Outokumpu: Change in the management of Tornio Works

PRESS RELEASE
September 16, 2009 at 9.30 am EET

The Executive Vice President for General Stainless and a member of the Executive Committee, Pekka Erkkilä, takes over the management of Tornio Works in addition to his current duties from September 15. Antti Pihko, who was responsible for Tornio Works during the operationally challenging time from late 2005, will move by mutual agreement to manage the Kemi Mine.

Tornio Works is part of the General Stainless division and includes the steel and ferrochrome production in Tornio, the chrome mine in Kemi and a processing centre in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. 

For further information:

Pekka Erkkilä, Executive Vice President - General Stainless, tel. +358 9 421 5503,
mobile: +358 40 514 8121