INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
10-K405, 1995-03-29
STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS)
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                                                                            1994
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
                                   FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 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 1-9117
 
                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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                    DELAWARE                                            36-3425828
            (STATE OF INCORPORATION)                       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
    30 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS                              60603
    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                            (ZIP CODE)
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       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (312) 346-0300
 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
 
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            TITLE OF EACH CLASS                                    ON WHICH REGISTERED
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     COMMON STOCK ($1.00 PAR VALUE),
       INCLUDING                                           NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
       PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS
     SERIES A $2.40 CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE                 CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE, INCORPORATED
       PREFERRED STOCK ($1.00 PAR VALUE)
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          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
 
                                      NONE
 
     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   .
 
     INDICATE BY CHECK MARK IF DISCLOSURE OF DELINQUENT FILERS PURSUANT TO ITEM
405 OF REGULATION S-K IS NOT CONTAINED HEREIN, AND WILL NOT BE CONTAINED, TO THE
BEST OF REGISTRANT'S KNOWLEDGE, IN DEFINITIVE PROXY OR INFORMATION STATEMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN PART III OF THIS FORM 10-K OR ANY AMENDMENT TO THIS
FORM 10-K. /X/
 
     AS OF MARCH 13, 1995 THE AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE OF THE VOTING STOCK OF THE
REGISTRANT HELD BY NON-AFFILIATES OF THE REGISTRANT WAS $1,130,033,222.(1)
 
     THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ($1.00 PAR VALUE) OF THE REGISTRANT
OUTSTANDING AS OF MARCH 13, 1995 WAS 44,639,183.
 
     (1)EXCLUDING STOCK HELD BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT, WITHOUT
ADMISSION OF AFFILIATE STATUS OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE; ALSO,
EXCLUDING SERIES E ESOP CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND SERIES F EXCHANGEABLE
PREFERRED STOCK OF THE REGISTRANT, NEITHER OF WHICH SERIES IS PUBLICLY TRADED.
 
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
     PARTS I AND II OF THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-K INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE CERTAIN
INFORMATION FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1994. PART III OF THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-K INCORPORATES BY
REFERENCE CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
WHICH WILL BE FURNISHED TO STOCKHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MAY 24, 1995.
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                                     PART I
 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
 
     Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, is
the sole stockholder of Inland Steel Company and Inland Materials Distribution
Group, Inc. ("Distribution"). Inland Steel Company is a fully integrated
domestic steel company that produces and sells a wide range of steels, of which
approximately 99% consists of carbon and high-strength low-alloy steel grades.
It is also a participant in certain steel-finishing joint ventures. Distribution
is the sole stockholder of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. ("Ryerson") and J. M.
Tull Metals Company, Inc. ("Tull"). Ryerson and Tull are leading steel service,
distribution and materials processing organizations.
 
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
 
     The business segments of the Company and its subsidiaries are Steel
Manufacturing (including iron ore operations) and Materials Distribution. For
the three years ended December 31, 1994, information relating to net sales,
operating profit, identifiable assets, depreciation and capital expenditures for
both business segments of the Company appears in Note 16 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. Such information is hereby
incorporated by reference herein.
 
Steel Manufacturing Operations
 
  General
 
     Inland Steel Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is directly
engaged in the production and sale of steel and related products and the
transportation of iron ore, limestone and certain other commodities (primarily
for its own use) on the Great Lakes. Certain subsidiaries and associated
companies of Inland Steel Company are engaged in the mining and pelletizing of
iron ore and in the operation of a cold-rolling mill and steel galvanizing
lines. All raw steel made by Inland Steel Company is produced at its Indiana
Harbor Works located in East Chicago, Indiana, which also has facilities for
converting the steel produced into semi-finished and finished steel products.
 
     Inland Steel Company has two divisions -- the Inland Steel Flat Products
Company division and the Inland Steel Bar Company division. The Flat Products
division manages Inland Steel Company's iron ore operations, conducts its
ironmaking operations, and produces the major portion of its raw steel. This
division also manufactures and sells steel sheet, strip and plate and certain
related semi-finished products for the automotive, appliance, office furniture,
steel service center and electrical motor markets. The Bar division manufactures
and sells special quality bars and certain related semi-finished products for
forgers, steel service centers, heavy equipment manufacturers, cold finishers
and the transportation industry. The Bar division closed its 28-inch structural
mill in early 1991, completing Inland Steel Company's withdrawal from the
structural steel manufacturing business.
 
     Inland Steel Company and Nippon Steel Corporation ("NSC") are participants,
through subsidiaries, in two joint ventures that operate steel-finishing
facilities near New Carlisle, Indiana. The total cost of these two facilities
was approximately $1.1 billion. I/N Tek, owned 60% by a wholly owned subsidiary
of Inland Steel Company and 40% by an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NSC,
operates a cold-rolling mill that began shipping commercial product in 1990 and
reached its design capability in 1992. I/N Kote, owned equally by wholly owned
subsidiaries of Inland Steel Company and NSC (indirect in the case of NSC),
operates two galvanizing lines which began start-up production in late 1991,
became fully operational in the third quarter of 1992, and have operated near
design capacity since August 1993. Inland Steel Company is also a participant,
through a subsidiary, in another galvanizing joint venture located near
Walbridge, Ohio.
 
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  Raw Steel Production and Mill Shipments
 
     The following table shows, for the five years indicated, Inland Steel
Company's production of raw steel and, based upon American Iron and Steel
Institute data, its share of total domestic raw steel production:
 
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                                                                      RAW STEEL PRODUCTION
                                                                ---------------------------------
                                                                                  INLAND STEEL
                                                                INLAND STEEL    COMPANY AS A % OF
                                                                  COMPANY          U.S. STEEL
                                                                (000 TONS*)         INDUSTRY
                                                                ------------    -----------------
    <S>                                                         <C>             <C>
    1994.....................................................       5,309              5.5%**
    1993.....................................................       5,003              5.2
    1992.....................................................       4,740              5.2
    1991.....................................................       4,677              5.3
    1990.....................................................       5,339              5.5
</TABLE>
 
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 * Net tons of 2,000 pounds.
** Based on preliminary data from the American Iron and Steel Institute.
 
     The annual raw steelmaking capacity of Inland Steel Company was reduced to
6.0 million net tons from 6.5 million net tons effective September 1, 1991, as
Inland Steel Company ceased making ingots. The basic oxygen process accounted
for 94% of raw steel production of Inland Steel Company in each of 1994 and
1993. The remainder of such production was accounted for by electric furnace.
 
     The total tonnage of steel mill products shipped by Inland Steel Company
for each of the five years 1990 through 1994 was 5.2 million tons in 1994; 4.8
million tons in 1993; 4.3 million tons in 1992; 4.2 million tons in 1991; and
4.7 million tons in 1990. In 1994, sheet, strip, plate and certain related
semi-finished products accounted for 86% of the total tonnage of steel mill
products shipped from the Indiana Harbor Works, and bar and certain related
semi-finished products accounted for 14%.
 
     In 1994 and 1993, approximately 95% and 93% respectively of the shipments
of the Flat Products division and 93% and 92% respectively of the shipments of
the Bar division were to customers in 20 mid-American states. Approximately 77%
of the shipments of the Flat Products division and 84% of the shipments of the
Bar division in 1994 were to customers in a five-state area comprised of
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, compared to 75% and 83% in
1993. Both divisions compete in these geographical areas, principally on the
basis of price, service and quality, with the nation's largest producers of raw
steel as well as with foreign producers and with many smaller domestic mills.
 
     According to data from the American Iron and Steel Institute, steel imports
to the United States in 1994 totaled approximately 30.1 million tons, compared
with 19.5 million tons imported in 1993. Steel imports constituted approximately
24.7% of apparent domestic supply in 1994, compared with approximately 18.7% of
apparent domestic supply in 1993. During 1984, the previous peak year for steel
imports into the U.S., such imports accounted for 26.4% of apparent domestic
supply.
 
     Many foreign steel producers are owned, controlled or subsidized by their
governments. In 1992, the Company and certain domestic steel producers filed
unfair trade petitions against foreign producers of certain bar, rod and
flat-rolled products. During 1993, the International Trade Commission ("ITC")
upheld final subsidy and dumping margins on essentially all of the bar and rod
products and about half of the flat-rolled products, in each case based on the
tonnage of the products against which claims were brought. The Company and
certain domestic producers have filed formal appeals of the adverse ITC
decisions in the U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") or similar
jurisdictional bodies, and foreign producers have appealed certain of the
findings against them. The CIT sustained the ITC in the bar and rod product
cases and in the cold-rolled and hot-rolled flat product cases. Appeals are
pending regarding the corrosion-resistant flat products cases. It is not certain
how the ITC actions and the appeals have impacted imports of steel products into
the United States or the price of such steel products.
 
     On December 15, 1993, President Clinton notified the U.S. Congress of his
intent to enter into agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations under the General
 
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Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The key provisions applicable to domestic steel
producers include an agreement to eliminate steel tariffs in major industrial
markets, including the United States, and agreements regarding various subsidy
and dumping practices as well as dispute settlement procedures. Legislation to
implement the Uruguay Round agreement was enacted into federal law in December
1994. The agreement went into effect January 1, 1995.
 
     Primarily as a result of the influx of foreign steel imports and the
depressed demand for domestic steel products that began in the early 1980s,
certain facilities at the Indiana Harbor Works were permanently closed during
the second half of the 1980s and the early 1990s and others were shut down for
temporary periods. The 28-inch structural mill was closed in early 1991,
reflecting a decision to withdraw from the structural steel markets. In late
1991 the mold foundry, No. 8 Coke Oven Battery, and selected other facilities
were closed either as part of a program to permanently reduce costs through the
closure of uneconomic facilities or for environmental reasons. Provisions with
respect to the shutdown of the structural mill were taken in 1987. Provisions
for estimated costs incurred in connection with the closure of the mold foundry,
No. 8 Coke Oven Battery, and selected other facilities were made in 1991.
Included in such provisions were costs associated with Inland Steel Company's
closure of its No. 11 Coke Oven Battery in June 1992. All remaining coke
batteries were closed by year-end 1993, a year earlier than previously
anticipated. An additional provision was required with respect to those
closures. (See "Environment" below.)
 
     For the five years indicated, shipments by market classification of steel
mill products produced by Inland Steel Company at its Indiana Harbor Works,
including shipments to affiliates of the Company, are set forth below. The table
confirms that a substantial portion of shipments by the Flat Products division
was to steel service centers and transportation-related markets. The Bar
division shipped more than 53% of its products to the steel
converters/processors market over the five-year period shown in the table.
 
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                                                                   PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TONNAGE
                                                                        OF STEEL SHIPMENTS
                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                               1994    1993    1992    1991    1990
                                                               ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
    <S>                                                        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
    Steel Service Centers:
      Affiliates............................................     9 %     9 %     7 %     8 %     8 %
      Non-Affiliates........................................    20      22      22      24      20
                                                               ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
                                                                29      31      29      32      28
    Automotive..............................................    32      30      28      25      26
    Appliance...............................................     9       9       9       8       7
    Industrial, Electrical and Farm Machinery...............     8       7       8       9       9
    Construction and Contractors' Products..................     2       3       3       4       8
    Steel Converters/Processors.............................    12      13      18      12      15
    Other...................................................     8       7       5      10       7
                                                               ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
                                                               100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %
                                                               ====    ====    ====    ====    ====
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     Some value-added steel processing operations that Inland Steel Company does
not have the capability to perform are performed by outside processors,
including joint ventures, prior to shipment of certain products to Inland Steel
Company's customers. In 1994, approximately 23% of the products produced by
Inland Steel Company were processed further through value-added services such as
electrogalvanizing, painting and slitting, excluding products processed further
by affiliates.
 
     Approximately 48% of the total tonnage of shipments by Inland Steel Company
during 1994 from the Indiana Harbor Works was transported by truck, with the
remainder transported primarily by rail. A wholly owned truck transport
subsidiary of Inland Steel Company was responsible for shipment of approximately
10% of the total tonnage of products transported by truck from the Indiana
Harbor Works in 1994.
 
     Substantially all of the steel mill products produced by the Flat Products
division are marketed through its own selling organization, with offices located
in Chicago; Southfield, Michigan; St. Louis; and Nashville,
 
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Tennessee. Substantially all of the steel mill products produced by the Bar
division are marketed through its sales office in East Chicago, Indiana.
 
     See "Product Classes" below for information relating to the percentage of
consolidated net sales accounted for by certain classes of similar products of
steel manufacturing operations.
 
  Raw Materials
 
     Inland Steel Company obtains iron ore pellets primarily from three iron ore
properties, located in the United States and Canada, in which subsidiaries of
Inland Steel Company have varying interests -- the Empire Mine in Michigan, the
Minorca Mine in Minnesota and the Wabush Mine in Labrador and Quebec, Canada. In
recent years Inland Steel Company has closed or terminated certain less
cost-efficient iron ore mining operations. See "Properties Relating to Steel
Manufacturing Segment -- Raw Materials Properties and Interests" in Item 2 below
for further information relating to such iron ore properties.
 
     The following table shows (1) the iron ore pellets available to Inland
Steel Company, as of December 31, 1994, from properties of its subsidiaries and
through interests in raw materials ventures; (2) 1994 and 1993 iron ore pellet
production or purchases from such sources; and (3) the percentage of Inland
Steel Company's iron ore requirements represented by production or purchases
from such sources in 1994 and 1993.
 
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                                                              IRON ORE
                                                        TONNAGES IN THOUSANDS
                                                       (GROSS TONS OF PELLETS)
                                                  ---------------------------------        % OF
                                                  AVAILABLE AS OF      PRODUCTION      REQUIREMENTS(1)
                                                   DECEMBER 31,      --------------    -------------
                                                      1994(2)        1994     1993     1994     1993
                                                  ---------------    -----    -----    ----     ----
        <S>                                       <C>                <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
        INLAND STEEL MINING COMPANY PROPERTY
          Minorca -- Virginia, MN..............        66,000        2,717    2,577     41%      41%
        IRON ORE VENTURES AND LONG-TERM
          PURCHASE CONTRACTS
          Empire (40% owned) -- Palmer, MI;
          Wabush (13.75% owned) -- Wabush,
             Labrador and Pointe Noire, Quebec,
             Canada............................       112,000        3,625    3,513     55       55
                                                  ---------------    -----    -----    ----     ----
             Total Iron Ore....................       178,000        6,342    6,090     96%      96%
                                                   ==========        =====    =====    ====     ====
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(1) Production in excess of requirements was sold or added to stockpile.
     Requirements in excess of production were purchased or taken from
     stockpile.
 
(2) Net interest in proven reserves.
 
     All of Inland Steel Company's coal requirements are satisfied from
independent sources, with a portion of such requirements being met under a
significant purchase contract. The contract requires Inland Steel Company to
purchase (subject to force majeure provisions) a total of 1,270,000 tons of
metallurgical and/or steam coal at prices (intended to approximate market)
determined with respect to certain cost factors. The term of the contract has
been extended through year-end 1995, with the extension covering solely steam
coal due to the shutdown of Inland Steel Company's coke batteries in December
1993. During 1994, Inland Steel Company purchased 21% of its coal requirements
under such contract, representing 54% of its steam coal requirements.
 
     Inland Steel Company's other coal requirements are for the PCI Associates
joint venture, in which a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company holds a 50%
interest. The PCI facility pulverizes coal for injection into Inland Steel
Company's blast furnaces. Inland Steel Company had entered into a contract
(subject to force majeure provisions) to purchase 95% of the PCI facility's
requirements for injection-quality coal through the term of the contract (which
currently extends through year-end 1995 and is subject to extension by mutual
agreement of the parties) at prices determined by annual good-faith
negotiations. Early in 1994, Inland Steel Company's obligation to purchase coal
under this contract was suspended under the contract's force majeure
 
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provisions. As a result, 75% of the PCI facility's coal requirements in 1994
were provided through two short-term contracts. The balance of Inland Steel
Company's coal requirements was purchased from domestic sources under short-term
purchase contracts.
 
     In December 1993, the last of Inland Steel Company's coke-making facilities
was permanently shut down. Inland Steel Company entered into a long-term
purchase contract extending through July 1999 which requires Inland Steel
Company to purchase 1,400,000 tons of coke on an annualized basis through the
term of the contract at prices negotiated annually based on certain market
determinants. The purchase requirement is subject to force majeure provisions.
The term of the contract may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.
During 1994, Inland Steel Company satisfied 72% of its total coke needs under
such arrangement. The remainder of its purchased coke requirements was obtained
through contracts with independent domestic and foreign sources.
 
     Inland Steel Company's Michigan limestone and dolomite properties were sold
in September 1990. As part of such sale, Inland Steel Company agreed, subject to
certain exceptions, to purchase, at prices which approximate market, the full
amount of its annual limestone needs or one million gross tons, whichever is
greater, through 1996, and the annual limestone needs of the Indiana Harbor
Works from 1997 through 2002.
 
     Approximately 65% of the iron ore pellets and virtually all of the
limestone received by Inland Steel Company at its Indiana Harbor Works in 1994
were transported by its Great Lakes carriers. Contracts are in effect for the
transportation on the Great Lakes of the remainder of its iron ore pellet
requirements. Approximately 17% of Inland Steel Company's coal requirements were
transported in its hopper cars by unit train in 1994. The remainder of Inland
Steel Company's coal requirements was transported in independent carrier-owned
equipment or leased equipment. Approximately 20% of Inland Steel Company's coke
requirements in 1994 were transported in its own hopper cars, 40% in leased
hopper cars, 26% in independent carrier-owned hopper cars, and 14% in
independent carrier-owned river barges.
 
     See "Energy" below for further information relating to the use of coal in
the operations of Inland Steel Company.
 
Materials Distribution Operations
 
     The Company's materials distribution operations in the United States are
conducted by its wholly owned materials distribution subsidiary, Inland
Materials Distribution Group, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries -- Joseph
T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. and J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc. In August 1990,
Ryerson, Tull and Ryerson Coil Processing, a specialized processing unit, were
organized into five business units along regional and product lines. Ryerson, on
a nationwide basis, and Tull, in the southeastern and south-central United
States, each compete with a large number of steel service centers, some of which
are affiliated with foreign steelmakers. Competition is primarily on the basis
of service, quality and price. The ability to meet just-in-time delivery
requirements of customers depends on maintaining adequate inventories and
processing capacity and highly trained personnel.
 
     Depending on location, the Company's materials distribution operations are
engaged in the sale of carbon, alloy and stainless steel; aluminum and aluminum
alloys; nickel and nickel alloys; copper; brass; specialty metals; and
industrial plastics. The materials distribution centers sell products in various
forms, including, again depending on location, plate, sheet, coil, wire, rod,
bar, tubing, pipe, structural, and expanded metal and grating. During 1994, the
Materials Distribution segment shipped approximately 36% of its product (by
sales revenue) to machinery manufacturers, 25% to metal producers and
fabricators, 10% to transportation equipment producers, 9% to electrical
machinery producers, 3% to wholesale distributors, 4% to construction-related
purchasers, 3% to metal mills and foundries, and 10% to other customers.
Approximately 20% of the tons of product purchased in 1994 by the Materials
Distribution segment were from affiliates.
 
  Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
 
     Ryerson, with business unit headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Chicago, Illinois, and Seattle, Washington, is a leading materials distribution
organization. With full-line service centers in 29 major cities,
 
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Ryerson is engaged in the nationwide sale of its products through its own sales
organization. Ryerson maintains heavy-duty shears, slitters, precision
cut-to-length lines, high-speed saws, flame-cutting machines and other
processing equipment for use in furnishing custom cutting and miscellaneous
shapes in accordance with customer orders. The Ryerson Coil Processing Company
division, headquartered in Chicago, performs processing through five facilities
for customers who traditionally buy large quantities of sheet steel products.
Ryerson also markets plant equipment products through a wholesale industrial
catalog.
 
  J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc.
 
     Tull is one of the largest distributors of metals in the southeastern
United States. Tull and its wholly owned subsidiary, AFCO Metals, Inc., operate
19 service centers and two processing facilities located throughout the
southeastern and south-central United States. Tull produces a variety of metal
products with value-added processing, including welded steel tubing and
roll-formed shapes. Tull's products are sold principally through its own sales
staff.
 
PRODUCT CLASSES
 
     The following table sets forth the percentage of consolidated net sales,
for the five years indicated, contributed by each class of similar products in
the Steel Manufacturing segment that accounted for 10% or more of consolidated
net sales in such time period. The Materials Distribution segment of the Company
did not have any class of similar products that accounted for 10% or more of
such sales in any of such years.
 
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                                                     1994      1993      1992      1991      1990
                                                     ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
    <S>                                              <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
    Steel Manufacturing Operations
      Sheet, Strip and Plate......................    43 %      45 %      45 %      45 %      43 %
      Bar and Structural..........................     8         7         6         6        10
                                                     ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
    Total Steel Manufacturing Operations..........    51        52        51        51        53
    Materials Distribution Products...............    49        48        49        49        47
                                                     ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
                                                     100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
                                                     ====      ====      ====      ====      ====
</TABLE>
 
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES
 
     In recent years, the Company and its subsidiaries have made substantial
capital expenditures, principally at the Indiana Harbor Works, to improve
quality and reduce costs, and for pollution control. Additions by the Company
and its subsidiaries to property, plant and equipment, together with retirements
and adjustments, for the five years ended December 31, 1994, are set forth
below. Net capital additions during such period aggregated $393 million.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          RETIREMENTS                       NET CAPITAL
                                           ADDITIONS       OR SALES        ADJUSTMENTS       ADDITIONS
                                           ---------      -----------      -----------      -----------
    <S>                                    <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>
    1994................................    $ 245.3         $  61.9           $ 2.1           $ 185.5
    1993................................      105.6           143.4            (1.3)            (39.1)
    1992................................       64.4            74.9            (7.4)            (17.9)
    1991................................      140.2            95.3             (.6)             44.3
    1990................................      268.1            49.3             1.4             220.2
</TABLE>
 
     In recent years, the Company's largest capital improvement projects at the
Indiana Harbor Works have emphasized reducing costs and improving quality in the
steel-processing sequence of Inland Steel Company. Capital expenditures of $245
million in 1994 include $146 million related to the purchase of the No. 2 Basic
Oxygen Furnace Shop caster facility which had previously been leased, including
$83 million for the purchase of the equity interest plus assumption of $63
million of caster-related debt. The majority of the remaining capital
expenditures was principally for new machinery and equipment related to
maintaining or improving operations at the Steel Manufacturing segment.
 
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     In July 1987, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland Steel Company formed a
partnership, I/N Tek, with an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NSC to
construct, own, finance and operate a cold-rolling facility with an annual
capacity of 1,500,000 tons, of which approximately one-third is cold-rolled
substrate for I/N Kote. The I/N Tek facility, located near New Carlisle,
Indiana, became operational in April 1990 and reached its design capability in
March 1992. Inland Steel Company, which owns, through its subsidiary, a 60%
interest in the I/N Tek partnership is, with certain limited exceptions, the
sole supplier of hot band to be processed by the I/N Tek facility and generally
has exclusive rights to the production capacity of the facility.
 
     In September 1989, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland Steel Company formed
a second partnership, I/N Kote, with an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NSC
to construct, own, finance and operate two sheet steel galvanizing lines
adjacent to the I/N Tek facility. The subsidiary of Inland Steel Company owns a
50% interest in I/N Kote. The I/N Kote facility consists of a hot-dip
galvanizing line and an electrogalvanizing line with a combined annual capacity
of 900,000 tons. The electrogalvanizing line began start-up operations in
September 1991 and the hot-dip galvanizing line began start-up operations in
November 1991; the facility has been operating near design capability since
August 1993. Inland Steel Company has guaranteed 50% of I/N Kote's permanent
financing. I/N Kote has contracted to acquire its cold-rolled steel substrate
from Inland Steel Company, which supplies the substrate from the I/N Tek
facility and Inland Steel Company's Indiana Harbor Works.
 
     Further information regarding the I/N Tek and I/N Kote joint venture
projects will be set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions -- Joint Ventures" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement
which will be furnished to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting
scheduled to be held on May 24, 1995, and is incorporated by reference into Item
13 of this Report.
 
     In 1994, the Company and its subsidiaries made capital expenditures of $245
million. Such expenditures principally related to the purchase of the caster
facility discussed above, with the majority of the remaining capital
expenditures for new machinery and equipment related to maintaining or improving
Steel Manufacturing operations. Approximately $224 million was spent for Steel
Manufacturing capital projects in 1994, including replacements and renewals. The
amount budgeted for 1995 capital expenditures by the Company and its
subsidiaries is approximately $190 million. It is anticipated that capital
expenditures will be funded from cash generated by operations, cash on hand at
year-end 1994, plus possible funding from third-party financing. (See
"Environment" below for a discussion of capital expenditures for pollution
control purposes.)
 
EMPLOYEES
 
     The monthly average number of active employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries receiving pay during 1994 was approximately 15,500, of whom
approximately 10,200 were employed at Inland Steel Company. The majority of the
remaining employees were employed at the Company's materials distribution
operations. At year-end, approximately 8,300 of the Company's employees,
including 7,800 at Inland Steel Company, were represented by the United
Steelworkers of America, of whom approximately 740, including 730 at Inland
Steel Company, were on furlough or indefinite layoff. Approximately 900
employees were represented by other unions during 1994. Total employment costs
increased from $925 million in 1993 to $950 million in 1994, due primarily to
profit-sharing provisions and increased pension expenses, offset in part by
reduced health insurance costs.
 
     Beginning in 1991, the Company embarked upon a major turnaround strategy,
with the assistance of an outside consulting firm, to significantly reduce
costs, increase revenues and improve asset utilization at both the Company and
Inland Steel Company. As a result, employment was reduced by approximately 20%
by year-end 1994. The intended 25% reduction was not fully achieved by year-end
1994 principally because Inland Steel Company continued operation of its plate
mill employing approximately 600 people. The plate mill will continue to operate
as long as it remains economically viable.
 
