REUNION INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q, 1999-08-16
PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           -------------------------

                                   FORM 10-Q

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _____________ TO
     _____________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7726


                           REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                06-1439715
(State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)

                             62 SOUTHFIELD AVENUE
                        ONE STAMFORD LANDING  SUITE 208
                              STAMFORD, CT 06902
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

                                (203) 324-8858
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes  X      No
                                 -----      -----.


     As of June 30, 1999 the Registrant had 3,940,100 shares of common stock,
par value $.0l, outstanding.
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                             <C>
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements
          Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 1999 (Unaudited)
            and December 31, 1998                                                2
          Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
            Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998             4
          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
            Three months and Six Months  Ended  June 30, 1999 and 1998           5
          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)                 6
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
            Results of Operations                                               12
Item 3.   Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk            18

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                     19
Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                      20

SIGNATURE                                                                       21

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                           FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this Form 10-Q, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein.  Although the Company believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it cannot assure that the
expectations contained in such forward-looking statements will be achieved.
Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in such statements.
Such factors include, but are not limited to, domestic and international
economic conditions which affect the volume of sales of business and consumer
goods by the Company's customers and, therefore, the volume of sales of
component parts produced by the Company; the cost and availability of materials,
labor and other goods and services used in the Company's operations; actions of
the Company's competitors and industry trends, which affect the pricing of the
Company's products; the cost of interest on the Company's debt; and the effects
of our, or parties with whom we do business, failure to achieve Year 2000
compliance.  In addition, the Company's plans and objectives with respect to
financing, asset sales and the proposed merger with Chatwins Group, Inc. are
conditioned on the occurrence of certain events, some of which are beyond the
control of the Company.

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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

                           REUNION  INDUSTRIES, INC.

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (In Thousands)


                                                  June 30,          December 31,
                                                    1999                1998
                                                --------------     -------------
                                                 (Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current Assets
  Cash and Cash Equivalents                      $       865       $    2,009
  Accounts Receivable, Less Allowance for
     Doubtful Accounts of $163 and $360,
       respectively                                    9,766           12,389
  Inventories                                          7,306            7,104
  Customer Tooling-in-Process                            319              897
  Deferred crop costs                                    819                -
  Other Current Assets                                 1,028              803
                                                 -----------       ----------
     Total Current Assets                             20,103           23,202
                                                 -----------       ----------
Property, Plant and Equipment -- Net                  39,849           41,353
                                                 -----------       ----------
Other Assets
  Goodwill                                             8,011            8,371
   Other                                               1,473            1,948
                                                 -----------       ----------
     Total Other Assets                                9,484           10,319
                                                 -----------       ----------
TOTAL ASSETS                                     $    69,436       $   74,874
                                                 ===========       ==========


          See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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                           REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (In Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              June 30,          December 31,
                                                                1999               1998
                                                            -------------      -------------
                                                            (Unaudited)
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities
  Current Portion of Long-Term Debt                          $  11,051          $  11,155
  Short Term Term Debt - Related Parties                           278              1,015
  Accounts Payable                                               7,724              8,684
  Advances From Customers                                          754              1,249
  Accrued Bargo Judgment                                         5,000              8,425
  Accrued Environmental Costs                                    1,634              1,723
  Other Current Liabilities                                      4,831              3,868
                                                            ----------          ---------
        Total Current Liabilities                               31,272             36,119

Long-Term Debt                                                  15,764             15,245
Long-Term Debt - Related Parties                                 1,385              1,385
Other Liabilities                                                3,356              3,279
                                                            ----------          ---------
        Total Liabilities                                       51,777             56,028
                                                            ----------          ---------
Commitments and Contingencies - Note 5

Redeemable preferred stock of consolidated subsidiary              533                607

Minority Interests                                               2,022              2,000

Stockholders' Equity
  Common Stock  ($.01 par value; 20,000 authorized;
    3,940 and 3,900 issued and outstanding, respectively)           39                 39
  Additional Paid-in Capital                                    29,403             29,332
  Accumulated Deficit (Since January 1, 1989)                  (13,506)           (12,961)
  Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments                        (832)              (171)
                                                            ----------          ---------
        Total Stockholders' Equity                              15,104             16,239
                                                            ----------          ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                  $   69,436          $  74,874
                                                            ==========          =========
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          See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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                           REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
                     (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                                                     June 30,                             June 30,
                                                            -----------------------------     -------------------------------
                                                               1999             1998              1999               1998
                                                            ----------       ------------     ------------      -------------
<S>                                                          <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>
Net Sales
  Plastics                                                    $17,589          $ 24,704         $37,504           $ 51,072
  Agriculture                                                     762                --             823                 --
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
                                                               18,351            24,704          38,327             51,072
Cost of Sales
  Plastics                                                     15,383            21,279          32,251             43,635
  Agriculture                                                     715                --             852                 --
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
                                                               16,098            21,279          33,103             43,635
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
Gross Profit                                                    2,253             3,425           5,224              7,437
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses                    3,232             3,082           6,345              6,034
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
Operating Income                                                 (979)              343          (1,121)             1,403

