Rautaruukki Oyj Stock Exchange Release 22 Feb 2007 at 1pm RAUTARUUKKI TO INVEST IN GROWING POLISH CONSTRUCTION MARKET Rautaruukki Corporation is to expand and develop the manufacture of steel frame structures and profiled products for commercial construction as well as the company's service centre operations in Poland. The investments total around EUR 19 million and will add to Ruukki's capabilities to serve customers and to deliver construction systems and metal products. The investments will be made during 2007. The existing service centre in Zyrardów will be relocated to the panel and steel structure plant in Oborniki, where the prefabrication capacity of the service centre will be expanded and diversified. This will support Ruukki's ability to supply special products. Work is under way to increase and modernise steel frame production capacity at the Oborniki plant. At the Zyrardów plant, the premises vacated by the service centre will be used to expand the production of profiled products. Modernisation of steel structure production and greater profiling capacity will considerably strengthen Ruukki's delivery and service capability in the growing commercial construction market in Poland. Besides providing a high quality, diversified deliveries to meet customer needs, the Oborniki service centre will also support Ruukki's local steel structure production. Ruukki has a total of 1,160 employees at nine locations in Poland i.e. Oborniki, Zyrardów and Wroclav. The investments will result in the addition of around a hundred jobs at Oborniki, whilst the number of jobs at Zyrardów will remain essentially unchanged. Further information is available from: Saku Sipola, President, Ruukki Construction, tel. +358 20 592 8979 Olavi Huhtala, President, Ruukki Metals, tel. +358 20 592 9157 Rautaruukki Corporation Taina Kyllönen VP, Corporate Communications Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 23 countries and employs 13,000 people. Net sales in 2006 totalled EUR 3.7 billion. The company's share is quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation has used the marketing name Ruukki since 2004. www.ruukki.com DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Main media www.ruukki.com