     The current labor agreement between Inland Steel Company and the United
Steelworkers of America, effective August 1, 1993, covers wages and benefits
through July 31, 1999. Among other things, the agreement provides a wage
increase of $.50 per hour in 1995, a $500 bonus in each of 1993 and 1994
(totalling in each case approximately $4 million) and a potential bonus of up to
$1,000 per employee (approximately $8 million
 
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in total) based on Inland Steel Company's achieving $150 million of pre-tax
income in 1995 adjusted to exclude the incremental FASB Statement No. 106 costs
and such bonus. In addition, all active employees receive an additional week of
vacation in 1994 and in 1996. The agreement provides for a reopener on wages and
certain benefits in 1996 with an arbitration provision to resolve unsettled
issues, thereby precluding a work stoppage over the six-year term of the
contract. The agreement also provides for election of a Union designee
acceptable to the Company to the Company's Board of Directors (one director
elected at the May 25, 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is such Union
designee), restrictions on the ability of Inland Steel Company to reduce the
Union workforce (generally limited to attrition and major facilities shutdowns)
while allowing greater flexibility to institute work rule changes, quarterly
rather than annual payment of profit-sharing amounts, significant improvements
in pension benefits for active employees, and the securing of retiree health
care obligations through certain trust and second mortgage arrangements. "First
dollar" health care coverage is eliminated under the agreement through the
institution of co-payments and increased deductibles on medical benefits.
 
     As of December 31, 1994, the number of active employees at Ryerson was
approximately 4,100, of whom approximately 1,100 were covered by collective
bargaining agreements. Of those employees covered by collective bargaining
agreements, approximately 500 production, maintenance, and transportation
employees were represented by the United Steelworkers of America and
approximately 330 such employees were represented by the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. The current agreement with the United Steelworkers
will expire on July 31, 1996. During 1994, Ryerson reached agreement at eight
separate plants (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit,
Keelor/Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle) represented by various unions covering
364 employees. These agreements expire on various dates from March 31, 1997
through May 31, 1999. The agreements, as well as the current agreement with the
United Steelworkers of America, provide for modest wage increases, lump sum
bonuses, pension improvements, and increased employee sharing of health care
costs. Ryerson maintains agreements with the Teamsters covering 11 facilities.
Teamster agreements expire on various dates during the period beginning April
30, 1995, and ending April 30, 1999. In addition, Ryerson contracts with
independent third parties to provide approximately 170 drivers on a leased basis
to ten Ryerson facilities. These leased drivers are covered by agreements
between the Teamsters and such independent third parties, which agreements
expire on March 31, 1998.
 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
 
     In 1994, the Company formed a new subsidiary, Inland International, Inc.,
to provide materials management and technical services outside of the United
States. Subsidiaries of Inland International, Inc. and a Mexican steel company
formed Ryerson de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a joint venture company, to provide
services to the Mexican market through 17 service center locations throughout
Mexico. Inland International, Inc. also formed a new subsidiary, Inland
International Trading, Inc., which is responsible for international purchasing
and exporting of materials and services for all of the Company's operations. At
year-end 1994, Inland International, Inc. signed letters of understanding to
study the feasibility of creating a joint venture in the People's Republic of
China. In January 1995, Inland International Trading, Inc. formed I.M.F. Steel
International Ltd., a joint venture, in which it holds a 50% interest, to market
Company products and services around the world. Substantially all of the
Company's operations are located in the United States, and foreign sales are not
material. At year-end 1994, investments in foreign operations were not material.
 
ENVIRONMENT
 
     The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations concerning
emissions into the air, discharges into ground water and waterways, and the
generation, handling, labeling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal
of waste material. These include various federal statutes regulating the
discharge or release of pollutants to the environment, including the Clean Air
Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA," also
known as "Superfund"), Safe Drinking Water Act, and Toxic Substances Control
Act, as well as state and local requirements. Violations of these laws and
regulations can give rise to a variety of civil, administrative, and, in some
cases, criminal actions and could also result in substantial liabilities or
 
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require substantial capital expenditures. In addition, under CERCLA the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") has authority to impose
liability for site remediation on waste generators, past and present site owners
and operators, and transporters, regardless of fault or the legality of the
original disposal activity. Liability under CERCLA is strict, joint and several.
 
     On June 10, 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana entered a consent decree that resolved all matters raised by the lawsuit
filed by the EPA in 1990. The consent decree includes a $3.5 million cash fine,
environmentally beneficial projects at the Indiana Harbor Works through 1997
costing approximately $7 million, and sediment remediation of portions of the
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal and Indiana Harbor Turning Basin estimated to cost
approximately $19 million over the next several years. The fine and estimated
remediation costs were provided for in 1991 and 1992. After payment of the fine,
the Company's reserve for environmental liabilities totalled $19 million. The
consent decree also defines procedures for corrective action at Inland Steel
Company's Indiana Harbor Works. The procedures defined establish essentially a
three-step process, each step of which requires agreement of the EPA before
progressing to the next step in the process, consisting of: assessment of the
site, evaluation of corrective measures for remediating the site, and
implementation of the remediation plan according to the agreed-upon procedures.
The Company is presently assessing the extent of environmental contamination.
The Company anticipates that this assessment will cost approximately $1 million
to $2 million per year and take another three to five years to complete. Because
neither the nature and extent of the contamination nor the corrective actions
can be determined until the assessment of environmental contamination and
evaluation of corrective measures is completed, the Company cannot presently
reasonably estimate the costs of or the time required to complete such
corrective actions. Such corrective actions may, however, require significant
expenditures over the next several years that may be material to the results of
operations or financial position of the Company. Insurance coverage with respect
to such corrective actions is not significant.
 
     By year-end 1993, the last of Inland Steel Company's coke-making facilities
was permanently shut down. All coke battery closures were necessitated by the
inability of the facilities to meet environmental regulations and their
deteriorating condition and performance. The Company had anticipated the closure
of such remaining coke-making facilities at year-end 1994. The October 1993
decision to close these facilities early necessitated a fourth-quarter 1993
pre-tax charge of $22.3 million that included the write-off of property, plant
and equipment costs which were to be depreciated in 1994 and additional costs
related to the earlier-than-anticipated displacement of personnel. Inland Steel
Company has entered into a long-term contract to satisfy the majority of its
coke needs. (See "Raw Materials" above.) In addition, Inland Steel Company
participates in a joint venture that has constructed and is operating a
pulverized coal injection facility for blast furnace application, reducing
Inland Steel Company's coke needs by approximately 25%. The facility achieved
operation at its design capacity by year-end 1994. In addition, during 1994
Inland Steel Company paid stipulated penalties of $184,000 pursuant to the
provisions of the EPA consent decree described above in connection with air
emissions from the coke facilities.
 
     Capital spending for pollution control projects totaled $18 million in
1994, up from $7 million in 1993. Another $41 million was spent in 1994 to
operate and maintain such equipment, versus $42 million a year earlier. During
the five years ended December 31, 1994, the Company has spent $280 million to
construct, operate and maintain environmental control equipment at its various
locations.
 
     Environmental projects previously authorized and presently under
consideration, including those designed to comply with the 1990 Clean Air Act
Amendments, but excluding any amounts that would be required under the consent
decree settling the 1990 EPA lawsuit, will require capital expenditures of
approximately $24 million in 1995. It is anticipated that the Company will make
annual capital expenditures of $5 million to $10 million in each of the four
years thereafter. In addition, Inland Steel Company will have ongoing annual
expenditures of $40 million to $50 million for the operation of air and water
pollution control facilities to comply with current federal, state and local
laws and regulations. Due to the inability to predict the costs of corrective
action that may be required under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and
the consent decree in the 1990 EPA lawsuit, the Company cannot predict the
amount of additional environmental expenditures that will be required. Such
additional environmental expenditures, excluding amounts that may
 
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be required in connection with the consent decree in the 1990 EPA lawsuit,
however, are not expected to be material to the results of operations or
financial position of Inland Steel Company.
 
     See Item 3 below for information concerning certain proceedings pertaining
to environmental matters in which Inland Steel Company is involved.
 
ENERGY
 
     Coal, together with coke, all of which are purchased from independent
sources, accounted for approximately 69% of the energy consumed by Inland Steel
Company at the Indiana Harbor Works in 1994. In recent years Inland Steel
Company has purchased varying portions of its coke requirements from outside
sources, purchasing approximately 100% in 1994 and 59% in 1993. See
"Environment" above for a discussion of coke-making by Inland Steel Company.
 
     Natural gas and fuel oil supplied approximately 29% of the energy
requirements of the Indiana Harbor Works in 1994 and are used extensively by the
Company at other facilities that it owns or in which it has an interest. The
Company anticipates that utilization of the pulverized coal injection facility
(see "Environment" above) will substantially reduce natural gas and fuel oil
consumption at the Indiana Harbor Works.
 
     The Company both purchases and, through Inland Steel Company, generates
electricity to satisfy electrical energy requirements at the Indiana Harbor
Works. In 1994, Inland Steel Company produced approximately 62% of its
requirements at the Indiana Harbor Works. The purchase of electricity at the
Indiana Harbor Works is subject to curtailment under rules of the local utility
when necessary to maintain appropriate service for various classes of its
customers.
 
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
 
PROPERTIES RELATING TO STEEL MANUFACTURING SEGMENT
 
Steel Production
 
     All raw steel made by Inland Steel Company is produced at its Indiana
Harbor Works located in East Chicago, Indiana. The property on which this plant
is located, consisting of approximately 1,900 acres, is held by Inland Steel
Company in fee. The basic production facilities of Inland Steel Company at its
Indiana Harbor Works consist of furnaces for making iron; basic oxygen and
electric furnaces for making steel; a continuous billet caster, a continuous
combination slab/bloom caster and two continuous slab casters; and a variety of
rolling mills and processing lines which turn out finished steel mill products.
Certain of these production facilities, including a continuous anneal line, are
held by Inland Steel Company under leasing arrangements. Inland Steel Company
purchased the equity interest of the lessor of the No. 2 BOF Shop caster
facility and assumed caster-related debt in March 1994, which debt was repaid by
year-end 1994. Substantially all of the remaining property, plant and equipment
at the Indiana Harbor Works, other than such caster facility and the leased
equipment, is subject to the lien of the First Mortgage of Inland Steel Company
dated April 1, 1928, as amended and supplemented. See "Business Segments --
Steel Manufacturing Operations -- Raw Steel Production and Mill Shipments" in
Item 1 above for further information relating to capacity and utilization of
Inland Steel Company's properties. Inland Steel Company's properties are
adequate to serve its present and anticipated needs, taking into account those
issues discussed in "Capital Expenditures and Investments in Joint Ventures" in
Item 1 above.
 
     I/N Tek, a partnership in which a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company owns a
60% interest, has constructed a 1,500,000-ton annual capacity cold-rolling mill
on approximately 200 acres of land, which it owns in fee, located near New
Carlisle, Indiana. Substantially all the property, plant and equipment owned by
I/N Tek at this location is subject to a lien securing related indebtedness. The
I/N Tek facility is adequate to serve the present and anticipated needs of
Inland Steel Company planned for such facility.
 
     I/N Kote, a partnership in which a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company owns
a 50% interest, has constructed a 900,000-ton annual capacity steel galvanizing
facility on approximately 25 acres of land, which it owns in fee, located
adjacent to the I/N Tek site. Substantially all the property, plant and
equipment owned
 
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by I/N Kote is subject to a lien securing related indebtedness. The I/N Kote
facility is adequate to serve the present and anticipated needs of Inland Steel
Company planned for such facility.
 
     PCI Associates, a partnership in which a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company
owns a 50% interest, has constructed a pulverized coal injection facility on
land located within the Indiana Harbor Works. Inland Steel Company leases PCI
Associates the land upon which the facility is located. Substantially all the
property, plant and equipment owned by PCI Associates is subject to a lien
securing related indebtedness. The PCI facility is adequate to serve the present
and anticipated needs of Inland Steel Company planned for such facility.
 
     Inland Steel Company owns three vessels for the transportation of iron ore
and limestone on the Great Lakes, and a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company owns
a fleet of 404 coal hopper cars (100-ton capacity each) used in unit trains to
move coal and coke to the Indiana Harbor Works. See "Business Segments -- Steel
Manufacturing Operations -- Raw Materials" in Item 1 above for further
information relating to utilization of Inland Steel Company's transportation
equipment. Such equipment is adequate, when combined with purchases of
transportation services from independent sources, to meet Inland Steel Company's
present and anticipated transportation needs.
 
     Inland Steel Company also owns and maintains research and development
laboratories in East Chicago, Indiana, which facilities are adequate to serve
its present and anticipated needs.
 
Raw Materials Properties and Interests
 
     Certain information relating to raw materials properties and interests of
Inland Steel Company and its subsidiaries is set forth below. See "Business
Segments -- Steel Manufacturing Operations -- Raw Materials" in Item 1 above for
further information relating to capacity and utilization of such properties and
interests.
 
  Iron Ore
 
     The operating iron ore properties of Inland Steel Company's subsidiaries
and of the iron ore ventures in which Inland Steel Company has an interest are
as follows:
 
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                                                                              ANNUAL
                                                                        PRODUCTION CAPACITY
                                                                         (IN THOUSANDS OF
                                                                           GROSS TONS OF
                 PROPERTY                            LOCATION                PELLETS)
------------------------------------------   ------------------------   -------------------
<S>                                          <C>                        <C>
Empire Mine...............................   Palmer, Michigan                  8,100
Minorca Mine..............................   Virginia, Minnesota               2,700
Wabush Mine...............................   Wabush, Labrador and              4,500
                                             Pointe Noire, Quebec,
                                             Canada
</TABLE>
 
     The Empire Mine is operated by the Empire Iron Mining Partnership, in which
Inland Steel Company has a 40% interest. Inland Steel Company, through a
subsidiary, is the sole owner and operator of the Minorca Mine. The Wabush Mine
is a taconite project in which Inland Steel Company owns a 13.75% interest.
Inland Steel Company also owns a 38% interest in the Butler Taconite project
(permanently closed in 1985) in Nashwauk, Minnesota.
 
     The reserves at the Empire Mine, the Minorca Mine and the Wabush Mine are
held under leases expiring, or expected at current production rates to expire,
between 2012 and 2040. Substantially all of the reserves at Butler Taconite are
held under leases. Inland Steel Company's share of the production capacity of
its interests in such iron ore properties is sufficient to provide the majority
of its present and anticipated iron ore pellet requirements. Any remaining
requirements have been and are expected to continue to be readily available from
independent sources. During 1992, the Minorca Mine's original ore body was
depleted and production shifted to a new major iron ore body, the Laurentian
Reserve, acquired by lease in 1990.
 
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  Limestone and Dolomite
 
     The limestone and dolomite properties of Inland Steel Company located near
the town of Gulliver in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were permanently closed
on December 29, 1989 and sold in 1990.
 
  Coal
 
     Inland Steel Company's sole remaining coal property, the Lancashire No. 25
Property, located near Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, is permanently closed. All
Inland Steel Company coal requirements for the past several years have been and
are expected to continue to be met through contract purchases and other
purchases from independent sources.
 
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION SEGMENT
 
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
 
     Ryerson owns its regional business unit headquarters offices in Chicago and
leases regional headquarters offices in West Chester (PA) and Renton (WA).
Ryerson/East division maintains materials distribution centers at Buffalo,
Carnegie (PA), Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Jersey City, Philadelphia, and
Wallingford (CT). Ryerson/Central's service centers are in Chicago, Cincinnati,
Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Plymouth (MN),
St. Louis, and Tulsa. Ryerson/West's service centers are in Commerce City (CO),
Emeryville (CA), Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Renton (WA), Spokane, and
Salt Lake City. Ryerson Coil Processing division's processing facilities are
located in Chicago, Marshalltown (IA), Plymouth (MN) and New Hope (MN).
 
     All of Ryerson's operating facilities are held in fee with the exception of
a portion of the property at St. Louis (held under long-term lease), a portion
of the property in Portland (held under short-term lease), a satellite facility
at Omaha (held under short-term lease), one facility in Chicago (held under
short-term lease), two facilities in New Hope (MN) (one partly held in fee and
partly under short-term lease, the other held under short-term lease), one
facility in Marshalltown (IA) (held under an installment purchase contract) and
one facility in Salt Lake City (held under short-term lease). In addition,
Ryerson holds in fee approximately 44 acres of unimproved property in Powder
Springs (GA), and the approximately 11-acre site of a former operating facility
in Allston (MA). Ryerson's properties are adequate to serve its present and
anticipated needs.
 
J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc.
 
     Tull maintains service centers in Birmingham, Columbia (SC), Jacksonville,
Miami, Tampa, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Charlotte, Greensboro (NC), Greenville
(SC), Richmond, and Norcross (GA), where its headquarters is located. All of
these facilities are owned by Tull in fee, except for the Columbia facility,
which is held under short-term lease. Tull's AFCO Metals, Inc. subsidiary
operates service centers in Fort Smith (AR), Oklahoma City, Shreveport, West
Memphis (AR), Wichita, Jackson (MS) and Little Rock. AFCO's headquarters are
located in Norcross (GA), where it leases space owned in fee by Tull. Each of
AFCO's facilities is held in fee except the Wichita facility, which is held
under a short-term lease. Tull's properties are adequate to serve its present
and anticipated needs.
 
OTHER PROPERTIES
 
     The Company and certain of its subsidiaries lease, under a long-term
arrangement, approximately 63% of the space in the Inland Steel Building located
at 30 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois (where the Company's principal
executive offices are located), which property interest is adequate to serve the
Company's present and anticipated needs. Approximately 33% of such space is
under sublease to other parties.
 
     Magnetics International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, owns
approximately 63 acres in northern Indiana, on which site it has constructed an
iron oxide plant that began operation in April 1991. Such facility is adequate
to serve the present and anticipated needs of Magnetics International, Inc.
Certain subsidiaries of the Company hold in fee at various locations an
aggregate of approximately 355 acres of land, all of which is
 
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for sale. Inland Steel Company also holds in fee approximately 300 acres of land
adjacent to the I/N Tek and I/N Kote sites, which land is available for future
development. Approximately 1,060 acres of rural land, which are held in fee at
various locations in the north-central United States by various raw materials
ventures, are also for sale. I R Construction Products Company, Inc. (formerly
Inryco, Inc.), a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company and the Company's former
Construction Products business segment, owns, in fee, a combination office
building and warehouse in Hoffman Estates (IL), which is for sale.
 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
     On June 10, 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana entered a consent decree that resolved all matters raised by the lawsuit
filed by the EPA in 1990. The consent decree includes a $3.5 million cash fine,
environmentally beneficial projects at the Indiana Harbor Works through 1997
costing approximately $7 million, and sediment remediation of portions of the
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal and Indiana Harbor Turning Basin estimated to cost
approximately $19 million over the next several years. The fine and estimated
remediation costs were provided for in 1991 and 1992. After payment of the fine,
the Company's reserve for environmental liabilities totalled $19 million. The
consent decree also defines procedures for corrective action at Inland Steel
Company's Indiana Harbor Works. The procedures defined establish essentially a
three-step process, each step of which requires agreement of the EPA before
progressing to the next step in the process, consisting of: assessment of the
site, evaluation of corrective measures for remediating the site, and
implementation of the remediation plan according to the agreed-upon procedures.
The Company is presently assessing the extent of environmental contamination.
The Company anticipates that this assessment will cost approximately $1 million
to $2 million per year and take another three to five years to complete. Because
neither the nature and extent of the contamination nor the corrective actions
can be determined until the assessment of environmental contamination and
evaluation of corrective measures is completed, the Company cannot presently
reasonably estimate the costs of or the time required to complete such
corrective actions. Such corrective actions may, however, require significant
expenditures over the next several years that may be material to the results of
operations or financial position of the Company. Insurance coverage with respect
to such corrective actions is not significant. In addition, during 1994, Inland
Steel Company paid stipulated penalties of $184,000 pursuant to the provisions
of the consent decree in connection with air emissions from its coke facilities.
 
     On March 22, 1985, the EPA issued an administrative order to Inland Steel
Company's former Inland Steel Container Company Division ("Division") naming the
former Division and various other unrelated companies as responsible parties
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
("CERCLA") in connection with the cleanup of a waste disposal facility operated
by Duane Marine Salvage Corporation at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The
administrative order alleged that certain of the former Division's wastes were
transported to, and disposed of at, that facility and required Inland Steel
Company to join with other named parties in taking certain actions relating to
the facility. Inland Steel Company and the other administrative order recipients
have completed the work required by the order. In unrelated matters, the EPA
also advised the former Division and various other unrelated parties of other
sites located in New Jersey at which the EPA expects to spend public funds on
any investigative and corrective measures that may be necessary to control any
releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants and
contaminants pursuant to the applicable provisions of CERCLA. The notice also
indicated that the EPA believes Inland Steel Company may be a responsible party
under CERCLA. The extent of Inland Steel Company's involvement and participation
in these matters has not yet been determined. While it is not possible at this
time to predict the amount of Inland Steel Company's potential liability, none
of these matters is expected to materially affect Inland Steel Company's
financial position.
 
     The EPA has adopted a national policy of seeking substantial civil
penalties against owners and operators of sources for noncompliance with air and
water pollution control statutes and regulations under certain circumstances. It
is not possible to predict whether further proceedings will be instituted
against the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to such policy, nor is
it possible to predict the amount of any such penalties that might be assessed
in any such proceeding.
 
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     In 1994, Inland Steel Company entered into an Agreed Order with the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management ("IDEM") which resolved all outstanding
Notices of Violation and other air emission issues at the Indiana Harbor Works
raised by IDEM. The Agreed Order covers air emissions from coke oven batteries,
steelmaking facilities and fugitive road dust and required the payment of
a $572,000 cash penalty.
 
     Inland Steel Company received a Notice of Violation from IDEM dated March
3, 1989 alleging violations of Inland Steel Company's National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit regarding water discharges. Inland Steel
Company is presently in discussions with the staff of IDEM with respect to these
matters and cannot currently estimate the time period within which these matters
will be resolved. While it is not possible at this time to predict the amount of
Inland Steel Company's potential liability, this matter is not expected to
materially affect Inland Steel Company's financial position.
 
     Inland Steel Company received a Special Notice of Potential Liability
("Special Notice") from IDEM on February 18, 1992 relating to the Four County
Landfill Site, Fulton County, Indiana (the "Facility"). The Special Notice
stated that IDEM has documented the release of hazardous substances, pollutants
and contaminants at the Facility and was planning to spend public funds to
undertake an investigation and control the release or threatened release at the
Facility unless IDEM determined that a potentially responsible party ("PRP")
will properly and promptly perform such action. The Special Notice further
stated that Inland Steel Company may be a PRP and that Inland Steel Company, as
a PRP, may have potential liability with respect to the Facility. In August
1993, Inland Steel Company, along with other PRPs, entered into an Agreed Order
with IDEM, pursuant to which the PRPs agreed to perform a Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study ("RI/FS") for the Facility and pay certain past
and future IDEM costs. In addition, the PRPs agreed to provide funds for
operation and maintenance necessary for stabilization of the Facility. Those
costs which Inland Steel Company has agreed to assume under the Agreed Order are
not currently anticipated to exceed $178,000. The cost of the final remedies
which will be determined to be required with respect to the Facility cannot be
reasonably estimated until, at a minimum, the RI/FS is completed. Inland Steel
Company is therefore unable to determine the extent of its potential liability,
if any, relating to the Facility or whether this matter could materially affect
Inland Steel Company's financial position.
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
     Not applicable.
 
                       EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT.
 
     Officers are elected by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve for
a period ending with the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of
Directors held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders. All
executive officers of the Company, with the exception of H. William Howard, Earl
L. Mason, Maurice S. Nelson, Jr., and Neil S. Novich, have been employed by the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company throughout the past five years.
 
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     Set forth below are the executive officers of the Company as of March 1,
1995 and the age of each as of such date. Their principal occupations held
presently and during the past five years, including positions and offices held
with the Company or a significant subsidiary of the Company, are shown below.
 
