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            RYERSON CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF DIRECTOR NOMINATION PROPOSAL


         CHICAGO, January 2, 2007 - Ryerson Inc. (NYSE: RYI) said today that it
has received notice from Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and
Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. seeking to nominate
seven individuals for election to Ryerson's Board of Directors at its 2007
Annual Meeting of shareholders to replace a majority of the existing Board of
Directors of Ryerson Inc.

         The notice also states that the Harbinger funds intend to offer
proposals at the 2007 Annual Meeting to repeal any amendments to Ryerson's
bylaws adopted by Ryerson's Board of Directors after January 1, 2006 and to
amend Ryerson's bylaws to provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of
not fewer than six or more than ten directors.

         Ryerson stated that the Harbinger funds communications have been
forwarded to its Board of Directors and the Nominating and Governance Committee
of the Board of Directors for review.

About Ryerson Inc.
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         Ryerson Inc. is a leading distributor and processor of metals in North
America, with 2005 revenues of $5.8 billion. The company services customers
through a network of service centers across the United States and in Canada,
Mexico, China and India. On January 1, 2006, the company changed its name from
Ryerson Tull, Inc. to Ryerson Inc. and adopted the ticker symbol "RYI" for its
common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Important Information
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         Ryerson Inc. plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") and mail to its stockholders a Proxy Statement in connection with
its 2007 Annual Meeting, and advises its security holders to read the Proxy
Statement relating to the 2007 Annual Meeting when it becomes available because
it will contain important information. Security holders may obtain a free copy
of the Proxy Statement and any other relevant documents (when available) that
Ryerson files with the SEC at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The
Proxy Statement and these other documents may accessed at www.ryerson.com or
obtained free from Ryerson by directing a request to Ryerson Inc., ATTN:
Investor Relations, 2621 West 15th Place, Chicago, IL 60608.

Certain Information Regarding Participants
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         Ryerson Inc., its directors and named executive officers may be deemed
to be participants in the solicitation of Ryerson's security holders in
connection with its 2007 Annual Meeting. Security holders may obtain
information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of such individuals
in Ryerson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
and its proxy statement, dated April 3, 2006, each of which is filed with the
SEC. To the extent holdings of Ryerson equity securities have changed since the
amounts reflected in the proxy statement, dated April 3, 2006, such changes
have been reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with
the SEC.

         This press release contains statements that are not historical facts
and are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements (generally
identified by words or phrases indicating a projection or future expectations,
such as "anticipates", "is planning to", "estimates", "expects", or "believes")
are based on the company's current expectations, estimates, assumptions,
forecasts, and projections about the general economy, industry, and company
performance. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could result in
actual outcomes or results being materially different from those expressed or
forecast. Representative factors that may affect the company's performance
include the general economy and business conditions relating to
metals-consuming industries; sales volumes; pricing pressures; cost of
purchased materials; management's ability to integrate and achieve projected
cost savings with the acquisition of Integris; ability to maintain or increase
market share and gross profits; inventory management; the company's ability to
meet its payment obligations under its outstanding notes and other debt;
potential dilutive effect of the company's convertible notes on its earnings;
required pension funding and other obligations; market competition; industry
and customer consolidation; and customer and supplier insolvencies.