Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announces ISO certification of Reliance MetalCenter

Business Wire, Jan 27, 1997

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS), Monday announced that its Reliance MetalCenter, National City (San Diego), Calif., division has been certified to the ISO 9002 Quality Standards by Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc.

This is the first division of the company to receive its ISO certification, which should be completed for remaining divisions throughout 1997.

Reliance MetalCenter specializes in the processing and distribution of carbon steel plate, bar, structural products and wide flange beams for the Southern California and Mexico markets.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., with headquarters in Los Angeles, is one of the largest metals service center companies in the United States. Through a network of 34 metals service centers in 13 states and Canada, including Siskin Steel & Supply Co. Inc., CCC Steel Inc., and Reliance's 50 percent owned and operationally controlled company, American Steel, L.L.C., the company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 20,000 metal products.

These products include galvanized, hot-rolled and cold-finished steel; stainless steel; aluminum; brass; copper and alloy steel to more than 30,000 customers in various industries. Valex Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary, is a leading domestic manufacturer and international distributor of electropolished stainless steel tubing and fittings for use in the construction and maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing plants.

CONTACT: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles

David Hannah, 213/582-2272

or

Abajian Associates

Don Abajian, 714/447-0974