Other Income and (Expense)
  Interest Expense                                               (643)             (758)         (1,318)            (1,494)
  Provision for Bargo Judgment                                   (680)           (8,825)         (1,646)            (8,825)
  Bargo Settlement Gain                                         3,617                 -           3,617                  -
  Other, Including Interest Income                                189               (67)            302                (65)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
                                                                2,483            (9,650)            955            (10,384)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before
  Income Taxes                                                  1,504            (9,307)           (166)            (8,981)
  Income Tax Benefit (Expense)                                      8               (23)             (9)               (75)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations                        1,512            (9,330)           (175)            (9,056)
Loss from Discontinued Operations                                (370)           (1,200)           (370)            (1,200)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
  Net Income (Loss)                                             1,142           (10,530)           (545)           (10,256)
     Foreign currency translation adjustment                     (256)               58            (661)               (89)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
 Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                  $   886          $(10,472)        $(1,206)          $(10,345)
                                                              =======          ========         =======           ========
Income (Loss) Per Share - Basic and Diluted

  Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations                    $  0.39          $  (2.41)        $ (0.04)          $  (2.35)
  Loss from Discontinued Operations                             (0.10)            (0.31)          (0.10)             (0.31)
                                                              -------          --------         -------           --------
     Net Income (Loss)                                        $  0.29          $  (2.72)        $ (0.14)          $  (2.66)
                                                              =======          ========         =======           ========
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
  Basic and diluted                                             3,916             3,865           3,908              3,861
                                                              =======          ========         =======           ========
</TABLE>

         See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (Unaudited)
                                (In Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                                       June 30,
                                                           ---------------------------------
                                                               1999                 1998
                                                           ----------          -------------
<S>                                                        <C>                 <C>
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
  Net Loss                                                   $  (545)            $(10,256)
  Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash
  Provided by Operating Activities
    Depreciation                                               1,736                1,795
    Goodwill amortization                                        362                  347
    Debt issuance costs amortization                             791                  171
    Provision for Bargo judgment                                 400                8,825
    Bargo settlement gain                                     (3,617)                   -
    Provision for environmental liability                          -                1,200
                                                             -------            ---------
                                                                (873)               2,082
  Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
    (Increase) Decrease in Accounts Receivable                 2,624                 (707)
    Increase in  Inventory                                      (202)                (744)
    Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable                     (960)               1,479
    Other - net                                                  167                 (276)
                                                             -------            ---------
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                        756                1,834
                                                             -------            ---------
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
  Capital Expenditures                                        (1,503)              (2,274)
  Other                                                            6                    -
                                                             -------            ---------
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities                         (1,497)              (2,274)
                                                             -------            ---------
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
  Proceeds from Issuance of Debt Obligations                   7,765                    -
  Debt Issuance Costs                                           (310)                   -
  Payments of Debt Obligations                                (7,149)              (1,512)
  Increase (Decrease) in Short Term Borrowings                  (936)                  91
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants            69                   90
                                                             -------            ---------
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities                           (561)              (1,331)
                                                             -------            ---------
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash                                  158                    -
                                                             -------            ---------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents              (1,144)              (1,771)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period               2,009                2,085
                                                             -------            ---------
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                   $   865            $     314
                                                             =======            =========
</TABLE>

          See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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                           REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (unaudited)


NOTE 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATIONS

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a
going concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and the
settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.  The
Company has incurred losses in each of the last five years, and incurred a loss
of $35 in the six months ended June 30, 1999.  Corporate expenses, including
salaries and benefits, professional fees and other public company costs, are
expected to approximate $1,500 annually.  Agreement was reached in June 1999 to
settle the litigation with Bargo Energy Company ("Bargo"), and a  payment of
$5,000 was made July 15, 1999. A settlement payment of approximately $965 for
the California tax audit will be made during the third quarter of 1999. In
addition, a significant portion of the $1,439 accrued for environmental
remediation of the Louisiana properties (see Note 4) is expected to be expended
during the next twelve months.

     The Company's subsidiary, Oneida Rostone Corp. ("ORC") closed a new credit
facility with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. ("CITBC")  in October 1998.
This new credit facility limits payments to Reunion by ORC and Juliana. The new
credit facility also provided a letter of credit guarantee to provide credit
support for a supersedeas bond in the Bargo litigation.  Since October 1998,
substantially all the amounts otherwise permitted to be paid by  ORC to Reunion
have been used to fund letter of credit and guarantee fees relating to the
supersedeas bond.  The $5,000 settlement payment to Bargo was funded by a
temporary overadvance on the revolver portion of the CITBC credit facility and
the letter of credit was released. Management has negotiated the terms of a
$6,000 supplemental term loan facility to replace the temporary overadvance and
to provide additional working capital for ORC. Management expects these terms to
be reduced to a definitive agreement in the near future.

     At June 30, 1999, ORC was not in compliance with a financial covenant to
maintain EBITDA (as defined in the financing agreements with CITBC) of not less
than specified amounts each fiscal quarter. CITBC has agreed to waive compliance
with this covenant for the quarter ended June 30, 1999. In connection with the
$6,000 supplemental term loan facility, the financial covenants in the loan
agreement will also be amended to levels that management believes are reasonably
attainable in future quarters.

     Without additional financing, management believes that the Company will not
have sufficient resources to meet its corporate expenses and legal and
environmental costs as they become due over the next twelve months. During 1998
and January 1999, the Company borrowed a total of $1,040 from Stanwich
Financial Service Corp., ("SFSC"), a related party.  These borrowings bear
interest at 15% and were originally  due to mature September 30, 1998.  The
Company repaid $762 of this borrowing in the first quarter of 1999 from cash
balances at ORC's subsidiary in Ireland. SFSC has agreed to extend the maturity
date for the remaining balance  to December 31, 1999 while the Company seeks
additional financing.  There can be no assurances that such financing will be
arranged, or that SFSC will extend

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                   REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)


the maturity indefinitely or lend additional funds. If the Company is unable to
arrange additional financing, it may be necessary to sell one or more of the
Company's businesses.

