Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation: New Steel Store Opens in Southern California

Contact:
Andrew Davis
Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation
4902 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone: 847-577-2220 x 492
Fax: 847-577-8028
E-mail: Andrew.Davis@bucorp.com

Rolling Meadows, IL – September 6, 2005 — Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation, a leader in the manufacture of High Quality Tool Steels, announces the opening of its newest Steel Store in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

The Steel Store, located at 9331 Santa Fe Springs Road, specializes in selling premium and standard tool, die and mold steels with a focus on cold work tool steels. Its primary objective is to offer full local support and service in supplying unparalleled quality and delivery of tool steels to the Southern California tooling community.

Steel Stores are conveniently located in areas with a high penetration of tool and die customers. Steel Stores can fill small and/or large orders, which can be either picked-up on the same day, or can be shipped out per customers’ preferred delivery service.

Bohler-Uddeholm is the World’s leading manufacturer of High Quality Tool Steels suitable for Metalforming and Stamping Dies as well as Plastic Molds, Die Casting Dies, Extrusion Dies and Forging Applications. With 13 locations throughout the United States,
Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation’s service centers supply customers with bars, cut-to-size pieces or accurately machined and ground blocks in a wide range of High Performance Metal grades. The company has been established in the United States for 80 years.

Santa Fe Springs Steel Store, 9331 Santa Fe Springs Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 946-4144, Fax: (562) 946-5190, Supervisor: Art Johnson

If you would like more information about this subject please contact Andrew Davis at
847-577-2220 x423 or e-mail Andrew.Davis@bucorp.com.