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           NAME, AGE AND                             POSITIONS AND OFFICES HELD
 PRESENT POSITION WITH REGISTRANT                    DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
-----------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>
Robert J. Darnall, 56..............   Mr. Darnall has been Chairman, President and Chief
  Chairman, President, Chief          Executive Officer of the Company since September 1,
  Executive Officer and Director      1992. A Director of the Company since April 23, 1986, he
                                      became Chairman of the Executive Committee on January 1,
                                      1993. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of
                                      the Company from April 1986 to September 1992. He has
                                      been Chairman of Inland Steel Company since September
                                      1992, was its Chief Executive Officer from September
                                      1992 to January 1995, and was also its President from
                                      November 1987 to September 1992. Mr. Darnall has also
                                      been a Director of Inland Steel Company since April
                                      1983. He was Chairman of Inland Materials Distribution
                                      Group, Inc. (and its predecessor company) from November
                                      1990 to June 1994. Prior to November 1990, he had been
                                      Chairman of the Board of its subsidiaries Joseph T.
                                      Ryerson & Son, Inc. since May 1986 and J. M. Tull Metals
                                      Company, Inc. since July 1986.
Maurice S. Nelson, Jr., 57.........   Mr. Nelson has been Executive Vice President and
  Executive Vice President and        Director of the Company and President and Chief
  Director                            Executive Officer of Inland Steel Company since January
                                      25, 1995. He was Senior Vice President of the Company
                                      and President and Chief Operating Officer of Inland
                                      Steel Company from September 1992 to January 1995. He
                                      also holds the position of President of the Inland Steel
                                      Flat Products Company division of Inland Steel Company,
                                      which he assumed on joining the Company on November 1,
                                      1991. Prior to joining Inland Steel Company, he was
                                      President, Sheet and Plate Division, Aluminum Company of
                                      America ("ALCOA"), from August 1991 to October 1991 and
                                      Vice President, Sheet and Plate Division, ALCOA, from
                                      October 1986 to July 1991.
Neil S. Novich, 40.................   Mr. Novich has been Senior Vice President of the Company
  Senior Vice President               since January 25, 1995, and President and Chief
                                      Operating Officer of Inland Materials Distribution
                                      Group, Chairman and President of Joseph T. Ryerson &
                                      Son, Inc., and Chairman of J.M. Tull Metals Company,
                                      Inc. since June 15, 1994. He also was Vice President of
                                      the Company from June 15, 1994 to January 25, 1995.
                                      Prior to joining the Company, he led the Distribution
                                      and Logistics Practice at Bain & Company, an
                                      international management consulting firm, from 1987 and
                                      was employed by Bain since 1981.
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           NAME, AGE AND                             POSITIONS AND OFFICES HELD
 PRESENT POSITION WITH REGISTRANT                    DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
-----------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>
Earl L. Mason, 47..................   Mr. Mason has been Senior Vice President of the Company
  Senior Vice President and Chief     since January 25, 1995, and has been its Chief Financial
  Financial Officer                   Officer and President of Inland International, Inc.
                                      since January 24, 1994. He was Vice President of the
                                      Company from January 1994 to January 25, 1995, and was
                                      Vice President -- Finance and Principal Financial
                                      Officer of the Company from June 1991 to January 1994.
                                      Prior to joining the Company, he was Group Executive --
                                      Logistics and Asset Management of Digital Equipment
                                      Corporation (a manufacturer of data processing
                                      equipment) ("Digital") from July 1990 until joining the
                                      Company in June 1991, and Chief Financial Officer for
                                      the European operations of Digital from September 1987
                                      to June 1990.
David B. Anderson, 52..............   Mr. Anderson has been Secretary of the Company and of
  Vice President -- Corporate         Inland Steel Company since January 1, 1994. He also has
  Development, General Counsel and    been General Counsel of the Company since April 23,
  Secretary                           1986, Vice President -- Corporate Development since
                                      January 25, 1995, and was Vice President -- Corporate
                                      Planning from April 1986 to January 1995.
Judd R. Cool, 59...................   Mr. Cool has been Vice President -- Human Resources of
  Vice-President -- Human Resources   the Company since September 21, 1987 and Vice President
                                      -- Human Resources of Inland Steel Flat Products Company
                                      division since January 11, 1993.
Jay E. Dittus, 62..................   Mr. Dittus has been Vice President -- Finance since
  Vice President -- Finance           January 24, 1994. Prior to such appointment, he was
                                      Treasurer of the Company from April 1986 to January
                                      1994, Treasurer of Inland Steel Company from May 1981 to
                                      January 1994, Treasurer of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
                                      from October 1990 to February 1994, Assistant Treasurer
                                      of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. from April 1986 to
                                      October 1990, Treasurer of J.M. Tull Metals Company,
                                      Inc. from September 1988 to February 1994, and Assistant
                                      Treasurer of J.M. Tull Metals Company, Inc. from July
                                      1986 to September 1988. He also has been Vice President
                                      of Inland Steel Company since November 1988.
H. William Howard, 60..............   Mr. Howard has been Vice President -- Information
  Vice President -- Information       Technology of the Company since September 1, 1990 and
  Technology                          Vice President -- Automation and Information Technology
                                      of Inland Steel Flat Products Company division since
                                      January 11, 1993. Prior to joining the Company, he was
                                      the Vice President of Information Technology of the
                                      Bechtel Group, Inc. (involved in engineering and
                                      construction) from May 1987 to September 1990.
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           NAME, AGE AND                             POSITIONS AND OFFICES HELD
 PRESENT POSITION WITH REGISTRANT                    DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
-----------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>
Vicki L. Avril, 40.................   Ms. Avril has been Treasurer of the Company and of
  Treasurer and Director --           Inland Steel Company since January 24, 1994, and
  Corporate Planning                  Treasurer of Inland Materials Distribution Group, Inc.,
                                      Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. and J.M. Tull Metals
                                      Company, Inc. since February 1994. She also has been
                                      Director -- Corporate Planning since January 25, 1995.
                                      In addition, she was Director of Pension Investments and
                                      Administration from June 1991 to January 1995, Assistant
                                      Treasurer of the Company from May 1993 to January 1994,
                                      and Manager of Distribution Business
                                      Development-Corporate Planning and Development from
                                      February 1990 to June 1991.
James M. Hemphill, 51..............   Mr. Hemphill has been Controller of the Company since
  Controller                          September 15, 1994. He was Director of Financial
                                      Management of the Company from August 1992 to September
                                      1994 and was Director of Taxes of the Company from March
                                      1988 to August 1992.
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                                    PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
 
     The common stock of the Company is listed and traded on the New York Stock
Exchange. As of March 13, 1995, the number of holders of record of common stock
of the Company was 14,505.
 
     The remaining information called for by this Item 5 is set forth under the
caption "Summary by Quarter" in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
 
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
 
     The information called for by this Item 6 with respect to each of the last
five years of the Company is set forth under the caption "Eleven-Year Summary of
Selected Financial Data and Operating Results" in the Company's Annual Report to
Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and is hereby
incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS.
 
     The information called for by this Item 7 is set forth in the Financial
Review section of the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994, and, excluding the tables entitled "Inland Steel
Company -- Steel Shipments by Market" and "Inland Materials Distribution Group
-- Shipments by Market" and the bar charts entitled "Inland Steel Industries --
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Depreciation," "Inland Steel Industries --
Debt to Total Capitalization," "Inland Steel Company -- Average Price Per Ton,"
and "Inland Materials Distribution Group -- Quarterly Improvement in Operating
Profit" contained therein, is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
 
     The consolidated financial statements of the Company called for by this
Item 8, together with the report thereon of the independent accountants dated
February 20, 1995, are set forth under the captions "Report of Independent
Accountants" and "Statement of Accounting and Financial Policies" as well as in
all consolidated financial statements and schedules of the Company and the
"Notes to Consolidated Financial
 
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Statements" in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994, and are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The
financial statement schedules listed under Item 14(a)2 of this Report on Form
10-K, together with the report thereon of the independent accountants dated
February 20, 1995, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements. Financial statement schedules not included in this Report on Form
10-K have been omitted because they are not applicable or because the
information called for is shown in the consolidated financial statements or
notes thereto. Separate consolidated financial statements for Inland Steel
Company are set forth in Inland Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. Separate consolidated financial
statements for Inland Materials Distribution Group, Inc. are set forth in
Appendix A to this Report.
 
     Consolidated quarterly sales, earnings and per share common stock
information for 1993 and 1994 are set forth under the caption "Summary by
Quarter" in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994, and are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
     None.
 
                                    PART III
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
 
     The information called for by this Item 10 with respect to directors of the
Company will be set forth under the caption "Election of Directors" in the
Company's definitive Proxy Statement which will be furnished to stockholders in
connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 24, 1995,
and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. The information called for with
respect to executive officers of the Company is included in Part I of this
Report on Form 10-K under the caption "Executive Officers of Registrant."
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
 
     The information called for by this Item 11 will be set forth under the
caption "Executive Compensation" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement
which will be furnished to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 24, 1995, and is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
 
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
 
     (a) The information called for by this Item 12 with respect to security
ownership of more than five percent of the Company's common stock, Series E ESOP
Convertible Preferred Stock and Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock will be
set forth under the caption "Additional Information Relating to Voting
Securities" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement which will be furnished
to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled
to be held on May 24, 1995, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
 
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     The following beneficial owners of Series A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock are the only persons known to the Company to be the beneficial
owners (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission), as of March 13,
1995, of more than five percent of that class of the Company's voting
securities:
 
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                                                                           NUMBER      PERCENT
                             NAME AND ADDRESS                             OF SHARES    OF CLASS
    -------------------------------------------------------------------   ---------    --------
    <S>                                                                   <C>          <C>
    Joseph H. Campbell.................................................      7,500        7.92
    2003 Country Club Drive
    Midland, TX 79701
    Janice F. McCollough...............................................      7,200        7.60
    5778 Lake Breeze Court
    Sarasota, FL 34233
    Donald F. Reinhardt................................................      5,181        5.47
    24638 Elmhurst Drive
    Elkhart, IN 46517
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     (b) The information called for by this Item 12 with respect to the security
ownership of directors and of management will be set forth under the caption
"Security Ownership of Directors and Management" in the Company's definitive
Proxy Statement which will be furnished to stockholders in connection with the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 24, 1995, and is hereby
incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
 
     Information called for by this Item 13 will be set forth under the caption
"Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in the Company's definitive
Proxy Statement which will be furnished to stockholders in connection with the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 24, 1995, and is hereby
incorporated by reference herein.
 
                                    PART IV
 
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
 
     (A) DOCUMENTS FILED AS A PART OF THIS REPORT.
 
        1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The consolidated
        financial statements listed below are set forth in the Company's Annual
        Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, and
        are incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form
        10-K.
 
           Report of Independent Accountants dated February 20, 1995.
 
           Statement of Accounting and Financial Policies.
 
           Consolidated Statements of Operations and Reinvested Earnings for the
           three years ended December 31, 1994.
 
           Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years ended
           December 31, 1994.
 
           Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1994 and 1993.
 
           Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 1994
           and 1993, relating to:
 
               Investments and Advances.
 
               Property, Plant and Equipment.
 
               Long-Term Debt.
 
           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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        2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES OF THE COMPANY.
 
           Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement Schedules
           dated February 20, 1995. (Included on page 27 of this Report)
 
           Consent of Independent Accountants. (Included on page 27 of this
           Report)
 
           For the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992:
 
               Schedule I -- Condensed Financial Information (Parent Company
               Only). (Included on pages 28 to 30, inclusive, of this Report)
 
               Schedule II -- Reserves. (Included on page 31 of this Report)
 
        3. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION
        GROUP, INC.
 
           The consolidated financial statements listed below are set forth in
           Appendix A on pages A-1 to A-13 inclusive, of this Report.
 
           Report of Independent Accountants dated February 20, 1995. (Page A-2)
 
           Consolidated Statements of Operations and Reinvested Earnings for the
           three years ended December 31, 1994. (Page A-3)
 
           Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years ended
           December 31, 1994. (Page A-4)
 
           Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1994 and 1993. (Page A-5)
 
           Statement of Accounting and Financial Policies. (Page A-6)
 
           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. (Pages A-7 to A-13,
           inclusive)
 
        4. EXHIBITS. The exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation
        S-K are listed under the caption "Exhibits" below.
 
     (B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
 
        No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the quarter
        ended December 31, 1994.
 
     (C) EXHIBITS.
 
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   3.(i)            Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. (Filed
                    as Exhibit 3.(i) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1994, and incorporated by reference herein.)
   3.(ii)           Copy of By-laws, as amended, of the Company.
   4.A              Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series
                    A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as
                    part of Exhibit B to the definitive Proxy Statement of Inland Steel
                    Company dated March 21, 1986 that was furnished to stockholders in
                    connection with the annual meeting held April 23, 1986, and incorporated
                    by reference herein.)
   4.B              Copy of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series D
                    Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit
                    4-D to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                    December 31, 1987, and incorporated by reference herein.)
   4.C              Copy of Rights Agreement, dated as of November 25, 1987, as amended and
                    restated as of May 24, 1989, between the Company and The First National
                    Bank of Chicago, as Rights Agent (Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
                    successor Rights Agent). (Filed as
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<S>                 <C>
                    Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24,
                    1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
      4.D           Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E
                    ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4-F to
                    the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
                    30, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
      4.E           Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series F
                    Exchangeable Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4(b) to
                    the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1989, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
      4.F           Copy of Indenture dated as of December 15, 1992, between the Company and
                    Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee, respecting the
                    Company's $150,000,000 12- 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2002. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 4-G to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1992, and incorporated by reference herein.)
      4.G           Copy of First Mortgage Indenture, dated April 1, 1928, between Inland
                    Steel Company (the "Steel Company") and First Trust and Savings Bank and
                    Melvin A. Traylor, as Trustees, and of supplemental indentures thereto,
                    to and including the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, incorporated
                    by reference from the following Exhibits: (i) Exhibits B-1(a), B-1(b),
                    B-1(c), B-1(d) and B-1(e), filed with Steel Company's Registration
                    Statement on Form A-2 (No. 2-1855); (ii) Exhibits D-1(f) and D-1(g),
                    filed with Steel Company's Registration Statement on Form E-1 (No.
                    2-2182); (iii) Exhibit B-1(h), filed with Steel Company's Current Report
                    on Form 8-K dated January 18, 1937; (iv) Exhibit B-1(i), filed with Steel
                    Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 8, 1937; (v)
                    Exhibits B-1(j) and B-1(k), filed with Steel Company's Current Report on
                    Form 8-K for the month of April, 1940; (vi) Exhibit B-2, filed with Steel
                    Company's Registration Statement on Form A-2 (No. 2-4357); (vii) Exhibit
                    B-1(l), filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the
                    month of January, 1945; (viii) Exhibit 1, filed with Steel Company's
                    Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of November, 1946; (ix) Exhibit
                    1, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the months
                    of July and August, 1948; (x) Exhibits B and C, filed with Steel
                    Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of March, 1952; (xi)
                    Exhibit A, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the
                    month of July, 1956; (xii) Exhibit A, filed with Steel Company's Current
                    Report on Form 8-K for the month of July, 1957; (xiii) Exhibit B, filed
                    with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of January,
                    1959; (xiv) the Exhibit filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form
                    8-K for the month of December, 1967; (xv) the Exhibit filed with Steel
                    Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of April, 1969; (xvi)
                    the Exhibit filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the
                    month of July, 1970; (xvii) the Exhibit filed with the amendment on Form
                    8 to Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of April,
                    1974; (xviii) Exhibit B, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on
                    Form 8-K for the month of September, 1975; (xix) Exhibit B, filed with
                    Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of January,
                    1977; (xx) Exhibit C, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form
                    8-K for the month of February, 1977; (xxi) Exhibit B, filed with Steel
                    Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
                    1978; (xxii) Exhibit B, filed with Steel Company's Quarterly Report on
                    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1980; (xxiii) Exhibit 4-D, filed
                    with Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                    December 31, 1980; (xxiv) Exhibit 4-D, filed with Steel Company's Annual
                    Report on
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<S>                 <C>
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1982; (xxv) Exhibit 4-E,
                    filed with Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1983; (xxvi) Exhibit 4(i) filed with the Steel
                    Company's Registration Statement on Form S-2 (No. 33-43393); and (xxvii)
                    Exhibit 4 filed with Steel Company's Current Report on form 8-K dated
                    June 23, 1993.
      4.H           Copy of consolidated reprint of First Mortgage Indenture, dated April 1,
                    1928, between Inland Steel Company and First Trust and Savings Bank and
                    Melvin A. Traylor, as Trustees, as amended and supplemented by all
                    supplemental indentures thereto, to and including the Thirteenth
                    Supplemental Indenture. (Filed as Exhibit 4-E to Form S-1 Registration
                    Statement No. 2-9443, and incorporated by reference herein.)
                    [The registrant hereby agrees to provide a copy of any other agreement
                    relating to long-term debt at the request of the Commission.]
    10.A*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as amended.
                    (Filed as Exhibit 10.A to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference
                    herein).
    10.B*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. Special Achievement Award Plan.
                    (Filed as Exhibit 10-I to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
    10.C*           Copy of Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended.
    10.D*           Copy of Inland 1988 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended.
    10.E*           Copy of Inland 1992 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended.
    10.F*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries Non-Qualified Thrift Plan, as amended.
                    (Filed as Exhibit 10-H to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
    10.G*           Copy of Inland 1992 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed as
                    Exhibit B to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement dated March 16,
                    1992 that was furnished to stockholders in connection with the annual
                    meeting held April 22, 1992, and incorporated by reference herein.)
    10.H*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan for
                    Covered Employees, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.I to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
    10.I*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries Special Retirement Benefit Plan for
                    Covered Employees, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.J to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
    10.J*           Copy of the Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation Plan for
                    Certain Employees, as amended.
    10.K*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors,
                    as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10-L to the Company's Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and incorporated by
                    reference herein.)
    10.L*           Copy of Inland Steel Industries Director Retirement Plan. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 10.M to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed 
  as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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10.M*               Copy of Outside Directors Accident Insurance Policy. (Filed as Exhibit
                    10-F to Inland Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1983, and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.N.(1)*           Copy of form of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 between the
                    Company and each of the seven executive officers of the Company
                    identified on the exhibit relating to terms and conditions of termination
                    of employment following a change in control of the Company. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 10-O-(1) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
10.N.(2)*           Amended listing of executive officers of the Company who are parties to
                    the form of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 in Exhibit 10.N.(1)
                    hereof.
10.N.(3)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 between the Company and
                    Judd R. Cool. (Filed as Exhibit 10-O-(2) to the Company's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
10.N.(4)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated September 4, 1990 between the Company
                    and H. William Howard. (Filed as Exhibit 10-M-(5) to the Company's Annual
                    Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
10.N.(5)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated June 26, 1991 between the Company and
                    Earl L. Mason. (Filed as Exhibit 10-X to the Company's Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1991, and incorporated by
                    reference herein.)
10.N.(6)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated November 27, 1991 between the Company
                    and Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. (Filed as Exhibit 10-O-(6) to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.N.(7)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated March 23, 1994 between the Company and
                    Vicki L. Avril. (Filed as Exhibit 10.O.(8) to the Company's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
10.N.(8)*           Copy of Employment Agreement dated as of April 8, 1994 between the
                    Company and Neil S. Novich.
10.N.(9)*           Copy of Severance Agreement dated as of April 8, 1994 between the Company
                    and Neil S. Novich.
10.O.(1)*           Copy of letter to Judd R. Cool dated September 2, 1987 relating to terms
                    and conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-K to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.O.(2)*           Copy of letter agreement dated November 23, 1987 between the Company and
                    Judd R. Cool. (Filed as Exhibit 10-L to the Company's Annual Report on
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987, and incorporated
                    by reference herein.)
10.O.(3)*           Copy of letter agreement dated December 10, 1993 between the Company and
                    Judd R. Cool restating certain provisions of the September 2, 1987 and
                    November 23, 1987 letters in Exhibits 10.O.(1) and (2). (Filed as Exhibit
                    10.P.(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)
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  as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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 10.P*              Copy of letter to H. William Howard dated July 17, 1990 relating to terms
                    and conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-P to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.Q*              Copy of letter to Earl L. Mason dated May 17, 1991 relating to terms and
                    conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-W to the Company's
                    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1991, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.R*              Copy of letter to Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. dated March 26, 1993 relating to
                    supplemental pension arrangement. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S to the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992,
                    and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.S*              Copy of Letter of Credit with respect to the Supplemental and Special
                    Retirement Benefit Plan obligations of the Company to W. Gordon Kay.
                    (Filed as Exhibit 10.T to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
 10.T               Copy of Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 7, 1989, between the
                    Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP Trustee. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 4-G to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.U.(1)           Copy of Letter Agreement dated December 18, 1989 among the Company,
                    Nippon Steel Corporation and NS Finance III, Inc. (an indirectly wholly
                    owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation) relating to sale to NS
                    Finance III, Inc. of 185,000 shares of Series F Exchangeable Preferred
                    Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Current
                    Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1989, and incorporated by
                    reference herein.)
 10.U.(2)           Copy of Steel Technology Agreement dated as of July 14, 1989 between
                    Inland Steel Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to technology
                    sharing between the signatories. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(2) to the
                    Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
                    31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.U.(3)           Copy of Basic Agreement dated as of July 21, 1987 between the Company and
                    Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N Tek joint venture. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 10-S-(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
 10.U.(4)           Copy of Partnership Agreement dated as of July 21, 1987 between ISC Tek,
                    Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) and NS Tek,
                    Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation)
                    relating to the I/N Tek joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(4) to the
                    Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
                    31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.U.(5)           Copy of Basic Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989 between the
                    Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N Kote joint
                    venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(5) to the Company's Annual Report on
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated
                    by reference herein.)
</TABLE>
 
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed 
  as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>
 10.U.(6)           Copy of Partnership Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989 between ISC
                    Kote, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) and NS
                    Tek, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel
                    Corporation) relating to the I/N Kote joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit
                    10-S-(6) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)
 10.U.(7)           Copy of Substrate Supply Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989 between
                    Inland Steel Company and I/N Kote, an Indiana general partnership. (Filed
                    as Exhibit 10-S-(7) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
 10.U.(8)           First Amendment to Substrate Supply Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990
                    between Inland Steel Company and I/N Kote relating to the I/N Kote joint
                    venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(8) to the Company's Annual Report on
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated
                    by reference herein.)
 10.U.(9)           Letter Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990 among I/N Kote, the Company and
                    Nippon Steel Corporation relating to partner loans. (Filed as Exhibit
                    10-R-(9) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.U.(10)           First Amendment to I/N Kote Basic Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990
                    between the Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N Kote
                    joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(10) to the Company's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and
                    incorporated by reference herein.)
10.U.(11)           Letter Agreement dated as of April 19, 1990 between the Company and
                    Nippon Steel Corporation relating to capital contributions to I/N Tek.
                    (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(11) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
10.U.(12)           Letter Agreement dated April 20, 1990 between ISC Tek, Inc. (an
                    indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) and NS Tek, Inc. (an
                    indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation) relating
                    to amendment of the partnership agreement of I/N Tek. (Filed as Exhibit
                    10-R-(12) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.U.(13)           CCM Override Amendment dated as of April 20, 1990 among the Company;
                    Nippon Steel Corporation; Inland Steel Company; ISC Tek, Inc.; I/N Tek;
                    NS Sales, Inc.; and NS Tek, Inc. relating to I/N Tek. (Filed as Exhibit
                    10-R-(13) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.V                Copy of ESOP Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 30, 1990, between the
                    Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP Trustee. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 10-T to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)
10.W                Copy of Inland Steel Industries Thrift Plan ESOP Trust, dated July 7,
                    1989, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP
                    Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 10-P to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
                    10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1989, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
10.X                Letter Agreement dated March 1, 1991 between Nippon Steel Corporation and
                    the Company regarding Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock. (Filed as
                    Exhibit 10-U to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>
     10.Y           Letter Agreement dated May 10, 1991 by and between Nippon Steel
                    Corporation and Inland Steel Industries, Inc. relating to Letter
                    Agreement dated December 18, 1989. (Filed as Exhibit 10-V to the
                    Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
                    1991, and incorporated by reference herein.)
       11           Statement of Earnings per Share of Common Stock.
       13           Information incorporated by reference from Annual Report to Stockholders
                    for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
       21           List of certain subsidiaries of the Company.
       23           Consent of Independent Accountants, appearing on page 27 of this Annual
                    Report on Form 10-K.
       24           Powers of attorney.
       27           Financial Data Schedules.
       99           Letter to stockholders of common stock of the Company dated December 22,
                    1987 explaining Stockholder Rights Plan adopted by Board of Directors on
                    November 25, 1987. (Filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on
                    Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1987, and incorporated by reference
                    herein.)
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   28
 
       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
To the Board of Directors
of Inland Steel Industries, Inc.
 
     Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
report dated February 20, 1995 appearing on page 34 of the 1994 Annual Report to
Stockholders of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (which report and consolidated
financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form
10-K) also included an audit of the Financial Statement Schedules listed in Item
14(a)2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In our opinion, these Financial
Statement Schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the information
set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated
financial statements.
 
                                            PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
February 20, 1995
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-48770),
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-22902); Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 33-32504); and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8
Registration Statement (No. 33-6627) of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. of our
report dated February 20, 1995, appearing on page 34 of the 1994 Annual Report
to Stockholders of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears above.
 
                                            PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 1995
 
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                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                 Schedule I -- Condensed Financial Information
                             (Parent Company Only)
 
                            STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     1994       1993       1992
                                                                    ------     ------     -------
<S>                                                                 <C>        <C>        <C>
Income:
  Intercompany interest income...................................   $ 10.0     $ 18.5     $  15.9
  Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries......................    109.6      (34.4)     (868.9)
  Interest income and other revenue..............................      4.4        1.2         2.0
                                                                    ------     ------     -------
                                                                     124.0      (14.7)     (851.0)
Expenses:
  Interest and other expenses....................................     22.9       22.6        10.1
  Intercompany interest expense..................................      2.1        2.4         1.6
                                                                    ------     ------     -------
                                                                      25.0       25.0        11.7
Income (loss) before income taxes................................     99.0      (39.7)     (862.7)
Provision for income taxes.......................................      8.4Cr.     2.1Cr.      6.5Cr.
                                                                    ------     ------     -------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
  principles.....................................................    107.4      (37.6)     (856.2)
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles:
  Adoption of FASB Statement No. 109 (Accounting for Income
     Taxes)......................................................     --         --          47.2
  Adoption of FASB Statement No. 106 (Employers' Accounting for
     Postretirement Benefits other than Pensions)................     --         --          (6.6)
                                                                    ------     ------     -------
Net income (loss)................................................   $107.4     $(37.6)    $(815.6)
                                                                    ======     ======     =======
</TABLE>
 
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Cr. = Credit
 
           See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
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                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                 Schedule I -- Condensed Financial Information
                             (Parent Company Only)
 
                            STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   1994        1993        1992
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
<S>                                                               <C>         <C>         <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)..............................................   $ 107.4     $ (37.6)    $(815.6)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
  from (used for) operating activities:
     Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries..........    (109.6)       34.4       868.9
     Depreciation..............................................        .6          .6          .7
     Deferred income taxes.....................................       3.2        11.5       (45.2)
     Deferred employee benefit cost............................       2.3          .1          .7
     Stock issued for coverage of employee benefit plans.......      35.0        19.1        13.4
     Change in: Intercompany accounts..........................      (7.8)      183.6       (73.0)
                 Notes receivable..............................       (.3)         .2          .4
                 Accounts payable..............................      (1.8)       (1.9)         .5
                 Accrued liabilities...........................      (3.2)         .3         7.2
     Other deferred items......................................      (1.4)       (3.0)        (.9)
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
       Net adjustments.........................................     (83.0)      244.9       772.7
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
       Net cash provided from (used for) operating
          activities...........................................      24.4       207.3       (42.9)
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net investments in subsidiaries................................    (120.5)     (312.1)      (76.0)
Dividends received from subsidiaries...........................      25.8        25.8        24.4
Capital expenditures...........................................       (.2)      --          --
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
       Net cash used for investing activities..................     (94.9)     (286.3)      (51.6)
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Sale of common stock...........................................     --          178.7        97.9
Long-term debt issued..........................................     --          --          145.4
Long-term debt retired.........................................      (7.8)       (7.1)       (6.6)
Dividends paid.................................................     (32.2)      (35.7)      (35.8)
Acquisition of treasury stock..................................      (4.0)       (9.5)       (3.5)
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
       Net cash provided from (used for) financing
          activities...........................................     (44.0)      126.4       197.4
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...........    (114.5)       47.4       102.9
Cash and cash equivalents -- beginning of year.................     204.8       157.4        54.5
                                                                  -------     -------     -------
Cash and cash equivalents -- end of year.......................   $  90.3     $ 204.8     $ 157.4
                                                                  =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>
 
           See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
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<PAGE>   31
 
                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                 Schedule I -- Condensed Financial Information
                             (Parent Company Only)
 
                                 BALANCE SHEET
                         AT DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993
                 (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS -- EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             1994        1993
                                                                           --------     -------
<S>                                                                        <C>          <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents..........................................   $   90.3     $ 204.8
     Receivables from subsidiary companies..............................      107.1        99.3
     Deferred income taxes..............................................         .3          .3
     Notes receivable...................................................         .3       --
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total current assets.............................................      198.0       304.4
Investment in subsidiary companies......................................      817.7       614.2
Investment in Nippon Steel Corporation, net of valuation allowances of
  $3.5 and $5.1, respectively...........................................       11.1         9.5
Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $6.7 and $6.1,
  respectively..........................................................        2.4         2.8
Deferred income taxes...................................................       15.8        16.3
Deferred charges and other assets.......................................        7.4         7.8
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total assets.....................................................   $1,052.4     $ 955.0
                                                                            =======     =======
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
     Accounts payable...................................................   $    7.2     $   9.0
     Accrued liabilities................................................       14.6        17.8
     Long-term debt due within one year.................................        8.3         7.7
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total current liabilities........................................       30.1        34.5
Long-term debt..........................................................      265.2       273.6
Deferred employee benefits..............................................       18.6        16.3
Deferred income.........................................................        6.4         7.2
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total liabilities................................................      320.3       331.6
                                                                           --------     -------
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Redeemable preferred stock, Series F, $1.00 par value, 185,000 shares
  issued and outstanding, redeemable at $1,000 per share................      185.0       185.0
Common stock repurchase commitment......................................       37.9        40.8
                                                                           --------     -------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized for all
  series including Series F, aggregate liquidation value $154.9 in 1994
  and $230.6 in 1993....................................................        3.2         4.7
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized -- 100,000,000 shares; issued
  -- 50,556,350 shares for 1994 and 47,854,208 shares for 1993..........       50.6        47.9
Capital in excess of par value..........................................    1,088.0     1,106.4
Accumulated deficit.....................................................     (292.4)     (371.9)
Unearned compensation -- ESOP...........................................     (100.5)     (112.2)
Common stock repurchase commitment......................................      (37.9)      (40.8)
Treasury stock at cost -- common stock of 6,006,122 shares in 1994 and
  6,767,139 shares in 1993..............................................     (200.9)     (236.5)
Cumulative translation adjustment.......................................        (.9)      --
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total stockholders' equity.......................................      509.2       397.6
                                                                           --------     -------
       Total liabilities, temporary equity, and stockholders' equity....   $1,052.4     $ 955.0
                                                                            =======     =======
</TABLE>
 
Maturities of Long-Term Debt due within five years are: $8.3 million in 1995,
$9.0 million in 1996, $9.7 million in 1997, $10.5 million in 1998, and $11.5
million in 1999.
           See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
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<PAGE>   32
 
             INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
 
                             SCHEDULE II--RESERVES
 
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              PROVISIONS FOR ALLOWANCES
                             CLAIMS AND DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
                ------------------------------------------------------
   YEARS        BALANCE AT     ADDITIONS     DEDUCTIONS     BALANCE AT
   ENDED        BEGINNING       CHARGED         FROM          END OF
DECEMBER 31      OF YEAR       TO INCOME      RESERVES         YEAR
-----------     ----------     ---------     ----------     ----------
<S>             <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
    1994          $ 28.2         $ 5.8         $ (2.4)(A)     $ 24.9
                                                 (6.7)(B)
    1993          $ 23.2         $14.4         $ (3.7)(A)     $ 28.2
                                                 (5.7)(B)
    1992          $ 30.2         $ 6.9         $ (7.6)(A)     $ 23.2
                                                 (6.3)(B)
</TABLE>
 
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NOTES:
(A) Bad debts written off during year.
(B) Allowances granted during year.
 
