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J&L Specialty Steel Appoints Automotive Director for North America

20 March 2000

J&L Specialty Steel Appoints Automotive Director for North America

    PITTSBURGH, March 20 J&L Specialty Steel, Inc. announces
that Joseph J. Karl III has been appointed to the newly created position of
Director -- Automotive Business Segment -- North America.  He will be
responsible for managing J&L's Automotive Business Segment.  To assist
Mr. Karl, the company announces that Arthur C. Coleman has joined J&L as
Market Development Engineer -- Automotive.  Both Messrs. Karl and Coleman will
serve the company's automotive customers from the company's Detroit area
office.
    Mr. Karl, 43, joined J&L in 1985 and has steadily progressed through
positions of increasing commercial responsibility.  Prior to his appointment
he was senior territory manager for the Detroit area.  Mr. Karl has a
bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore.
    Mr. Coleman, 57, joins J&L after more than two decades of automotive
experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing and project
management.  Mr. Coleman has a bachelor's degree in engineering,
foundry/metallurgy from The Pennsylvania State University and a master's
degree in engineering from Wayne State University.
    J&L Specialty Steel, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of flat rolled
stainless steel products.  The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, with plants located in Midland, Pennsylvania, and Louisville,
Ohio.  J&L is a wholly owned subsidiary of Usinor, a world-leading producer of
steel, headquartered in France.  J&L's website can be found at
http://www.jlspecialty.com.