Leino, President & CEO Matti Lievonen, Hannu Ryöppönen BA (Bus Admin) and CEO Jaana Tuominen for a further term of office lasting one year from the 2012 Annual General Meeting until the close of the 2013 Annual General Meeting. More information about members of the Board of Directors is available at www.ruukki.com > Investors > Corporate Governance > Board of Directors.

The Nomination Board proposes the election of President and CEO Kim Gran and CFO Saila Miettinen-Lähde as new members of the Board of Directors. See the attachments and Rautaruukki's website at www.ruukki.com > Investors > Corporate Governance > Annual General Meeting 2012 for more information about these candidates.

Furthermore, the Nomination Board proposes that Kim Gran be elected as chairman of the Board of Directors and that Hannu Ryöppönen be re-elected as deputy chairman. All candidates have consented to election.

Moreover, the Nomination Board proposes that the annual fees of the Board of Directors are:
Chairman EUR 72,000 (2011: EUR 72,000)
Deputy chairman EUR 44,000 (EUR 44,000)
Members EUR 34,000 (EUR 34,000)

In addition to the above, Board members are paid an attendance fee of EUR 600 per meeting for Board of Directors' meetings and Board of Directors' committee meetings. The Nomination Board proposes that 40 per cent of the annual fee be paid in the form of Rautaruukki Oyj shares purchased on the market. The shares will be purchased within two weeks of the publication of the company's interim report for the first quarter of 2012.

According to the proposal, the Annual General Meeting will resolve to acquire the shares directly on behalf of members of the Board of Directors. This is an acceptable way to acquire Rautaruukki Oyj shares for Board members under applicable insider rules. The Nomination Board also considers that increasing the long-term shareholding of Board members is in the interest of all shareholders.

The proposals above are included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Kari Järvinen, Managing Director (Solidium Oy), served as chairman of the Nomination Board with Timo Ritakallio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company) and Risto Murto, Executive Vice President, Investments (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company) as members. Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors, served as the Nomination Board's expert member.

For further information, please contact:
Kari Järvinen, Managing Director, Solidium Oy, tel. +358 10 830 8905
Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors, tel. +358 20 59 29300

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki energy panels help clearly improve energy rating of buildings

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 13 December 2011 at 10.30 EET

Launched in spring this year, Ruukki energy panels enable a clear improvement in the energy rating of buildings. Ruukki energy panels have been ordered for, among other projects in Finland, Cargotec's technology centre at Hervanta, in Tampere, Paccor's packaging plant in Hämeenlinna, Flyway Cargo's logistics centre in Vantaa and DB Schenker's logstics centre in Nurmijärvi. A total of over 100,000 m² of energy panels had already been ordered during the summer and autumn.

Knowledge of a clear decrease in the carbon footprint of buildings has fuelled growing interest in Ruukki energy panels. In addition, annual savings of up to 30 per cent in energy costs support the choice of energy panels.

Thanks to its airtightness, the energy panel system considerably reduces the need to heat and cool a building and also cuts carbon dioxide emissions. For example, with Ruukki's energy panels, a single-storey 10,000 m² logistics centre in the south of Finland produces 2,800 tonnes less carbon dioxide emissions over a ten-year period. This equates to the same amount of emissions produced by 280 cars driving around the world, or 40,000 kilometres, a year.

Flyway Cargo's logistics and warehousing centre is under construction in the vicinity of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The centre is being built for the client Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Scheduled for completion in autumn 2012, the centre will have a total of around 7,000 m² of Ruukki energy panels. The façade contractor is Oulun Pelti ja Eristys Oy, which is also an installation firm certified by Ruukki. "Real estate investments are long-term, which is why we are interested in energy efficiency, sustainable construction and the long life of product parts," explains construction manager Niina Rajakoski at Ilmarinen.

NCC Rakennus Oy is the contractor for Cargotec's technology and competence centre. The five-storey office building and workshop building in conjunction with it are scheduled for completion in December 2012. The workshop building will have around 5,000 m² of energy panels.

Packaging manufacturer Paccor Finland Oy's new production premises in the Moreeni industrial park in Hämeenlinna are scheduled for completion in autumn 2012. The contractor is Lemminkäinen and the customer is real estate company Morpac Oy. A total of around 8,000 m² of energy panels will be delivered for the project.

Logistics provider DB Schenker's new logistics centre in Nurmijärvi will also have around 7,000 m² of energy panels. The contract is being carried out by project and construction management consulting company Rakennuttajatoimisto HTJ Oy using the project management service model. The centre will be brought into use towards the end of 2012. "The environmental performance of our logistics centre will be certified according to the BREEAM system and we are aiming for energy rating A. We chose Ruukki's energy panels because of their airtightness as one way to help us achieve that aim. Our calculations indicate that the additional investment required by energy panels will pay for itself in a sufficiently short time compared to the benefit gained," notes Marco Furu, Director, Real Estate DB Schenker in Finland.

Ruukki energy panels are manufactured at Ruukki's plant in Alajärvi, Finland.

Ruukki energy panels are prefabricated elements intended for the exterior walls of a building to make the outside wall structures very airtight. Thanks to airtightness, Ruukki's energy panel system considerably reduces the need to heat and cool a building and also cuts carbon dioxide emissions. Energy panels are ideal for commercial, industrial and logistics buildings, among others. Ruukki is the first manufacturer in the world to guarantee the exact level of airtightness of exterior wall panels. A choice of three different levels of air tightness is available depending on the purpose of the building. Thanks to a non-combustible mineral wool core, the panels are also very fire retardant.

For more information about Ruukki's sandwich panels, see

Press release 30 March 2011: Reduce energy costs with Ruukki's new energy panels

More information is available from: Jouni Metsämäki, SVP, Building Components, tel. +358 20 592 9114

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Ruukki's Capital Markets Day on 7 December 2011: Emerging markets as growth drivers - energy efficiency as special theme

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 7 December 2011 at 14.00 EET

Rautaruukki's management will re-affirm the company's strategy at the Capital Markets Day being held in London today. Strongest growth is expected from Russia and other emerging markets. Specialisation continues to be the focus for Ruukki. In the Nordic markets, the company's aim is to strengthen market positions. Earnings guidance for 2011 remains unchanged.

"The debt crisis in Europe has increased uncertainty on the financial markets and weakened general confidence in the economy. However, growth forecasts in Ruukki's main markets in the Nordic countries, Central Eastern Europe and Russia are still relatively more positive than elsewhere in Europe. Our main objectives for the latter part of the year are to improve operational efficiency, free up working capital and thus improve cash flow. Due to efficiency measures already completed, our cost structure is considerably lighter than before the previous economic crisis in 2008-2009.

In the construction business, our modern manufacturing and sales network in Central Eastern Europe and a strong foothold on the Russian steel construction markets provide a good foundation for future growth.

In the engineering business, our focus is on products in which we can capitalise more strongly than earlier on our own design and materials expertise. More than half of our engineering capacity is already in emerging market countries.

In our steel business, the investments in technology and production capacity needed to increase the share of special steel products have already been made. The strong position of our steel service centres in the Nordic countries remains especially important in the prevailing market conditions.

We re-affirm the company's existing strategic targets. To achieve these targets requires not just organic growth, but also acquisitions," says President & CEO Sakari Tamminen.

Strategic targets unchanged

In October 2010, Ruukki announced its targets for the coming years. These targets are:
- growth in the share of emerging markets to 50 per cent of consolidated net sales (27% in Q1-Q3/2011)
- growth in the share of the solutions businesses - construction and engineering - to 60 per cent of consolidated net sales (35% in Q1-Q3/2011)
- increase in the share of special steel products to 60 per cent of the company's steel business (33% in Q1-Q3/2011:)
- strengthened market position in all core businesses

Energy efficiency is the theme of Ruukki's Capital Markets Day

Ruukki aims to develop increasingly more energy-efficient products and solutions for our customers. Our customers' interest in low-emission, energy-efficient technology is reflected in Ruukki's business, especially in construction and in the lifting, handling and transportation equipment industries. For the customer, this means lighter structures, lower energy costs and reduced emissions.

Earnings guidance remains unchanged

Ruukki keeps its earnings guidance unchanged. Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 15-20 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to improve compared to 2010.

Capital Markets Day material

Capital Markets Day presentation material in English will be available from approximately 14.00 EET on 7 December 2011 at www.ruukki.com/investors. A live webcast of the Capital Markets Day programme can be followed on the same website starting from 15.00 EET onwards.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075
Markku Honkasalo, CFO, tel. +358 20 592 8840

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Kilden Performing Arts Centre voted 2011 steel construction of the year

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation press release 23 November 2011 at 10.00 EET

Kilden Performing Arts Centre voted 2011 steel construction of the year

Kilden Performing Arts Centre has won the 2011 steel construction of the year award. Ruukki was responsible for the detail design, fabrication and installation of the steel structures for the performing arts centre built in the city of Kristiansand in southern Norway. The Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association (TRY) makes an award for the best steel structural design every year. The award was presented yesterday in Helsinki.