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<PAGE>   33
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
                                            INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
                                            By:         ROBERT J. DARNALL
                                               --------------------------------
                                                       Robert J. Darnall
                                                    Chairman, President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 28, 1995
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             SIGNATURE                            TITLE                        DATE
------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------------
 
<S>                                    <C>                              <C>
         ROBERT J. DARNALL              Chairman, President and Chief         March 28, 1995
------------------------------------      Executive Officer and         
         Robert J. Darnall                       Director

           EARL L. MASON                Senior Vice President and             March 28, 1995
------------------------------------      Chief Financial Officer
           Earl L. Mason                   (Principal Financial
                                                 Officer)
 
          JAMES M. HEMPHILL             Controller and Principal              March 28, 1995
------------------------------------       Accounting Officer
         James M. Hemphill
 
          A. Robert Abboud                       Director
           James W. Cozad                        Director
         James A. Henderson                      Director
         Robert B. McKersie                      Director               By:  DAVID B. ANDERSON
       Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.                    Director                  --------------------
         Donald S. Perkins                       Director                    David B. Anderson
          Joshua I. Smith                        Director                     Attorney in-fact
          Nancy H. Teeters                       Director                     March 28, 1995
          Raymond C. Tower                       Director
          Arnold R. Weber                        Director
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   34
 
                                                                      APPENDIX A
 
                                     INDEX
                                       TO
                       CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                       OF
       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        ITEM                                            PAGE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   ----
<S>                                                                                     <C>
Report of Independent Accountants....................................................   A-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Reinvested Earnings for the three years
  ended December 31, 1994............................................................   A-3
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 1994.....   A-4
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1994 and 1993.............................   A-5
Statement of Accounting and Financial Policies.......................................   A-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...........................................   A-7
</TABLE>
 
                                       A-1
<PAGE>   35
 
                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Inland Materials Distribution Group, Inc.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index
appearing on page A-1 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Inland Materials Distribution Group, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Inland Steel Industries, Inc.) and Subsidiary Companies at December 31, 1994
and 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
 
     As discussed in Notes 5 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, in
1992 the Company changed its method of accounting for postretirement benefits
other than pensions and for income taxes.
 
                                          PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
February 20, 1995
 
                                       A-2
<PAGE>   36
 
       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND REINVESTED EARNINGS
 
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                  --------------------------------
                                                                    1994        1993        1992
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
<S>                                                               <C>         <C>         <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
  Net Sales....................................................   $2,197.5    $1,893.3    $1,716.6
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
  Operating costs and expenses:
     Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation)...............    1,927.7     1,663.8     1,516.1
     Selling, general and administrative expenses..............      142.1       144.4       145.5
     Depreciation and amortization.............................       21.2        20.6        20.1
     State, local and miscellaneous taxes......................        8.4         8.1         7.8
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
       Total...................................................    2,099.4     1,836.9     1,689.5
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
  Operating profit.............................................       98.1        56.4        27.1
  Other expense:
     General corporate expense.................................        7.2         7.4         8.4
     Interest expense, net of interest income..................        2.6        10.9        12.8
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
     Income before income taxes................................       88.3        38.1         5.9
     Provision for income taxes (Note 6).......................       35.0        11.4         2.6
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
     Income before cumulative effect of changes in
       accounting principles...................................       53.3        26.7         3.3
     Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
       (Notes 5 and 6).........................................         --          --       (84.1)
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
     Net income (loss).........................................   $   53.3    $   26.7    $  (80.8)
                                                                   =======     =======     =======
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF REINVESTED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of year...................................   $   32.1    $    5.4    $   86.2
Net income (loss) for the year.................................       53.3        26.7       (80.8)
                                                                  --------    --------    --------
Reinvested earnings at end of year.............................   $   85.4    $   32.1    $    5.4
                                                                   =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>
 
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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                                       A-3
<PAGE>   37
 
       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          INCREASE (DECREASE)
                                                                                IN CASH
                                                                        YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                       --------------------------
                                                                        1994      1993      1992
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
<S>                                                                    <C>       <C>       <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net income (loss).................................................   $ 53.3    $ 26.7    $(80.8)
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
     from
     (used for) operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization................................     21.2      20.6      20.1
       Net loss (gain) on sales of assets...........................      (.5)      (.1)       .5
       Deferred employee benefit cost, including cumulative effect
        of change in accounting principle...........................      3.9       3.9     121.5
       Deferred income taxes, including cumulative effect of change
        in accounting principle.....................................       .7      (8.3)    (31.9)
       Change in: Receivables.......................................    (31.1)    (22.8)      2.7
            Inventories.............................................      5.7     (18.2)      (.1)
            Other assets............................................     (1.6)       --        --
            Accounts payable........................................     22.6     (31.5)     10.0
            Payable to related companies............................      5.8       1.7       2.4
            Accrued liabilities.....................................      (.3)      2.7       1.7
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
          Net adjustments...........................................     26.4     (52.0)    126.9
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
          Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities....     79.7     (25.3)     46.1
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures..............................................    (20.4)    (19.3)     (9.3)
  Proceeds from the sales of assets.................................      5.8        .9        .5
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
          Net cash used for investing activities....................    (14.6)    (18.4)     (8.8)
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Long-term debt issued.............................................       --       7.5        --
  Long-term debt retired............................................     (4.9)     (5.3)     (6.2)
  Capital contribution from Inland Steel Industries.................       --     150.0        --
  Change in notes to and from related companies.....................    (87.2)    (79.0)    (31.1)
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
          Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities....    (92.1)     73.2     (37.3)
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
  Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents..............    (27.0)     29.5        --
  Cash and equivalents -- beginning of year.........................     29.5        --        --
                                                                       ------    ------    ------
  Cash and equivalents -- end of year...............................   $  2.5    $ 29.5    $   --
                                                                       ======    ======    ======
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
  Cash paid (received) during the year for:
     Interest, net of amount capitalized............................   $  2.9    $ 11.3    $ 13.5
     Income taxes, net..............................................     30.5      22.6      (4.6)
</TABLE>
 
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
                             (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              AT DECEMBER 31
                                                                             -----------------
                                                                              1994       1993
                                                                             ------     ------
<S>                                                                          <C>        <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents...............................................   $  2.5     $ 29.5
  Receivables less provision for allowances, claims and doubtful accounts
     of $6.3 and $5.5, respectively.......................................    227.1      196.0
  Inventories (Note 1)....................................................    273.2      278.9
  Notes receivable from related companies.................................     57.6         --
  Deferred income taxes (Note 6)..........................................     13.0       11.8
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total current assets...............................................    573.4      516.2
                                                                             ------     ------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Buildings, machinery and equipment......................................    433.9      427.4
  Land and land improvements..............................................     27.7       27.8
                                                                             ------     ------
                                                                              461.6      455.2
  Less accumulated depreciation...........................................    209.1      198.0
                                                                             ------     ------
                                                                              252.5      257.2
                                                                             ------     ------
Excess of cost over net assets acquired...................................     25.0       26.4
Deferred income taxes (Note 6)............................................     26.6       28.5
Other assets..............................................................      1.6         --
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total assets.......................................................   $879.1     $828.3
                                                                             ======     ======
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable, including outstanding checks in excess of funds on
     deposit..............................................................   $ 99.8     $ 77.2
  Payables to related companies:
     Notes................................................................       --       29.6
     Other................................................................     14.8        9.0
  Accrued Liabilities:
     Salaries and wages...................................................     17.6       17.1
     Taxes other than Federal income taxes................................      7.4        7.5
     Other................................................................      3.3        4.0
  Long-term debt due within one year......................................      4.7        5.0
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total current liabilities..........................................    147.6      149.4
                                                                             ------     ------
Long-term debt (Note 3)...................................................     23.6       28.2
Deferred employee benefits and other liabilities (Note 5).................    127.9      124.0
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total liabilities..................................................    299.1      301.6
                                                                             ------     ------
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
  Common stock, par value $1.00; 3,000 shares authorized; one share
     issued...............................................................       --         --
  Additional paid-in capital (Note 7).....................................    494.6      494.6
  Earnings reinvested in the business.....................................     85.4       32.1
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total stockholder's equity.........................................    580.0      526.7
                                                                             ------     ------
       Total liabilities and stockholder's equity.........................   $879.1     $828.3
                                                                             ======     ======
</TABLE>
 
        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
                 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL POLICIES
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     The following briefly describes the Company's principal accounting and
financial policies.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., and J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc., which are
wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. The accounts of J. M. Tull Metals
Company, Inc. are consolidated with its wholly owned subsidiary, AFCO Metals,
Inc.
 
Inventory valuation
 
     Inventories are valued at cost which is not in excess of market. Cost is
determined principally by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method.
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
     Property, plant and equipment is depreciated, for financial reporting
purposes, on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets. Expenditures for normal repair and maintenance are charged against
income in the period incurred.
 
Excess of cost over net assets acquired
 
     The excess of cost over fair value of net assets of businesses acquired
(goodwill) is amortized on the straight-line method over a 25-year period.
Accumulated amortization of goodwill totaled $8.8 million at December 31, 1994
and $7.5 million at December 31, 1993.
 
Benefits for retired employees
 
     Pension benefits are provided by the Company to substantially all employees
under a trusteed noncontributory plan of Inland Steel Industries, Inc.
("Industries"). Life insurance and certain medical benefits are provided for
substantially all retired employees.
 
     The estimated costs of pension, medical, and life insurance benefits are
determined annually by consulting actuaries. With the adoption of Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement No. 106, "Employers' Accounting
for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," effective January 1, 1992, the
cost of health care benefits for retirees, previously recognized as incurred, is
now being accrued during their term of employment (see Note 5). Pensions are
funded in accordance with ERISA requirements in a trust established under the
plan. Costs for retired employee medical benefits and life insurance are funded
when claims are submitted.
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
     Cash management activities are performed by the Company's parent, Inland
Steel Industries, Inc., to which cash is periodically transferred. Cash
equivalents are highly liquid, short-term investments with maturities of three
months or less.
 
Income taxes
 
     Effective January 1, 1992, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes" (see Note 6).
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1. INVENTORIES
 
     The Company's inventories consist principally of finished steel, nonferrous
metals and industrial plastic products for sale at service center locations.
 
     The difference between LIFO values and approximate replacement costs for
the LIFO inventories was $132.6 million at December 31, 1994 and $106.0 million
at December 31, 1993.
 
NOTE 2. BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
 
     At December 31, 1994 and 1993, the Company's subsidiaries had available two
unused credit facilities totaling $125 million. Each facility requires
compliance with various financial covenants including minimum net worth and
leverage ratio tests. The covenants also limit the amount of cash that the
Company can transfer to Industries in the form of dividends and other advances.
 
     A $100 million unsecured credit agreement between Joseph T. Ryerson and
Son, Inc. and a group of banks provides a revolving credit facility to March 31,
1995. A new agreement extending the maturity of this credit facility for five
years and increasing the amount to $200 million has been approved by the banks,
subject to final documentation.
 
     J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc. has a $25 million unsecured revolving
credit agreement with other banks, which extends to December 15, 1997.
 
NOTE 3. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
The Company's long-term debt is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            DECEMBER 31
                                                                         -----------------
                                                                         1994        1993
                                                                         -----       -----
                                                                            DOLLARS IN
                                                                             MILLIONS
    <S>                                                                  <C>         <C>
    JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.
      Industrial Revenue Bond, floating interest rate set weekly based
         on 13-week Treasury bills, due November 1, 2007..............   $ 7.0       $ 7.0
      Other long-term debt, 10.25%, due through November 30, 1997.....     1.8         1.9
    J. M. TULL METALS COMPANY, INC.
      Senior Notes, 9.43%, due through July 29, 1997..................    10.7        14.3
      Term note, LIBOR plus 62.5 basis points per annum, due through
         August 17, 1998..............................................     7.1         7.4
      Industrial Revenue Bonds, interest rates ranging from 6.5% to
         9.875%, due through January 1, 1997..........................     1.4         2.1
      Other...........................................................      .3          .5
                                                                         -----       -----
                                                                          28.3        33.2
      Less maturities due within one year.............................     4.7         5.0
                                                                         -----       -----
         Long-term debt...............................................   $23.6       $28.2
                                                                         =====       =====
</TABLE>
 
     Maturities of long-term debt are: $4.7 million in 1995, $4.7 million in
1996, $5.6 million in 1997, $6.3 million in 1998, and $7.0 million in 2007.
 
     Under the provisions of certain loan agreements, the Company is required to
maintain specified amounts of working capital and net worth, as outlined in the
agreements, and is restricted as to dividends that may be paid to Industries.
 
     Property with a net recorded carrying value of approximately $16.0 million
at December 31, 1994 is pledged as collateral on the industrial revenue bonds
and mortgage loans.
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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NOTE 4. DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value
of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate
that value.
 
Derivatives
 
     The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial
instruments, none of which are used for trading purposes. The Company has
entered into an interest rate swap agreement to reduce the impact of changes in
LIBOR on its $7.1 million term note. At December 31, 1994 the Company had
outstanding an interest rate swap agreement with the bank having a notional
principal amount equal to the outstanding principal of the related term note.
This agreement effectively changes the Company's interest rate exposure on its
term note to a fixed rate of 5.925%. The interest rate swap matures August 17,
1998. Gains and losses associated with this hedging transaction become part of
the interest expense of the related debt. The Company is exposed to potential
credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the bank; however, the Company
does not anticipate such nonperformance.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
     The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value because of
the short maturity of those instruments.
 
Long-term Debt
 
     The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt (including current
portions thereof) using quoted market prices of Company debt securities recently
traded and market-based prices of similar securities for those securities not
recently traded was $27.4 million at December 31, 1994 and $33.9 million at
December 31, 1993 as compared with the carrying value of $28.3 million and $33.2
million included in the balance sheet at year-end 1994 and 1993, respectively.
 
NOTE 5. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
 
Pensions
 
     The Inland Steel Industries Pension Plan and Pension Trust (the "Plan"),
covers certain employees, retirees and their beneficiaries of Industries and its
subsidiaries, including the Company. The Plan is a noncontributory defined
benefit plan that provides benefits based on final pay and years of service for
all salaried employees and certain wage employees, and years of service and a
fixed rate (in most instances based on frozen pay level or on job class) for all
other wage employees, including employees under collective bargaining
agreements. Because the fair value of pension plan assets pertains to all
participants in the Plan, no separate determination is made solely with respect
to the Company. At year-end 1994 and 1993, the actuarial
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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present value of benefits for service rendered to date and the fair value of
plan assets available for benefits for the Industries consolidated group were as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            DECEMBER 31
                                                                         -----------------
                                                                          1994       1993
                                                                         ------     ------
                                                                            DOLLARS IN
                                                                             MILLIONS
    <S>                                                                  <C>        <C>
    Fair value of plan assets.........................................   $1,652     $1,794
                                                                         ------     ------
    Actuarial present value of benefits for service rendered to date:
      Accumulated Benefit Obligation based on compensation to date....    1,641      1,960
      Additional benefits based on estimated future compensation
         levels.......................................................       98        117
                                                                         ------     ------
      Projected Benefit Obligation....................................    1,739      2,077
                                                                         ------     ------
    Plan asset shortfall to Projected Benefit Obligation..............   $  (87)    $ (283)
                                                                         ======     ======
</TABLE>
 
     In 1993, Industries recorded an additional minimum pension liability of
$122.1 million representing the excess of the unfunded Accumulated Benefit
Obligation over previously accrued pension costs. A corresponding intangible
asset was recorded as an offset to this additional liability as prescribed.
Neither was required in 1994.
 
     A weighted average discount (settlement) rate of 8.80% in 1994 and 7.25% in
1993 was used in the determination of the actuarial present value of benefits.
 
     The Company recorded net pension charges of $1.9 million in 1994 and $.1
million in 1993, and a credit of $.4 million in 1992.
 
     The cost of other industry welfare and retirement funds, for bargaining
unit employees, was $2.6 million in 1994, $2.9 million in 1993, and $2.5 million
in 1992.
 
Benefits Other Than Pensions
 
     Substantially all of the Company's employees are covered under
postretirement life insurance and medical benefit plans that involve deductible
and co-insurance requirements. The postretirement life insurance benefit formula
used in the determination of postretirement benefit cost is primarily based on
applicable annual earnings at retirement for salaried employees and specific
amounts for hourly employees. The Company does not prefund any of these
postretirement benefits.
 
     The Company has adopted FASB Statement No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," effective January 1, 1992. FASB
Statement No. 106 requires accrual accounting for all postretirement benefits
other than pensions. The Company must be fully accrued for these postretirement
benefits by the date each employee attains full eligibility for such benefits.
In conjunction with the adoption of FASB Statement No. 106, the Company elected
to immediately recognize the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for
current and future retirees (the "transition obligation").
 
     The amount of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1994, 1993 and
1992 is composed of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   1994      1993      1992
                                                                   -----     -----     -----
                                                                      DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
    <S>                                                            <C>       <C>       <C>
    Service cost................................................   $ 2.7     $ 3.2     $ 3.2
    Interest cost...............................................     7.3       8.0      11.1
    Net amortization and deferral...............................    (2.0)     (1.9)       --
                                                                   -----     -----     -----
         Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost.........   $ 8.0     $ 9.3     $14.3
                                                                   =====     =====     =====
</TABLE>
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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     The following table sets forth components of the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            DECEMBER 31
                                                                         -----------------
                                                                          1994       1993
                                                                         ------     ------
                                                                            DOLLARS IN
                                                                             MILLIONS
    <S>                                                                  <C>        <C>
    Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation attributable to:
         Retirees.....................................................   $ 44.4     $ 51.0
         Fully eligible plan participants.............................     15.9       19.5
         Other active plan participants...............................     24.9       25.8
                                                                         ------     ------
         Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation................     85.2       96.3
    Unrecognized net gain.............................................     33.7       18.4
    Unrecognized prior service credit.................................     20.3       22.2
                                                                         ------     ------
    Accrued postretirement benefit obligation.........................   $139.2     $136.9
                                                                         ======     ======
</TABLE>
 
     Any net gain or loss in excess of 10 percent of the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation is amortized over the remaining service period
of active plan participants.
 
     The assumptions used to determine the plan's accumulated postretirement
obligation are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           DECEMBER 31
                                                                         ---------------
                                                                         1994      1993
                                                                         -----     -----
    <S>                                                                  <C>       <C>
    Discount Rate.....................................................    8.8%     7.25%
    Rate of compensation increase.....................................    5.0%      5.0%
    Medical cost trend rate...........................................   6%-5%     7%-5%
    Year ultimate rate reached........................................    1996      1996
</TABLE>
 
     A one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates
for each future year increases annual periodic postretirement benefit cost and
the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 1994 by
$1.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively.
 
Postemployment Benefits
 
     In November 1992, the FASB issued Statement No. 112, "Employers' Accounting
for Postemployment Benefits." Adoption of the new Standard in 1994 did not have
a material impact on results of operations or the financial position of the
Company.
 
NOTE 6. TAXES ON INCOME
 
     The Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes,"
effective January 1, 1992. As a result of adopting Statement No. 109, the
Company recorded an $11.8 million charge reflecting the cumulative effect of the
change on prior years. To comply with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 109,
a new tax-sharing agreement was adopted in 1992 under which current and deferred
income tax provisions are determined for each company in the Industries group on
a stand-alone basis. Any current liability is paid to Industries. If the Company
is unable to use all of its allocated tax attributes (net operating loss and tax
credit carryforwards) in a given year but other companies in the consolidated
group are able to utilize them, then the Company will be paid for the use of its
attributes. NOL and tax credit carryforwards are allocated to each company in
accordance with applicable tax regulations as if a company were to leave the
consolidated group. Companies with taxable losses record current income tax
credits not to exceed current income tax charges recorded by profitable
companies. If Industries uses NOL carryforwards, the Company will use the
appropriate portion of that year's carryforward previously allocated to it, if
any.
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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     The elements of the provision for income taxes for the three years
indicated below are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1994      1993      1992
                                                                    -----     -----     ----
                                                                      DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
    <S>                                                             <C>       <C>       <C>
    Current income taxes:
      Federal....................................................   $30.4     $17.3     $5.5
      State and local............................................     3.9       2.6       .9
                                                                    -----     -----     ----
                                                                     34.3      19.9      6.4
    Deferred income taxes........................................      .7       8.5Cr.   3.8Cr.
                                                                    -----     -----     ----
      Total provision for income taxes...........................   $35.0     $11.4     $2.6
                                                                    =====     =====     ====
</TABLE>
 
------------------
Cr. = Credit
 
     In accordance with FASB No. 109, the Company adjusted its deferred tax
assets and liabilities for the effect of the change in the corporate federal
income tax rate from 34 percent to 35 percent, effective January 1, 1993. A
credit to income of $.6 million, which includes the effect of the rate change on
deferred tax asset and liability balances as of January 1, 1993 as well as the
effect on 1993 tax benefits recorded by the Company prior to the enactment date
of August 10, 1993, was recorded in the third quarter of 1993.
 
     The components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities arising
under FASB Statement No. 109 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            DECEMBER 31
                                                                         -----------------
                                                                          1994       1993
                                                                         ------     ------
                                                                            DOLLARS IN
                                                                             MILLIONS
    <S>                                                                  <C>        <C>
    Deferred tax assets (excluding postretirement benefits other than
      pensions):
      Net operating loss carryforwards................................   $ 15.1     $ 17.8
      Other deductible temporary differences..........................     26.7       23.6
                                                                         ------     ------
                                                                           41.8       41.4
                                                                         ------     ------
    Deferred tax liabilities:
      Fixed asset basis difference....................................     39.7       40.2
      Other taxable temporary differences.............................     14.0       11.2
                                                                         ------     ------
                                                                           53.7       51.4
                                                                         ------     ------
    Net deferred tax liability (excluding postretirement benefits
      other than pensions)............................................    (11.9)     (10.0)
    FASB Statement No. 106 impact.....................................     51.5       50.3
                                                                         ------     ------
    Net deferred tax asset............................................   $ 39.6     $ 40.3
                                                                         ======     ======
</TABLE>
 
     At December 31, 1994, the Company had approximately $43 million of net
operating loss carryforwards available for regular Federal income tax purposes,
expiring as follows: $8 million in the year 2005, $21 million in the year 2006,
$8 million in the year 2007, and $6 million in the year 2008.
 
     The Company believes that it is more likely than not that all of the NOL
carryforwards will be utilized prior to their expiration. This belief is based
upon the factors discussed below.
 
     The NOL carryforwards and existing deductible temporary differences
(excluding those relating to FASB Statement No. 106) are offset by existing
taxable temporary differences reversing within the carryforward period.
Furthermore, any such recorded tax benefits which would not be so offset are
expected to be realized by continuing to achieve future profitable operations.
 
     Subsequent to the adoption of FASB Statement No. 109, the Company adopted
FASB Statement No. 106 and recognized the entire transition obligation at
January 1, 1992, as a cumulative effect charge in
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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1992 (Note 5). At December 31, 1994, the deferred tax asset related to the
Company's FASB Statement No. 106 obligation was $51.5 million. To the extent
that future annual charges under FASB Statement No. 106 continue to exceed
deductible amounts, this deferred tax asset will continue to grow. Thereafter,
even if the Company should have a tax loss in any year in which the deductible
amount would exceed the financial statement expense, the tax law provides for a
15-year carryforward period of that loss. Because of the extremely long period
that is available to realize these future tax benefits, a valuation allowance
for this deferred tax asset is not necessary.
 
