Exhibit 99.1

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RYERSON TULL, INC. ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED CLOSING OF ITS

ACQUISITION OF INTEGRIS METALS, INC.

Chicago, IL – December 27, 2004 – Ryerson Tull, Inc. (NYSE:RT) today announced that it has received early termination of all waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and that the waiting period under the Competition Act (Canada) has also expired with respect to its acquisition of Integris Metals, Inc.

Ryerson Tull expects that the closing of the Integris acquisition will occur on January 4, 2005.

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Ryerson Tull, Inc. is North America’s leading distributor and processor of metals, with 2003 revenues of $2.2 billion. The company services customers through a network of service centers across the United States and in Canada, Mexico, and India.

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