Dofasco Inc. acquired certain assets of Copperweld Holding Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa. through a transaction with Atlas Tube Inc. of Harrow, Ontario, Canada.

Dofasco Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; http://www.dofasco.ca) acquired certain assets of Copperweld Holding Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa. through a transaction with Atlas Tube Inc. of Harrow, Ontario, Canada. The transaction was completed October 3, 2005 at a purchase price of US$177.8 million. Dofasco purchased the assets related to Copperweld's mechanical tubing and automotive components businesses from Atlas immediately following the acquisition of Copperweld Holding Co. by Atlas.