     Total income taxes reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
differ from the amounts computed by applying the Federal tax rate as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                   ------------------------
                                                                   1994      1993      1992
                                                                   -----     -----     ----
                                                                   DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
    <S>                                                            <C>       <C>       <C>
    Federal income tax provision computed at statutory tax rate
      of 35% in 1994 and 1993, and 34% in 1992...................  $30.9     $13.4     $2.0
    Additional taxes or credits from:
      State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax
      effect.....................................................    2.5       1.7       .6
      Change in Federal statutory rate...........................     --        .6Cr.    --
      All other, net.............................................    1.6       3.1Cr.    --
                                                                   -----     -----     ----
         Total income tax provision..............................  $35.0     $11.4     $2.6
                                                                   =====     =====     ====
</TABLE>
 
---------------
Cr. = Credit
 
     A state tax sharing agreement, similar to the Federal agreement, also
exists with Industries for those states in which the consolidated group is
charged state taxes on a unitary or combined basis.
 
NOTE 7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     The Company sells products to and purchases products from related companies
primarily at prevailing market prices. These transactions were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                                 --------------------------
                                                                  1994      1993      1992
                                                                 ------    ------    ------
                                                                 DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
    <S>                                                          <C>       <C>       <C>
    Net product sales..........................................  $ 10.7    $ 10.7    $  9.4
    Net product purchases......................................  $219.1    $187.1    $132.5
</TABLE>
 
     Administrative expenses covering management, financial and legal services
provided to the Company were charged to the Company by Industries. Such charges
totaled $7.4 million in 1994 and 1993, and $8.4 million in 1992. Additionally,
interest, at prevailing prime market rates, is charged on all intercompany loans
within the Industries consolidated group. There was no net intercompany interest
expense in 1994 compared with $7.7 million in 1993 and $8.9 million in 1992.
 
     In December 1993, Industries made a capital contribution of $150 million to
the Company. The capital contribution has been recorded as "additional paid in
capital".
 
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       INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
          (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.)
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
     The Company has noncancellable operating leases for which future minimum
rental commitments are estimated to total $32.3 million, including approximately
$8.4 million in 1995, $6.0 million in 1996, $5.0 million in 1997, $4.3 million
in 1998, $3.7 million in 1999, and $4.9 million thereafter.
 
     Rental expense under operating leases totaled $15.9 million in 1994, $16.8
million in 1993, and $18.6 million in 1992.
 
     Ryerson is the guarantor of $123.6 million of the Inland Steel Industries
Thrift Plan ESOP notes. The notes are payable in installments through July,
2004.
 
     There are various claims and pending actions against the Company. The
amount of liability, if any, for these claims and actions at December 31, 1994
is not determinable but, in the opinion of management, such liability, if any,
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or
results of operations.
 
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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                               SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER                                   DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE NO.
----------   -----------------------------------------------------------------------   ----------
<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
 3.(i)       Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company.
             (Filed as Exhibit 3.(i) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
             for the quarter ended September 30, 1994, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
 3.(ii)      Copy of By-laws, as amended, of the Company............................
 4.A         Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A
             $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as
             part of Exhibit B to the definitive Proxy Statement of Inland Steel
             Company dated March 21, 1986 that was furnished to stockholders in
             connection with the annual meeting held April 23, 1986, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
 4.B         Copy of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series D
             Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit
             4-D to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
             ended December 31, 1987, and incorporated by reference herein.)               --
 4.C         Copy of Rights Agreement, dated as of November 25, 1987, as amended and
             restated as of May 24, 1989, between the Company and The First National
             Bank of Chicago, as Rights Agent (Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
             successor Rights Agent). (Filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Current
             Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 1989, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
 4.D         Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E
             ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4-F
             to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
             June 30, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)                         --
 4.E         Copy of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series F
             Exchangeable Preferred Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4(b) to
             the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1989,
             and incorporated by reference herein.)                                        --
 4.F         Copy of Indenture dated as of December 15, 1992, between the Company
             and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee, respecting the Company's
             $150,000,000 12 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2002. (Filed as Exhibit 4-G
             to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1992, and incorporated by reference herein.)                     --
 4.G         Copy of First Mortgage Indenture, dated April 1, 1928, between Inland
             Steel Company (the "Steel Company") and First Trust and Savings Bank
             and Melvin A. Traylor, as Trustees, and of supplemental indentures
             thereto, to and including the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture,
             incorporated by reference from the following Exhibits: (i) Exhibits
             B-1(a), B-1(b), B-1(c), B-1(d) and B-1(e), filed with Steel Company's
             Registration Statement on Form A-2 (No. 2-1855); (ii) Exhibits D-1(f)
             and D-1(g), filed with Steel Company's Registration Statement on Form
             E-1 (No. 2-2182); (iii) Exhibit B-1(h), filed with Steel Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 18, 1937; (iv) Exhibit B-1(i),
             filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February
             8, 1937; (v) Exhibits B-1(j) and B-1(k), filed with Steel Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of April, 1940; (vi) Exhibit
             B-2, filed with Steel Company's Registration Statement on Form A-2 (No.
             2-4357); (vii) Exhibit B-1(l), filed with Steel Company's Current
             Report on Form 8-K for the month of January, 1945; (viii) Exhibit 1,
             filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of
             November, 1946; (ix) Exhibit 1, filed with Steel Company's Current
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<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
             Report on Form 8-K for the months of July and August, 1948; (x)
             Exhibits B and C, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
             for the month of March, 1952; (xi) Exhibit A, filed with Steel
             Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of July, 1956; (xii)
             Exhibit A, filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for
             the month of July, 1957; (xiii) Exhibit B, filed with Steel Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of January, 1959; (xiv) the
             Exhibit filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the
             month of December, 1967; (xv) the Exhibit filed with Steel Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of April, 1969; (xvi) the
             Exhibit filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the
             month of July, 1970; (xvii) the Exhibit filed with the amendment on
             Form 8 to Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of
             April, 1974; (xviii) Exhibit B, filed with Steel Company's Current
             Report on Form 8-K for the month of September, 1975; (xix) Exhibit B,
             filed with Steel Company's Current Report on Form 8-K for the month of
             January, 1977; (xx) Exhibit C, filed with Steel Company's Current
             Report on Form 8-K for the month of February, 1977; (xxi) Exhibit B,
             filed with Steel Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
             quarter ended June 30, 1978; (xxii) Exhibit B, filed with Steel
             Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
             1980; (xxiii) Exhibit 4-D, filed with Steel Company's Annual Report on
             Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1980; (xxiv) Exhibit
             4-D, filed with Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1982; (xxv) Exhibit 4-E, filed with
             Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1983; (xxvi) Exhibit 4(i) filed with the Steel Company's
             Registration Statement on Form S-2 (No. 33-43393); and (xxvii) Exhibit
             4 filed with Steel Company's Current Report on form 8-K dated June 23,
             1993.                                                                         --
 4.H         Copy of consolidated reprint of First Mortgage Indenture, dated April
             1, 1928, between Inland Steel Company and First Trust and Savings Bank
             and Melvin A. Traylor, as Trustees, as amended and supplemented by all
             supplemental indentures thereto, to and including the Thirteenth
             Supplemental Indenture. (Filed as Exhibit 4-E to Form S-1 Registration
             Statement No. 2-9443, and incorporated by reference herein.)                  --
             [The registrant hereby agrees to provide a copy of any other agreement
             relating to long-term debt at the request of the Commission.]
10A*         Copy of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as
             amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.A to the Company's Annual Report on Form
             10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10.B*        Copy of Inland Steel Industries, Inc. Special Achievement Award Plan.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10-I to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
             the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.C*        Copy of Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended...................
10.D*        Copy of Inland 1988 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended...................
10.E*        Copy of Inland 1992 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended...................
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  as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
 
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  NUMBER                                   DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
10.F*        Copy of Inland Steel Industries Non-Qualified Thrift Plan, as amended.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10-H to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
             the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.G*        Copy of Inland 1992 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed as
             Exhibit B to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement dated March 16,
             1992 that was furnished to stockholders in connection with the annual
             meeting held April 22, 1992, and incorporated by reference herein.)           --
10H*         Copy of Inland Steel Industries Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan
             for Covered Employees, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.I to the
             Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
             31, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)                              --
10.I*        Copy of Inland Steel Industries Special Retirement Benefit Plan for
             Covered Employees, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.J to the Company's
             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993
             and incorporated by reference herein.)                                        --
10.J*        Copy of the Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation Plan for
             Certain Employees, as amended..........................................
10.K*        Copy of Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation Plan for
             Directors, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10-L to the Company's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.L*        Copy of Inland Steel Industries Director Retirement Plan. (Filed as
             Exhibit 10.M to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
             year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference herein.)          --
10.M*        Copy of Outside Directors Accident Insurance Policy. (Filed as Exhibit
             10-F to Inland Steel Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1983, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.N.(1)*    Copy of form of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 between the
             Company and each of the seven executive officers of the Company
             identified on the exhibit relating to terms and conditions of
             termination of employment following a change in control of the Company.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10-O-(1) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
             for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10.N.(2)*    Amended listing of executive officers of the Company who are parties to
             the form of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 in Exhibit 10.N(1)
             hereof.................................................................
10.N.(3)*    Copy of Severance Agreement dated June 28, 1989 between the Company and
             Judd R. Cool. (Filed as Exhibit 10-O-(2) to the Company's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.N.(4)*    Copy of Severance Agreement dated September 4, 1990 between the Company
             and H. William Howard. (Filed as Exhibit 10-M-(5) to the Company's
             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990,
             and incorporated by reference herein.)                                        --
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<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
10.N.(5)*    Copy of Severance Agreement dated June 26, 1991 between the Company and
             Earl L. Mason. (Filed as Exhibit 10-X to the Company's Quarterly Report
             on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1991, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10N.(6)*     Copy of Severance Agreement dated November 27, 1991 between the Company
             and Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. (Filed as Exhibit 10-O-(6) to the Company's
             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992,
             and incorporated by reference herein.)                                        --
10.N.(7)*    Copy of Severance Agreement dated March 23, 1994 between the Company
             and Vicki L. Avril. (Filed as Exhibit 10.O(8) to the Company's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.N.(8)*    Copy of Employment Agreement dated April 8, 1994 between the Company
             and Neil S. Novich.....................................................
10.N.(9)*    Copy of Severance Agreement dated April 8, 1994 between the Company and
             Neil S. Novich.........................................................
10.O.(1)*    Copy of letter to Judd R. Cool dated September 2, 1987 relating to
             terms and conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-K to the
             Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
             31, 1987, and incorporated by reference herein.)                              --
10.O.(2)*    Copy of letter agreement dated November 23, 1987 between the Company
             and Judd R. Cool. (Filed as Exhibit 10-L to the Company's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.O.(3)*    Copy of letter agreement dated December 10, 1993 between the Company
             and Judd R. Cool restating certain provisions of the September 2, 1987
             and November 23, 1987 letters in Exhibits 10.O.(1) and (2). (Filed as
             Exhibit 10.P.(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.P*        Copy of letter to H. William Howard dated July 17, 1990 relating to
             terms and conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-P to the
             Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
             31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)                              --
10.Q*        Copy of letter to Earl L. Mason dated May 17, 1991 relating to terms
             and conditions of employment. (Filed as Exhibit 10-W to the Company's
             Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1991, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.R*        Copy of letter to Maurice S. Nelson, Jr. dated March 26, 1993 relating
             to supplemental pension arrangement. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S to the
             Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
             31, 1992, and incorporated by reference herein.)                              --
10.S*        Copy of Letter of Credit with respect to the Supplemental and Special
             Retirement Benefit Plan obligations of the Company to W. Gordon Kay.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10.T to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
             the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
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<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
10.T         Copy of Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 7, 1989, between the
             Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP Trustee. (Filed as
             Exhibit 4-G to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
             quarter ended June 30, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)           --
10.U.(1)     Copy of Letter Agreement dated December 18, 1989 among the Company,
             Nippon Steel Corporation and NS Finance III, Inc. (an indirectly wholly
             owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation) relating to sale to NS
             Finance III, Inc. of 185,000 shares of Series F Exchangeable Preferred
             Stock of the Company. (Filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Company's Current
             Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1989, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10.U.(2)     Copy of Steel Technology Agreement dated as of July 14, 1989 between
             Inland Steel Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to
             technology sharing between the signatories. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(2)
             to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)                     --
10.U.(3)     Copy of Basic Agreement dated as of July 21, 1987 between the Company
             and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N Tek joint venture.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(3) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
             for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10.U.(4)     Copy of Partnership Agreement dated as of July 21, 1987 between ISC
             Tek, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) and NS
             Tek, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel
             Corporation) relating to the I/N Tek joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit
             10-S-(4) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
             year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)          --
10.U.(5)     Copy of Basic Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989 between the
             Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N Kote joint
             venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(5) to the Company's Annual Report on
             Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated
             by reference herein.)                                                         --
10.U.(6)     Copy of Partnership Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989 between
             ISC Kote, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company)
             and NS Tek, Inc. (an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel
             Corporation) relating to the I/N Kote joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit
             10-S-(6) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
             year ended December 31, 1989, and incorporated by reference herein.)          --
10.U.(7)     Copy of Substrate Supply Agreement dated as of September 12, 1989
             between Inland Steel Company and I/N Kote, an Indiana general
             partnership. (Filed as Exhibit 10-S-(7) to the Company's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.U.(8)     First Amendment to Substrate Supply Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990
             between Inland Steel Company and I/N Kote relating to the I/N Kote
             joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(8) to the Company's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.U.(9)     Letter Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990 among I/N Kote, the Company
             and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to partner loans. (Filed as
             Exhibit 10-R-(9) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
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<S>          <C>                                                                       <C>
10.U.(10)    First Amendment to I/N Kote Basic Agreement dated as of May 1, 1990
             between the Company and Nippon Steel Corporation relating to the I/N
             Kote joint venture. (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(10) to the Company's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and
             incorporated by reference herein.)                                            --
10.U.(11)    Letter Agreement dated as of April 19, 1990 between the Company and
             Nippon Steel Corporation relating to capital contributions to I/N Tek.
             (Filed as Exhibit 10-R-(11) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
             the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.U.(12)    Letter Agreement dated April 20, 1990 between ISC Tek, Inc. (an
             indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) and NS Tek, Inc. (an
             indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation)
             relating to amendment of the partnership agreement of I/N Tek. (Filed
             as Exhibit 10-R-(12) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
             the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.U.(13)    CCM Override Amendment dated as of April 20, 1990 among the Company;
             Nippon Steel Corporation; Inland Steel Company; ISC Tek, Inc.; I/N Tek;
             NS Sales, Inc.; and NS Tek, Inc. relating to I/N Tek. (Filed as Exhibit
             10-R-(13) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
             year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference herein.)          --
10.V         Copy of ESOP Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 30, 1990, between the
             Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP Trustee. (Filed as
             Exhibit 10-T to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
             quarter ended September 30, 1990, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.W         Copy of Inland Steel Industries Thrift Plan ESOP Trust, dated July 7,
             1989, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as ESOP
             Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 10-P to the Company's Quarterly Report on
             Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1989, and incorporated by
             reference herein.)                                                            --
10.X         Letter Agreement dated March 1, 1991 between Nippon Steel Corporation
             and the Company regarding Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock. (Filed
             as Exhibit 10-U to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, and incorporated by reference
             herein.)                                                                      --
10.Y         Letter Agreement dated May 10, 1991 by and between Nippon Steel
             Corporation and Inland Steel Industries, Inc. relating to Letter
             Agreement dated December 18, 1989. (Filed as Exhibit 10-V to the
             Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
             1991, and incorporated by reference herein.)                                  --
11           Statement of Earnings per Share of Common Stock........................
13           Information incorporated by reference from Annual Report to
             Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994...............
21           List of certain subsidiaries of the Company............................
23           Consent of Independent Accountants, appearing on page 27 of this Annual
             Report on Form 10-K.                                                          --
24           Powers of attorney.....................................................
27           Financial Data Schedules...............................................
99           Letter to stockholders of common stock of the Company dated December
             22, 1987 explaining Stockholder Rights Plan adopted by Board of
             Directors on November 25, 1987. (Filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 1987, and incorporated
             by reference herein.)                                                         --
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 3.(ii)


                                    BY-LAWS
                                       OF
                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                (as Amended to and Including November 22, 1994)



                                   ARTICLE I

                                    OFFICES

         Section 1.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the
City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.  The Corporation
may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of
Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the
business of the Corporation may require.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                  STOCKHOLDERS

         Section 1. Time and Place of Meetings.  All meetings of the
stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be
held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall
be designated by the Board of Directors.

         Section 2. Annual Meetings; Nomination of Directors.  An annual
meeting of stockholders shall be held for the purpose of electing Directors and
for the transaction of only such other business as is properly brought before
the meeting in accordance with these By-Laws.  The date of the annual meeting
shall be the fourth Wednesday of May each year or such other date as may be
determined by the Board of Directors.

         To be properly brought before the meeting, business must be either (a)
specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at
the direction of the Board, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting
by or at the direction of the Board or (c) otherwise properly brought before
the meeting by a stockholder.  In addition to any other applicable
requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing
to the Secretary of the Corporation.  To be timely, a stockholder's notice must
be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of
the Corporation, not less than fifty days nor more than seventy-five days prior
to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than sixty-five
days' notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or
made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
received not later than the close of business on
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                                     - 2 -


the fifteenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the
annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made, whichever first
occurs.  A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each
matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and
the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name
and record address of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class
and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the
stockholder and (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business.

         Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary, no business
shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Article II, Section 2, provided, however, that
nothing in this Article II, Section 2 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by
any stockholder of any business properly brought before the annual meeting.

         The Chairman of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought
before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Article II,
Section 2, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting
and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be
transacted.

         Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following
procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors.  Nominations of persons
for election to the Board of the Corporation at the annual meeting may be made
at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors
by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board or by any
stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of Directors
at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
Article II, Section 2.  Such nominations, other than those made by or at the
direction of the Board, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to
the Secretary of the Corporation.  To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall
be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of
the Corporation not less than fifty days nor more than seventy-five days prior
to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than sixty-five
days' notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or
made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
received not later than the close of business on the fifteenth day following
the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such
public disclosure was made, whichever first occurs.  Such stockholder's notice
to the Secretary shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director, (i) the name,
age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal
occupation or
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                                     - 3 -


employment of the person, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the person and (iv) any
other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations for proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Regulation 14A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (b) as to the
stockholder giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of such
stockholder and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned by such stockholder.  The Corporation
may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may
reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such
proposed nominee to serve as Director of the Corporation.  No person shall be
eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in
accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

         The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the
meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

         Section 3. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the
stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by law,
may be called by the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President or the Board of Directors and shall be called by the Secretary at the
direction of the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President or the Board of Directors.

         Section 4. Notice of Meetings.  Written notice of each meeting
of the stockholders stating the place, date and time of the meeting shall,
unless otherwise required by law, be given not less than ten nor more than
sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote
at such meeting.  The notice of any special meeting of stockholders shall state
the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  If mailed, such
notice shall be deemed to be delivered to a stockholder when deposited in the
United States mail in a sealed envelope addressed to the stockholder at his or
her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation with postage
thereon paid.

         Section 5. Quorum.  The holders of a majority of the stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, by the
Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws.  If a quorum is not present
or represented, the holders of the stock present in person or represented by
proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereat shall have power, by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such stock, to
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                                     - 4 -


adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented.
At such adjourned meeting, at which a quorum shall be present or represented,
any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original
meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the
adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of
the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to
vote at the meeting.

         Section 6. Voting.  At all meetings of the stockholders, each
holder of record on the record date for the meeting shall be entitled to vote
as set forth in the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation (including any
Certificates of Designations) or as otherwise required by law, in person or by
proxy, the shares of voting stock owned of record by such stockholder on the
record date.  When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote
of the holders of a majority of the stock entitled to be voted present in
person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such
meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of law or
of the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is required, in which
case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such
question.  If the Certificate of Incorporation provides for more or less than
one vote for any share of stock, on any matter, every reference in the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws to a majority or other proportion
of stock shall refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes of such
stock.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                   DIRECTORS

         Section 1. General Powers.  The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed and controlled by or under the direction of a
Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and
do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done
by the stockholders.

         Section 2. Number, Qualification and Tenure.  Prior to the first
annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall consist of not
fewer than three (3) Directors nor more than eighteen (18) Directors.
Thereafter, the Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than ten (10)
Directors nor more than eighteen (18) Directors.  Within the limits above
specified, the number of Directors shall be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Directors shall be elected at the
annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 3 of this
Article, and each Director elected shall hold office
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until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
resignation or removal.  Directors need not be stockholders.  Except as
provided in Article III, Section 3 of these By-laws, the Directors shall
designate from among their number a Chairman of the Board, who shall preside at
all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation and who, if he or she is an employee of the Corporation, shall
exercise all of the powers and duties conferred on the Chairman of the Board by
the provisions of these By-Laws.  If the person selected by the Directors as
the Chairman of the Board is not, or ceases to be, an employee of the
Corporation, then, notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws to the
contrary, he or she shall exercise only such powers and duties conferred on the
Chairman of the Board by these By-Laws as the Directors shall determine by
resolution duly adopted and any other powers and duties, including those of
chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall be exercised by the President
of the Corporation.

         Section 3. Vacancies.  Vacancies and newly created directorships
resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled by a
majority of the Directors then in office (even if less than a quorum), and each
Director so chosen shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and
qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.  If there are no
Directors in office, then an election of Directors may be held in the manner
provided by law.

         Immediately upon the Chairman of the Board's death, physical or mental
incapacity, or other inability to act (other than due to absence for a brief
and identifiable period), the Chairman of the committee responsible for
recommending candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the "Nominating Committee Chairman") shall assume the position of
Chairman of the Board and responsibility for performing all functions,
authorities and duties thereof, and shall serve in such capacity until his or
her successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Article III, Section 2
and any other applicable provision of these By-laws or until his or her earlier
resignation or removal.  The Nominating Committee Chairman shall have sole
discretion to determine, at any time and from time to time, whether the
Chairman of the Board is physically or mentally incapacitated, otherwise unable
to act, or absent for other than a brief and identifiable period and shall,
immediately upon making such a determination or learning of the death of the
Chairman of the Board, notify each member of the Board of Directors and each
officer of the Corporation of the relevant facts and circumstances.

         Section 4. Place of Meetings.  The Board of Directors may hold
meetings, whether regular or special, within or without the State of Delaware.
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         Section 5. Regular Meetings.  The Board of Directors shall hold
a regular meeting, to be known as the annual meeting, immediately following
each annual meeting of the stockholders.  Other regular meetings of the Board
of Directors shall be held at such time and place as shall from time to time be
determined by the Board.  No notice of regular meetings need be given.

         Section 6. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board may
be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, any
five Directors or the President.  Special meetings shall be called by the
Secretary on the written request of any Director.  Notice of special meetings
shall be given at least one day before any such meeting.

         Section 7. Quorum.  At all meetings of the Board of Directors a
majority of the total number of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and the act of a majority of the Directors present at
any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of
Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law.  If a
quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the
Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without
notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

         Section 8. Organization.  The Chairman of the Board, if elected,
shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  If a Chairman
of the Board is not elected or, if elected, is not present, the Vice Chairman
of the Board, if any, or if the Vice Chairman of the Board is not present, the
President or, in the absence of the President, a Director chosen by a majority
of the Directors present, shall act as chairman at meetings of the Board of
Directors.

         Section 9. Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors, by
resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, may designate not fewer
than five (5) and not more than nine (9) Directors to constitute an Executive
Committee, to serve as such, unless the resolution designating the Executive
Committee is sooner amended or rescinded by the Board of Directors, until the
next annual meeting of the Board or until their respective successors are
designated.  The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
whole Board, may also designate additional Directors as alternate members of
the Executive Committee (so long as the aggregate number of members of the
Executive Committee does not exceed nine (9)) to serve as members of the
Executive Committee in the place and stead of any regular member or members
thereof who may be unable to attend a meeting or otherwise unavailable to act
as a member of the Executive Committee.  In the absence or disqualification of
a member and all alternate members who may serve in the place and stead of such
member, the member or members thereof present at any
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meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members
constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the
meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

         Except as expressly limited by the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Executive Committee
shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation
between the meetings of the Board of Directors, but subject always to the final
control of the Board of Directors except where rights of third parties have
intervened.  The Executive Committee shall keep a record of its acts and
proceedings, which shall form a part of the records of the Corporation in the
custody of the Secretary, and all actions of the Executive Committee shall be
reported to the Board of Directors at the next meeting of the Board.

         Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called at any time by the
Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Executive Committee or any two (2)
members of the Executive Committee.  A majority of the members of the Executive
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and, except
as expressly limited by this Section, the act of a majority of the members
present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the
Executive Committee.  Except as expressly provided in this Section, the
Executive Committee shall fix its own rules of procedure.  Notice of Executive
Committee meetings shall be given at least one day before such meetings.

         Section 10.  Finance and Retirement Committee.  The Board of
Directors may, annually, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board
of Directors, designate not fewer than five (5) and not more than eleven (11)
Directors to constitute a Finance and Retirement Committee.  Such designation
may be made either at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after
each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or at any
subsequent regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.  Vacancies in
the Finance and Retirement Committee may be filled, or additional members of
the Finance and Retirement Committee (so long as the aggregate number of the
Finance and Retirement Committee does not exceed eleven (11)) may be
designated, at any meeting of the Board of Directors.  Each member of the
Finance and Retirement Committee shall hold office until his or her successor
shall have been duly elected, or until his or her death, or until he or she
shall resign or shall have been removed.  Any member of the Finance and
Retirement Committee may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its
judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby.
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         The Finance and Retirement Committee, from time to time, shall
consider the fiscal affairs of the Corporation and make recommendations with
respect thereto to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.  The
Finance and Retirement Committee shall also administer and act with respect to
pension or retirement plans and trusts of the Corporation and such other
matters as shall from time to time be specified in resolutions passed by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, subject, however, to any conditions
and provisions set forth in such resolutions.  The Pension and Retirement
Committee is designated as the Pension Trust Retirement Committee.

