Lohja Rudus strengthens its position as aggregates supplier in Finland and Russia

Lohja Rudus strengthens its position as aggregates supplier in Finland and Russia Lohja Rudus continous to expand. The company belongs to Scancem East Europe and is the market leader within aggregates and ready-mixed concrete in Finland. Following a preliminary agreement that was closed on Wednesday, the aggregates company Siilin Sora, formerly part of the Lujabetoni Group, will be transferred to Lohja Rudus. Siilin Sora's crushed stone activities will be transferred to Karjalan Murske, in which Lohja Rudus as of October last year owns 70 percent of the shares. Karjalan Murske is Finland's second largest crushed stone company and has specialized in activities concerning mobile crushed stone plants. Siilin Sora has sales of FIM 55 M (about SEK 78 M), Karjalan Murske FIM 50 M (about SEK 71 M) and Lohja Rudus has sales of FIM 240 M (about SEK 343 M). ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1997/01/29/19990107BIT00200/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1997/01/29/19990107BIT00200/bit0002.pdf