6 October 2009 - Aker Solutions has been awarded the detailed
engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services
on the Toromocho Project for Minera Chinalco Peru S.A. The contract
value to Aker Solutions is approximately USD 143 million. The
Toromocho mine site will become one of Peru's largest copper mines in
2012.

Resources and expertise from the Aker Solutions offices in Tucson,
Arizona, USA; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru; and Shanghai / Beijing,
China, will be involved in delivering this project.  Aker Solutions
also previously completed the feasibility study and basic engineering
for this project.

The Toromocho Project is a mining and processing ore facility located
approximately 140 km east of Lima, in the Morococha District in
central Peru. The project requires the development of a large open
pit mine, followed by ore processing at a rate of 117,200 tonnes per
day, to produce copper concentrates. The location elevations range is
from 4 500 to 5 000 metres above sea level.

David Lawson, President, Aker Solutions' Metals business, said: "We
are very pleased to be awarded this important project which is
Chinalco's first major mining investment in South America. Our goal
is to deliver this USD 2.2 billion total installed cost (TIC) project
in such a way that we meet or exceed the expectations of all the
stakeholders. This project is another example of what we can achieve
utilizing a globally integrated project team."

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Chinalco) will manage the project
through its subsidiary, Minera Chinalco Peru. Toromocho is expected
to produce 225,000 tonnes of copper annually. In addition, silver
will be recovered in the copper concentrate and molybdenum tri-oxide
will be produced as a valuable by-product of the processing.

The Aker Solutions contract entity is Aker Metals Inc.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:
Media:
David Lawson, President, Metals, Aker Solutions, Santiago, Chile
Tel: +56 2 336 3501
Guy Carraux, Vice President, Aker Metals Inc., Tucson, Arizona USA
Tel: +1 520 917 5479, Mob: +1 520 609 8925
Loreto Lazcano, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator, Aker
Solutions, Santiago, Chile. Tel: +56 2 336 3520
Jannik Lindbæk Jr., SVP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions.
Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 977 55 622

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:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/Internet/CareerCentre

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 23 000 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. As an industrial owner
controlling 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions through
Aker Holding AS, Aker ASA takes an active role in the development
of Aker Solutions.

Aker Solutions' Process and Construction business area is a world
leader in the project management, design and construction of major
projects spanning refining, petrochemical processing, metals and
mining, power generation, and acid plants.  From initial concept
through technology development, process technology application,
design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations,
maintenance, modification and decommissioning, we provide our
customers with the full life cycle of services.  Process and
Construction provides sound local expertise, combined with the depth
and strength of global project operations.
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; Toronto,
Canada; 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.


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