The construction of Kilden shows an innovative combination of different materials: steel, wood and stone. The undulating overhang of the façade on the seaward side continues in the ceiling inside the building. The top section of the building is supported by four inclined steel columns, each 25 metres apart. The façade has been clad with local oak.

"The compatibility of the structures made of different materials was taken into account when designing and manufacturing the steel structures. The demanding structural solutions required precise dimensional accuracy and prefabricated bolted joints were used for the joints. Design and realisation of the support for the undulating façade posed a special challenge," said Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction.

The Building Information Model (BIM) was used in the Kilden project to update data from the different parties in real time. Ruukki generated information among other things about the manufacture and transportation of the steel structures. The site foreman updated work progress at the construction site. The information model could be used to show the structures and their joints in 3D at the construction site. This accelerated the progress of work.

Ruukki's deliveries began in October 2009 and ended in March 2010. The steel structures were manufactured at Ruukki's plant in Peräseinäjoki, Finland. Ruukki has experience of the construction of other landmark cultural buildings in Norway. Ruukki and AF Gruppen, the lead contractor for Kilden, also worked together on the Oslo Opera House. Ruukki was also involved in building the new concert hall in Stavanger, Norway.

For further information, please contact: Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

Ruukki 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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki to strengthen its special steels sales network by opening an office in India

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0200

Rautaruukki Corporation press release 18 November 2011 at 12.00 noon EET

Ruukki is to open a sales office in Mumbai, India. The office will be opened at the end of the year and will support Ruukki's strategic target for special steels to account for an increased share of net sales.

"The use of special steels in the emerging market countries is currently showing strong growth. It is important to have a presence in the markets and to be close to our customers so that we can provide them with increasingly better and faster service," says Thomas Hörnfeldt, Senior Vice President, Sales, Special steels at Ruukki Metals.

In India, Ruukki focuses especially on sales of high-strength Ruukki Optim and wear-resistant Ruukki Raex special steels for our customers in transportation as well as in mining and construction equipment manufacturing. Special steel products enable lighter vehicle structures, which in turn saves energy, reduces emissions and prolongs lifecycles in applications requiring wear-resistance.

To strengthen sales of special steels in the emerging markets, Ruukki opened a sales office also in Beijing, China in September. Ruukki has had operations in China since 2005 and opened its first sales office there in 2009 in Shanghai.

For further information, please contact: Thomas Hörnfeldt, SVP, Sales, Special steels, Ruukki Metals, tel. +46 70 983 3414

www.ruukki.com

Inline: World’s largest biomass boiler plant is being built at record speed

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:57:00 +0200

The world’s largest biomass boiler plant is being built at record speed in Połaniec, Poland. The boiler looks like a huge heart that steel structures made by Ruukki are protecting in the same way as the rib cage protects the human heart. The largest beams supporting the boiler at the top of the building each weigh 75 tonnes, which has evoked the respect of the builders.

Leszek Prokopiak, Foster Wheeler Energia Polska’s site manager, and Bartek Komodzinski, Ruukki Polska’s project manager go on a round of inspection to see how the day’s work is progressing. They look down from a height equivalent to that of a 20-storey building: hanging from the large steel beams is a red cylinder, which is assuming its final shape as the huge metal pieces are welded together. This is where the world’s largest circulating fluidised bed boiler is being assembled. The boiler plant will be a new energy production unit at GDF Suez Energia Polska’s existing coal-fired power plant. The unit will cause less climate impact.

Foster Wheeler’s boiler looks like a huge heart that steel structures made by Ruukki are protecting in the same way as the rib cage protects the human heart. The largest beams supporting the boiler at the top of the building each weigh 75 tonnes, which has evoked the respect of the builders.

“Lifting the beams by special crane to a height of around 70 metres was phenomenal, laborious and dangerous,” Bartek Komodzinski explains. Fortunately the wind remained calm. Weather conditions greatly affect the pace of work. When the wind reaches gale force, the safety system automatically cuts off the crane’s power supply.

Exceptionally tight timetable

“The new power plant unit is unusual not just for its size, but also because of the exceptionally tight timetable to which it is being built,” Leszek Prokopiak explains. Foster Wheeler promised to realise the customer’s wish for the boiler plant to be producing electricity by the end of 2012. “The work would normally take 36 months, the delivery time now agreed is four months’ shorter. Initially, we even had to catch up with the timetable because of the delay caused by record floods in Poland in summer 2010 and an alarming rise in the level of the river Wistula flowing nearby.”

Foster Wheeler agreed special arrangements with Ruukki to save time. A start was made on joining together the parts of the boiler imported from Finland the wrong way round, from top to bottom, through temporary installation openings left in the roof at the same time as Ruukki’s people welded and screwed into place the steel structures made at the company’s plant in Oborniki, Poland. A boiler is usually installed from the bottom upwards and only then when the frame has been built,” Prokopiak says. The importance of seamless cooperation and accuracy is highlighted in times when the pressure is on. Bartosz Komodzinski describes the building’s dimensions and tight timetable as a “baptism of fire”, from Ruukki’s perspective.

Carefully selected partners

Ruukki was chosen for a part in the power plant project after thorough screening. Companies across the world seeking to be Foster Wheeler’s partners undergo a strict screening process, which, among other things, takes into account work and product quality and the financial position of potential partners. Ruukki was already a familiar name in conjunction with other power plant projects, having earlier delivered steel panels to Foster Wheeler’s subcontractors.

“For their part, these deliveries convinced us that the product is well made and meets the high quality criteria that our clients require of us,” Leszek Prokopiak sums up.

Power plant construction complies with strict regulations, plans and drawings with no exceptions. Mutual confidence is also shown by the fact that as work progresses, Ruukki has also been entrusted to carry out smaller contracts relating to the boiler plant.

Despite the rush, Leszek Prokopiak reveals that he relates with emotion to the creation of a huge facility requiring innovation. “It’s an overwhelming feeling to create such an unusual object,” he smiles

Story Pilvikki Kause
Photos Agnieszka Piotrowska

Inline: Airtight sports centre

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:51:00 +0200

The new Sole Skog Sports Centre in a new residential area just outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo is very airtight and thus an energy-efficient building. The sports centre is the first building in Norway to use Ruukki’s energy panels that come with an airtight promise. Thanks to their non-combustible mineral wool core, the panels are very fire resistant.

A brave new sports centre is getting interesting looks in the fairly small municipality of Vestby, adjacent to Oslo. The new sports centre is one of the most important growth projects to attract families with children interested in sports and outdoor life to the residential area of Sole Skog. The municipality has invested around NOK 130 million (around €16.8m) in the new sports centre.

“Some of the biggest challenges were the tight design and construction schedule, and especially the strict energy technology criteria,” explains Helge Lund-Roland, project manager at Bermingrud, the main contractor.

Bermingrud and Metacon, the subcontractor responsible for the structures, set the bar high: the sports centre had to meet extremely strict energy efficiency criteria. Different sandwich panels were evaluated at the design stage and Ruukki’s energy panels fitted the bill.

Exact level of airtightness for panels – first in the world

The very airtight joints of the energy panel are fitted with special seals to give the building good thermal insulation. Ruukki is the first manufacturer in the world to guarantee the exact level of airtightness of exterior wall panels. An advantage with the energy panel is that, correctly installed, it guarantees the building very good airtightness and thus low energy consumption - which pleases both the budget and nature.

Panel installation technology is a critical factor as regards energy-efficiency criteria. The most important thing is to make the joint between the roof and the wall completely airtight. To ensure airtightness, Ruukki trained Metacon’s people on-site.

“These days, it is important from both the financial and environmental aspects to meet strict energy-efficiency criteria. Our criteria were tough and we’re delighted to get a low-energy building that even exceeds our energy-efficiency criteria,” says Irene Brevad, project coordinator from the municipality of Vestby.

Thanks to their non-combustible mineral wool core, the panels are also very fire resistant.

Inline: Solar power also in cloudy weather

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

At a business and leisure centre in Salo, southwest Finland, Ruukki Liberta Solar panels add momentum to energy production also during cloudy weather. Thanks to the latest newcomer to the Design Palette, the steel façade cladding is both aesthetic and useful.

In the centre of the city of Salo, solar power and ground-source heat shake hands with radios, televisions and other electrical appliances in the former head office of Salora, the company which made them.

In the Astrum Centre, twenty Ruukki Liberta Solar panels drive the pump that circulates the ground-source heat and -cooling collecting fluid in a well to pre-heat and -cool the supply air in the office building. The system converts solar radiation directly into electricity and can utilise the sun’s rays even in cloudy and foggy weather.

Just ten Ruukki solar panels would be enough to provide the electricity to drive the pump for a year, but there are double the panels because of the inverter used by the system. At the same time, the panels are also in readiness for the next energy-saving action which relates to using solar power to recover the heat from extract air.

