UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    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): January 9, 2006

                        Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


            Oregon                    0-22496               93-0341923
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission           (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)

           3200 N.W. Yeon Ave.
             P.O. Box 10047
             Portland, OR                                97296-0047
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code:            (503) 224-9900



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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 9, 2006, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued a press release
announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2005. A
copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on
Form 8-K.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (d)   Exhibits.
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   99.1        Press Release of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued on
               January 9, 2006





                                    SIGNATURE

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

                                         SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                         (Registrant)


Dated: January 9, 2006                   By: /s/ Gregory J. Witherspoon
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                                         Name:   Gregory J. Witherspoon
                                         Title:  Chief Financial Officer




                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.      Description
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99.1             Press Release of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued on
                 January 9, 2006