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A. M. Castle & Co. Expects Continued Favorable Business Climate FRANKLIN PARK, Ill., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. M. CASTLE & CO. (AMEX:CAS), G. Thomas McKane, Chairman and CEO, stated today at its annual stockholders meeting, "The manufacturing strength of the North American economy continues strong as we move into 2005. Metal pricing overall remains at near year-end 2004 levels. If these market conditions continue, we would expect a very strong first half and significantly increased sales and earnings for the year as a whole." In other actions at its annual meeting, shareholders of the Company re- elected eight directors to serve one-year terms and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's registered, independent auditing firm for the year 2005. Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. provides highly engineered materials and value added services to a wide range of companies within the producer durable equipment sector of the economy. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a wide spectrum of industries. Within its core metals business, it specializes in the distribution of carbon, alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloy; aluminum; copper and brass. Through its subsidiary, Total Plastics, Inc., the Company also distributes a broad range of value-added industrial plastics. Together, Castle operates over 60 locations throughout North America. Its common stock is traded on the American and Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CAS". This release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future financial results. Actual results may differ materially as a result of factors over which the Company has no control. These risk factors and additional information are included in the Company's reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: A. M. Castle & Co. CONTACT: G. Thomas McKane, Chairman & CEO of A. M. Castle & Co., +1-847-349-2502, , or Analyst, John McNamara, +1-212-827-3771, , or General Information, George Zagoudis, +1-312-640-6663, , both of Financial Relations Board

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