“Use of a renewable source of energy is a social act, which cheers people up,” explains property owner Lasse Jokinen, adding that saving energy is a huge challenge for everyone.

Ventilation makes best use of solar power

Jokinen, who comes from the region, wanted to restore the dignity of the empty industrial property by putting it to good use. He bought the property in spring last year. The block contains 35,000 square floor metres. Jokinen has refurbished the premises for business use and for the recreational use of local people. The premises house a theatre, sports, fair and entertainment centre, an educational institution and the city’s exhibition room. Even a car museum is being planned for the premises. The investment is well over €10 million.

Ruukki’s products have earlier been used in the Astrum Centre and have well withstood the passing time. The wing serving as the sports centre was fitted with Ruukki’s sandwich panels to provide a new façade and additional thermal insulation. The steel cladding of this massive building was brought to life with red and dark grey Liberta rainscreen panels. Ruukki’s almost black, glass Liberta Solar solar panels blend in well with the façade ornamentation and were installed on the top corner of the southwest facing wall of the sports centre.

”The commitment came form the customer, but the idea and practical application came from Ruukki and its partners,” says application expert Harri Eerola ,from Ruukki about renewable energy production in the property.

“We set out in pursuit of the best efficiency for solar power and found it in ventilation. The 180-watt pump driven by solar power has at best obtained 26 kW of ground-sourced cooling energy. We will probably achieve even greater efficiency when heating the supply air in winter, but we have not yet measured production in winter,” says HEPAC designer Kari Koivumäki.

Solar panels create an elegant façade

“The fact that the solar cells function at the same time as a very high-calibre façade cladding makes the investment considerably more moderate than installing separate panels on a support structure.

Solar-power producing Liberta Solar panels are the latest newcomer to the Ruukki Design Palette family. Design Palette is intended to provide architects with a range of quality façade cladding shapes, materials and colours to provide signature design. Solar panels provide an extra dimension to the palette in the form of energy production.

“Liberta Solar panels are fully integrated both aesthetically and functionally into the façade of the building. Their elegant glazed black surface makes Liberta Solar panels enables solutions of a high architectural standard in demanding projects. The panels can also be easily combined with other products in the Design Palette to create an attractive end-result,” says architect Laura Paunila, business concept manager at Ruukki.

Story Pirjo Kupila
Photos: Sami Kilpiö

Inline: Smart roof: Sensors developed by Ruukki measure snow load on roof

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Snow building up on the roof can cause many problems. However, Ruukki makes it possible to check when maximum permitted loads are approaching the smart way - using sensors. Sensors developed by Ruukki can be fitted to roofing sheets to measure the loading on the roof and when necessary send an alert to a mobile phone. We can really talk about smart roofs.

The technology can be fitted to both new and existing roofs without the need for huge outlays. Smart roof technology is ideal for shopping and logistics centres and warehouses - in fact for any buildings with a large area of roof.

When maximum permitted loads are approaching, the sensors transmit information to the maintenance company’s computer or mobile phone to enable it to dispatch people to clear the snow at the right time.

“Property owners don’t need to clear snow unnecessarily. This saves both time and money. Even though there appears to be little snow, it can absorb moisture from the air, for example, and become dangerously heavy. The smart roof thus increases safety,” says SVP Jouni Metsämäki.

Ruukki can also provide safety solutions for roof installers. These include a tool to safely lift bundles of load-bearing roofing sheets to the roof of a building. If a roof installer happens to slip, Ruukki’s safety anchor ensures he doesn’t fall to the ground, but is left securely suspended by a harness.

More about Ruukki's load-bearing sheets

Inline: New steel-framed extension flexibly into place without disrupting production

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A new steel-framed industrial hall at Outokumpu’s steel plant in Tornio, northern Finland was built in a cramped space between existing buildings without disrupting production. A steel-framed option was the only answer to the challenge. Production is now more efficient and saves energy at the same time.

The starting point to construct an extension was a challenging one. The industrial hall had to be built between two existing buildings without disrupting production. Ruukki’s steel-framed building met strict criteria and the aims of sustainable development: to utilise existing and save resources.

The construction project started in early 2008, when Outokumpu’s steel plant in Tornio decided to increase the production of special steel. This required investment in a new grinding machine and the new production facilities to house it.

Challenging project and installation – hence Ruukki

Steel-frame production halls come into their own in extension projects since they enable production premises to be flexibly enlarged. “Ruukki’s expertise and experience played an important part in the selection process because the project involved a particularly challenging site and installation,” explains Pentti Saxlund at Outokumpu, who was responsible for the entire construction project.

Built between the steel melting shop and the hot-rolling mill, the new steel-frame hall housing the new grinding machine has a total of 1,900 square metres of floor space and is 33,000 cubic metres in volume. Steel billets are ground in the grinding hall.

“It was decided to locate the hall between these two buildings so that it would be in the logistically optimal location, between the hot-rolling mill and the steel melting shop,” says Pentti Saxlund.

Easy to extend a steel-frame construction

According to Juha Kääriäinen, project director at WSP Finland, unlike a concrete-frame building, a steel-frame building can be extended without much difficulty once the necessary information is at hand. The new production facilities were fully integrated into two earlier production halls.

“As far as the builder was concerned, a concrete industrial hall was out of the question because the new hall is an extension of two steel-frame halls completed earlier. In steel-structure halls, the new and old frames are joined to each other,” notes Esa Kadenius at Outolumpu, who oversaw the steel construction.

Production at the plant continued throughout the construction process. For example, the billet conveyor belt had to operate until the new roller table to convey the billets was completed.

“Planning and construction in industry is always based on production not being disrupted,” says Pentti Saxlund at Outokumpu.

Story: Tapani Tuominen
Photo: Outokumpu

Inline: A gem of natural beauty

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The Corten steel façade of the Korundi concert hall creates a unique architectural design language, the story of which is summed up in the distinctive steel surface. The surface of the Corten plates brings a sense of the changing seasons and natural diversity closer to people.

Korundi, the new cultural oasis in the city of Rovaniemi in northern Finland, houses an art museum and concert hall under the same roof. The project was to renovate the former mail van depot, an old redbrick building dating from the 1930s, has been home to Rovaniemi Art Museum since 1986.

The complex includes a newly built concert hall. The concert hall’s Corten steel façade creates a unique architectural design language. From the outside, the 340-seat concert hall of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra resembles an old factory building. The result is a boulder-like, enclosed building based on the design principles of blocks and monomateriality. Architect Juhani Pallasmaa, the main designer of Korundi has described the impression of incompleteness of the building as speaking a silent story of life in bygone days.

“Corten resonates gracefully with the mail van depot building surrounding the chamber music hall and is repeated in the reflections of the steel-glass walls in the redbrick façade,” explains project architect Mika Väisänen at the architects office of Juhani Pallasmaa. The name Korundi, which is Finnish for corundum - a crystalline form of aluminium oxide with traces of iron, titanium and chromium - was the result of a name competition. Found in the Lapland landscape, corundum can be almost any colour depending on the impurities it contains. It can be a valuable gemstone and is the second hardest mineral after diamond.

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Story: Tiina Alvesalo
Photos: Rovaniemi Art Museum / Arto Liiti

Inline: City for people?

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

If a city is to remain vibrant and adaptable, it must be built in the right way. Fast population growth and climate change pose new challenges for construction.

The lack of airtightness in buildings is one of the largest sources of waste energy and a major cause of the rise in carbon dioxide emissions. The structures do not lend themselves to modification and a poor technological standard adds to waste since the materials are not recycled.

We impact on all climate pollution and loading: we burn fossil fuels and we drive, we develop and use hazardous chemicals, we produce excess waste and are bad at recycling it.

Outdoor and indoor air pollution results in over two mill premature deaths a year in the world. The air in many large cities in Asia is so polluted that breathing it has the same effect as smoking two and a half packs of cigarettes a day.

A plot adjacent to a small road with traffic of around one thousand vehicles a day suffers a noise level of even over 55 decibels (dB). Constant noise damages the health and hampers performance at school, work and during free time. It also predisposes to heart attacks, learning difficulties and tinnitus.

Subsidence has long been a problem in many coastal areas. There has been a shortage of buildable land and land areas have had to be extended towards the sea. Subsidence could damage building structures and underground facilities such as the sewerage system.

A rise in the sea levels in conjunction with climate change could result in a similar situation to subsidence in coastal areas.

Speaker: Petteri Lautso

“Urban design and construction never start from scratch. A city is built and evolves the whole time, it is never finished. Each generation leaves its mark on it.

Prudent, far-sighted urban construction respects the marks of earlier generations in the cityscape, whilst seeking to take into account future, as yet unknown, needs. This applies equally in China and Russia as in Northern Europe, even though the points of departure might be very different.

Ruukki’s steel structures enable sustainable urban construction without destroying the old and cause less disruption than other materials. Our structures will still be usable when the time comes to turn them into something new. And if the structures in time come to the end of their useful life, they still contain valuable material. Steel is the most recycled material in the world.”