         The Finance and Retirement Committee shall meet at the call of the
Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the
Finance and Retirement Committee, or any two (2) members of the Finance and
Retirement Committee.  Three (3) members of the Finance Committee shall
constitute a quorum.  The Finance and Retirement Committee shall keep a record
of its acts and proceedings and all actions of the Finance Committee shall be
reported to the Board of Directors at its next regular meeting, and the minute
books of the Finance and Retirement Committee shall be open to the inspection
of any Directors.

         Section 11.  Other Committees.  The Board of Directors, by
resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, may designate one or more
other committees, each such committee to consist of one or more Directors.
Except as expressly limited by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware or the Certificate of Incorporation, any such committee shall have and
may exercise such powers as the Board of Directors may determine and specify in
the resolution designating such committee.  The Board of Directors, by
resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, also may designate one or
more additional Directors as alternate members of any such committee to replace
any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, and at any
time may change the membership of any committee or amend or rescind the
resolution designating the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a
member or alternate member of a committee, the member or members thereof
present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such
member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director
to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member,
provided that the Director so appointed meets any qualifications stated in the
resolution designating the committee.  Each committee shall keep a record of
proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors to such extent and in
such form as the Board of Directors may require.  Unless otherwise provided in
the resolution designating a committee, a majority of all of the members of any
such committee may select its Chairman, fix its rules or procedure, fix the
time and place of its meetings and specify what notice of meetings, if any,
shall be given.
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         Section 12.  Action without Meeting.  Unless otherwise restricted
by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board
or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing
or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or
committee.

         Section 13.  Attendance by Telephone.  Members of the Board of
Directors, or of any committee, may participate in a meeting of the Board of
Directors, or of such committee, by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at the meeting.

         Section 14.  Compensation.  The Board of Directors shall have the
authority to fix the compensation of Directors, which may include reimbursement
of their expenses, if any, of attendance of each meeting of the Board of
Directors or of a committee.

         Section 15.  Honorary Directors.  Any person who has at any time
been chief executive officer of the Corporation (or of Inland Steel Company
prior to May 1, 1986), may, after retirement or resignation from the Board of
Directors (or having retired or resigned from the Board of Directors of Inland
Steel Company), be appointed by the Board of Directors as an Honorary Director
for one or more year terms.  Honorary Directors shall serve in an advisory
capacity to the Board of Directors, shall have no vote and shall not be
considered as Directors for the purposes of determining a quorum.  Honorary
Directors shall be reimbursed for their expenses in attending meetings of the
Board of Directors.  Any Honorary Director who is not at the time otherwise
regularly employed by the Corporation or any subsidiary shall receive such fees
(which may include reimbursement of expenses, if any) for attendance at each
meeting of the Board of Directors as may be fixed from time to time by the
Board of Directors, but shall not receive any other director's fees or any
other compensation for his or her services.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                    OFFICERS

         Section 1.   Enumeration.  The officers of the Corporation shall
be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary, a
Treasurer, a General Counsel and a Controller.  The Board of Directors may also
elect a Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman, one or more Assistants to the
Chairman, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers and such other officers and agents as it shall deem
appropriate.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
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         Section 2.   Term of Office.  The officers of the Corporation
shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors and shall hold
office until their successors are elected and qualified.  Any officer elected
or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board
of Directors.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation required
by this Article shall be filled by the Board of Directors, and any vacancy in
any other office may be filled by the Board of Directors.

         Section 3.   Chairman of the Board.  Subject to the provisions of
Article III, Section 2 of these By-Laws, the Chairman of the Board, when
elected, shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and, as such,
shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors,
shall preside at meetings of stockholders and shall have such other functions,
authority and duties as customarily appertain to the office of the chief
executive of a business corporation or as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors.

         Section 4.   Vice Chairman of the Board.  The Vice Chairman of the
Board shall, in the case of absence of the Chairman of the Board for any brief
and identifiable period, have and exercise the powers and duties of the
Chairman of the Board.  He or she shall have such other duties and powers as
may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or
the Chairman of the Board.

         Section 5.   President.  During any period when there shall be a
Chairman of the Board, the President shall be the Chief Operating Officer of
the Corporation and shall have such functions, authority and duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board.  During any
period when there shall not be a Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the
Board, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
and, as such, shall have the functions, authority and duties provided for the
office of Chairman of the Board.

         Section 6.   Executive and Senior Vice Presidents.  Each Executive
Vice President shall have such duties and powers as may be assigned to him or
her by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, or the President.  An Executive Vice
President, designated by the Board of Directors, shall (in the event of
absence, death or other inability to act of the President) have and exercise
the powers and duties of the President.

         Each Senior Vice President shall have such duties and powers as may be
assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the
Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman
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of the Board or the President.

         Section 7.   Vice Presidents.  Each Vice President shall perform
such duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President or the
Executive Committee.

         Section 8.   Secretary.  The Secretary shall keep a record of all
proceedings of the stockholders of the Corporation and of the Board of
Directors, Finance Committee and Executive Committee, and shall perform like
duties for any other standing committees when required.  The Secretary shall
give, or cause to be given, notice, if any, of all meetings of the stockholders
and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or the Executive
Committee.  The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the
Corporation and the Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary any Assistant
Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring
it, and when so affixed it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary.  The Board of Directors may give general authority to
any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest such
affixing of the seal.

         Section 9.   Assistant Secretary.  The Assistant Secretary, or if
there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by
the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order
of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of
the Secretary's inability or failure to act, perform the duties and exercise
the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties as may from
time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, the President or the Secretary.

         Section 10.  Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall have the custody of
the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall
deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of
the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee.  The Treasurer shall disburse the funds
of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, keeping proper
records of such disbursements, and shall render to the Chairman of the Board,
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, the
Chairman of the Finance Committee, the President, the officer designated by the
Board of Directors as Chief Financial Officer, if any, and the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee at their regular
meetings or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all
transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may
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from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, the President or the Chief Financial Officer.

         Section 11.  Assistant Treasurer.  The Assistant Treasurer, or if
there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined
by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the
order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the
event of the Treasurer's inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Treasurer.

         Section 12.  Assistant to the Chairman.  The Assistant to the
Chairman of the Board shall have and exercise such powers and duties as may be
assigned to him or her by the Chairman of the Board.

         Section 13.  General Counsel.  The General Counsel shall be
responsible for the legal affairs of the Corporation and shall have such other
duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman of
the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee.

         Section 14.  Controller.  The Controller shall be the chief
accounting officer of the Corporation.  He or she shall, when proper, approve
all bills for purchases, payrolls, and similar instruments providing for
disbursement of money by the Corporation, for payment by the Treasurer.  He or
she shall be in charge of and maintain books of account and accounting records
of the Corporation.  He or she shall perform such other acts as are usually
performed by a Controller of a corporation.  He or she shall render to the
Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, the President, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and
the Finance Committee, such reports as any thereof may require.

         Section 15.  Other Officers.  Any officer who is elected or
appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors and whose duties are not
specified in these By-Laws shall perform such duties and have such powers as
may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of
the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or the Executive
Committee.

         Section 16.  Surety Bonds.  The Board of Directors or Executive
Committee may by resolution, require any officers of the Corporation to give
bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such
sureties as the Board of
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Directors or Executive Committee shall determine, the expense of which shall be
paid by the Corporation.

                                   ARTICLE V

                             CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

         Section 1.   Form.  The shares of the Corporation shall be
represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may
provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or
series of the Corporation's stock shall be uncertificated shares.  Certificates
of stock in the Corporation, if any, shall be signed by or in the name of the
Corporation by the Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President
and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Corporation.  The signatures of the Chairman of the Board, the
President or a Vice President and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary may be facsimiles.  In case any
officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such
officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, the
certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such
officer, transfer agent or registrar were such officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of its issue.

         Section 2.   Transfer.  Upon surrender to the Corporation or the
transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or
accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to
transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to
the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the
transaction on its books.

         Section 3.   Replacement.  In case of the loss, destruction or
theft of a certificate for any stock of the Corporation, a new certificate of
stock or uncertificated shares in place of any certificate therefor issued by
the Corporation may be issued upon satisfactory proof of such loss, destruction
or theft and upon such terms as the Board of Directors may prescribe.  The
Board of Directors may in its discretion require the owner of the lost,
destroyed or stolen certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give
the Corporation a bond, in such sum and in such form and with such surety or
sureties as it may direct, to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that
may be made against it with respect to a certificate alleged to have been lost,
destroyed or stolen.
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                                   ARTICLE VI

                  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

         Section 1.  Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to
be made a party to or is involved in or called as a witness in any action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and
any appeal therefrom (hereinafter, collectively a "proceeding"), by reason of
the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal
representative, is, was or had agreed to become a director of the Corporation
or is, was or had agreed to become an officer of the Corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent
permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"DGCL"), as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case
of any such amendment, only to the extent  that such amendment permits the
Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than the DGCL permitted
the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expenses,
liabilities and losses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise
taxes or penalties pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably
incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith; provided, that
except as explicitly provided herein, prior to a Change in Control, as defined
herein, a person seeking indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such person against the Corporation or any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall not be entitled thereto
unless the Corporation has joined in or consented to such proceeding (or part
thereof).  For purposes of this Article, a "Change in Control of the
Corporation" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "Person" (as is used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
is or becomes (except in a transaction approved in advance by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation) the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under such Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation
representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then
outstanding securities or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of
Directors of the Corporation cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof unless the election of each director who was not a director at
the beginning of the period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the
period.

         Any indemnification under this Section 1 (unless ordered by a
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court) shall be paid by the Corporation unless within 60 days of such request
for indemnification a determination is made (i) by the Board of Directors by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such
proceeding, (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable a
quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (who
may be the regular counsel of the Corporation) in a written opinion or (iii) by
the stockholders, that indemnification of such person is not proper under the
circumstances because such person has not met the necessary standard of conduct
under Delaware law; provided, however, that following a Change in Control of
the Corporation, with respect to all matters thereafter arising out of acts,
omissions or events prior to the Change in Control of the Corporation
concerning the rights of any person seeking indemnification under this Section
1, such determination shall be made by special independent counsel selected by
such person and approved by the Corporation (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), which counsel has not otherwise performed services
(other than in connection with similar matters) within the five years preceding
its engagement to render such opinion for such person or for the Corporation or
any affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended) of the Corporation (whether or not they were affiliates when
services were so performed) ("Independent Counsel").  Unless such person has
theretofore selected Independent Counsel pursuant to this Section 1 and such
Independent Counsel has been approved by the Corporation, legal counsel
approved by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors prior to a
Change in Control of the Corporation shall be deemed to have been approved by
the Corporation as required.  Such Independent Counsel shall determine as
promptly as practicable whether and to what extent such person would be
permitted to be indemnified under applicable law and shall render its written
opinion to the Corporation and such person to such effect.  The Corporation
agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above
and to fully indemnify such Independent Counsel against any and all expenses,
claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Article or
its engagement pursuant hereto.

         Section 2.   Expenses.  Expenses, including attorneys' fees,
incurred by a person referred to in Section 1 of this Article in defending or
otherwise being involved in a proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal
therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking (the "Undertaking") by or on behalf
of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that
he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.

         Section 3.   Right of Claimant to Bring Suit.  If a claim under
Section 1 hereof is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a
written claim has been received by the Corporation or
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if expenses pursuant to Section 2 hereof have not been advanced within 10 days
after a written request for such advancement accompanied by the Undertaking has
been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring
suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim or the
advancement of expenses.  (If the claimant is successful, in whole or in part,
in such suit or any other suit to enforce a right for expenses or
indemnification against the Corporation or any other party under any other
agreement, such claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the reasonable
expense of prosecuting such claim.)  It shall be a defense to any such action
(other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required
Undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met
the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the
Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed.  After a Change
in Control, the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation, and
any determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors,
independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant had not met
the applicable standard of conduct required under the DGCL shall not be a
defense to the action nor create a presumption that claimant had not met such
applicable standard of conduct.

         Section 4.   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The rights conferred on
any person by this Article shall not be exclusive of any other right which such
person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation, By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise.  The Board of Directors shall have the
authority, by resolution, to provide for such other indemnification of
directors, officers, employees or agents as it shall deem appropriate.

         Section 5.   Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any expenses, liabilities or losses, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such
expenses, liabilities or losses under the DGCL.

         Section 6.   Enforceability.  The provisions of this Article shall
be applicable to all proceedings commenced after its adoption, whether such
arise out of events, acts, omissions or circumstances which occurred or existed
prior or subsequent to such adoption, and shall continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such person.  This Article shall be deemed to
grant each person who, at any time that this Article is in effect, serves or
agrees to serve in any capacity which entitles him to indemnification hereunder
rights against the Corporation to
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enforce the provisions of this Article, and any repeal or other modification of
this Article or any repeal or modification of the DGCL or any other applicable
law shall not limit any rights of indemnification then existing or arising out
of events, acts, omissions, circumstances occurring or existing prior to such
repeal or modification, including, without limitation, the right to
indemnification for proceedings commenced after such repeal or modification to
enforce this Article with regard to acts, omissions, events or circumstances
occurring or existing prior to such repeal or modification.

         Section 7.   Severability.  If this Article or any portion hereof
shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then
the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and officer of the
Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action
by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any
applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to
the full extent permitted by applicable law.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         Section 1.   Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation
shall be the calendar year.

         Section 2.   Corporate Seal.  The corporate seal shall be in such
form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.  The seal
may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or
in any other manner reproduced.

         Section 3.   Waiver of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required to
be given under law or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or
these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons
entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall
be deemed equivalent to notice.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   AMENDMENTS

         These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new By-Laws may
be adopted by the Board of Directors.  The fact that the power to amend, alter,
repeal or adopt  the By-Laws has been conferred upon the Board of Directors
shall not divest the stockholders of the same powers.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.C




                            Inland Steel Industries




                        INLAND 1984 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN


                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995
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                        INLAND 1984 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995


1. Purpose.

  The purpose of the Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan") is to
attract and retain outstanding individuals as officers and key employees of the
"Company" (which, on and after May 1, 1986, shall be Inland Steel Industries,
Inc., and prior to that date shall be Inland Steel Company) and its
subsidiaries, and to furnish incentives to such individuals through rewards
based upon the ownership and performance of the common stock of the Company. To
this end, the Committee hereinafter designated may grant stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and performance awards, or
combinations thereof, to officers and other key employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Plan.

2. Participants.

  Participants in the Plan shall consist of such officers and other key
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole
discretion may select from time to time to receive stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards or performance awards, either
singly or in combination, as the Committee may in its sole discretion
determine. Any director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who is not
also an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall not be
eligible to receive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock
awards or performance awards under the Plan.

3. Shares Reserved under the Plan.

  The maximum number of shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company
which may be issued pursuant to all grants made under the Plan shall not exceed
800,000, of which no more than 300,000 shares shall be issued pursuant to
restricted stock awards and performance awards granted under the Plan. Any
shares subject to any grant which terminates by expiration, cancellation or
otherwise prior to the issuance of such shares or, in the case of a restricted
stock award, prior to vesting shall again be available for future grants under
the Plan. Shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to grants under the Plan
may be authorized and unissued shares of common stock, treasury common stock,
or any combination thereof.

4. Administration of the Plan.

  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company. No member of the
Committee shall be eligible to receive any grant, or
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shall have been eligible to receive any grant for at least one year prior to
becoming a member, under the Plan or any other stock option, stock appreciation
rights or other incentive stock plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
authority (i) to determine which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
shall be eligible for participation in the Plan; (ii) to select employees to
receive grants under the Plan; (iii) to determine the form of the grant,
whether as a stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award,
performance award or a combination  thereof, the number of shares or units
subject to the grant, the time and conditions of exercise or vesting, the fair
market value of the common stock of the Company for purposes of the Plan, and
all other terms and conditions of any grant; and (iv) to prescribe the form of
agreement, certificate or other instrument evidencing the grant. The Committee
shall also have authority to interpret the Plan and to establish, amend and
rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and all such
interpretations, rules and regulations shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons.

5. Effective Date and Term of Plan.

  The Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval
at the annual meeting to be held on April 25, 1984, or any adjournment thereof,
and, if approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
shares of common stock and Series A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company (voting together and not as separate classes) present in
person or by proxy, shall become effective on the date of such approval. The
Plan shall terminate five years after it becomes effective unless terminated
sooner by action of the Board of Directors.  No further grants may be made
under the Plan after termination, but termination shall not affect the rights
of any participant under, or the authority of the Committee with respect to,
any grants or awards made prior to termination.

6. Stock Options.

         (a)   Grants.  Options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company, including "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (the "Code"), may be granted
from time to time to such officers and other key employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Options.  An option shall be exercisable in whole or in
such installments and at such times as may be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, provided that no option shall be exercisable less than one
or more than ten years after the date of grant.  The per share option price
shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock
of the Company on the date the option is granted.  Upon exercise, the option
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may be paid in cash, in shares of common stock of the Company having a fair
market value equal to the option price, or in a combination thereof.  The
Committee may also allow the cashless exercise of options by holders thereof,
as permitted under regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, subject to any applicable restrictions necessary to
comply with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the
exercise of options by holders thereof by any other means that the Committee
determines to be consistent with the Plan's purpose and applicable law,
including loans, with or without interest, made by the Company to the holder
thereof.

         (c)   Restrictions Relating to Incentive Stock Options.  No incentive
stock option granted prior to January 1, 1987, may be exercised by an optionee
while there is outstanding (within the meaning of Section 422A(c)(7) of the
Code) any incentive stock option previously granted to such optionee to
purchase stock in the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or in a
corporation which is a predecessor to the Company or any subsidiary. The
aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the option is granted)
of the common stock of the Company for which any employee may be granted
incentive stock options in any calendar year (under this Plan or any other plan
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000 (or such
other individual grant limit as may be in effect under the Code on the date of
grant) plus any unused limit carryover to such year permitted under Section
422A of the Code.

         (d)   Termination of Employment.  If an optionee ceases to be employed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by reason of (i) death, (ii) physical
or mental incapacity, (iii) retirement on or after the normal retirement date
provided for in and pursuant to any pension plan of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company in effect at the time of such retirement, or (iv)
early retirement (with the consent of the Company) provided for in and pursuant
to any such pension plan, any option held by such optionee may be exercised,
with respect to all or any part of the common stock of the Company as to which
such option was not theretofore exercised (whether or not such option was
otherwise then exercisable), for a period ending on the first anniversary of
the date of such cessation of employment or the date of expiration of such
option, whichever first occurs.  If an optionee ceases to be employed by the
Company and any of its subsidiaries for any reason other than a reason set
forth in the immediately preceding sentence, any option held by such optionee
may be exercised for a period ending on the 30th day following the date of such
cessation of employment or the date of expiration of such option, whichever
first occurs, but only with respect to that number of shares of common stock
for which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the date of
cessation of employment.





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         (e)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of a stock option may contain such other terms, provisions
and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.

7.       Stock Appreciation Rights.

         (a)   Grants.  Rights entitling the grantee to receive cash or shares
of common stock of the Company having a fair market value equal to the
appreciation in market value of a stated number of shares of such common stock
from the date of the grant to the date of exercise, or, in the case of rights
granted in tandem  with or by reference to a stock option granted prior to the
grant of such rights, from the date of grant of such related stock option to
the date of exercise, may be granted from time to time to such officers and
other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be selected by
the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Grant.  Such rights may be granted in tandem with or by
reference to a related stock option, in which event the grantee may elect to
exercise either the stock option or the rights, but not both, as to any of the
same shares subject to the stock option and the rights, or the rights may be
granted independently of a related stock option.  Rights granted in tandem with
or by reference to a related stock option shall be exercisable to the  extent,
and only to the extent, that the related option is exercisable, provided that
no such right (except in the case of death, or physical or mental incapacity)
shall be exercisable prior to the expiration of six months following the date
the right is granted.  Rights granted independently of a stock option shall be
exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as may be
determined by the Committee, provided that no right shall be exercisable less
than one or more than ten years after the date of grant.  Further, in the event
that any employee to whom rights are granted independently of a stock option
ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries, such rights shall
be exercisable only to the extent and upon the conditions that stock options
are exercisable in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6(d) of the
Plan.   The Committee may at any time of grant or at any time thereafter impose
such additional terms and conditions on the exercise of stock appreciation
rights as it deems necessary or desirable for compliance with section 16(a) or
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
thereunder.

         (c)   Payment on Exercise.  Upon exercise of a stock appreciation
right, the grantee shall be paid the excess of the then fair market value of
the number of shares of common stock of the Company to which the right relates
over the fair market value of such number of shares at the date of grant of the
right or of the related stock option, as the case may be.  Such excess shall be
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value equal to such excess, or in such combination thereof, as may be provided
in the grant of such right (which may permit the grantee to elect between cash
and common stock or to elect a combination thereof), or, if no such provision
is made in the grant, as the Committee shall determine upon exercise of the
right, provided, in any event, that the grantee shall be paid cash in lieu of
any fractional share of common stock to which such grantee would otherwise be
entitled. The number of shares which may be issued pursuant to all grants under
the Plan shall be reduced in connection with the exercise of any stock
appreciation right by the number of shares paid out pursuant to such exercise.

         (d)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of stock appreciation rights may contain such other terms,
provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion.

8.       Restricted Stock Awards.

         Restricted stock awards consisting of shares of common stock of the
Company may be made from time to time to such officers and other key employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee,
provided that any such employee (except an employee whose terms of employment
include the granting of a restricted stock award) shall have been employed by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries for at least six months.  Such awards
shall be contingent on the employee's continuing employment with the Company or
its subsidiaries for a period to be specified in the award, which shall not be
less than one or more than ten years from the date of award, and shall be
subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole
discretion deems appropriate, including, but not by way of limitation,
restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares during the
restriction period. The Committee may in its sole discretion at the time of the
award or at any time thereafter provide for the early vesting of such award in
the event of termination of employment by retirement, death, incapacity or
otherwise prior to the end of the restriction period. The holder of a
restricted stock award shall have the right to vote the restricted shares and
to receive dividends thereon, unless and until such shares are forfeited.

9.       Performance Awards.

         (a)   Awards.  Performance awards consisting of monetary units or
units which are equivalent to shares of common stock of the Company may be made
from time to time to such officers and other key employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee.  Such awards shall be
contingent on the achievement over a period of not less than three or more than
ten years of such corporate, division, subsidiary, group or other objectives as
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objectives shall be established by the Committee prior to the beginning of the
performance period, but may be revised by the Committee from time to time
during the performance period to take into account significant unforeseen
events or changes in circumstances.

         (b)   Termination of Employment.  Except as may otherwise be
determined by the Committee at the time of the award or at any time thereafter,
a performance award shall terminate if the holder of the award does not remain
continuously in the employ of the Company and its subsidiaries at all time
during the applicable performance period.

         (c)   Payment.  Following the end of the performance period, the
holder of a performance award shall be entitled to receive payment of an
amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the performance award established by
the Committee, based on the level of achievement of the objectives for the
performance period as determined by the Committee.  Payment may be made in
cash, shares of common stock, or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Committee.  Any payment to be made in common stock shall be based on the fair
market value of such stock on the payment date.

10.  Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization, Etc.

         Stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and
performance awards shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee in its sole
discretion as to the number, kind and price of shares or other consideration
subject to such grants in the event of changes in the outstanding common stock
by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations,
mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes in
corporate structure or capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of
any stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award or
performance award.  In the event of any such change in the outstanding common
stock, the maximum number of shares which may be issued pursuant to all grants
under the Plan and pursuant to restricted stock awards and performance awards
may also be appropriately adjusted by the Committee.

11.  Effect of Liquidation, Merger, Consolidation or Other Events.

         Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and notwithstanding any
other provisions of the Plan, each outstanding stock option and stock
appreciation right and each restricted stock award and performance award shall
automatically terminate upon the effective date of (i) the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, (ii) any merger or consolidation in which the
Company is not the surviving corporation or pursuant to which the common stock
of the Company does not remain outstanding, or (iii) the acquisition by another
person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; provided,
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of any such event or any similar event, or in the event of (a) the acquisition
by any person of the beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of the Company or (b) any offer by any person to acquire any
voting securities of the Company which, if accepted, would result in the
beneficial ownership by such person of 25% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company, may accelerate the time within which such stock
options and stock appreciation rights may be exercised as well as the time for
the vesting of restricted stock and performance awards.

12.  Amendment and Termination of Plan.

         The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors of the
Company in any respect except that (other than pursuant to paragraph 10 of the
Plan) no amendment may be made without stockholder approval if such amendment
would increase the maximum number of shares available for issuance pursuant to
all grants under the Plan or pursuant to restricted stock awards and
performance awards.

13.  Miscellaneous.

         (a)   No Right to a Grant.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any
action of the Board of Directors or of the Committee shall be deemed to give
any employee any right to be selected as a participant or to be granted a stock
option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award or performance award.

         (b)   Rights as Stockholder.  No person shall have any rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by a stock
option, stock appreciation right, or performance award until the date of the
issuance of a stock certificate to such person pursuant to such stock option
right or award.

         (c)   Employment.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to
confer upon any employee any right of continued employment with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or to limit or diminish in any way the right of the
Company or any such subsidiary to terminate his or her employment at any time
with or without cause.

         (d)   Taxes.  The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment
under the Plan the amount of any tax required by law to be withheld with
respect to such payment or may require any participant to pay such amount to
the Company prior to and as a condition of making such payment. In addition,
the Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt
from time to time, permit a participant to elect to have the Company withhold
from any payment under the Plan (or to have the Company accept from the
participant), for tax withholding purposes, cash or shares of common stock of
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in no event shall the cash or fair market value of the number of shares so
withheld (or accepted) exceed the amount necessary to meet the maximum Federal,
state and local marginal tax rates then in effect that are applicable to the
participant and to the particular transaction.

         (e)   Nontransferability.  No stock option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock award or performance award shall be transferable except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution.  During the holder's lifetime,
stock options and stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable only by, and
shares subject to restricted stock awards and payments pursuant to performance
awards shall be delivered or made only to, such holder or such holder's duly
appointed legal representative.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.D




                            Inland Steel Industries




                        INLAND 1988 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN


                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995
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                        INLAND 1988 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995


1. Purpose.

  The purpose of the Inland 1988 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan") is to
attract and retain outstanding individuals as officers and key employees of
Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, and to
furnish incentives to such individuals through rewards based upon the ownership
and performance of the common stock of the Company.  To this end, the Committee
hereinafter designated may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock awards, and performance awards, or combinations thereof, to
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan.

