8-K

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       April 30, 2001
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                                  HUNTCO INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Missouri                       1-13600                    43-1643751
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 (State or other           (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                                          Identification No.)
  incorporation)



      14323 S. Outer Forty, Suite 600N, Town & Country, Missouri 63017
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (314) 878-0155
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                                Not applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.     Other Events

Enron Industrial Markets, in conjunction with Huntco Inc. (the "Company"),
issued a news release on April 30, 2001, to report the signing of definitive
agreements concerning: (a) Enron's acquisition of the Company's cold rolling
and certain coil pickling operations in Blytheville, Arkansas and (b) the
extension of a term loan from Enron to Huntco under transactions totaling
$27.0 million; as well as (c) the long-term provision of inventory price
risk management services from Enron to the Company.  As stated in the
release, "All transactions are scheduled to close on or before June 30,
2001, subject to satisfactory completion of Enron's due diligence and
obtaining applicable consents and approvals.  Further financial terms of the
transactions were not disclosed."  A copy of this news release is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99 attached hereto.

The Company also issued a news release on April 30, 2001, to report that it
was giving notice to shut down its Blytheville, Arkansas cold rolling and
pickling operation.  This news release is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 99 attached hereto.

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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HUNTCO INC.



By:     /s/ Anthony J. Verkruyse
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      Anthony J. Verkruyse,
       Vice President & CFO

Date: April 30, 2001



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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

These Exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601
of Regulation S-K:

 Exhibit No.                      Description
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99	News release of April 30, 2001 regarding transactions
                   with Enron
99	News release of April 30, 2001 regarding shut down of
                   the Company's Blytheville, Arkansas cold rolling and
                   pickling operation.

EX-99

ENRON ANNOUNCES PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT AND
PROCUREMENT OUTSOURCING AGREEMENT WITH HUNTCO
STEEL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 30, 2001

HOUSTON - Enron Industrial Markets and Huntco Inc. announced
today the signing of definitive agreements under which over a 15-year
period Enron will provide inventory price risk management services and
will eventually provide more than 600,000 tons per year of hot-rolled, cold-
rolled and galvanized steel products to Huntco Steel.  The agreements also
provide Enron access to Huntco's network of steel distribution centers
nationwide.
Additionally, the agreements provide for Enron's acquisition of
Huntco's cold rolling and certain coil pickling operations in Blytheville,
Arkansas and the extension of a term loan from Enron to Huntco under
transactions totaling $27.0 million.
All transactions are scheduled to close on or before June 30, 2001,
subject to satisfactory completion of Enron's due diligence and obtaining
applicable consents and approvals.  Further financial terms of the
transactions were not disclosed.
"These transactions with Huntco have the potential to fundamentally
change the way steel is bought and sold in the United States. It gives Enron
immediate access to physical steel and positions Enron geographically to
serve the steel industry in a variety of ways," said Jeff McMahon, president
and CEO of Enron Industrial Markets. "In addition to providing physical
products on both a spot and term basis, our goals for the steel industry
include developing commodity risk management products, providing
structured finance products and establishing the market-making capabilities
that Enron has brought to the natural gas, power and other commodity
markets."
"Our steel processing business has suffered the effects of volatile
steel prices since 1995.  This price volatility has impaired our earnings and
liquidity," said Robert J. Marischen, president and CEO of Huntco.  "Enron
offers creative and practical solutions to us to overcome these impediments
to our success, which are reflected in the agreements announced today. This
is a new beginning for Huntco Steel-allowing us the freedom to focus our
resources on providing outstanding products and services at competitive
prices to our customers."


Enron began offering financial steel swaps in November 2000 and
today provides physical products and risk management services to both
buyers and sellers of steel products. These products are available via
EnronOnline or through Enron's steel commodity desk. EnronOnline offers
customers a free, Internet-based system for conducting wholesale
transactions with Enron as principal.
Enron is one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas and
communications companies.  The company, with revenues of $101 billion in
2000, markets electricity and natural gas, delivers physical commodities and
financial and risk management services to customers around the world, and
has developed an intelligent network platform to facilitate online business.
Fortune magazine has named Enron "America's Most Innovative
Company" for six consecutive years. Enron's Internet address is
www.enron.com.  The stock is traded under the ticker symbol "ENE."
Huntco Inc. is the parent company of Huntco Steel, Inc., which is a
major intermediate steel processor specializing in the processing of flat
rolled carbon steel. Shares of Huntco Inc.'s Class A common stock are
traded on the NYSE under the symbol "HCO."

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EX-99

HUNTCO INC. - NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HUNTCO INC. GIVES 60-DAY NOTICE TO SHUT DOWN
BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS COLD ROLLING AND PICKLING
OPERATION

TOWN & COUNTRY, MISSOURI, April 30, 2001 . . . . . Huntco Inc.
(NYSE:"HCO"), an intermediate steel processor, announced that it was
providing notification to applicable parties pursuant to the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, of its intention to
permanently close its cold rolling and coil pickling operations located in
Blytheville, Arkansas, on or before June 30, 2001. Approximately 100
workers will be affected by the closure.

"As indicated in a separate news release today, we expect to sell the assets
used in these operations to Enron pursuant to the terms of a definitive
agreement announced earlier today.  We plan to permanently suspend our
cold rolling and pickling operations whether or not the transactions with
Enron are ultimately consummated, " said Robert Marischen, President and
CEO of Huntco.

Marischen added, "We believe that the decision to suspend operations at our
cold rolling and pickling plants in Blytheville and the proposed sale to Enron
are in the best interests of Huntco Inc., its shareholders and its remaining
employees. Notwithstanding this, we regret the impact that this closure may
have in the near term on our workforce in Blytheville."

The Company expects that it will complete substantially all production
required to meet remaining open sales commitments over the next two
weeks, and that only very limited operations will be conducted thereafter
until final suspension of operations. Affected workers will be paid through
the next 60 days.

Huntco Inc. is a major, intermediate steel processor, specializing in the
processing of flat rolled carbon steel.

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for further information contact: Anthony J. Verkruyse-Chief Financial Officer