     As described in Note 3, the Company has announced that it has entered into
an amended and restated merger agreement with Chatwins Group, Inc. and has held
financing discussions with prospective lenders. If such transactions are
completed, management believes that there will be sufficient resources for the
Company's cash flow requirements. There can be no assurances that any of these
transactions will be consummated.


PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Reunion
Industries, Inc. ("RII")  and its majority owned subsidiaries.  As used herein,
the term "Company" refers to RII, its predecessors and its subsidiaries, unless
the context indicates otherwise.  All intercompany transactions and accounts are
eliminated in consolidation.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 1999

     The Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 1999 and the Consolidated
Statements of  Operations and Cash Flows for the three months and six months
ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 included herein are unaudited; however, in the
opinion of management of the Company, they reflect all adjustments necessary to
present fairly the results for the interim periods. Such results are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. The Consolidated
Balance Sheet at December 31, 1998 has been derived from the audited financial
statements at that date. For further information, refer to the consolidated
financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

      Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share
gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the
period.  Potential  common shares include shares issuable upon exercise of the
Company's stock options and warrants.  Potential common shares were not included
in the weighted average number of shares for 1999 because their effect would
have been anti-dilutive.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued the following
accounting pronouncement which the company will be required to adopt in future
periods:

     FASB Statement No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" requires  that derivative instruments such as options, forward
contracts and swaps be recorded as assets and liabilities at fair value and
provides guidance for recognition of changes in fair value depending on the
reason for holding the derivative.  The Company  does not presently  have
significant transactions involving derivative instruments, but may do so in the
future.  The Company is required to adopt Statement  No. 133 for the first
quarter of 2001 and may adopt it earlier.

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                   REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)


NOTE 2. INVENTORIES

  Inventories consisted of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               JUNE 30, 1999   DECEMBER 31, 1998
                               -------------   -----------------
<S>                            <C>             <C>

          Raw  Materials              $4,188              $3,308
          Work-in process                753                 962
          Finished Goods               2,365               2,834
                                      ------              ------
                 Total                $7,306              $7,104
                                      ======              ======

</TABLE>

NOTE 3.  PROPOSED MERGER WITH CHATWINS GROUP, INC.

     The Company and Chatwins Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation that owns
approximately  37% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company ("CGI"), have entered into an agreement for a stock-for-stock merger of
CGI with and into the Company.  The merger is subject to approval by the
Company's stockholders, the securing of adequate financing to refinance certain
debt of the Company and CGI and to operate the combined company, and the
condition that holders of no more than 5% of CGI stock exercise their appraisal
rights under Delaware law.

      In connection with the merger, Reunion and CGI are jointly pursuing long-
term financing options in an effort to consummate the merger within the next
several months. There can be no assurances that the long-term financing can be
completed or that the merger will be approved or consummated.

NOTE 4. LITIGATION AND TAX AUDIT SETTLEMENTS

Bargo Energy Company Litigation

     In June 1999, the Company and Bargo Energy Company reached agreement on the
terms of a settlement of their litigation concerning a November 1995 stock
purchase agreement for the sale of the Company's subsidiary, Reunion Energy
Company ("REC") to Bargo. In July 1998, the trial court had entered judgment
affirming a jury finding awarding Bargo $5,000 in punitive damages and awarding
approximately $3,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. The Company's appeal was
pending.

     On July 15, 1999, the Company and Bargo signed the Settlement Agreement,
the Company paid Bargo $5,000 and the parties released all claims against each
other. In connection with the settlement payment, the parties have also filed
joint motions with the appeals court and the trial court which provide that the
trial court judgement is reversed, the jury findings are disregarded, the $500
escrow amount, deposited by Bargo in connection with the original transaction,
is to be returned to Bargo with interest and Reunion is to pay all court costs
(approximately $10). As described in Note 1, the settlement payment was funded
by a temporary overadvance on ORC's revolving credit facility.

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                   REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)


     Through June 1999, the Company had recorded provisions totaling $8,825 for
the trial court judgment plus interest at 10% and $2,060 for credit support and
guarantee fees related to the bond filed by the Company to suspend execution on
the judgement while the Company appealed. As a result of the settlement, the
Company recognized a gain in June 1999 of $3,617, the amount by which the
recorded provisions exceeded the settlement amount plus remaining credit support
costs.

California Tax Audit

     In June 1999, the Company reached agreement with the California Franchise
Tax Board to settle the assessment of additional taxes for 1991, 1992 and 1993.
The settlement agreement is subject to final approval by the State of
California, which management expects will be received.  Under the settlement
agreement, Reunion is required to pay $958, plus interest from June 30 until
paid, by September 30, 1999.  Management plans to fund this payment from the
proceeds of a pending sale of a portion of the Company's vineyard property in
California.  The Company  had previously accrued  $595 for this obligation based
on settlement discussions.  As a result of the settlement, the Company accrued
an additional $370 in June 1999, with a corresponding charge to discontinued
operations.


