Rautaruukki is to deliver the steel structures for a paper mill to be built by Stora Enso in Ostroleka in 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 2009-10, 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% lighter in weight.

Mr Jorma Korhonen business director CEE & Baltics at Ruukki said that "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."

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.