Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Andrea E. Daly, Christopher Govan, David Copeland Donald Lewtas, or any
of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

    1.  prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
        behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
        "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
        necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
        undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
        by Section 16(a) or 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
        amended (the "Act") or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

    2.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
        capacity as a direct or indirect beneficial owner of securities of TMS
        International Corp. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
        Section 16(a) of the Act and the rules thereunder, and any other forms
        or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with
        the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of
        the Company, including Schedules 13(g) and 13(d);

    3.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
        which may be necessary or desirable to (i) complete and execute any such
        Form 3, 4, 5 or Schedule 13(g) or 13(d) or other forms or reports the
        undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's
        ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company, (ii)
        complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and (iii)
        timely file such forms or reports with the SEC and any stock exchange or
        similar authority; and

    4.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
        foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
        attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
        Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
        conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
        attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or evocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Act and the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or Schedules 13(g) or
13(d) with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 8th day of April, 2011.

                                        1597257 ONTARIO INC.

                                        By: Donald W. Lewtas
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                                        Name:  Donald W. Lewtas
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                        By: /s/ Andrea E. Daly
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                                        Name: Andrea E. Daly
                                        Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                        and Secretary