WOODINGS INDUSTRIAL REPLACES MOVABLE THROAT ARMOR FOR WEIRTON’S NO.1 BLAST FURNACE

MARS, Pa. (Feb 9, 2004)

Woodings Industrial Corporation, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry equipment, recently provided the engineering and manufacturing for the replacement of the movable throat armor for Weirton’s No. 1 blast furnace.

Employing its wear resistant overlay engineering and manufacturing expertise, Woodings helped to improve the wear life of the Aker Kvaerner throat armor assembly by using Grabe overlay plates. Woodings is the exclusive supplier of the Grabe chromium carbide weld overlay components in North America. Grabe utilizes technology developed with the world leaders in overlay welding materials. This technology results in better weld penetration, which translates into better overlay reliability and fewer pass transitions, which is where weld overlay wear is most prominent.

“By working with Aker Kvaerner to make changes to the fabrication design and fabricating the throat armor with the Grabe overlay plates we are trying to improve its performance and extend its life,” said Al Colucci, General Manager of Engineering for Woodings. “The Grabe overlay plates are manufactured with superior weld processes that make it better than any type plate on the market.”

About Woodings Industrial Corp.

The only hot metal equipment supplier offering design, engineering, manufacturing and service from one source, Woodings Industrial Corp. is the oldest continuous family-operated business in North America’s steel industry. A worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry equipment, Woodings uses the most current technologies to design, engineer and manufacture an extensive line of traditional and not-so-traditional hot metal equipment, such as tap hole drills, clay guns, tuyere stocks, blast furnace valves and engineering specialty products for continuous casters. Woodings is the exclusive supplier of Grabe overlay components in North America and has plants at its headquarters in Mars and Harmony, Pa., along with offices in Detroit and Gary, Ind.

For more information about Woodings Industrial Corporation, visit: http://www.woodings.com or call Al Colucci at 724-625-3131.

### Organization Woodings Industrial Corporation
http://www.woodings.com/
P.O. Box 851 - 218 Clay Avenue Mars, PA 16046
USA Phone: 724-625-3131 Fax: 724-625-3176