Exhibit 99.1

      Allegheny Technologies CEO Pat Hassey to Speak at Investor Conference


     PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2006--Allegheny Technologies
Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) announced that L. Patrick Hassey, Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at the Prudential Metals & Mining
Conference in New York, NY on March 29, 2006. Mr. Hassey's remarks and
presentation slides will be available after 9 a.m. on March 29, 2006 on ATI's
website www.alleghenytechnologies.com under the Investor tab.
     The investor presentation contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain
statements in the investor presentation relate to future events and expectations
and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include those containing such words as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"expects," "would," "should," "will," "will likely result," "forecast,"
"outlook," "projects," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
based on management's current expectations and include known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or
control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
materially differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements include material adverse
changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including global supply
and demand conditions and prices for our specialty metals; material adverse
changes in the markets we serve, including the aerospace, defense, chemical
process industry/oil and gas, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food
equipment and appliance, construction and mining, and other markets; the
inability to achieve the anticipated results from the implementation of our
strategic capital projects; and the other risk factors summarized in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update
our forward-looking statements.

     Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is one of the largest and most
diversified specialty metals producers in the world with revenues of over $3.5
billion in 2005. ATI has approximately 9,300 full-time employees world-wide who
use innovative technologies to offer growing global markets a wide range of
specialty metals solutions. Our major markets are aerospace, defense, chemical
process industry/oil and gas, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food
equipment and appliance, machine and cutting tools, and construction and mining.
Our products include nickel-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium
alloys, stainless and specialty steels, zirconium, hafnium, and niobium,
tungsten materials, grain-oriented silicon electrical steel and tool steels, and
forgings and castings. The Allegheny Technologies website is
www.alleghenytechnologies.com.


     CONTACT: Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
              Dan L. Greenfield, 412-394-3004