Mittal Steel USA Helps Re-Open Mississippi Youth Baseball Field Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
17 Abril 2006 - 4:44PM
PR Newswire (US)
Recreational Event on April 22 Will Mark Official Start of Babe
Ruth League Season CHICAGO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Mittal Steel USA will help to re-open a hurricane-damaged baseball
field in Long Beach, Miss., on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2006.
Several middle school baseball teams will participate in Babe Ruth
league games throughout the day at Skellie Field, one of many
casualties of Hurricane Katrina in Long Beach last August.
Recreational events will begin at 8 a.m. at Skellie Field, which is
at 406 Kohler St. Mittal Steel USA helped to accelerate the
re-opening of Skellie field for Earth Day by providing seed money
toward the purchase of lighting fixtures and steel cross bar
supports. The company also arranged for and donated the labor costs
for their installation. On April 22, company representatives will
provide event support, concession stand staffing and souvenirs for
local residents and league participants, including baseballs and
hats. Representatives of the American Iron and Steel Institute
(AISI) also will participate in the event and provide information
about the North American steel companies' joint initiatives to help
rebuild Gulf Coast communities. In keeping with Earth Day, they
also will provide information on environmental building solutions
and strong, durable steel construction. More steel is recycled in
North America each year than all other materials combined,
including aluminum, glass and paper. Lou Schorsch, president and
chief executive officer of Mittal Steel USA, is chairman of AISI.
"Getting the ball field back up and running is a great example of
our involvement with Long Beach," said Bill Ball, director of
engineering for Mittal Steel USA. "Site by site, we're leveraging
our expertise in logistics, engineering and procurement to help
support reconstruction of key facilities in Long Beach. This is the
work we know best, and being able to deploy our resources and
talent to help Long Beach families enjoy a favorite pastime is very
rewarding." "On behalf of AISI, we commend the stronger-than-steel
spirit of the people of Long Beach. We look forward to working with
the people of Mittal Steel USA and the other North American steel
companies to help the local communities rebuild the Gulf Coast,"
said Andrew G. Sharkey, III, president and CEO of AISI. "AISI,
Mittal Steel USA and 11 other participating companies who are all
part of the Gulf Coast Steel Initiative, share a vision of
rebuilding stronger with steel, and a goal of educating the public
about the benefits of steel framing, roofing and construction."
Mittal Steel USA announced its "adoption" of Long Beach, Miss.,
last October, after company executives toured the area looking for
ways to assist after Katrina destroyed much of the Gulf Coast.
Volunteers from the company are working with individuals, churches,
communities, local companies and organizations in partnership with
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and the mayor of Long Beach, Billy
Skellie, to rebuild the community. Mittal Steel USA has committed
to an ongoing contribution of materials, people and capital for the
long-term reconstruction project. About Mittal Steel USA Mittal
Steel USA, with its affiliates, is the largest steel producer in
North America and the largest integrated steel producer in the
United States. It serves a broad U.S. manufacturing base. The
company was formed in April 2005 and consists of the former Ispat
Inland Inc. and the former International Steel Group. It has
operations in 12 states of the United States. About Mittal Steel
Mittal Steel Company (NYSE:MT)(AEX:MT) is the world's largest and
most global steel company. The company has operations in 16
countries, on four continents. Mittal Steel encompasses all aspects
of modern steelmaking, to produce a comprehensive portfolio of both
flat and long steel products to meet a wide range of customer
needs. It serves all the major steel consuming sectors, including
automotive, appliance, machinery and construction. For 2005, Mittal
Steel had revenues of US $28.1 billion and steel shipments of 49.2
million tons. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange and
the Euronext Amsterdam under the ticker symbol "MT." About American
Iron and Steel Institute and the Gulf Coast Steel Initiative AISI
is a non-profit association of North American companies engaged in
the iron and steel industry. The Institute serves as the voice of
the North American steel industry, speaking out on behalf of its
members in the public policy arena and advancing the case for steel
in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. The Gulf
Coast Steel Initiative (GCSI), through a business plan put together
by AISI, is supported by 12 North American steel companies with a
commitment to provide steel-based solutions to the rebuilding
challenges in the Gulf Coast region. Along with Mittal Steel USA,
the supporting companies are: AK Steel Corporation, California
Steel Industries, Inc., Dofasco Inc., IMSA ACERO, S.A. de C.V.,
IPSCO Inc., Nucor Corporation, Shenango Incorporated, Steel
Dynamics, Inc., United States Steel Corporation, USS-POSCO
Industries and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. GCSI is
working with affected communities to support the use of
state-of-the-art design and construction practices, partnering with
local contractors and technical schools to train workers on how to
build homes using steel framing and roofing, encouraging the
introduction of insurance and lending programs that promote the use
of durable construction materials, and facilitating steel product
recycling throughout the region. For more news about steel and
GCSI, view AISI's website at http://www.steel.org/ . DATASOURCE:
Mittal Steel USA CONTACT: David Allen of Mittal Steel USA,
+1-312-899-3692, or Gillian Angstadt of The Abernathy MacGregor
Group, +1-212-371-5999
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