End of strike by Finnish Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:34:00 +0200

Information for Ruukki’s customers and partners on 7 November 2011

The strike started on Tuesday 1 November by members of the Finnish Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff has ended. We apologise for any delays caused to our customers.

www.ruukki.com 7 November 2011

Impact of the strike by Members of the Finnish Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff on Ruukki’s deliveries

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:50:00 +0200

Release to Ruukki’s customers and partners on 1 November 2011

Members of the Finnish Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff (YTN) went on strike at 6am local time this morning, 1 November after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations between the union and the Federa-tion of Finnish Technology Industries.

The strike also affects functions in all Ruukki’s business areas and corporate administration in Finland. The strike will end at 6am local time on Monday 21 November 2011, unless a settlement is reached in the negotiations before then.

We apologise to customers for the possible delays caused by the strike and will do everything in our power to en-sure the continuity of customer deliveries and service during the strike.

End of strike by Finnish Metalworkers’ Union, Electrical Workers’ Union and Pro

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:57:00 +0300

Information for Ruukki’s customers and partners on 25 October 2011 at 11am EEST

The strike started on Friday 21 October by members of the Finnish Metalworkers' Union, Finnish Electrical Workers' Union and the trade union Pro has ended. In addition to Ruukki, around 40 other technology industry companies were affected by the strike.

We apologise for any delays caused to our customers.

www.ruukki.com 25 October 2011

Impact of the strike by Metalworkers’ Union, Electrical Workers’ Union and Pro on Ruukki’s deliveries

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0300

Release to Ruukki’s customers and partners on 21 October 2011 at 8.00 EEST

Members of the Finnish Metalworkers’ Union, Finnish Electrical Workers’ Union and the trade union Pro went on strike at 6am local time this morning, 21 October after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations between the unions and the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries.

The strike also affects functions in all Ruukki’s business areas and corporate administration in Finland. The strike will end at 6am local time on Monday 7 November 2011, unless a settlement is reached in the negotiations before then. In addition to Ruukki, the strike affects 40 other companies in the technology industry.

We apologise to customers for the possible delays caused by the strike and will do everything in our power to ensure the continuity of customer deliveries and service during the strike.

Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report Q1-Q3/2011: Weak quarter in the steel business - improved profitability in the solutions businesses

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report 19 October 2011 at 9.00 EEST

July-September 2011 (Q3/2010)
- Order intake was up 18 per cent at EUR 678 million (576).
- Comparable net sales were up 10 per cent at EUR 674 million (615).
- Comparable operating profit was EUR 1 million (41), equating to 0.1 per cent of net sales.
- Comparable result before taxes was -EUR 4 million (31), equating to -0.6 per cent of net sales.

January-September 2011 (Q1-Q3/2010)
- Order intake was up 21 per cent at EUR 2,024 million (1,679).
- Comparable net sales were up 18 per cent at EUR 2,079 million (1,762).
- Comparable operating profit was EUR 96 million (42), equating to 4.6 per cent of net sales.
- Comparable result before taxes was EUR 72 million (20), equating to 3.5 per cent of net sales.

Estimate of financial performance in 2011
Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 15-20 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to improve compared to 2010.

KEY FIGURES
	Q3/11	Q3/10	Q1-Q3/11	Q1-Q3/10	2010
Comparable figures
Comparable net sales, EUR m	674	615	2 079	1 762	2 403
Comparable operating profit, EUR m	1	41	96	42	38
Comparable operating profit as % of net sales	0.1	6.6	4.6	2.4	1.6
Comparable result before income tax, EUR m	-4	31	72	20	8

Reported figures
Reported net sales, EUR m	675	614	2 080	1 774	2 415
Reported operating profit, EUR m	-24	-6	69	-8	-12
Reported result before income tax, EUR m	-29	-48	45	-63	-74

Net cash from operating activities, EUR m	-62	-46	-49	-87	-64
Net cash before financing activities, EUR m	-119	-83	-182	-208	-226
Earnings per share, EUR	-0.15	-0.26	0.22	-0.35	-0.57
Return on capital employed (rolling 12 mths), %			3.3	-2.1	-0.3
Return on capital employed (annualised), %			4.5	-0.3	-0.3
Gearing ratio, %			68.2	42.9	44.7
Equity ratio, %			47.5	54.6	55.3
Personnel on average	12 111	11 923	11 930	11 796	11 693

President & CEO Sakari Tamminen:

Our third quarter was divided into two. Because of the general uncertainty caused by the debt crisis in Europe, mill deliveries in our steel business were well below expectations. Our steel business, and with it the operations of the entire company, posted a loss for the third quarter. On a positive note, there was continued strong order flow and improved profitability in our solutions businesses - construction and engineering.

Our order intake was up 18 per cent year on year at EUR 678 million. There was good growth in demand in Finland and Central Eastern Europe, especially Poland, and also in Russia. Orders in the construction and engineering businesses showed favourable development and the level of activity in customer industries is good. On the other hand, mill deliveries in our steel business - where demand is based on long-term needs and wholesale demand - have been weaker than expected. Mill deliveries account for over half the total deliveries in the business area. Our net sales for the third quarter were up 10 per cent year on year at EUR 674 million. Relatively best net sales growth was in Central Eastern Europe, where growth came mostly from the construction business.

The company's gearing ratio rose to around 68 per cent because of tied-up net working capital, investments and the loss made by the steel business. Delivery volumes in the steel business were too low to free up working capital at the rate we anticipated. One of the main targets is to free up working capital in our steel business to align the gearing ratio with the company's long-term target of 60 per cent.

In the construction business, positive notes were improved operating profit, as well as growth in order volumes of residential roofing products in almost all market areas. Also commercial and industrial construction deliveries grew, especially in Finland, the other Nordic countries and Ukraine. In Russia, too, there was continued good demand for commercial and industrial construction. Capacity utilisation rates have improved in the construction business.

In the engineering business, the markets in our main customer segments were good. Our engineering business moved back into the black during the third quarter and operating profit was up more than 30 per cent year on year. Growth was highest in delivery volumes of cabins, frames and booms for the lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry. Also deliveries to construction and mining equipment and forest machine manufacturers showed further growth.

Growth levelled off in the steel markets mostly because of the uncertainty in the financial markets in Europe and cautious decision-making due to the weakened economic outlook. In our steel business, the fall in order intake was visible especially in mill deliveries. Service centre sales, where demand is based on short-term needs, remained at a good level. Net sales developed relatively well in the Nordic countries, Central Eastern Europe and Russia. Sales of special steel products remained at a good level in Western Europe, but in many new markets such as China deliveries decreased. Special steel products accounted for 32 per cent of net sales in the steel business for the third quarter. The loss posted for the third quarter was mainly due to higher raw material costs and a lower capacity utilisation rate in steel production, which was affected by modernisation of blast furnace 2 at the Raahe Steel Works.

Production capacity in the European steel markets has been adjusted throughout the line. Utilisation rates are usually lower towards the end of the year than at the start. The capacity utilisation rate in our steel business is estimated to be around 80 per cent during the fourth quarter. This is why profitability of our steel business during the second half of the year will be weaker than during the corresponding period in 2010. In the solutions businesses, we anticipate that market conditions will remain reasonably good for the rest of the year. Based on this, we forecast the capacity utilisation rate in the construction and engineering businesses will be better in 2011 than in 2010.

Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 15-20 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to improve compared to 2010.

Rautaruukki Corporation's full interim report for January-September 2011 is attached to this release.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075
Markku Honkasalo, CFO, tel. +358 20 592 8840

A presentation in English for analysts and the media will be held on 19 October 2011 at 10.30 EEST at Ruukki, Suolakivenkatu 1, 00810 Helsinki.

A live webcast of the event may be followed online starting at 10.30am on the company's website at www.ruukki.com/investors. The event may also be attended through a conference call. To attend through the conference call, please call the number given 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time: +44 (0)20 7162 0125, access code: 904355.

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company's website on 19 October 2011 from about 2pm EEST. An encore replay of the conference call can be accessed until 26 October 2011 at +44 (0)20 7031 4064, access code: 904355.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report Q1-Q3/2011

Ruukki Metals to adjust production at its tube mills in Finland due to weakened market conditions

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 10 October 2011 at 14.00 EEST

Ruukki Metals is to start adjusting production and costs at its tube mills in Finland due to weakened market conditions. In conjunction with this, employer-employee negotiations will begin concerning possible layoffs at the Hämeenlinna, Lappohja, Pulkkila, Oulainen tube mills and Toijala Works, which makes cold roll-formed steel sections. The negotiations affect all personnel groups and around 400 people.

"Tube mill orders have fallen and there is overcapacity at the mills. Mill deliveries have decreased particularly to wholesalers and retailers. In these changed market conditions, we must regrettably possibly resort also to layoffs," says Olavi Huhtala, EVP, Ruukki Metals.