2. Participants.

  Participants in the Plan shall consist of such officers and other key
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole
discretion may select from time to time to receive stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards or performance awards, either
singly or in combination, as the Committee may determine in its sole
discretion.  Any director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who is not
also an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall not be
eligible to receive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock
awards or performance awards under the Plan.  As used in the Plan, the term
"subsidiary" means (a) any corporation of which the Company owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock
entitled to vote for the election of directors or (b) any partnership, joint
venture, or other business entity in respect of which the Company, directly or
indirectly, has comparable ownership or control.

3. Shares Reserved under the Plan.

  The maximum number of shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of
the Company which may be issued pursuant to grants made under the Plan shall
not exceed 1,700,000 plus such number of shares as shall have been authorized
for issuance pursuant to the Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan (heretofore
approved by stockholders) and shall not have been or be issued pursuant to such
plan.   Any shares subject to any grant (including any grant under the Inland
1984 Incentive Stock Plan) which terminates by expiration, cancellation or
otherwise without the issuance of such shares or without payment thereunder, or
in the case of a restricted stock award without vesting, shall again be
available for future grants under the Plan.  Shares of common stock to be
issued pursuant to grants under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares
of common stock, treasury common stock, or any combination thereof.
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4.   Administration of the Plan.

  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company.  No member of the
Committee shall be eligible to receive any grant, or shall have been eligible
to receive any grant for at least one year prior to becoming a member, under
the Plan or any other stock option, stock appreciation rights or other
incentive stock plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.  Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority (i) to
determine which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries shall be eligible
for participation in the Plan; (ii) to select employees to receive grants under
the Plan; (iii) to determine the form of grant, whether as a stock option,
stock appreciation right, restricted stock award, performance award or a
combination thereof, the number of shares or units subject to the grant, the
time and conditions of exercise or vesting, the fair market value of the common
stock of the Company for purposes of the Plan, and all other terms and
conditions of any grant; and (iv) to prescribe the form of agreement,
certificate or other instrument evidencing the grant.  The Committee shall also
have authority to interpret the Plan and to establish, amend and rescind rules
and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and all such
interpretations, rules and regulations shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons.

5. Effective Date of Plan.

  The Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval
at the annual meeting to be held on April 27, 1988, or any adjournment thereof,
and, if approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
shares of common stock and Series A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company, voting as a single class, represented in person or by
proxy, shall be deemed to have become effective on the date of such approval.

6. Stock Options.

         (a)   Grants.  Options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company, including "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), may be granted
from time to time to such officers and other key employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Options.  An option shall be exercisable in whole or in
such installments and at such times as may be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, provided that no option shall be exercisable less than one
or more than ten years after the date of grant.  The per share option price
shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock
of the Company on the date the option is granted.  Upon exercise, the option
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may be paid in cash, in shares of common stock of the Company having a fair
market value equal to the option price, or in a combination thereof.  The
Committee may also allow the cashless exercise of options by holders thereof,
as permitted under regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, subject to any applicable restrictions necessary to
comply with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the
exercise of options by holders thereof by any other means that the Committee
determines to be consistent with the Plan's purpose and applicable law,
including loans, with or without interest, made by the Company to the holder
thereof.

         (c)   Restrictions Relating to Incentive Stock Options.  To the extent
required by the Code, the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the
time the option is granted) of the common stock of the Company with respect to
which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an employee
during any calendar year (under this Plan or any other plan of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.

         (d)   Termination of Employment.  If an optionee ceases to be employed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by reason of (i) death, (ii) physical
or mental incapacity, (iii) retirement on or after the normal retirement date
provided for in and pursuant to any pension plan of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company in effect at the time of such retirement, or (iv)
early retirement (with the consent of the Committee) provided for in and
pursuant to any such pension plan, any option held by such optionee may be
exercised, with respect to all or any part of the common stock of the Company
as to which such option was not theretofore exercised (whether or not such
option was otherwise then exercisable), for a period ending on the third
anniversary of the date of such cessation of employment or the date of
expiration of such option, whichever first occurs.  If an optionee ceases to be
employed by the Company and any of its subsidiaries for any reason other than a
reason set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, any option held by such
optionee may be exercised for a period ending on the 30th day following the
date of such cessation of employment or the date of expiration of such option,
whichever first occurs, but only with respect to that number of shares of
common stock for which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the
date of cessation of employment.

         (e)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of a stock option may contain such other terms, provisions
and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.

7.       Stock Appreciation Rights.

         (a)   Grants.  Rights entitling the grantee to receive cash or shares
of common stock of the Company having a fair market value





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equal to the appreciation in market value of a stated number of shares of such
common stock from the date of the grant to the date of exercise, or, in the
case of rights granted in tandem with or by reference to a stock option granted
prior to the grant of such rights, from the date of grant of such related stock
option to the date of exercise, may be granted from time to time to such
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be
selected by the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Grant.  Such rights may be granted in tandem with or by
reference to a related stock option, in which event the grantee may elect to
exercise either the stock option or the right, but not both, as to the shares
subject to the stock option and the right, or the right may be granted
independently of a stock option.  Rights granted in tandem with or by reference
to a related stock option shall be exercisable to the extent, and only to the
extent, that the related option is exercisable, provided that no such right
(except in the case of death or physical or mental incapacity) shall be
exercisable prior to the expiration of six months following the date the right
is granted.  Rights granted independently of a stock option shall be
exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as may be
determined by the Committee, provided that no right shall be exercisable less
than one or more than ten years after the date of grant.  Further, in the event
that any employee to whom rights are granted independently of a stock option
ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries, such rights shall
be exercisable only to the extent and upon the conditions that stock options
are exercisable in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 6
of the Plan.  The Committee may at the time of grant or at any time thereafter
impose such additional terms and conditions on the exercise of stock
appreciation rights as it deems necessary or desirable for compliance with
Section 16(a) or Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         (c)   Payment on Exercise.  Upon exercise of a stock appreciation
right, the grantee shall be paid the excess of the then fair market value of
the number of shares of common stock of the Company to which the right relates
over the fair market value of such number of shares at the date of grant of the
right or of the related stock option, as the case may be.  Such excess shall be
paid in cash or in shares of common stock having a fair market value equal to
such excess, or in such combination thereof, as may be provided in the grant of
such right (which may permit the grantee to elect between cash and common stock
or to elect a combination thereof) or, if no such provision is made in the
grant, as the Committee shall determine upon exercise of the right, provided,
in any event, that the grantee shall be paid cash in lieu of any fractional
share of common stock to which such grantee would otherwise be entitled.  The
number of shares which may be issued pursuant to grants under the Plan shall be
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with the exercise of any stock appreciation right by the number of shares with
respect to which such right is exercised.

         (d)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of stock appreciation rights may contain such other terms,
provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion.

8.       Restricted Stock Awards.

         Restricted stock awards consisting of shares of common stock of the
Company may be made from time to time to such officers and other key employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee,
provided that any such employee (except an employee whose terms of employment
include the granting of a restricted stock award) shall have been employed by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries for at least six months.  Such awards
shall be contingent on the employee's continuing employment with the Company or
its subsidiaries for a period to be specified in the award, which shall not be
less than one or more than ten years from the date of award, and shall be
subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole
discretion deems appropriate, including, but not by way of limitation,
restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares during the
restriction period.  The Committee may in its sole discretion at the time of
the award or at any time thereafter provide for the early vesting of such award
in the event of termination of employment by retirement, death, incapacity or
otherwise prior to the end of the restriction period.  The holder of a
restricted stock award shall have the right to vote the restricted shares and
to receive dividends thereon, unless and until such shares are forfeited.

9.       Performance Awards.

         (a)   Awards.  Performance awards consisting of (i) shares of common
stock of the Company, (ii) monetary units or (iii) units which are expressed in
terms of shares of common stock of the Company may be made from time to time to
such officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as
may be selected by the Committee.  Such awards shall be contingent on the
achievement over a period of not less than one or more than ten years of such
corporate, division, subsidiary, group or other objectives as shall be
established by the Committee.  Such objectives may be revised by the Committee
at any time and from time to time during the performance period to take into
account significant unforeseen events or changes in circumstances.  Except as
may otherwise be determined by the Committee at the time of the award or at any
time thereafter, a performance award shall terminate if the holder of the award
does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries
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applicable performance period.

         (b)   Rights with Respect to Shares and Share Units.  If a performance
award consists of shares of common stock of the Company or units which are
expressed in terms of shares of such common stock, amounts equal to dividends
otherwise payable on a like number of shares may, if the award so provides, be
converted into additional such shares (to the extent that shares are then
available for issuance under the Plan) or credited as additional units and paid
to the participant if and when, and to the extent that, payment is made
pursuant to such award.

         (c)   Payment.  Payment of a performance award following the end of
the performance period, if such award consists of monetary units or units
expressed in terms of shares of common stock of the Company, may be made in
cash, shares of common stock, or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Committee.  Any payment made in common stock shall be based on the fair market
value of such stock on the payment date.  In the case of any payment made in
whole or in part in cash (other than amounts attributable to dividend
equivalents payable in cash), the number of shares of common stock which may be
issued pursuant to grants under the Plan shall be reduced by that number of
shares of such stock (including any fraction as a whole share) having a fair
market value that is equal to the amount of such cash.

10.  Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization, Etc.

         Subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan, stock options,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and performance awards
shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee as to the number, kind and
price of shares or other consideration subject to such grants in the event of
changes in the outstanding common stock by reason of stock dividends, stock
splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations,
combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring
after the date of the grant of any stock option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock award or performance award.  In the event of any such change
in the outstanding common stock, the maximum number of shares which may be
issued pursuant to grants under the Plan shall also be appropriately adjusted
by the Committee.  No adjustment to either (i) the number or price of shares of
common stock subject to incentive stock options or (ii) the maximum number of
shares which may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options shall be
permitted hereunder to the extent that such adjustment would cause an incentive
stock option to be considered as modified or the Plan to be treated as newly
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11.      Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Liquidation and Certain Other Events.

         (a)   Acceleration of Benefits.  In the event of a "Change of Control"
as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section 11, (i) the value of all
outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock
awards (whether or not then fully exercisable or vested) shall be cashed out on
the basis of the "Change of Control Price" (as defined in paragraph (c) of this
Section 11) as of the date the Change of Control occurs, provided, however,
that any stock options or stock appreciation rights outstanding for less than
six months shall not be cashed out until six months after the respective date
of grant, and provided, further, that the Committee may provide for the
immediate vesting instead of the cashing out of restricted stock awards in such
circumstances as it deems appropriate; and (ii) all outstanding performance
awards shall be cashed out in such manner and in such amount or amounts as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time such awards are
made.

         (b)   Change of Control.  For purposes of this Section 11, a Change of
Control means the happening of any of the following: (i) the Company is merged
into or consolidated with another corporation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a definitive agreement to sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets or adopt a plan of liquidation, provided,
however, that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by
reason of a transaction, or a substantially concurrent or otherwise related
series of transactions, upon the completion of which the beneficial ownership
of the voting power of the Company, the surviving corporation or corporation
directly or indirectly controlling the Company or the surviving corporation, as
the case may be, is held only by the same persons (as defined below) (although
not necessarily in the same proportion) as held the beneficial ownership of the
voting power of the Company immediately prior to the transaction or the
substantially concurrent or otherwise related series of transactions, except
that upon the completion thereof, employees or employee benefit plans of the
Company may be a new holder of such beneficial ownership; or (ii) the
"beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of securities representing 30% or
more of the combined voting power of the Company is acquired by any "person" as
defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any trustee
or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit or other
similar stock plan of the Company); or (iii) at any time during any period of
two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period were
members of the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof (unless the election, or the nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders, of each new director was approved
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of such election or nomination who were directors at the beginning of such
period).

         (c)   Change of Control Price.  For purposes of this Section 11,
Change of Control Price means (i) with respect to a Change of Control by reason
of a merger or consolidation of the Company described in paragraph (b)(i) of
this Section 11 in which the consideration per share of the Company's common
stock to be paid for the acquisition of shares of common stock specified in the
agreement of merger or consolidation is all in cash, the highest such
consideration per share, (ii) with respect to a Change of Control by reason of
an acquisition of securities described in paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section 11,
the highest price per share for any share of the Company's common stock paid by
any holder of any of the securities representing 30% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company giving rise to the Change of Control, and (iii)
with respect to a Change of Control by reason of a merger or consolidation of
the Company (other than a merger or consolidation described in paragraph (c)(i)
of this Section 11), stockholder approval of an agreement or plan described in
paragraph (b)(i) of this Section 11 or a change in the composition of the Board
of Directors described in paragraph (b)(iii) of this Section 11, the highest
price per share of common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Tape (or, if such shares are not traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, such other principal market on which such shares are traded) during
the sixty-day period ending on the date the Change of Control occurs, except
that, in the case of incentive stock options and stock appreciation rights
relating to incentive stock options, the holder may not receive an amount in
excess of the maximum amount that will enable such option to continue to
qualify as an incentive stock option.

12.      Amendment and Termination of Plan.

         The Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company in
any respect, provided that, without stockholder approval, no amendment (other
than pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan) shall increase the maximum number of
shares available for issuance under the Plan.  In addition, no amendment may
impair the rights of a participant under any stock option, stock appreciation
right, restricted stock award or performance award previously granted under the
Plan without the consent of such participant, unless required by law.  The Plan
may also be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.  No further
grants may be made under the Plan after termination, but termination shall not
affect the rights of any participant under, or the authority of the Committee
with respect to, any grants or awards made prior to termination.

13.      Prior Plan.

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be made under the Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan.  The discontinuance of the
Inland 1984 Incentive Stock Plan shall not affect the rights of any participant
under, or the authority of the Committee (therein referred to) with respect to,
any grants or awards made thereunder prior to such discontinuance.

14.      Miscellaneous.

         (a)   No Right to a Grant.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any
action of the Board of Directors or of the Committee shall be deemed to give
any employee any right to be selected as a participant or to be granted a stock
option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award or performance award.

         (b)   Rights as Stockholders.  No person shall have any rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by a stock
option, stock appreciation right, or performance award until the date of the
issuance of a stock certificate to such person pursuant to such stock option,
right or award.

         (c)   Employment.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to
confer upon any employee any right of continued employment with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or to limit or diminish in any way the right of the
Company or any such subsidiary to terminate his or her employment at any time
with or without cause.

         (d)   Taxes.  The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment
under the Plan the amount of any tax required by law to be withheld with
respect to such payment or may require any participant to pay such amount to
the Company prior to and as a condition of making such payment.  In addition,
the Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt
from time to time, permit a participant to elect to have the Company withhold
from any payment under the Plan (or to have the Company accept from the
participant), for tax withholding purposes, cash or shares of common stock of
the Company, valued at their fair market value, but in no event shall the cash
or the fair market value of the number of shares so withheld (or accepted)
exceed the amount necessary to meet the maximum Federal, state and local
marginal tax rates then in effect that are applicable to the participant and to
the particular transaction.

         (e)   Nontransferability.  No stock option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock award or performance award shall be transferable except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution.  During the holder's lifetime,
stock options and stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable only by, and
shares subject to restricted stock awards and payments pursuant to performance
awards shall be delivered or made only to, such holder or such holder's duly
appointed legal representative.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.E




                            Inland Steel Industries




                        INLAND 1992 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN


                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995
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                        INLAND 1992 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                       AS AMENDED THROUGH MARCH 22, 1995



1.       Purpose.

         The purpose of the Inland 1992 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan") is to
attract and retain outstanding individuals as officers and key employees of
Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, and to
furnish incentives to such individuals through rewards based upon the ownership
and performance of the common stock of the Company. To this end, the Committee
hereinafter designated may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted stock awards, and performance awards, or combinations thereof, to
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan.

2.       Participants.

         Participants in the Plan shall consist of such officers and other key
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole
discretion may select from time to time to receive stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock awards or performance awards, either
singly or in combination, as the Committee may determine in its sole
discretion.  Any director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who is not
also an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall not be
eligible to receive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock
awards or performance awards under the Plan.  As used in the Plan, the term
"subsidiary" means (a) any corporation of which the Company owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock
entitled to vote for the election of directors or (b) any partnership, joint
venture, or other business entity in respect of which the Company, directly or
indirectly, has comparable ownership or control.

3.       Shares Reserved under the Plan.

         The maximum number of shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per
share, of the Company which may be issued pursuant to grants or awards made
under the Plan shall not exceed 2,200,000, subject, however, to adjustment
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan.  Except to the extent
otherwise determined by the Committee, any shares subject to any grant or award
which terminates by expiration, cancellation or otherwise without the issuance
of such shares or which is settled in cash (to the extent so settled), or in
the case of a restricted stock award without vesting, shall again be available
for future grants under the Plan.  Shares of common stock to be issued pursuant
to grants under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares of common stock,
treasury common stock, or any combination thereof.
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4.       Administration of the Plan.

         The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company.  No member of the
Committee shall be eligible to receive any grant, or shall have been eligible
to receive any grant for at least one year prior to becoming a member, under
the Plan or any other stock option, stock appreciation rights or other
incentive stock plan for employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
authority (i) to determine which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
shall be eligible for participation in the Plan; (ii) to select employees to
receive grants under the Plan; (iii) to determine the form of grant, whether as
a stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award, performance
award or a combination thereof, the number of shares or units subject to the
grant, the time and conditions of exercise or vesting, the fair market value of
the common stock of the Company for purposes of the Plan, and all other terms
and conditions of any grant; and (iv) to prescribe the form of agreement,
certificate or other instrument evidencing the grant.  The Committee shall also
have authority to interpret the Plan and to establish, amend and rescind rules
and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and all such
interpretations, rules and regulations shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons.

5.       Effective Date of Plan.

         The Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for
approval at the annual meeting to be held on April 22, 1992, or any adjournment
thereof, and, if approved by the stockholders, shall be deemed to have become
effective on the date of such approval.

6.       Stock Options.

         (a)   Grants.  Options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company, including "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), may be granted
from time to time to such officers and other key employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Options.  An option shall be exercisable in whole or in
such installments and at such times as may be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, provided that no option shall be exercisable less than one
or more than ten years after the date of grant.  The per share option price
shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock
of the Company on the date the option is granted.  Upon exercise, the option
price may be paid in cash, in shares of common stock of the Company having a
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combination thereof.  The Committee may also allow the cashless exercise of
options by holders thereof, as permitted under regulations promulgated by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, subject to any applicable
restrictions necessary to comply with rules adopted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and the exercise of options by holders thereof by any
other means that the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plan's
purpose and applicable law, including loans, with or without interest, made by
the Company to the holder thereof.

         (c)   Restrictions Relating to Incentive Stock Options.  To the extent
required by the Code, the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the
time the option is granted) of the common stock of the Company with respect to
which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an employee
during any calendar year (under the Plan or any other plan of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.

         (d)   Termination of Employment.  If an optionee ceases to be employed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by reason of (i) death, (ii) physical
or mental incapacity, (iii) retirement on or after the normal retirement date
provided for in and pursuant to any pension plan of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company in effect at the time of such retirement, or (iv)
early retirement (with the consent of the Committee) provided for in and
pursuant to any such pension plan, any option held by such optionee may be
exercised, with respect to all or any part of the common stock of the Company
as to which such option was not theretofore exercised (whether or not such
option was otherwise then exercisable), for such period from and after the date
of such cessation of employment (not extending, however, beyond the date of
expiration of such option) as the Committee may determine at the time of the
grant.  If an optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and any of its
subsidiaries for any reason other than a reason set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, any option held by such optionee may be exercised for a
period ending on the 30th day following the date of such cessation of
employment or the date of expiration of such option, whichever first occurs,
but only with respect to that number of shares of common stock for which such
option was exercisable immediately prior to the date of cessation of
employment.

         (e)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of a stock option may contain such other terms, provisions
and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.

7.       Stock Appreciation Rights.

         (a)   Grants.  Rights entitling the grantee to receive cash or shares
of common stock of the Company having a fair market value equal to the
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shares of such common stock from the date of the grant to the date of exercise,
or, in the case of rights granted in tandem with or by reference to a stock
option granted prior to the grant of such rights, from the date of grant of
such related stock option to the date of exercise, may be granted from time to
time to such officers and other key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee.

         (b)   Terms of Grant.  Such rights may be granted in tandem with or by
reference to a related stock option, in which event the grantee may elect to
exercise either the stock option or the right, but not both, as to the shares
subject to the stock option and the right, or the right may be granted
independently of a stock option.  Rights granted in tandem with or by reference
to a related stock option shall be exercisable to the extent, and only to the
extent, that the related option is exercisable, provided that no such right
(except in the case of death or physical or mental incapacity) shall be
exercisable prior to the expiration of six months following the date the right
is granted.  Rights granted independently of a stock option shall be
exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as may be
determined by the Committee, provided that no right shall be exercisable less
than one or more than ten years after the date of grant.  Further, in the event
that any employee to whom rights are granted independently of a stock option
ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries, such rights shall
be exercisable only to the extent and upon the conditions that stock options
are exercisable in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 6
of the Plan.  The Committee may at the time of grant or at any time thereafter
impose such additional terms and conditions on the exercise of stock
appreciation rights as it deems necessary or desirable for compliance with
Section 16(a) or Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         (c)   Payment on Exercise.  Upon exercise of a stock appreciation
right, the grantee shall be paid the excess of the then fair market value of
the number of shares of common stock of the Company to which the right relates
over the fair market value of such number of shares at the date of grant of the
right or of the related stock option, as the case may be. Such excess shall be
paid in cash or in shares of common stock having a fair market value equal to
such excess, or in such combination thereof, as may be provided in the grant of
such right (which may permit the grantee to elect between cash and common stock
or to elect a combination thereof), or, if no such provision is made in the
grant, as the Committee shall determine upon exercise of the right, provided,
in any event, that the grantee shall be paid cash in lieu of any fractional
share of common stock to which such grantee would otherwise be entitled.  The
number of shares which may be issued pursuant to grants under the Plan shall be
reduced in connection with the exercise of any stock appreciation right by the
number of





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shares issued pursuant to such exercise.

         (d)   Additional Terms and Conditions.  The agreement or instrument
evidencing the grant of stock appreciation rights may contain such other terms,
provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion.

8.       Restricted Stock Awards.

         Restricted stock awards consisting of shares of common stock of the
Company may be made from time to time to such officers and other key employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee,
provided that any such employee (except an employee whose terms of employment
include the granting of a restricted stock award) shall have been employed by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries for at least six months. Such awards
shall be contingent on the employee's continuing employment with the Company or
its subsidiaries for a period to be specified in the award, which shall not be
less than one or more than ten years from the date of award, and shall be
subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole
discretion deems appropriate, including, but not by way of limitation,
restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares during the
restriction period.  The Committee may in its sole discretion at the time of
the award or at any time thereafter provide for the early vesting of such award
in the event of termination of employment by retirement, death, incapacity or
otherwise prior to the end of the restriction period. Except as otherwise
determined by the Committee at the time of the award, the holder of a
restricted stock award shall have the right to vote the restricted shares and
to receive dividends thereon, unless and until such shares are forfeited.

9.       Performance Awards.

         (a)   Awards.  Performance awards consisting of (i) shares of common
stock of the Company, (ii) monetary units or (iii) units which are expressed in
terms of shares of common stock of the Company may be made from time to time to
such officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as
may be selected by the Committee. Such awards shall be contingent on the
achievement over a period of not less than one or more than ten years of such
corporate, division, subsidiary, group or other objectives as shall be
established by the Committee.  Such objectives may be revised by the Committee
at any time and from time to time during the performance period to take into
account significant unforeseen events or changes in circumstances.  Except as
may otherwise be determined by the Committee at the time of the award or at any
time thereafter, a performance award shall terminate if the holder of the award
does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries
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during the applicable performance period.

         (b)   Rights with Respect to Shares and Share Units.  If a performance
award consists of shares of common stock of the Company or units which are
expressed in terms of shares of such common stock, amounts equal to dividends
otherwise payable on a like number of shares may, if the award so provides, be
converted into additional such shares (to the extent that shares are then
available for issuance under the Plan) or credited as additional units and paid
to the participant if and when, and to the extent that, payment is made
pursuant to such award.

         (c)   Payment.  Payment of a performance award following the end of
the performance period, if such award consists of monetary units or units
expressed in terms of shares of common stock of the Company, may be made in
cash, shares of common stock, or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Committee.  Any payment made in common stock shall be based on the fair market
value of such stock on the payment date.

10.  Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization, Etc.

         Subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan, stock options,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and performance awards may
be appropriately adjusted by the Committee as to the number, kind and price of
shares or other consideration subject to such grants in the event of stock
dividends, stock splits, spinoffs or other distributions of assets (other than
normal cash dividends), recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers,
consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes in corporate
structure or capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any stock
option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award or performance award.
In any such event, the maximum number of shares which may be issued pursuant to
grants under the Plan may also be appropriately adjusted by the Committee.

11.  Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Liquidation and Certain Other Events.

         (a)   Acceleration of Benefits.  In the event of a "Change in Control"
as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section 11, (i) the value of all
outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock
awards (whether or not then fully exercisable or vested) shall be cashed out on
the basis of the "Change in Control Price" (as defined in paragraph (c) of this
Section 11) as of the date the Change in Control occurs, provided, however,
that any stock options or stock appreciation rights outstanding for less than
six months shall not be cashed out until six months after the respective date
of grant, and provided, further, that the Committee may provide for the
immediate vesting instead of the cashing out of restricted stock awards in such
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appropriate; and (ii) all outstanding performance awards shall be cashed out in
such manner and in such amount or amounts as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion at the time such awards are made.

         (b)   Change in Control.  For purposes of this Section 11, a Change in
Control means the happening of any of the following: (i) the Company is merged
into or consolidated with another corporation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a definitive agreement to sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets or adopt a plan of liquidation, provided,
however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by
reason of a transaction, or a substantially concurrent or otherwise related
series of transactions, upon the completion of which the beneficial ownership
of the voting power of the Company, the surviving corporation or corporation
directly or indirectly controlling the Company or the surviving corporation, as
the case may be, is held only by the same persons (as defined below) (although
not necessarily in the same proportion) as held the beneficial ownership of the
voting power of the Company immediately prior to the transaction or the
substantially concurrent or otherwise related series of transactions, except
that upon the completion thereof, employees or employee benefit plans of the
Company may be a new holder of such beneficial ownership or (ii) the
"beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of securities representing 40% or
more of the combined voting power of the Company is acquired by any "person" as
defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any trustee
or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit or other
similar stock plan of the Company); or (iii) at any time during any period of
two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period were
members of the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof (unless the election, or the nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders, of each new director was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors still in office at the time
of such election or nomination who were directors at the beginning of such
period).