NOTE 5.  CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Compliance

     Various U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations including,
without limitation, laws and regulations concerning the containment and disposal
of hazardous waste, oil field waste and other waste materials, the use of
storage tanks, the use of insecticides and fungicides and the use of underground
injection wells directly or indirectly affect the Company's operations. In
addition, environmental laws and regulations typically impose ''strict
liability'' upon the Company for certain environmental damages. Accordingly, in
some situations, the Company could be liable for clean up costs even if the
situation resulted from previous conduct of the Company that was lawful at the
time or from improper conduct of, or conditions caused by, previous property
owners, lessees or other persons not associated with the Company or events
outside the control of the Company. Such clean up costs or costs associated with
changes in environmental laws and regulations could be substantial and could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.

     The Company's plastic products and service business routinely uses
chemicals and solvents, some of which are classified as hazardous substances.
The Company's oil and gas business and related activities routinely involved the
handling of significant amounts of waste materials, some of which are classified
as hazardous substances. The Company's vineyard operations routinely use
fungicides and insecticides, the handling, storage and use of which is regulated
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as well as
California laws and regulations.

     Except as described in the following paragraphs, the Company believes it is
currently in material compliance with existing environmental protection laws and
regulations and is not involved in any significant remediation activities or
administrative or judicial proceedings arising under federal, state or local
environmental protection laws and regulations. In addition to management
personnel who are responsible for monitoring environmental compliance

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                   REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)


and arranging for remedial actions that may be required, the Company has also
employed outside consultants from time to time to advise and assist in the
Company's environmental compliance efforts. Except as described in the following
paragraphs, the Company has not recorded any accruals for environmental costs.

     In February 1996, the Rostone division of ORC was informed by a contracted
environmental services consulting firm that soil and ground water contamination
exists at its Lafayette, Indiana site. The Company has expended $200 to date and
has accrued an additional $195 based on current estimates of remediation costs.
Certain of these costs are recoverable from the seller of Rostone (a related
party) by offset to obligations due the seller.

     In connection with the sale of REC, the Company retained certain oil and
gas properties in Louisiana because of litigation concerning environmental
matters.  The Company is in the process of environmental remediation under a
plan approved by the Louisiana Office of Conservation.  The Company has recorded
an accrual for its proportionate share of the remaining estimated costs to
remediate the site based on plans and estimates developed by the environmental
consultants hired by the Company.  During 1998 the Company increased this
accrual by a charge of $1,200  to discontinued operations, based on revised
estimates of the remaining remediation costs.  During the second quarter of
1999, the Company conducted remediation work on the property. The Company has
paid $85 and is required to pay an additional $75 of the total cost of $300. A
regulatory hearing has been scheduled for November 1999 to consider the adequacy
of the remediation conducted to date. At June 30, 1999, the remaining balance
accrued by the Company for remediation costs was $1,439. Owners of a portion of
the property have objected to the Company's cleanup methodology and have filed
suit to require additional procedures. The Company is contesting this
litigation, and believes its proposed methodology is well within accepted
industry practice for remediation efforts of a similar nature. No accrual has
been made for costs of any alternative cleanup methodology which might be
imposed as a result of the litigation.

     The Company and its subsidiaries are the defendants in a number of lawsuits
and administrative proceedings, which have arisen in the ordinary course of
business of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company believes that any
material liability which can result from any of such lawsuits or proceedings has
been properly reserved for in the Company's consolidated financial statements or
is covered by indemnification in favor of the Company or its subsidiaries, and
therefore the outcome of these lawsuits or proceedings will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.

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                   REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)


NOTE 6. SEGMENT INFORMATION

     The following table presents  information about the results of operations
     of the Company's business segments:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           THREE MONTHS              SIX MONTHS
                                                           ENDED JUNE 30,           ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                          1999        1998          1999       1998
                                                        --------    --------      --------    -------
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
REVENUES
  Plastic products and services                         $17,589     $24,704       $37,504     $51,072
  Agriculture                                               762           0           823           0
                                                        -------     -------       -------     -------
                                                        $18,351     $24,704       $38,327     $51,072
                                                        =======     =======       =======     =======
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION
 AND AMORTIZATION (EBITDA)
  Plastic products and services                         $   638     $ 1,948       $ 2,494     $ 4,575
  Agriculture                                               (39)          8          (159)         15
  Corporate and other                                     2,586      (9,445)          915      (9,935)
                                                        -------     -------       -------     -------
                                                        $ 3,185     $(7,489)      $ 3,250     $(5,345)
                                                        =======     =======       =======     =======
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
  Plastic products and services                         $ 1,004     $   941       $ 2,030     $ 1,908
  Agriculture                                                32         118            65         232
  Corporate and other                                         2           1             3           2
                                                        -------     -------       -------     -------
                                                        $ 1,038     $ 1,060       $ 2,098     $ 2,142
                                                        =======     =======       =======     =======
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES (EBIT)
  Plastic products and services                         $  (366)    $ 1,007       $   464     $ 2,667
  Agriculture                                               (71)       (110)         (224)       (217)
  Corporate and other                                     2,584      (9,446)          912      (9,937)
                                                        -------     -------       -------     -------
                                                          2,147      (8,549)        1,152      (7,487)
Interest expense                                           (643)       (758)       (1,318)     (1,494)
                                                        -------     -------       -------     -------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                   $ 1,504     $(9,307)      $  (166)    $(8,981)
                                                        =======     =======       =======     =======
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

     The Company's principal operations are in the plastic products and services
industry  through its wholly owned subsidiary ORC.  The Company is also engaged
in wine grape agricultural operations in Napa County, California through its
wholly owned subsidiary Juliana Vineyards ("Juliana").

