Pöyry received the notice to proceed for the EPC Open Book BOP contract announced on 8 February 2011

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 24 February 2011 at 11.00 a.m.

Pöyry has received the notice to proceed for the EPC Open Book BOP contract,
which was announced on 8 February 2011.

In early February 2011 Pöyry's Industry business group was awarded an assignment
by MWV Rigesa Ltda., Brazil for the expansion of its paperboard mill in Três
Barras, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The total value of Pöyry's contracts is
about BRL 325 million (about EUR 144 million) of which a majority consists of
the EPC Open Book BOP contract. The total value has now been booked into the
order stock.

For more details of the project see company announcement of 8 February 2011.

PÖYRY PLC

Additional information by:
Richard Pinnock, Executive Vice President, Group Strategic Growth, Switzerland
Tel. +41 76 356 2410

Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced
sustainability and responsible business. With quality and integrity at our core,
we deliver best-in-class management consulting, total solutions, and design and
supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry,
urban & mobility and water & environment. Pöyry has 7,000 experts and a local
office network in about 50 countries.

Pöyry's net sales in 2010 were EUR 682 million and the company's shares are
quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).

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