HARRISBURG, Pa., May 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Worldwide industrial services and products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its MultiServ mill services division has been awarded a three-year add-on contract by Lafarge North America to provide expanded on-site steel slag screening and handling services. The contract is valued at close to $3 million over its duration.
Lafarge processes granulated blast furnace slag from a major steel mill for use in the production of concrete and construction aggregates. Under this add-on contract, MultiServ will screen up to 300,000 tons of slag per year to support new market requirements that Lafarge has identified. Harsco's MultiServ division is the world's single largest provider of on-site, outsourced mill services to the steel and metals industries, operating at more than 160 mills in over 30 countries.
Harsco Corporation is a $2.5 billion diversified industrial services and engineered products company whose market-leading businesses provide mill services, access services, gas containment and control technologies, and engineered products and services to customers worldwide. The company employs 18,500 people in more than 40 countries of operation. Additional information about Harsco, including its MultiServ division, can be found at http://www.harsco.com.
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