     The Company and Chatwins Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation that owns
approximately  37% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company ("CGI"), have entered into an amended agreement for a stock-for-stock
merger of  CGI with and into the Company.  The merger is subject to approval by
the Company's stockholders, the securing of adequate financing to refinance
certain debt of the Company and CGI and to operate the combined company, and the
condition that holders of  no more than 5% of  CGI stock exercise their
appraisal rights under Delaware law.

      In connection with the merger, Reunion and Chatwins are jointly  pursuing
long-term financing options in an effort to consummate the merger within the
next several months.  There can be no assurances that the  long-term financing
can be completed or that the merger will be approved or consummated.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
- --------------------------------

     The Company had net income of $1.1 million during the three months ended
June 30, 1999 compared to a net loss of $10.5 million for the three months ended
June 30, 1998.

     ORC: ORC had revenues of $17.6 million and an operating loss of $0.5
million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 compared to revenues of of
$24.7 million and operating income of $1.0 million for the three months ended
June 30, 1998.

      The 29% decrease in revenues resulted from several factors, including
certain customers relocating manufacturing operations to Mexico and Asia,
reduced customer orders for continuing programs, end of product cycles and
delays in new program starts, which affected all ORC facilities. ORC backlog
totaled $16.6 million at June 30, 1999, compared to backlog of $16.7 million at
December 31, 1998 and backlog of $21.5 million at June 30, 1998. Backlog is also
affected by customers' continuing movement to just-in-time ordering and shorter
delivery cycles.

     Cost of sales totaled $15.4 million, or 87.5% of net sales, for the three
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $21.3 million, or 86.2% of net sales, for
the three months ended June 30, 1998 . Gross profit was $2.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $3.4 million in the prior year
period. The decrease in both cost of sales and gross profit resulted from the
decrease in revenues.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.7 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1999, compared to $2.4 million for the three months
ended June 30, 1998. The 1999 period included a $0.5 million provision for
retirement compensation. Operating loss was $0.5 million for the three months
ended June 30, 1999 compared to $1.0 million in the comparable 1998 period,
primarily because of the decrease in revenues.

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     JULIANA: Juliana had an operating loss of $0.1 million on miscellaneous
revenues of $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999. Juliana's
agricultural operations were accounted for on the equity method in the prior
year period, and the loss for the period was included in Other Income and
(Expense).

     CORPORATE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE: Corporate general and
administrative expenses, consisting primarily of executive and administrative
salaries and benefits, professional fees and other public company costs, totaled
$0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $0.6 million
for the three months ended June 30, 1998. The 1998 amount include $0.2 million
of legal costs for the Company's litigation with Bargo.

     OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE): Interest expense was $0.6 million for the three
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $0.8 million for the prior year period as
a result of lower interest rates on ORC's new credit facility with CITBC. The
Company recorded a charge of $8.8 million in the 1998 period to record entry of
a judgment in the Company's litigation with Bargo. The Company recorded a $0.7
million charge in the 1999 period for interest and credit support fees relating
to the bond posted in the appeal of the Bargo litigation judgment, and
recognized a gain of $3.6 million in the 1999 period as a result of the
settlement of this litigation. See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements. The Company recognized breakeven results from its equity investment
in the agricultural operations for the three months ended June 30, 1998.


SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
- ------------------------------

     The Company had a net loss of $0.5 million for the six months ended June
30, 1999 compared to a net loss of $10.3 million for the six months ended June
30, 1998.

     ORC: Revenues and operating income of ORC were $37.5 million and $0.3
million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 1999 compared to
revenues and operating income of $51.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively,
for the six months ended June 30, 1998.

     The 27% decrease in revenues resulted from several factors, including
certain customers relocating manufacturing operations to Mexico and Asia,
reduced customer orders for continuing programs, end of product cycles and
delays in new program starts, which affected all ORC facilities.  ORC backlog
totaled $16.6 million at June 30, 1999, compared to backlog of $16.7 million at
December 31, 1998 and backlog of $21.5 million at June 30, 1998. Backlog is also
affected by customers' continuing movement to just-in-time ordering and shorter
delivery cycles.

     Cost of sales totaled $32.3 million, or  86.0% of net sales, for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $43.7 million, or 85.4% of net sales for
the six months ended June 30, 1998.  Gross profit was $5.2 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $7.4 million in the prior year period.
The decrease in both cost of sales and gross profit resulted from the decrease
in revenues.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses were $5.0 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999, compared to $4.9 million for the six months ended
June 30, 1998. The 1999 period included a $0.5 million provision for retirement
compensation. Operating income was $0.3 million for the six months ended June
30, 1999 compared to $2.5 million in the comparable 1998 period, primarily
because of the decrease in revenues.

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     JULIANA: Juliana had an operating loss of $0.3 million on miscellaneous
revenues of $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999. Juliana's
agricultural operations were accounted for on the equity method in the prior
year period, and the loss for the period was included in Other Income and
(Expense).

     CORPORATE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE: Corporate general and
administrative expenses, consisting primarily of executive and administrative
salaries and benefits, professional fees and other public company costs, totaled
$1.1 million for both the six months ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998. The
1999 amount includes $0.2 million of expenses incurred in connection with the
proposed sale of ORC, which was subsequently terminated. The 1999 and 1998
amounts include $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of legal costs for
the Company's litigation with Bargo.

     OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE): Interest expense was $1.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $1.5 million for the prior year period as
a result of lower interest rates on ORC's new credit facility with CITBC. The
Company recorded a charge of $8.8 million in the 1998 period to record entry of
judgment in the Company's litigation with Bargo. The Company also recorded a
$1.6 million charge in the 1999 period for interest and credit support fees
relating to the bond posted in the appeal of the Bargo litigation judgment, and
recognized a gain of $3.6 million in the 1999 period as a result of the
settlement of this litigation. See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements. The Company recognized a loss of $0.1 million from its equity
investment in the agricultural operations for the six months ended June 30,
1998.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

SUMMARY OF 1999 ACTIVITIES

     Cash and cash equivalents totaled $0.9 million at June 30, 1999. During the
six months ended June 30, 1999, cash decreased $1.1million, with $0.8 million
provided by operations, $1.5 million used in investing activities and $0.6
million used in financing activities.

     Investing Activities: Capital expenditures were $1.5 million.

     Financing Activities: Proceeds from new term loan borrowings totaled $7.8
million, principally Juliana's $7.5 million refinancing described below.
Principal payments reduced long-term obligations by $7.2 million, including $5.7
million repaid from the proceeds of the Juliana refinancing. Net short term
borrowings were reduced $0.9 million.


FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE LIQUIDITY

     Because of various restrictions included in the Company's loan
arrangements, management must separately consider liquidity and financing for
corporate requirements, ORC and Juliana.

     CORPORATE: Corporate expenses, including salaries and benefits,
professional fees and other public company costs, are expected to approximate
$1.5 million annually. A payment of $5.0 million to settle the Bargo litigation
was made on July 15, 1999 and a settlement payment of approximately $1.0 million
to conclude a California tax audit will be made during the third quarter of
1999. In addition, a significant portion of the $1.4 million accrued for
environmental remediation of the Louisiana properties, described below under
"Contingencies and Uncertainties,"

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is expected to be expended during the next twelve months. The Company's source
of funds for these expenses, other than from additional borrowings, are from
cash balances and permitted payments by ORC and Juliana. The corporate cash
balance at June 30, 1999 was $0.02 million.

     ORC closed a new credit facility with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.
("CITBC") in October 1998. This new credit facility limits payments to Reunion
by ORC. If certain levels of availability (as defined in the loan agreements)
are maintained, ORC is permitted to pay Reunion monthly payments of interest,
plus up to $0.1 million for management fees and dividends on preferred stock,
plus tax sharing payments of up to 50% of the tax savings realized by ORC
because of Reunion's NOLs. There can be no assurances that ORC will be able to
maintain the required levels of availability and be permitted to make the
management fee and tax sharing fee payments to Reunion. In any event, the
maximum amount of such payments is not expected to be sufficient for Reunion's
corporate operating and debt service requirements.

     The new credit facility also provided a letter of credit guarantee to
provide credit support for a supersedeas bond in the Bargo litigation. In
addition to the ORC assets, the facility is secured by a guarantee by Mr.
Charles E. Bradley, Sr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, a
pledge of assets by Stanwich Financial Services Corp., ("SFSC"), a related
party, and a pledge of the stock of ORC and Juliana. Since October 1998,
substantially all the amounts otherwise permitted to be paid by ORC have been
used to fund letter of credit and guarantee fees relating to the bond in the
Bargo litigation. The $5.0 million settlement payment to Bargo was funded by a
temporary overadvance on the revolver portion of the CITBC credit facility and
the letter of credit was released. Management has negotiated the terms of a
$6.0 million supplemental term loan facility to replace the temporary
overadvance and to provide additional working capital for ORC. Management
expects these terms to be reduced to a definitive agreement in the near future.

     Without additional financing, management believes that the Company will not
have sufficient resources to meet its corporate expenses and legal and
environmental costs as they become due over the next twelve months. During 1998
and the first quarter of 1999, the Company borrowed a total of $1.0 million from
SFSC. These borrowings bear interest at 15%, and were due to mature September
30, 1998. The Company repaid $0.8 million of this borrowing in the first quarter
of 1999 from cash balances at ORC's subsidiary in Ireland. SFSC has agreed to
extend the maturity for the remaining balance date to December 31, 1999 while
the Company seeks additional financing. There can be no assurances that such
financing will be arranged, or that SFSC will extend the maturity indefinitely
or lend additional funds. If the Company is unable to arrange additional
financing, it may be necessary to sell one or more of the Company's businesses.

     As described above under "General," the Company has announced that it has
entered into an amended and restated merger agreement with Chatwins and is
pursuing long term financing in connection with the proposed merger. If the
merger and refinancing are completed, management believes that there will be
sufficient resources for the Company's operating and debt service requirements.
There can be no assurances that any of these transactions will be consummated.

     ORC: In October 1998, ORC closed the new credit facility with CITBC. This
is a six-year senior secured credit facility including revolving credit loans of
up to $10.2 million and a term loan in the initial amount of $6.0 million for
ORC. The proceeds were used to refinance ORC's debt with Congress Financial
Corporation and to provide working capital for ORC. Management believes that
ORC's cash flow from operations, together with this credit facility and
permitted levels of capital and operating leases, will be sufficient for ORC's
operating requirements, including capital expenditures and debt service, over
the next twelve months. At June 30, 1999 ORC had $1.1 million in revolving
credit availability.

