Outotec Wins Aluminium Technology Orders in China

Outotec has won several aluminium technology orders from Chinese
aluminium smelters related to major expansions or process improvements, the
Finnish engineering group said Monday. The total value of these orders is
around Eur17 million ($25 million,) Outotec said.

The orders include:
-- a sow casting system with a capacity of 30 mt/hour to produce 700 kg of
aluminum sows for Huomei Hongjun Aluminium-Power in Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region. Outotec's delivery time is nine months;
-- a sow casting system with a capacity of 30 mt/hour and two sets of key
rodshop process equipment for Yellow River Hydropower Development for its
greenfield aluminum smelter to be built in Xining in Qinghai province.
Production is expected to start in March 2009; and
-- a vibrocompactor and key rodshop process equipment for China Aluminium
International Trading for the expansion of its aluminium smelter in Fushun in
Liaoning province. The vibrocompactor is due to be delivered from Germany in
November and the rodshop equipment in August.

"China is the largest primary aluminium producing country in the world.
The Chinese producers are continuing to build new capacity to meet the strong
demand," said Tapani Jarvinen, president and CEO of Outotec, in a statement.

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