Ruukki Metals employs a total of around 5,500 persons, of which around 4,700 work in Finland. Implementation of possible layoffs at the tube mills will be determined during the course of the negotiations held at each site.

For more information, please contact: Olavi Huhtala, EVP, Ruukki Metals, tel. +358 20 592 9157

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Rautaruukki to publish interim report January-September 2011 on Wednesday 19 October at approximately 9.00 EEST

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 10 October 2011 at 10.00 EEST

Rautaruukki Corporation will publish its interim report for the period January-September 2011 on Wednesday 19 October 2011 at approximately 9.00 EEST. After publication, the report will also be available on the company's website at www.ruukki.com.

Presentation for analysts and media
A presentation in English for analysts and the media will be held on 19 October at 10.30 EEST at Ruukki, Suolakivenkatu 1, 00810 Helsinki.

A live webcast of the presentation by the company's President & CEO Sakari Tamminen may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors at 10.30 EEST. This event can also be attended through a conference call. To attend the conference call, please call the number below 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time:
+44 20 7162 0125
Access code: 904355

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company website from approximately 14.00 EEST. An encore replay of the conference call will be available until 26 October 2011 at:
+44 20 7031 4064
Access code: 904355

Further information is available from:
Ms Tanja Mäkinen, Assistant, Investor Relations
Tel. +358 20 592 9170

Requests for interviews:
Mr Atte Kaksonen, Senior Communications Manager, External Communications
Tel. +358 20 593 8596

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki revises its 2011 earnings guidance - mill deliveries in the steel business have declined and the capacity utilisation rate for the rest of the year will be about 80 per cent

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 7 October 2011 at 14.00 EEST

Rautaruukki revises its 2011 earnings guidance. Consolidated net sales are estimated to grow approximately 15-20 per cent instead of approximately 25 per cent as estimated earlier. Profitability is estimated to improve compared to 2010. Profitability was earlier estimated to clearly improve compared to 2010.

Rautaruukki's outlook in the steel business has changed for 2011. The outlook in the engineering and construction businesses has remained unchanged. Estimates for the economic activity for the rest of the year have weakened as a result of general uncertainty caused by the European debt crisis. Mill deliveries, which account for more than half of total steel business' deliveries, have been weaker than expected. This is why Rautaruukki estimates its consolidated net sales to grow 15-20 per cent year on year. Net sales growth was earlier estimated to be approximately 25 per cent.

The capacity utilisation rate during the third quarter declined due to the modernisation of blast furnace 2 and normal seasonality, as well as to a decrease in order intake in mill deliveries. The capacity utilisation rate in the steel business is estimated to be around 80 per cent during the fourth quarter. This is why profitability of the steel business for the second half of the year will miss the earlier estimate and be weaker than during the corresponding period a year earlier. Based on the above, profitability for the full year 2011 is estimated to improve year on year, whereas earlier profitability was estimated to clearly improve compared to 2010.

Earlier earnings guidance:
Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 25 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to clearly improve compared to 2010.

New earnings guidance:
Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 15-20 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to improve compared to 2010.

Rautaruukki's interim report for January-September 2011 will be published at about 9am EEST on Wednesday 19 October 2011.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki to deliver frame and envelope structures for K-citymarket in Kauhajoki

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 6 October 2011 klo 10.00 EEST

Ruukki has signed a contract with Kesko for the design, manufacture and installation of the frame and envelope structures for the new K-citymarket supermarket in Kauhajoki, Finland. The contract is worth about EUR 2 million.

Ruukki's delivery includes the steel frame, with fire protection solution, façade panels, doors and windows, the profiles bearing the ceiling, including thermal insulation and waterproofing work, together with installation of the concrete elements.

Ruukki's expertise in the construction of load-bearing structures in compliance with fire resistant requirements was an important competitive factor in the choice of contractor. "The advanced fire protection solutions developed by Ruukki, together with energy-efficient façade systems and good experiences of projects already completed impacted on our choice of contractor," says construction manager Matti Tapio at Ruokakesko (Kesko Food).

The steel structures will be manufactured mostly at Ruukki's plant in Peräseinäjoki, Finland. The panels and load-bearing liner sheets will be supplied from Alajärvi and Vimpeli in Finland. Installation of the structures is scheduled to be carried out before the end of 2011.

The new K-citymarket in Kauhajoki will be built not far from the town centre next to the Rautia K-maatalous agricultural store, completed in 2010. In the first stage, around 7,000 square metres, of the retail premises will be opened.

For further information, please contact: Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Composition of Rautaruukki's Nomination Board

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 4 October 2011 at 14.30 EEST

The representatives notified by the company's three largest shareholders have been elected to Rautaruukki's Nomination Board. The representatives are: Kari Järvinen, Managing Director, Solidium Oy; Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company; and Risto Murto, Executive Vice-President, Investments, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of Rautaruukki's Board of Directors, serves as the Nomination Board's expert member.

Rautaruukki's 2011 Annual General Meeting held on 23 March 2011 resolved to establish a Nomination Board to prepare proposals for the following Annual General Meeting regarding the composition of the Board of Directors and the directors' fees. Under the resolution, representatives of the three largest shareholders at 1 October 2011 are elected to the Nomination Board and the Chairman of the Board of Directors would serve as the expert member.

Rautaruukki's three largest shareholders at 1 October 2011 were Solidium Oy, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

The Nomination Board is to prepare by 1 February 2012 its proposals for Rautaruukki's following Annual General Meeting, which will take place on 14 March 2012.

For further information, please contact: Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 20 592 9068

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki to enlarge its Corporate Executive Board

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:30:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 30 September 2011 at 12.30 EEST

Ruukki is to enlarge its Corporate Executive Board to speed up and improve the effectiveness of management decision-making and the implementation of decisions to strengthen its market position. The business environment is changing increasingly faster and it is important to improve the company's capability to react by effectively combining experience and expertise in different parts of the business.

The present members of the Corporate Executive Board - Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board; Markku Honkasalo, CFO; Olavi Huhtala, EVP, Ruukki Metals; Tommi Matomäki, EVP, Ruukki Construction and Marko Somerma, EVP, Ruukki Engineering - will remain on the Board after 1 October 2011. Effective from 1 October 2011, Somerma will also assume responsibility for corporate strategic planning.

Mikko Hietanen, EVP, Business Development, will assume responsibility for risk management and for business development projects as of 1 October 2011 and report to President & CEO Sakari Tamminen.

The Corporate Executive Board will be enlarged with four new members:

Eija Hakakari MSc (Educ), 50, serves as SVP, Human Resources. She joined Ruukki in 2008 and has a strong track record in organisational development, HR development and HR management in an international business environment.

Toni Hemminki MSc (Tech), 36, is SVP, Technology, Energy and Environment at Ruukki and joined the company in 2001. A distinguished international expert in his field, his ability has been widely used also outside Ruukki.

Taina Kyllönen MSc (Econ), 44, is SVP, Marketing and Communications as of 1 October 2011. She has in-depth expertise in international marketing, brand-building, communications and investor relations. Kyllönen joined Ruukki as VP, Corporate Communications in 2004 and has served as SVP, Marketing at Ruukki since 2007.

Ismo Platan BSc (IT), 57, is SVP, Supply Chain Management, IT and Operational Excellence (OPEX). He joined Ruukki in 2003 and is a long-line expert in IT and international operational process development.

The Corporate Executive Board consists of the following members as of 1 October 2011:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO and Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board
Markku Honkasalo, CFO
Tommi Matomäki, EVP, Ruukki Construction
Marko Somerma, EVP, Ruukki Engineering and CSO
Olavi Huhtala, EVP, Ruukki Metals
Eija Hakakari, SVP, Human Resources
Toni Hemminki, SVP, Technology, Energy and Environment
Taina Kyllönen, SVP, Marketing and Communications
Ismo Platan, SVP, Supply Chain Management, IT and OPEX

Olli Huuskonen LLM, 50, SVP, General Counsel, acts as secretary to the Corporate Executive Board and, effective from 1 November 2011, as secretary to the Board of Directors.

The new Corporate Executive Board replaces the existing Corporate Executive Board and Extended Executive Board.

Photos of members of the Corporate Executive Board can be found in the image bank on our website.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075

Rautaruukki Corporation
Atte Kaksonen
External Communications Manager

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Brisk start to sales of Ruukki's energy panels - considerable savings in energy consumption at Itella's and Kesko's new buildings

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 27 September 2011 at 10.00 EEST

Sales of Ruukki's energy panels launched in the spring have started well. The latest contracts have been made for Itella's and Kesko's new building projects, of which the largest single contract, worth around EUR 1 million, for panel delivery has been agreed with construction company Rakennusosakeyhtiö Hartela for Itella's new logistics centre being built at Pennala in Orimattila, Finland.