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     At June 30, 1999, ORC was not in compliance with a financial covenant to
maintain EBITDA (as defined in the CITBC agreements) of not less than specified
amounts each fiscal quarter. CITBC has agreed to waive compliance with this
covenant for the quarter ended June 30, 1999. In connection with the $6.0
million supplemental term loan facility, the financial covenants in the loan
agreement will also be amended to levels that management believes are reasonably
attainable in future quarters.

     JULIANA: In January 1999, Juliana closed a $7.5 million loan with Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"). The proceeds were
used to refinance Juliana's existing $2.0 million loan with Equitable, to repay
a $3.7 million 4-month note and for working capital.

     In March 1999, Juliana entered into a $1.5 million one-year credit facility
with Napa National Bank secured by grape sale contracts for the 1999 harvest.
The proceeds will be used for 1999 farming operations and will be repaid from
proceeds of grape sales. Juliana plans to continue a limited wine grape
development effort, which management believes will enhance the value of the
property. Management believes the combination of farming revenues plus working
capital provided by borrowings will be sufficient to fund the agricultural
operations over the next twelve months.

CONTINGENCIES AND UNCERTAINTIES

     In connection with the sale of REC, the Company retained certain oil and
gas properties in Louisiana because of litigation concerning environmental
matters. The Company is in the process of environmental remediation under a plan
approved by the Louisiana Office of Conservation. The Company has recorded an
accrual for its proportionate share of the remaining estimated costs to
remediate the site based on plans and estimates developed by the environmental
consultants hired by the Company. During 1998 the Company increased this accrual
by a charge of $1.2 million to discontinued operations, based on revised
estimates of the remaining remediation costs. During the second quarter of 1999,
the Company conducted remediation work on the property. The Company is required
to pay $0.2 million of the total cost of $0.3 million. A regulatory hearing has
been scheduled for November 1999 to consider the adequacy of the remediation
conducted to date. At June 30, 1999, the remaining balance accrued by the
Company for these remediation costs is approximately $1.4 million. Owners of a
portion of the property have objected to the Company's proposed cleanup
methodology and have filed suit to require additional procedures. The Company is
contesting this litigation, and believes its proposed methodology is well within
accepted industry practice for remediation efforts of a similar nature. No
accrual has been made for any costs of any alternative cleanup methodology which
might be imposed as a result of the litigation.


YEAR 2000 COMPUTER COMPLIANCE

      The Company, like most companies, utilizes electronic technology which
includes computer hardware and software systems that process information and
perform calculations that are date-and time-dependent. The Company is aware that
the coming of the Year 2000 poses pervasive and complex problems in that
virtually every computer operation (including manufacturing equipment and other
non-information systems equipment), unless it is Year 2000 compliant, will be
affected in some way by the rollover of the two-digit year value from "99" to
"00" and the inadvertent recognition by electronic technology of "00" as the
year 1900 rather than Year 2000. The Company is also aware that it may not only
be negatively affected by the failure of its own systems to be Year 2000
compliant, but

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may also be negatively affected by the Year 2000 non-compliance of its vendors,
customers, lenders and any other party with which the Company transacts
business.

     The Company has completed its initial assessment of all of the systems and
software in place at all locations and has identified hardware replacements and
software upgrades necessary to achieve Year 2000 compliance. Because the Company
uses integrated accounting and manufacturing software provided by third party
vendors, it has avoided internal programming costs associated with modifying
code and data to handle dates past the year 2000. The latest software releases
provided by the respective third party vendors have achieved Year 2000
certification from independent testing organizations. The Company is in the
process of upgrading all of its software to Year 2000 compliant releases.
Upgrading and testing is substantially complete at six of the company's seven
manufacturing locations and at the headquarters location. The company expects to
complete the remaining upgrades by the end of the third quarter of 1999.
Significant customers and outside vendors such as suppliers, banks and payroll
services have been contacted and have provided assurances that they either are
or will be Year 2000 compliant by September 1999. Testing of the Company's
software and systems (including manufacturing equipment and other non-
information systems equipment) is expected to be completed during the third
quarter of 1999. The expected incremental cost to complete the upgrades and
testing necessary to achieve Year 2000 readiness is less than $0.02 million.

     Because the Company has substantially completed the upgrading of all of its
software, management has not developed a Year 2000 contingency plan. Management
regularly monitors the status of the Year 2000 compliance process, and will
develop contingency plans if it appears that customers and vendors will not
achieve full Year 2000 compliance.

     The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur internal staff
and other costs as a result of modifying existing systems to be Year 2000
compliant. Such costs will continue to be expensed as incurred and funded
through internally generated cash while costs to acquire new equipment and
software will be capitalized and depreciated over their useful lives. The
hardware replacements and software upgrades were principally planned to improve
operating controls and implementation was not significantly accelerated.
Management estimates that the incremental cost to the Company of enterprise-wide
Year 2000 compliance will total approximately $0.02 million.

     Management recognizes that the failure of the Company or any party with
which the Company conducts business to be Year 2000 compliant in a timely manner
could have a material adverse impact on the operations of the Company. If the
Company's systems were to fail because they were not Year 2000 compliant, the
Company would incur significant costs and inefficiencies. Manual systems for
manufacturing and financial control would have to be implemented and staffed.
Significant customers might decide to cease doing business with the Company.
Disruptions in electric power or in the delivery of materials could cause
significant business interruptions. Similarly, business interruptions at
significant customers could result in deferred or canceled orders.

