HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 6, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Worldwide industrial services and products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC), announced today that its Heckett MultiServ division, the world's leading provider of outsourced, on-site mill services to steel mills and other metallurgical producers, has been awarded a new seven-year contract to provide ongoing mill services at Nucor Steel-Seattle in Seattle, Washington. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Nucor Steel-Seattle is a unit of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) and part of Nucor's bar mill group.
The new contract extends and expands Heckett MultiServ's on-site responsibilities for slag handling, slag marketing and metal recovery services. Heckett MultiServ had previously operated at this location under Birmingham Steel Corporation prior to its recent acquisition by Nucor.
Harsco Corporation is a $2 billion diversified industrial services and products company employing approximately 17,500 people in more than 40 countries of operation. Harsco's market-leading businesses provide mill services, access services, gas and fluid control products, and other infrastructure products and services to customers worldwide. Additional information about Harsco, including its Heckett MultiServ division, can be found at www.harsco.com.
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