Ruukki is to deliver a total of more than 20,000 square metres of energy panels for Itella's new 500-metre-long logistics centre at Pennala to improve the building's energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint. Ruukki's energy panels enable considerable annual savings in heating costs. The property owner and developer is Itella Real Estate Oy and the building will be occupied by Itella Logistics Oy, which is focusing, among other things, on its customer Rautakesko's central warehousing operations at Pennala.

"Ruukki and Aalto University used computer simulations to precisely model the building. The results clearly showed that considerable savings in energy consumption can be achieved using Ruukki's energy panels. Itella is committed to eco-actions and we aim to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions," states Ville Jokela, Development Director at Itella.

Oulun Pelti ja Eristys Oy is the façade contractor for the K-supermarket Jääli in Kiiminki and is also an installation firm certified by Ruukki. "Certified installation is the customer's guarantee of reliable delivery," explains Samuli Leinonen at Oulun Pelti ja Eristys Oy.

Energy panels are manufactured at Ruukki's plant in Alajärvi, Finland.

Ruukki's energy panels are prefabricated elements intended for the exterior walls of a building to make the outside wall structures very airtight. Thanks to airtightness, Ruukki's energy panel system considerably reduces the need to heat and cool a building and also cuts carbon dioxide emissions. Energy panels are ideal for commercial, industrial and logistics buildings, among others.

More information about Ruukki's sandwich panels

Release 30 March 2011: Reduce energy costs with Ruukki's new energy panels

For further information, please contact: Jouni Metsämäki, Senior Vice President, Building Components, tel. +358 20 592 9114

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Over EUR 8 million steel structure contract for Rautaruukki for Stora Enso's mill in Poland

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:30:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 23 September 2011 at 9.30 EEST

Rautaruukki is to deliver the steel structures for a paper mill to be built by Stora Enso in Ostroleka, Poland. The project includes the manufacture and installation of the steel frame for the paper mill and warehouse. The contract is worth over EUR 8 million.

The contract now agreed is a continuation of earlier cooperation between the two companies. In 2009-2010, Ruukki provided the steel frame for the power plant delivered by Metso to Stora Enso's Ostroleka Mill.

Ruukki's double-grade high-strength steel will be used for the steel structures. This grade is ideal for the large truss structures in the building. For the customer, Ruukki's high-strength steel enables structures that are up to 20 per cent lighter in weight.

"This is a very important contract for Ruukki and an opening to the markets in Central Eastern Europe. This is the first time high-strength steel will be used in a large building project in this market area. High-strength steel enables Ruukki to stand out from the other actors in the field," says Jorma Korhonen, Business Director, CEE & Baltics at Ruukki.

The steel structures will be manufactured at Ruukki's steel structure plants at Oborniki in Poland and Bolintin Deal in Romania between October 2011 and February 2012. Installation work will begin in November 2011 and the mill is scheduled for completion during the first quarter of 2013.

For further information, please contact:
Sami Eronen, SVP, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki to provide steel frame for House of Travel and Transportation

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 22 September 2011 at 10.00 EEST

Ruukki is to manufacture and install the steel frame for the House of Travel and Transportation office premises to be built at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The aim is for energy-efficient premises built to energy class A.SRV Rakennus Oy is responsible for the project management of the 7-storey premises, which are being built for the client Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

The new building will have a total floor area of around 70,000 square metres, of which 22,400 square metres will be office space. Finnair will be one of the occupants of the new building, which is scheduled for completion in June 2013.

Ruukki's deliveries will begin in October and be completed by the end of April 2012. The steel frame will be manufactured at Ruukki's plant in Peräseinäjoki, Finland. Ruukki's delivery also includes installation, with grouting work, of the concrete elements.

The building has been designed by Helin & Co Architects and the consortium of Malmberg-Ramboll is responsible for the structural design.

"The steel frame will enable the building technology of the premises to be updated. Thanks to the slender structures, there is also more room for building technology. A steel-framed building can also be flexibly expanded if necessary," explains project manager Juho Varelius at SRV Rakennus Oy, the company responsible for the construction project.

The aim is to build the premises to energy class A and to qualify for Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, the second highest rating. LEED ranks among the world's best-known green building certification systems and aims, among other things, to reduce the lifetime environmental impacts of buildings by cutting energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions. The objectives of sustainable development impose significant requirements both on building technology and on architecture.

For further information, please contact: Sami Eronen, SVP Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Taina Kyllönen appointed SVP, Marketing and Communications at Ruukki

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 20 September 2011 at 10.00 EEST

Taina Kyllönen MSC (Econ) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Rautaruukki as of 1 October 2010.

Taina joined Ruukki as VP Corporate Communications in 2004 and is currently SVP, Marketing. She was previously employed by, among others Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Oy and Metso Corporation.

Taina Kyllönen reports to President & CEO Sakari Tamminen.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9022
Taina Kyllönen, SVP, Marketing and Communications, tel +358 20 592 9040

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

EUR 5.9 million steel structure contract for Ruukki in Lithuania

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 13 September 2011 at 11.00am

Rautaruukki has signed a contract with Panevezio Statybos Trestas, one of the biggest construction companies in Lithuania, to manufacture and install the steel structures for Akmenes Cementas' new cement factory. The contract is worth approximately EUR 6 million.

Ruukki will deliver 4,100 tonnes of steel structures for a total of 16 different buildings at the factory site. Installation work will begin in October 2011 and the new factory is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2012. The steel structures will be manufactured at Ruukki's plants in Gargzdai, in Lithuania and in Bolintin Deal, Romania. Ruukki acquired the Lithuanian steel structure company Gensina in late 2008 to strengthen its delivery capacity and coverage in the Baltics and CEE region.

"This is a highly demanding project as the deliveries of 16 different buildings to the construction site calls for precise delivery accuracy. We can offer even more accurate delivery times as we have our local steel frame production unit in Gargzdai. In addition, Ruukki supports deliveries with our steel structure manufacturing capacity in Bolintin Deal, Romania", says Unit Manager Arturas Barysas at Ruukki.

"This is a large project and a very important one for the Lithuanian economy. We have earlier worked together with Ruukki on various projects and have been impressed by the company's know-how, international experience and willingness to find solutions in demanding projects," says Dalius Gecevicius, Managing Director of Panevezio Statybos Trestas.

Construction company Panevezio Statybos Trestas is one of the biggest construction companies in Lithuania. Akmenes Cementas is one of the largest companies in the Baltic region and the only company in Lithuania to make cement. Both companies are publicly quoted.

For further information, please contact:

Sami Eronen, SVP, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Image: conceptual drawing of the new factory

Ruukki achieves industry leader position in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 12 September 2011 at 9.00am

Ruukki has achieved the position of industry leader in two Dow Jones Sustainability indexes: DJSI World and DJSI Europe. The indexes include the top companies that are committed to sustainable development.

Ruukki is included in the DJSI World Index for the fourth year running and in the European index for the fifth year. The results show that Ruukki heads the world's eight best steel companies.

"The position of industry leader indicates that we at Ruukki have been doing the right things to promote corporate responsibility. Recent years have seen a clearly growing interest in corporate responsibility also among investors," says Toni Hemminki, Senior Vice President, Technology, Energy and Environment, at Ruukki.

There are 342 components from 30 different countries included in the DJSI World Index and 172 components from 15 European countries in the DJSI Europe Index. Six other Finnish companies are in the Sustainability Indexes.

Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes have been measuring efforts within the corporate sector to improve sustainability since 1999. Corporate sustainability performance is analysed thoroughly each year by an independent assessment party, SAM Research AG. Analysis evaluates corporate financial, social and environmental responsibility. Index companies are also subject to continuous tracking.

For further information, please contact: Toni Hemminki, SVP, Technology, Energy and Environment, tel. +358 20 592 9217

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki to deliver steel frame for Alma Media's new head office

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 8 September 2011 at 10am EEST

Ruukki is to deliver the steel frame for media company Alma Media's new head office. Construction work is already under way on the site of the new building at the western edge of the rail yard at Helsinki Railway Station, next to Finlandia Hall.

The Alma Media office building will be owned by Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2012. The building will have five storeys and space for around 500 of Alma Media's employees. Apartment blocks will also be built just across the road from the building.

Ruukki is responsible for the design and manufacturing of the steel frame for the new head office. Deliveries will start already this month and be completed in the late winter of 2012. The steel structures will be made at Ruukki's works in Peräseinäjoki, Finland.

Ruukki's customer is construction company Lemminkäinen Talo Oy, which is building the new head office. The building has been designed by JKMM Architects, with Finnmap Consulting Oy responsible for the design of the structures.

Alma Media's new head office enjoys a prime location and will shape the Helsinki cityscape. A steel frame enables the construction of multiform office premises that blends architecturally well into the landscape.

"Ruukki's steel structures enable the use of large window surfaces of various sizes. Neither do the protruding steel beams interrupt the continuity of the long façades," says project manager Heikki Schemeikka at Lemminkäinen Talo Oy.

