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Eagle Steel Products, Inc. Announces QS-9000 Certification

14 December 1998

Eagle Steel Products, Inc. Announces QS-9000 Certification One of Few Minority Suppliers in Nation

    JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 14 -- Eagle Steel Products, Inc.,
one of the nation's leading minority owned steel processing service centers
reported that it has added another distinction to its already impressive
record in the domestic steel industry.  Eagle Steel Products, Inc. recently
joined a select few in the nation to receive Quality System Requirements
QS-9000 designation.
    Founded in November of 1982, Eagle Steel quickly set itself apart from
many of its competitors.  In 1985, Eagle Steel Products, Inc. was named
National Minority supplier of the year by the United States Department of
Commerce.  "We are quite proud of this distinction because QS-9000 is truly a
worldwide common supplier quality requirement for Chrysler, Ford, and General
Motors," said Charles Moore, President of Eagle Steel Products, Inc.  Quality,
performance and sound management systems have guided the growth of our
company," added Moore.
    As a company committed to state-of-the-art processing, Eagle Steel
Products has committed itself to strategic and sound economics.  Eagle Steel
Products, Inc. stands behind its Just-In-Time service to its customers and
partners.  "We are quite proud of our commitment to produce quality processed
steel that is 100 percent usable.  Our growth and our client base reflects
it," confirmed Shirley Ohta, CEO of Eagle Steel Products.
    Eagle Steel Products, Inc. serves the major automotive, appliance, office
products and construction industries.  "QS-9000 designation will allow us to
provide even better service to our clients like General Motors, General
Electric, John Deere and U.S. Steel," added Ohta.