PITTSBURGH, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Tube City IMS, LLC, a provider of products and services to steel mills
and foundries throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South
America and Asia, today announced that its Tube City Division has opened its
first trading offices in Singapore, and Gent, Belgium, and has expanded its
representative trading offices in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Beijing, China.

J. David Aronson, Executive Vice President -- Outsource Purchasing, Tube
City Division, Tube City IMS, said all four offices are in prime locations
from which the Company can grow its markets in the Asia-Pacific region and
Europe.

"We are excited to be able to serve our customers in these important
markets," Mr. Aronson said. "All four regions' economies are growing, and
each location offers opportunities to expand our outsource purchasing and
business initiatives."

Hideyuki "Nishi" Nishizawa, who has been instrumental in orchestrating
the Company's international trading growth in the Asia-Pacific region, has
been promoted to Managing Director of Asia. He will be relocating from the
United States, and will be responsible for developing, managing and expanding
the Company's Asian trading operations from the newly-opened Singapore
trading office.

Luke Fang and Abby Yao have joined the Company's growing Beijing
representative office as Traders under the leadership of Steven Liu, Chief
Representative.

Fajar Nafies has joined the expanding Jakarta representative office as a
Trader under the leadership of Iman Surachman, Chief Representative.

Alain Eeckman has joined the Company as Managing Director of Europe and
will be responsible for developing, managing and expanding the Company's
European trading operations from the newly-opened Belgium trading office. Mr.
Eeckman has more than 15 years of experience in logistics and steel trading.
Prior to joining the Company, he worked at Trade Arbed/Considar and
ArcelorMittal.

"We are delighted to welcome our new traders to the team," Mr. Aronson
said. "Hideyuki, Alain, Iman, Steven, Fajar, Luke and Abby collectively
provide a wealth of experience and knowledge in the international
marketplace. Their leadership and existing relationships with leading
worldwide steel producers will help facilitate the Company's expansion into
these important regions."

Tube City IMS, LLC is a leading provider of outsourced steel services,
including raw materials procurement, scrap management, raw materials
optimization, slag processing, metal recovery and surface conditioning
services to integrated steel mills, mini-mills and foundries. Tube City IMS
has operations at 69 plants throughout the United States, Canada, Europe,
Mexico, South America and Asia. The Company is headquartered in Glassport,
PA.

Web site: http://www.tubecityims.com