OUTOKUMPU SOLD ITS BRASS ROD MILL IN THE UK
OUTOKUMPU OYJ PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2006 AT 5.00 PMOUTOKUMPU SOLD ITS BRASS ROD MILL IN THE UK Outokumpu and The Meade Corporation of the UK have today signed andclosed a sales and purchase agreement whereby Outokumpu sold itsbrass rod mill, Outokumpu Copper MKM Ltd, located in Aldridge inthe UK, to The Meade Corporation. The total consideration of thetransaction is some EUR 20 million and it will have a positiveeffect on the result of Outokumpus discontinued operations. The production capacity of Outokumpu Copper MKM Ltd is some 40 000tonnes of brass rod and its sales in