Kosice, October 21, 2003 - U. S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o., announced today that it will raise prices of all flat rolled products by a minimum of EUR 20/ton for all shipments January 1, 2004 and later. This increase includes shipments from U. S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o. and U. S. Steel Serbia, d.o.o.

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Further information:

Jan Baca
Spokesman
U. S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o.
Tel.: +421 55 673 3511
Fax: +421 55 673 0330
E-mail: jbacausske.sk