Steel Production and Shipment Statistics from the American Iron And Steel Institute (AISI)

Effective January 2006 the American Iron and Steel Institute no longer provides MSCI service center members with steel producer shipment information. AISI has contracted with SteelFacts to be their sole distributor of steel producer statistics. You can view their web site and also contact SteelFacts at:

www.steelfacts.com

STEELFACTS TO DISTRIBUTE AISI DATA

SteelFacts to become the exclusive distributor of AISI steel industry data, January 2006.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is pleased to announce that, beginning in January 2006, AISI statistics subscribers will receive their industry reports through an advanced new distribution platform – SteelFacts. While AISI will continue to collect industry data and compile its longstanding series of reports, it has partnered with SteelFacts in an exclusive arrangement to facilitate the delivery of those reports and provide tools to enhance their value.

For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI’s Web site at www.steel.org.

SteelFacts is a partnership formed to present iron and steel industry statistics in an easy to use, powerful analysis tool to assist industry participants in making effective, timely, data driven decisions about the market from sound analysis of past history and recent trends. SteelFacts is the exclusive distributor of AISI iron and steel industry data. For more news and information about SteelFacts, view our website at www.steelfacts.com.

Contact: Kurt Fowler, 412.860.5342, kurtf@steelfacts.com