Ruukki chosen for EUR 5 million steel structure contract for Metso's
boiler plant project
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Press release 17 November 2009Metso's Power business line has chosen Ruukki as the steel structurecontractor for a boiler plant to be built for Kuopion Energia Oy. Theorder is worth around EUR 5 million.Delivery includes the manufacture and installation of the power plantframe, together with the design, manufacture and installation of theenvelope structures.The new boiler plant will be built in difficult, cramped conditionson the site of an existing operational production plant. Byefficiently combining frame and envelope structure expertise, designand installation solutions can be optimised at the constructionstage, which requires particular accuracy."Ruukki is a reliable partner capable of managing such a demandingproject. Ruukki's thorough study of the envelope structure contractin particular was a significant factor impacting on our decision tochoose Ruukki as our contractor," says Arto Rantanen, ProjectManager, Capital Projects, Metso's Power business line.The steel frame structures will be manufactured at Ruukki's plants inPeräseinäjoki and Ylivieska in Finland, and the sandwich panels atthe Alajärvi plant in Finland. Work on installing the frame willstart in May 2010 and be completed in September. The boiler plant isscheduled for completion in summer 2011.The boiler plant is being built for a new combined heat and power(CHP) plant in Kuopio, Finland. The power plant will provide districtheat for the city's network and electricity for customers of KuopionEnergia Oy.Ruukki has long experience of large power plant projects. Earlierthis year, Ruukki supplied for example the steel frame and envelopestructures for Fortum's CHP plant in Pärnu, Estonia.Read more about Ruukki's delivery in PärnuFor more information, please contact:Sami Eronen, SVP, Infrastructure and Northern Europe, RuukkiConstruction, tel. +358 20 592 5173Arto Rantanen, Project Manager, Capital Projects, Metso's Powerbusiness line, tel. +358 40 545 4585Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integratedsystems to the construction and engineering industries. The companyhas a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki hasoperations in 27 countries and employs 12,200 people. Net sales in2008 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted onNASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation usesthe marketing name Ruukki.Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services formining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and thepulp and paper industries. We have about 26,500 employees in morethan 50 countries. www.metso.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 17.11.2009 - 08:00 Uhr
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