For further information, please contact: Sami Eronen, SVP, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Conceptual drawing by JKMM Architects of Alma Media's new head office

Ruukki's energy panels for IKEA and Ikano construction projects in Finland

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 7 September 2011 at 10.00am

The new IKEA store under construction in Kuopio and the Ikano shopping centre being built in Vantaa will use Ruukki's energy panels to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings. The total of over 15,000 square metres of panels to be installed on the buildings will greatly reduce their carbon footprint. The energy panels will enable significant savings in the annual heating costs of the buildings.

Energy panels are prefabricated elements that are installed on the exterior walls of a building and make the exterior walls airtight. Thanks to its airtightness, Ruukki's energy panel system considerably reduces the need to heat and cool a building and also cuts carbon dioxide emissions. Besides commercial buildings, energy panels are ideal for industrial buildings, logistics centres and warehouses, among others. Ruukki's energy panels enable savings of up to tens of thousands of euros in heating costs. Carbon dioxide emissions will also decrease since less energy is required to heat the buildings.

"Ruukki gives its panels an airtightness promise that can be used to improve the energy efficiency of a building. This is how we provide customers with a ready-planned, definite way to save both costs and natural resources," says Petteri Lautso, Director, Sustainability and Architecture at Ruukki.

"We chose Ruukki's energy panels because they are in line with our green values. We are working hard to save energy and this is reflected among other things in the prices of our products. In other words, there is no pressure to increase prices because of higher energy costs, quite the opposite. Not only will the IKEA in Kuopio have energy panels, but it will also be heated from fully renewable energy sources," says Construction Manager Hasse Lillkull at IKEA Finland.

Peab Oy is the construction company in both projects. Ruukki will deliver full panel systems made at Ruukki's Alajärvi plant in Finland for both projects. As well as energy panels, the Ikano shopping centre project also includes delivery and installation of the steel frame for the building. Deliveries and installation work will take place during September-October.

For more information about Ruukki's solutions promoting energy efficiency, see:

Releas e 30 March 2011: Reduce energy costs with Ruukki's new energy panels

Releas e 27 May 2011: Ruukki has developed a fully-integrated solar panel façade

Green building media kit

For further information, please contact:

Jouni Metsämäki, Senior Vice President, Building Components, tel. +358 20 592 9114

Ruukki sees sustainable development as a business opportunity in the construction sector. This opportunity becomes a success story when the entire sector develops solutions together. Ruukki's mission is to provide products and services to enable our customers and partners to complete safe, environmentally-sustainable projects cost effectively.

The solutions we offer improve the energy efficiency of the built environment by reducing lifespan energy consumption and minimising environmental impacts during construction. Our business is driven by the innovation of new sustainable solutions for the construction sector.

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki to launch a smart roof that improves safety

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:30:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 30 august 2011 at 9.30am

Sensors fitted to a roof notice any changes in roof loading. Technology developed by Ruukki can be fitted to both new and existing roofs in which load-bearing sheets have been used.

"We have developed a practical solution that improves building safety, especially at northern latitudes, where snow loads on roofs can change very quickly," says Senior Vice President Jouni Metsämäki at Ruukki.

Load-bearing sheets are typically used in different sizes of hall buildings, such as shopping centres, sports centres and at airports. Ruukki's smart roof technology can be incorporated into new projects or fitted to load-bearing sheets that have already been installed.

Smart roof monitors loading

Sensors fitted to roofing sheets send out an alert when maximum permitted loads are approaching. Signals from the measurement sensors are transmitted via a wireless internet network router and the alert can be directed to a mobile phone or email. The technology developed by Ruukki also provides up-to-date information about roof loading and changes in loading during the required period.

Smart roof means both safety and savings

With the smart roof, needless clearing of snow from roofs is history. The innovation also enables maintenance companies to prioritise assignments according to urgency.

During the past two winters, many roofs have been subjected to snow loads exceeding the maximum permitted limits. It costs around just EUR 3,000 to install smart roof technology on the roof of an average size industrial hall or commercial building of around 1,000 square metres.

Further information from: Jouni Metsämäki, Senior Vice President, tel. +358 40 544 6775, jouni.metsamaki@ruukki.com

Media contact: Tapani Tuominen, Communications manager, tel +358 50 314 3131, tapani.m.tuominen@ruukki.com

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Caption: It costs around just EUR 3,000 to install smart roof technology on the roof of an average size industrial hall or commercial building of around 1,000 square metres.

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Timo Pirskanen appointed Vice President, Investor Relations at Rautaruukki

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 26 July 2011 at 1pm EEST

Timo Pirskanen MSc (Econ), 42 has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations at Rautaruukki with effect from 1 September 2011.

Timo Pirskanen joins Rautaruukki from Deutsche Bank, where he works as Head of Equity Research at the Helsinki Branch. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Pirskanen held specialist & management positions at investment banks Advium Partners and Menire Advisors and was also an analyst at Carnegie.

Pirskanen will report to Rautaruukki's CFO, Markku Honkasalo.

For further information, please contact:
Timo Pirskanen, tel. +358 40 516 9260
Markku Honkasalo, CFO, tel. +358 20 592 8840

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report H1/2011: Growing demand - clear improvement in operating profit

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Interim report 20 July 2011 at 9am EEST

April-June 2011 (Q2/2010)
- Order intake was up 13 per cent at EUR 672 million (596).
- Comparable net sales were up 13 per cent at EUR 730 million (647).
- Comparable operating profit was EUR 71 million (45), equating to 9.7 per cent of net sales.
- Comparable result before taxes was EUR 62 million (39), equating to 8.5 per cent of net sales.

January-June 2011 (H1/2010)
- Order intake was up 22 per cent at EUR 1,346 million (1,103).
- Comparable net sales were up 22 per cent at EUR 1,405 million (1,147).
- Comparable operating profit was EUR 96 million (2), equating to 6.8 per cent of net sales.
- Comparable result before taxes was EUR 76 million (-12), equating to 5.4 per cent of net sales.

Estimate of financial performance in 2011
Rautaruukki is keeping its guidance unchanged. Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 25 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to clearly improve compared to 2010.

KEY FIGURES
	Q2/11	Q2/10	Q1-Q2/11	Q1-Q2/10	2010
Comparable figures
Comparable net sales, EUR m	730	647	1 405	1 147	2 403
Comparable operating profit, EUR m	71	45	96	2	38
Comparable operating profit as % of net sales	9.7	6.9	6.8	0.1	1.6
Comparable result before income tax, EUR m	62	39	76	-12	8

Reported figures
Reported net sales, EUR m	730	655	1 405	1 160	2 415
Reported operating profit, EUR m	68	34	93	-2	-12
Reported result before income tax, EUR m	59	28	74	-16	-74

Net cash flow from operating activities, EUR m	7	14	13	-41	-64
Net cash flow before financing activities, EUR m	-34	-38	-64	-125	-226
Earnings per share, EUR	0.32	0.14	0.38	-0.09	-0.57
Return on capital employed (rolling 12 mths), %			4.1	-4.4	-0.3
Return on capital employed (annualised), %			8.9	0.0	-0.3
Gearing ratio, %			57.9	35.9	44.7
Equity ratio, %			48.7	55.2	55.3
Personnel on average	11 688	11 632	11 839	11 733	11 693

President & CEO Sakari Tamminen:

In many respects, we can be pleased with progress made during the second quarter. Market conditions continued to be favourable in almost all our businesses. Increased sales of special steel products, good profitability in the steel business and restoring our construction business to profitability were the most positive notes during April-June. The engineering business still posted a loss, but improved operating profit compared to a year earlier. Also in the construction business we still have a lot to improve.

Our order intake was up 13 per cent year on year at EUR 672 million. Strongest growth in demand during the second quarter was in Finland and the other Nordic countries, Central Eastern Europe, especially Poland, and also in Russia. Our net sales for April-June were up 13 per cent year on year at EUR 730 million. In Finland, net sales grew especially in the construction business, whereas in the other Nordic countries growth came mostly from the steel and engineering businesses. Relatively best net sales growth was in Central Eastern Europe.

In the construction business, the most positive note was growth of around 30 per cent both in residential roofing products and in commercial and industrial construction. Commercial and industrial construction deliveries grew clearly, particularly in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Romania. A good growth rate was also seen in Russia, especially for concept buildings, and net sales in Russia were up by around 25 per cent year on year.

In the engineering business, the outlook in our main customer segments strengthened further during April-June. This was mainly due to growth in the emerging markets and increased demand for mining industry machines and equipment. Net sales for April-June in our engineering business were up 25 per cent year on year. Growth was highest in delivery volumes of cabins, frames and booms for the lifting, handling and transportation equipment industry. Also deliveries to mining industry equipment manufacturers and forest machine manufacturers showed further growth.

In our steel business, sales during the second quarter were up in almost all our market areas and in all main customer segments. Net sales developed particularly well in our near market areas - Finland and the other Nordic countries. Growth was relatively strongest in Central Eastern Europe and also in Russia, where the steel business grew in the wake of construction. Sales of special steel products grew in new market areas such as China and South Africa, as well as in Western Europe, and accounted for 34 per cent of net sales in our steel business during the second quarter.