     The dates on which the Company believes Year 2000 compliance will be
completed are based on management's best estimates, which were derived utilizing
numerous assumptions of future events, including the continued availability of
certain resources, third-party modification plans and other factors. However,
there can be no guarantee that these estimates will be achieved, or that there
will not be a delay in, or increased costs associated with, the implementation
of Year 2000 compliance. Specific factors that might cause differences between
the estimates and actual results include, but are not limited to, the
availability and cost of personnel trained in these areas, timely responses to
and corrections by third-parties and suppliers, the ability to implement
interfaces between the new systems and the systems not being replaced, and
similar uncertainties. Due to the general uncertainty inherent in the Year 2000
problem, resulting in part from the uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of
third-parties, the company cannot ensure its ability to resolve problems
associated with the Year 2000 issue that may affect its operations and business,

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or expose it to third-party liability in a timely and cost-effective manner.


ITEM 3.   QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

      In the operation of its business, the Company has market risk exposures to
foreign currency exchange rates, raw material prices and interest rates. Each of
these risks and the Company's strategies to manage the exposure is discussed
below.

     The Company manufactures its products in the United States and Ireland and
sells products in those markets as well as in Europe. International sales were
28% of the Company's sales in 1998 and 26% for the six months ended June 30,
1999. The Company's operating results could be affected by changes in foreign
currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in Europe. The Company does
not actively hedge its foreign currency risk because the international
operations are self-financed and the translation exposure is not considered
material to the Company's financial condition, liquidity or results of
operations.

     The principal raw materials used by the Company are thermoplastic polymers.
These materials are available from a number of suppliers. Prices for these
materials are affected by changes in market demand, and there can be no
assurances that prices for these and other raw materials will not increase in
the future. The Company's contracts with its customer generally provide that
such price increases can be passed through to the customers.

     The Company's operating results are subject to risk from interest rate
fluctuations on debt which carries variable interest rates. The variable rate
debt was approximately $15 million at June 30, 1999, which is representative of
balances outstanding during the year. A 0.25% change in interest rates would
affect results of operations by approximately $0.04 million.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     The Company filed suit in the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris
County, Texas against Bargo Energy Company and its general partners, Chisos
Corporation, Austin Resources Corporation, Shearwave, Inc., Brazos Oil & Gas
Corporation, and Schroder Oil Financing & Investment Company, on January 16,
1996 for damages and relief arising out of Bargo's repudiation of its agreement
to purchase all outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company's
subsidiary, REC. Bargo had agreed to pay the Company $15.1 million for REC's
capital stock, subject to certain potential adjustments in the purchase price as
set forth in the stock purchase agreement between the Company and Bargo and had
deposited $0.5 million with a contractual escrow agent in accordance with the
terms of the stock purchase agreement. The Company alleged in its complaint that
Bargo tortiously interfered with a prospective stock purchase agreement with
another purchaser of REC's stock, and then wrongfully repudiated its agreement
to purchase REC's stock. The Company also asserted claims against Bargo for
breach of contract and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and sought
damages under these theories of liability. Bargo also filed suit against the
Company claiming that the Company, its investment bankers, and certain
individuals fraudulently misrepresented information and fraudulently induced
Bargo into signing the Stock Purchase Agreement. Bargo also asserted claims for
breach of contract and warranty, return of its escrow, and for unspecified
damages under these theories of liability. The cases were consolidated in the
334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, and the consolidated case
was realigned with the Company as plaintiff.

     On April 24, 1998, after a three week trial, a jury returned jury verdict
findings that Bargo had a right to terminate the stock purchase agreement with
the Company and that the Company fraudulently induced Bargo into entering into
the agreement and recommended that an award of $5.0 million in punitive damages
be assessed against the Company. In July 1998, the court entered judgment
affirming the $5.0 million jury verdict and awarding approximately $3.0 million
in attorneys' fees and costs. The Company maintained at trial and continues to
maintain that all requirements to closing under the contract were met, and that
Bargo was required to close the transaction. The Company also maintained that no
evidence sufficient to support a jury finding of fraud or the related punitive
damages finding was presented at trial. The Company filed a bond which suspends
execution on the judgement while the Company appeals the judgment. The Company
filed its appeal brief on April 5, 1999 and Bargo filed its reply brief on June
10, 1999.

     On July 15, 1999, the Company and Bargo signed a Settlement Agreement to
settle this litigation, under which the Company paid Bargo $5.0 million and the
parties released all claims against each other. In connection with the
settlement payment, the parties have also filed joint motions with the Appeals
Court and the trial court which provide that the trial court judgement is
reversed, the jury findings are disregarded, the $0.5 million escrow amount,
deposited by Bargo in connection with the original transaction, is to be
returned to Bargo with interest and Reunion is to pay all court costs
(approximately $0.01 million).

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      (A) EXHIBITS

          27    Financial Data Schedule

      (B) CURRENT REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, the Company filed the following
report on Form 8-K:

     REPORT DATE         ITEM REPORTED
     -----------         -------------
     March 30, 1999      Merger Agreement with Chatwins Group, Inc.

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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                            REUNION INDUSTRIES, INC.
                            (Registrant)


                            By /s/ Richard L. Evans
                            ---------------------------------------
                            Richard L. Evans
                            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                            Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


Date: August 16, 1999

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