Aker Solutions wins further mining and metals contracts in US

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6 July 2009 - Aker Solutions has been awarded two construction projects at mining facilities in Arizona, USA. Customer and project details are undisclosed. The total contract value to Aker Solutions for the projects is approximately USD 50 million.

"We are seeing project activity gaining momentum again in the mining and metals sector in North America. We have strong engineering and construction capability located on our Tucson office in Arizona, and these latest awards reinforce our strides for growth in this sector in the region," said Dave Lawson, Vice President & General Manager Metals, Aker Solutions.

The contracts have been signed and booked as order intake in Q2, 2010.

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For further information, please contact:
Media:
David Lawson,
Vice President & General Manager - Metals. Tel: +56 2 336 3501
Loreto Lazcano, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator, Chile. Tel: +56 2 336 3520

Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen,
SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39, Mob: +47 911 37 194

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this project, please contact Rodger Liang, Global Sourcing Champion, Process & Construction - Tel: +86 10 640 966 36.
 
Career opportunities:
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Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. Aker Solutions' business serves several industries, including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metals and power generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities.
Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 58 billion and employs approximately 22 000 people in about 30 countries.
Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com), a group of premier companies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resource industries. The Aker companies share a common set of values and a long tradition of industrial innovation. Through its majority-owned holding company Aker Holding AS, Aker controls 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions, and takes an active role in the development of the company.

Aker Solutions' Process and Construction business area is a global provider of onshore engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to the natural resources and energy markets. We supply niche process expertise with high technology and know-how content for projects across chemicals, polymers, gas processing and refining; mining and metals; onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and storage; power generation; biofuels; carbon capture; nuclear and water management.

Aker Solutions provides design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management services for mining and metals processing facilities on every continent. With its Metals Headquarters based in Santiago, Chile, Aker Solutions has regional metals capabilities in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A; Lima, Peru; Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne, Australia; Mumbai, India; Stockton-on-Tees, U.K; and Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Aker Solutions provides global capability to serve its clients across the full project cycle from studies through to design engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and startup. Specialised expertise spans: precious metals, nickel, copper, molybdenum, iron ore, zinc, uranium, evaporites and industrial minerals.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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