Profitability improved clearly compared to a year earlier. Increased operating profit was due to higher selling prices, improved capacity utilisation rates and good sales growth of special steel products. Our main priority during the second quarter was to generate a positive operating profit from our solutions businesses. We succeeded in doing this on the construction side, but not on the engineering side. We will continue actions to improve cost efficiency and profitability in the solutions businesses.

The outlook in our main market areas remains favourable, even though the debt crisis in Europe has created uncertainty about market development. We estimate a return of commercial and industrial construction to the growth track in many market areas already this year and we forecast that residential construction will remain at a good level. Also we estimate that market conditions in the engineering business will further improve during the second half of the year. Demand in the steel business is at a good level. We estimate that expansion of our distribution network into emerging and mining-intensive markets will impact positively on sales of special steel products.

Consolidated net sales in 2011 are estimated to grow approximately 25 per cent year on year. Profitability is estimated to clearly improve compared to 2010.

Rautaruukki Corporation's full interim report for January-June 2011 is attached to this release.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075
Markku Honkasalo, CFO, tel. +358 20 592 8840

A presentation in English for analysts and the media will be held on 20 July 2011 at 10.30am EEST at Ruukki, Suolakivenkatu 1, 00810 Helsinki.

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company's website on 20 July 2011 from about 4pm EEST. An encore replay of the conference call can be accessed until 3 August 2011 at +44 (0)20 7031 4064, access code: 898257.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Anne Pirilä
SVP, 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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled around EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki Corporation Interim Report H1/2011

Ruukki has extensive presence at the Housing Fair in Kokkola

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 13 July 2011 at 11am EEST

Ruukki is one of the partners of the 2011 Housing Fair in Kokkola, Finland. The company's products have been used in the construction of 11 homes. A Ruukki roof was the choice for five houses and Ruukki's steel piles have been used for the foundation construction of six buildings. Residential roofing solutions are also on show in the Product Building (Tuotetalo) at the fair. During the opening weekend of the fair, Ruukki will literally raise the atmosphere by lifting members of the public to a height of almost 80 metres. Trips in the aerial skylift are free, but voluntary contributions are welcome and will be donated in full to support the summer camp held by Kokkolan Kehitysvammaisten Tuki ry, a local association for persons with intellectual disabilities.

Easy-care steel roofs

Five of the houses at the fair feature a Ruukki steel roof. The Classic roof was the choice for three buildings (numbers 5, 17 and 22), the Tiilikainen for one (number 3) and a machine-seamed roof made from Ruukki's steel (number 38) was chosen for another. As the name suggests, the Classic is a simple, traditional roof like those that used in Finnish buildings for more than a century. The Tiilikainen roof resembles a low tiled roof and is ideal for single-family home architecture since it blends in well in the Finnish landscape. The Product Building at the fair features Ruukki's Classic roof and the Vintage, which reflects a traditional machine-seamed roof.

Reliable foundation with steel piles

Seven homes, numbers 2,18, 19, 20, 21, 27 and 31, at the fair rest on foundations of Ruukki's RR piles, which are driven into the ground. One advantage of steel piles is the speed at which they can be driven - one working day is normally required to drive the piles for a small family home. Several of the homes on the site of the Kokkola Housing Fair are built on stony, rocky landfill, where piling can only be done reliably using steel piles. In such soil conditions, one of the strengths of steel piles is that they can be reliably installed and remain intact.

When using small-diameter steel piles for building foundations the amount of ground displaced and vibration cause by driving in the piles is markedly less compared to that of other pile types. The risks of environmental impacts and of structural damage to nearby buildings are considerably less when using steel piles than with other pile types.

Birds-eye view, proceeds for summer camp

During the opening weekend of the housing fair, Ruukki will offer the public a chance to get a bird's-eye view of the fair. An aerial skylift, made of Ruukki's Optim special steel, will takes visitors to the fair up to a height of almost 80 metres. The proceeds from a voluntary entrance fee will be paid in full towards the costs of Kokkolan Kehitysvammaisten Tuki ry's summer camp.

The Housing Fair in Kokkola runs from 15 July to 14 August and the main theme is homes in all sizes - for people in different phases of life.

For more information contact:
14-17 July 2011 Tapani Tuominen, Communications Manager, Ruukki, +358 50 3143131
From 18 July onwards Atte Kaksonen, External Communications Manager, Ruukki, +358 50 314 3634

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

Over EUR 13 million steel structure contract for Ruukki for Kaunisvaara mine in Sweden

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 12 July 2011 at 9am EEST

Rautaruukki has signed a contract with Peab AB of Sweden to manufacture and install the steel structures for the concentration mill and stockpile buildings at the Kaunisvaara iron ore mine in Pajala, Northern Sweden. The contract is worth over EUR 13 million.

In the Kaunisvaara iron ore project, the Canadian mining company Northland Resources will exploit the Tapuli and Sahavaara iron ore deposits. Ruukki's customer is the Swedish Peab group, which is one of the largest construction companies in the Nordic countries.

Ruukki's delivery consists of the process plant building and auxiliary buildings, two iron ore stockpile buildings and the frame structures for the truck workshop. The new iron ore processing plant will be over 200 metres long, 72 metres wide and 40 metres high.

Deliveries of steel structures for the project will begin in September and installation work is scheduled for completion during 2012. The steel structures will be manufactured mostly at Ruukki's plants in Ylivieska and Peräseinäjoki in Finland.

"We at Peab are pleased we chose Ruukki as the steel structure contractor. Throughout the entire sourcing process, we have felt that we made the right decision as regards quality, the environment, working environment, follow-up and delivery reliability," says Tommy Lindmark, Project Director at Peab Sverige AB.

"This is an important project for us and shows our strength as a supplier to large, demanding industrial projects," says Sami Eronen, Senior Vice President, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction,

For further information, please contact:
Sami Eronen, SVP, Building Projects, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 40 557 8839

Rautaruukki Corporation
Anne Pirilä
SVP, 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 27 countries and employs around 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Rautaruukki to publish interim report Q2/2011 on Wednesday 20 July at approximately 9.00 EEST

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 11 July 2011 at 09.00 EEST

Rautaruukki Corporation will publish its interim report for the period January-June 2011 on Wednesday 20 July 2011 at approximately 9.00 EEST. After publication, the financial statements will also be available on the company's website at www.ruukki.com.

Presentation for analysts and media
A presentation in English for analysts and the media will be held on 20 July at 10.30 EEST at Ruukki, Suolakivenkatu 1, 00810 Helsinki.

A live webcast of the presentation by the company's President & CEO Sakari Tamminen may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors at 10.30 EEST. This event can also be attended through a conference call. To attend the conference call, please call the number below 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time:
+44 20 7162 0125
Access code: 898257

A replay of the webcast can be viewed on the company website from approximately 16.00 EEST. An encore replay of the conference call will be available until 3 August 2011 at:
+44 20 7031 4064
Access code: 898257

Further information is available from:
Ms Tanja Mäkinen, Assistant, Investor Relations
Tel. +358 20 592 9170

Requests for interviews:
Mr Atte Kaksonen, Senior Communications Manager, External Communications
Tel. +358 20 593 8596

Rautaruukki Corporation
Anne Pirilä
SVP, 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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 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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Ruukki made first deliveries of steel structures to Kvaerner Verdal AS for offshore wind farm project in North Sea

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0300

Rautaruukki Corporation Press Release 8 July 2011 at 10 am EEST

Ruukki delivered, from its Kalajoki plant, the first batch of steel structures for offshore wind tower foundations to the Norwegian company Kvaerner Verdal AS. Deliveries from Kalajoki for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm project in the North Sea will continue until summer 2012. Ruukki's delivery includes a total of 240 of individual structures to anchor the towers and join the structures together.

Each jacket requires one transition piece to join the wind turbine tower to the jacket foundation, which is partly submerged under the sea. The transition pieces Ruukki delivers are 12 metres in diameter and about five metres in height. Piles are used to anchor jacket foundations to the sea bed and Ruukki provides the pile clusters. Four pile clusters, which are around 3.5 metres in diameter and 5 metres in height, are required for each jacket.

RWE Innogy's Nordsee Ost wind farm will be located about 3.5 kilometres offshore to the northeast of Helgoland on the German coast. The sea depth in the area is in the range of around 22 to 25 metres. The wind farm will be commissioned in 2013 and, when completed, will produce approximately 1.1 terawatt-hours of power per year, equivalent to the annual supply of more than 310,000 households.

Previously published press release:

2 July 2010 Ruukki broadens its solutions for the wind power industry: extensive order from Aker Verdal for delivery of steel structures for offshore wind farm project in North Sea

More information about Ruukki's offshore structures.

For further information, please contact: Mika Pottala, Unit Manager, Kalajoki plant, Ruukki Engineering, tel. +358 50 56 46 011.

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 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.