         (c)   Change in Control Price.  For purposes of this Section 11,
Change in Control Price means (i) with respect to a Change in Control by reason
of a merger or consolidation of the Company described in paragraph (b)(i) of
this Section 11 in which the consideration per share of the Company's common
stock to be paid for the acquisition of shares of common stock specified in the
agreement of merger or consolidation is all in cash, the highest such
consideration per share, (ii) with respect to a Change in Control by reason of
an acquisition of securities described in paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section 11,
the highest price per share for any share of the Company's common stock paid by
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voting power of the Company giving rise to the Change in Control, and (iii)
with respect to a Change in Control by reason of a merger or consolidation of
the Company (other than a merger or consolidation described in paragraph (c)(i)
of this Section 11), stockholder approval of an agreement or plan described in
paragraph (b)(i) of this Section 11 or a change in the composition of the Board
of Directors described in paragraph (b)(iii) of this Section 11, the highest
price per share of common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Tape (or, if such shares are not traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, such other principal market on which such shares are traded) during
the sixty-day period ending on the date the Change in Control occurs, except
that, in the case of incentive stock options and stock appreciation rights
relating to incentive stock options, the holder may not receive an amount in
excess of the maximum amount that will enable such option to continue to
qualify as an incentive stock option.

12.  Amendment and Termination of Plan.

         The Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company in
any respect, provided that, without stockholder approval, no amendment (other
than pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan) shall increase the maximum number of
shares available for issuance under the Plan.  In addition, no amendment may
impair the rights of a participant under any stock option, stock appreciation
right, restricted stock award or performance award previously granted under the
Plan without the consent of such participant, unless required by law.  The Plan
may also be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.  No further
grants may be made under the Plan after termination, but termination shall not
affect the rights of any participant under, or the authority of the Committee
with respect to, any grants or awards made prior to termination.


13.  Prior Plan.

         Upon the effectiveness of this Plan, no further grants shall be made
under the Inland 1988 Incentive Stock Plan.  The discontinuance of the Inland
1988 Incentive Stock Plan shall not affect the rights of any participant under,
or the authority of the Committee (therein referred to) with respect to, any
grants or awards made thereunder prior to such discontinuance.

14.  Miscellaneous.

         (a)   No Right to a Grant.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any
action of the Board of Directors or of the Committee shall be deemed to give
any employee any right to be selected as a participant or to be granted a stock
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         (b)   Rights as Stockholders.  No person shall have any rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by a stock
option, stock appreciation right, or performance award until the date of the
issuance of a stock certificate to such person pursuant to such stock option,
right or award.

         (c)   Employment.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to
confer upon any employee any right of continued employment with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or to limit or diminish in any way the right of the
Company or any such subsidiary to terminate his or her employment at any time
with or without cause.

         (d)   Taxes.  The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment
under the Plan the amount of any tax required by law to be withheld with
respect to such payment or may require any participant to pay such amount to
the Company prior to and as a condition of making such payment.  In addition,
the Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt
from time to time, permit a participant to elect to have the Company withhold
from any payment under the Plan (or to have the Company accept from the
participant), for tax withholding purposes, shares of common stock of the
Company, valued at their fair market value, but in no event shall the fair
market value of the number of shares so withheld (or accepted) exceed the
amount necessary to meet the maximum Federal, state and local marginal tax
rates then in effect that are applicable to the participant and to the
particular transaction.

         (e)   Nontransferability.  No stock option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock award or performance award shall be transferable except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution.  During the holder's lifetime,
stock options and stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable only by, and
shares subject to restricted stock awards and payments pursuant to performance
awards shall be delivered or made only to, such holder or such holder's duly
appointed legal representative.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.J

                            INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES
                           DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                             FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
                    (AS AMENDED EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 22, 1994)



     Inland Steel Industries, Inc. hereby establishes this Inland Steel
Industries Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees, effective as of
November 22, 1994, in order to enable eligible employees of Inland Steel
Industries, Inc. and its Affiliates to defer all or a portion of their
Inland Steel Industries, Inc.  Annual Incentive Plan (the "Annual Incentive
Plan") payments and to be credited with earnings on a tax favored basis
until retirement or termination.

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS

     1.01   "ACCOUNT" means the record of a Participant's interest in the
Plan attributable to Participant Contributions made on behalf of such
Participant and earnings thereon.

     1.02   "AFFILIATE" means (a) a member of a controlled group of
corporations of which the Company is a member or (b) an unincorporated trade
or business which is under common control with the Company as determined in
accordance with Code Section 414(c).  For purposes hereof, a "controlled group
of corporations" means a controlled group of corporations as defined in Code
Section 1563(a), determined without regard to Code Sections 1563(a)(4) and
1563(e)(3)(C).

     1.03   "BENEFICIARY" means the person or persons, natural or otherwise,
designated by a Participant to receive any benefit payable under the Plan in
the event of his death.  To be effective, any such designation and any
alteration or revocation thereof shall be in writing, in such form as the
Plan Administrator may prescribe and shall be filed with the Plan
Administrator prior to the Participant's death.  If at the time a death benefit
becomes payable no designation of Beneficiary is on file with the Plan
Administrator, or if the designated Beneficiary does not survive the
Participant, the Beneficiary shall be the person or persons surviving the
Participant in the first of the following classes in which there is a
survivor, share and share alike:

            (a)   his spouse;

            (b)   his children, except that if any of his children 
                  pre-decease him but leave issue surviving him, such 
                  issue shall take by right of representation the share  
                  their parent would have taken if living;

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            (c)   his parents;

            (d)   his brothers and sisters;

            (e)   his personal representative or representatives 
                  (executors or administrators).

Determination of who the Beneficiary is in each case shall be
made by the Plan Administrator.

     1.04   "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time
to time amended.

     1.05   "COMMITTEE" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company.

     1.06   "COMPANY" means Inland Steel Industries, Inc.

     1.07   "DISABILITY" means a physical or mental condition, or both, which
in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, based on such medical evidence as the
Plan Administrator deems relevant, renders a Participant incapable of
meeting the requirements of the position he occupied at the onset of the
condition and which also disqualifies him for transfer to other available
and suitable employment with an Affiliate.  The Plan Administrator shall
administer this provision in a consistent and nondiscriminatory manner.

     1.08   "ELECTION DATE" means December 1 of a Plan Year; provided,
however, that no Election Dates shall occur under the Plan in Plan Years
occurring on or after January 1, 1994.

     1.09   "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means an employee of the Company or an
Affiliate who is eligible to participate in the Inland 1988 Incentive Stock
Plan or who is designated as eligible to participate in the Plan by the
Committee.

     1.10   "PARTICIPANT" means each Eligible Employee who has elected to
participate in the Plan.

     1.11   "PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS" means the contributions to the Plan
by the Company on behalf of a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01.

     1.12   "PLAN" means the Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation
Plan for Certain Employees.

     1.13   "PLAN ADMINISTRATOR" means the Director - Human Resources of the
Company or such other person or persons as may be designated by the
Chairman, President or Vice President - Human Resources of the Company to
administer the Plan.

     1.14   "PLAN YEAR" means the calendar year.


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     1.15   "TRUST" means the Inland Steel Industries Deferred Compensation
Trust for Certain Employees.

     1.16   "TRUSTEE" means Harris Trust and Savings Bank, or any successor
Trustee of the Trust.

     1.17   "VALUATION DATE" means the last day of each quarter.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                 PARTICIPATION

       
     An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant by electing, in
accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, to have the
Company make contributions on his behalf pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no person shall become a
Participant in the Plan for any Plan Year commencing in or after 1994.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                 CONTRIBUTIONS

     3.01  PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS.  Each Eligible Employee may elect,
in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, on or
before the Election Date for a Plan Year, for the Company to make
contributions under the Plan equal to any whole percentage (from 1% to
100%) of the Participant's Annual Incentive Plan payment for such Plan
Year, but not less than $1,000.  Contributions made to the Plan on a
Participant's behalf shall reduce the amount of the Annual Incentive Plan
payment for the Plan Year which would otherwise be payable to such Participant
in January of the following Plan Year.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan, no contributions shall be made to the Plan for periods after December
31, 1994.

     3.02  NATURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  Any amounts contributed to the Plan
pursuant to this Article III shall be held by the Trustee subject to the
provisions of the Trust, but shall be subject to the claims of the creditors
of the Company as provided in the Trust.  Notwithstanding the transfer of 
contributions to the Trust, however, such deferred amounts shall remain
obligations of the Company to the Participants and be reflected on the
Company's books by separate accounting entries and credited with earnings at 
such rate as the Plan Administrator shall have designated and disclosed to 
Eligible Employees prior to their election to participate (which rate may 
be specified or may instead be set by reference to a specified prime or
other fixed rate or by reference to the rate earned by any pooled fixed
income or money market fund), but without regard to the earnings or 
investment results of the Trust.  Nothing in the foregoing provisions of
this Section 3.02 shall require the Company to continue to maintain the
Trust or to continue to hold amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan under the
Trust or any other trust and, upon termination of the Trust, all amounts
payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan shall be payable from the company's
general assets.




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                                   ARTICLE IV
                            ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

      4.01  VALUATION OF ACCOUNTS.  As of each Valuation Date, the 
Account of each Participant shall be adjusted to reflect (a) the earnings (or
losses) described in Section 3.02, and (b) Participant Contributions to, and
distributions from, the Plan; in both cases since the next preceding Valuation
Date.

      4.02  INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.  In the event amounts under the Plan are
to be invested under the Trust, amounts equivalent to Participant's
Contributions shall be transmitted by the Company to the Trustee and
invested in such manner as the Company determines for the purpose of paying
benefits under the Plan; provided, however, that Trust investments need 
not reflect the rate chosen under Section 3.02 for the crediting of 
earnings to the Accounts of Participants, and the earnings or investment
results of the Trust shall not affect the earnings credited to
Participants' Accounts under the Plan.  Nothing in the foregoing provisions 
of this Section 4.02 shall require the Company to continue to maintain 
the Trust, to make contributions to the Trust or to continue to hold
amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan under the Trust or any other trust
and, upon termination of the Trust, all amounts payable pursuant to the terms
of the Plan shall be payable from the company's general assets.

                                   ARTICLE V
                            DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

        Upon a Participant's Disability, retirement, death or termination of
employment with the Company and its Affiliates, the Participant (or his
Beneficiary if he is deceased) shall be paid his entire Account balance as of
the Valuation Date preceding the date of such Disability, retirement, death  or
termination of employment as soon as practicable after such date; provided,
however, that, if permitted by the Company, prior to the date on which he is
entitled to be paid his Account balance, a Participant may irrevocably elect,
in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Plan Administrator,
to defer the payment of his Account balance to a later  date specified by the
Participant or to be paid his Account balance in monthly installments over a
period of time specified by the Participant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Article V, a Participant (or his Beneficiary if he is
deceased) may, at any time prior to the date on which the Participant's
Account balance would otherwise be paid pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this Article V, elect to receive payment of the entire Account balance as
of any Valuation Date; provided, however, that no election pursuant to this
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                                   ARTICLE VI
                              PLAN ADMINISTRATION

        6.01  ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN.  The Company shall have the sole
responsibility for making contributions hereunder as provided under 
ARTICLE III and shall have the sole authority to amend or terminate, 
in whole or in part, this Plan at any time.  The Plan Administrator shall 
have the sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan.

      The Company does not guarantee to any Participant in any manner 
the effect under any tax law or Federal or state statute of the Participant's
participation in this Plan.

      6.02  CLAIMS PROCEDURE.  The Plan Administrator shall make all
determinations as to the right of any person to a benefit under this Plan. 
Any denial by the Plan Administrator of a claim for benefits under the Plan by
a Participant shall be stated in writing by the Plan Administrator and shall
set forth the specific reasons for the denial.  In addition, the Plan
Administrator shall afford a reasonable opportunity to any Participant whose
claim for benefits has been denied for a review of the decision denying the
claim.

      6.03  POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.  The Plan
Administrator shall have such duties and powers as may be necessary to
discharge its duties hereunder, including, but not by way of limitation, the
following:

                      (a)   to construe and interpret the Plan, decide
                            all questions of eligibility and determine
                            the amount,  manner and time of payment of
                            any benefits hereunder;

                      (b)   to prescribe procedures to be followed by
                            Participants in filing elections or revo-
                            cations thereof;

                      (c)   to prepare and  distribute, in such manner
                            as the Plan Administrator determines to be
                            appropriate,  information  explaining  the
                            Plan;

                      (d)   to  receive from the Company and from Par-
                            ticipants  such  information  as shall  be
                            necessary for the proper administration of
                            the Plan;

                      (e)   to furnish the Company, upon request, such
                            reports with respect to the administration
                            of the Plan  as are reasonable  and appro-
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                      (f)   to receive, review and keep on file (as it
                            deems  convenient  and proper)  reports of
                            benefit  payments by  the Company  and re-
                            ports  of  disbursements for  expenses di-
                            rected by the Plan Administrator; and

                      (g)   to  appoint individuals  to assist  in the
                            administration of  the Plan and  any other
                            agents it deems advisable, including legal
                            counsel.

      The Plan Administrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from
or modify any of the terms of the Plan, or to change or add to any benefits
provided by the Plan, or to waive or fail to apply any requirements of
eligibility for a benefit under the Plan.

      6.04  RULES AND DECISIONS.  The Plan Administrator may adopt such
rules as it deems necessary, desirable or appropriate. All rules and decisions 
of the Plan Administrator shall be uniformly and consistently applied to
all Participants in similar circumstances.  When making a determination or
calculation, the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon
information furnished by a Participant, the Company or the legal counsel of
the Company.

      6.05  AUTHORIZATION OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS.  The Plan Administrator
shall issue directions to the Company concerning all benefits which are to be
paid from the Company's general assets pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan.

      6.06  INDEMNIFICATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.  The Plan
Administrator shall be indemnified by the Company against any and all
liabilities arising by reason of any act or failure to act made in good
faith pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, including expenses reasonably
incurred in the defense of any claim relating thereto.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

      7.01  NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT, ETC..  Neither the creation of this
Plan nor anything contained herein shall be construed as giving any Participant
hereunder or other employees of the Company or any subsidiary any right to 
remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary.

      7.02  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  All rights and obligations of this
Plan shall inure to, and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company.

      7.03  INALIENABILITY.  Except so far as may be contrary to the laws
of any state having jurisdiction in the premises, a Participant or
Beneficiary shall have no right to assign, transfer, hypothecate, encumber,
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payments under this Plan and such payments shall not in any way be
subject to any legal process to levy upon or attach the same for payment of
any claim against any Participant or Beneficiary.

      7.04  INCOMPETENCY.  If any Participant or Beneficiary is, in the
opinion of the Plan Administrator, legally incapable of giving a valid
receipt and discharge for any payment, the Plan Administrator may, at its
option, direct that such payment or any part thereof be made to such person or
persons who in the opinion of the Plan Administrator are caring for and 
supporting such Participant or Beneficiary, unless it has received due notice
of claim from a duly appointed guardian or conservator of the estate of the
Participant or Beneficiary.  A payment so made will be a complete discharge
of the obligations under this Plan to the extent of and as to that
payment, and neither the Plan Administrator nor the Company will have any
obligation regarding the application of the payment.

      7.05  CONTROLLING LAW.  To the extent not preempted by the laws of 
the United States of America, the laws of the State of Illinois shall be the
controlling state law in all matters relating to this Plan.

      7.06  SEVERABILITY.  If any provisions of this Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of this Plan, but this Plan shall be construed and 
enforced as if the illegal and invalid provisions never had been included
herein.

      7.07  GENDER AND NUMBER.  Whenever the context requires or permits,
the gender and number of words shall be interchangeable.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                           AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

      8.01  AMENDMENT TO CONFORM WITH LAW.  The Company may by amendment
make such changes in, additions to, and substitutions in the provisions of 
this Plan, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or
advisable for the purpose of conforming this Plan to any present or future 
law relating to plans of this or a similar nature, and to the
administrative regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder.

      8.02  OTHER AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION.  The Company may amend or
terminate this Plan at any time, without the consent of any Participant or
Beneficiary.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Plan shall not be amended
or terminated so as to reduce or cancel the benefits which have accrued to a
Participant or Beneficiary prior to the later of the date of adoption of the
amendment or termination or the effective date thereof, and in the event
of such amendment or termination, any such accrued benefit hereunder shall not
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     8.03   EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL.

                      (a)   In the event of a Change in Control (as defined
                            below), the  Trustee shall, at the direction of
                            the Committee, either (i) pay over  all amounts
                            then standing  to the Account of  a Participant
                            (or Beneficiary)  in a  cash lump sum,  or (ii)
                            continue to  hold, in trust, the  assets of the
                            Plan  pending  future distribution  to Partici-
                            pants  (and  Beneficiaries) in  accordance with
                            the provisions  hereof as in effect  on the day
                            immediately preceding  the date of  such Change
                            in Control.

                      (b)   For purposes of this Section 8.03, a "Change in
                            Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if:

                            (i)    any "person"  (as such  term is used  in
                            Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the  Securities Ex-
                            change Act  of 1934, as amended  (the "Exchange
                            Act")), other  than (A)  the Company or  any of
                            its subsidiaries, (B) a  trustee or other fidu-
                            ciary  holding  securities  under  an  employee
                            benefit plan of the Company  or any of its sub-
                            sidiaries, (C) an underwriter temporarily hold-
                            ing securities pursuant to an offering  of such
                            securities, or (D) a corporation owned, direct-
                            ly or  indirectly, by the  stockholders of  the
                            Company in substantially  the same  proportions
                            as their ownership of  stock of the Company, is
                            or  becomes the "beneficial  owner" (as defined
                            in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
                            or  indirectly, of  securities  of the  Company
                            (not including in  the securities  beneficially
                            owned by such  persons any securities  acquired
                            directly  from the  Company or  its affiliates)
                            representing 40% or more of the combined voting
                            power of the Company's then outstanding securi-
                            ties;

                            (ii)   during  any  period  of two  consecutive
                            years (not including any period prior to Novem-
                            ber 22, 1989), individuals who at the beginning
                            of such period  constitute the Board  of Direc-
                            tors of the Company and any new director (other
                            than a director designated  by a person who has
                            entered  into an agreement  with the Company to
                            effect a transaction  described in clauses (i),
                            (iii)  or (iv)  of  this paragraph  (b)), whose
                            election by  the Board or nomination  for elec-
                            tion by the Company's stockholders was approved
                            by a vote of at  least two-thirds (2/3) of  the
                            directors then  still in office who either were
                            directors at  the  beginning of  the period  or
                            whose  election or nomination  for election was
                            




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                            previously so approved, cease for any reason to 
                            constitute a majority thereof;

                            (iii)  the stockholders of the  Company approve
                            a merger  or consolidation of  the Company with
                            any other  corporation, other than a  merger or
                            consolidation which would  result in the voting
                            securities of the  Company outstanding  immedi-
                            ately  prior  thereto  continuing to  represent
                            (either  by remaining  outstanding or  by being
                            converted into voting securities of the surviv-
                            ing entity) in  combination with the  ownership
                            of any trustee or other fiduciary holding secu-
                            rities  under an  employee benefit plan  of the
                            Company, at least  80% of  the combined  voting
                            power of the voting  securities of the  Company
                            or such surviving entity outstanding immediate-
                            ly  after such  merger or  consolidation, or  a
                            merger or consolidation effected to implement a
                            recapitalization  of  the  Company (or  similar
                            transaction) in which  no person acquires  more
                            than 50%  of the  combined voting power  of the
                            Company's then outstanding securities; or

                            (iv)   the stockholders of the  Company approve
                            a plan  of complete liquidation  of the Company
                            or an agreement for  the sale or disposition by
                            the Company of all  or substantially all of the
                            Company's assets.

                      (c)   The provisions  of this Section 8.03  may not be
                            amended after  the date  of a Change  in Control
                            without  the written  consent  of a  majority in
                            both number and interest  of the Participants in
                            this Plan, other than those Participants who are
                            both (i) not employed  by the Company or  a sub-
                            sidiary as of the date of the Change  in Control
                            and (ii) not receiving nor could  have commenced
                            receiving benefits under the Plan as of the date
                            of the Change in Control, both immediately prior
                            to the Change in Control and at the date of such
                            amendment.

      8.04  MANNER AND FORM OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.  Any amendment
or termination of this Plan by the Company shall be made only by action of the 
Board of Directors of the Company or any officer of the Company duly
authorized by the Board of Directors. Certification of any amendment or 
termination of this Plan shall be furnished to the Plan Administrator by the
Company.

      8.05  NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.  The Plan Administrator shall
notify Participants or Beneficiaries who are affected by any amendment or 
termination of this Plan within a reasonable time thereof.





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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.N(2)





                               Robert J. Darnall

                               David B. Anderson





                                                  

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.N(8)

April 8, 1994



Mr. Neil S. Novich
21 Barnstable Rd.
West Newton Hill, MA 02165

Dear Neil:

This will confirm our discussions regarding the terms of our
offer for you to join Inland Steel Industries, Inc. ("the
Company").

                 (1)   Your titles would be Vice President, Inland Steel
                       Industries, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer
                       Distribution and President, Ryerson.

                 (2)   Your employment date would be on or about June 1, 1994
                       unless otherwise mutually agreed by you and the
                       Company.

                 (3)   Your minimum base annualized salary for calendar year
                       1994 would be $330,000.  You would be entitled to
                       participate in the Company's Annual Incentive Plan on
                       the same basis as other participants in the Plan, with
                       your Target Award for purposes of the Plan for 1994
                       being not less than 50%.  You will be guaranteed a
                       minimum bonus of $165,000 prorated for 1994 - paid in
                       first quarter of 1995. When you join Inland Steel
                       Industries, you will also be paid a signing bonus of
                       $100,000.

                 (4)   You would be granted a three-year restricted stock
                       award of 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company,
                       subject to the usual conditions regarding your
                       continued employment with the Company.  In addition,
                       you will be granted a stock option grant of 20,000
                       shares under the Inland Steel Industries Stock Option
                       Program. Both of these grants will be made when you join
                       the Company.

                 (5)   The Company will, in the absence of any malfeasance on
                       your part, guarantee you three (3) years of salary and
                       benefits. After three years, this guarantee will convert
                       to our standard change of control agreement, on terms
                       and conditions consistent with those incorporated in
                       existing agreements.  In addition, you would be
                       entitled to participate in the Company's medical,
                       life insurance, pension, thrift and other benefit
                       plans and programs in accordance with the terms and
                       conditions of such plans and programs (however, we
                       will waive the six month service requirement for LTD
                       eligibility, making you eligible for LTD when you join
                       the Company) and would also be entitled to such
                       additional benefits as are normally provided to
                       officers of the Company, including Company car and
                       appropriate memberships.

                 (6)   The Company will reimburse you for all reasonable
                       expenses incurred by you in moving yourself and your
                       family from West Newton Hill, Massachusetts to the
                       Chicago area, including purchase of your primary
                       residence at a price not less than, your purchase price
                       plus the cost of capital improvements as defined by
                       the IRS and an amount sufficient to pay all taxes on
                       the reimbursement such that you have no net after tax
                       cost or loss.

We would anticipate hearing from you regarding this proposal at your earliest
convenience.  In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding any of the
above items, please feel free to telephone me in that regard.

Sincerely,


/s/ Robert J. Darnall
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer






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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.N(9)



April 8, 1994




Mr. Neil S. Novich
21 Barnstable Road
West Newton Hill, MA 02165

Dear Neil:

In the event that your employment is terminated by Inland Steel Industries,
Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") prior to the third year
anniversary of your employment for any reason other than malfeasance on your
part ("termination by the Company"), the Company shall pay you an amount equal
to the sum of the following:

                 (i)   the present value of an amount equal to the product
                       of (a) thirty six (36) less the number of months you
                       have been employed by the Company at the time of your
                       termination by the Company times (b) your monthly base
                       salary at the rate in effect at that time, plus;

                 (ii)  the present value of an amount equal to the product
                       of (a) thirty six (36) less the number of months you
                       have been employed by the Company at the time of your
                       termination by the Company times (b) one-twelfth
                       (1/12) of the average annual Award bonus paid to you
                       under the Company's Annual Incentive Plan or similar
                       successor plan ("Bonus Plan") in the years prior to the
                       date of the termination of your employment by the
                       Company (for any year which any such Award bonus was
                       prorated, the amount will be annualized in making
                       such calculation).

The Company will also cause all options to become immediately exercisable and
all restricted stock to be fully vested.

In addition, the Company will provide you with insurance on your
life and continuation of disability insurance and will pay
your dental and health care costs and those of your spouse and
dependent children for three years of continuous coverage from
your date of hire, on a basis consistent with the terms and
conditions of its life insurance and dental and health care
coverage for active employees.

You will receive such payment promptly after the termination of
your employment by the Company.  The payment and the benefits
provided herein will be in lieu of any other amounts that may be
payable to you by the Company (including pursuant to any Bonus
Plan) or any other Company-sponsored benefit plan.  Further,
nothing contained herein precludes the Company from changing your
duties while you are employed by the Company, so long as the
level of your responsibility is not substantially diminished.

If the Company fails to make such payment promptly, the Company
will pay you interest at the prime rate at the Company's principal
bank and any reasonable legal fees and expenses which you may
incur in your efforts to collect such payment.

Sincerely,



/s/ Robert J. Darnall
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer








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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11

             INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                Statement of Earnings Per Share of Common Stock             

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Dollars and Shares in Millions
                                                                             (except per share data)       
                                                                      -------------------------------------
                                                                             Years Ended December 31,      
                                                                      -------------------------------------
                                                                     1994             1993             1992
                                                                     ----             ----             ----
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>               <C>
PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
   Shares of common stock
       Average shares outstanding                                      43.1             35.5             32.8
       Dilutive effect of stock options                                  .4                -                -
                                                                    -------         --------         --------
                                                                       43.5             35.5             32.8
                                                                    =======          =======          =======
   Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
       change in accounting principle                               $ 107.4          $ (37.6)         $(159.4)
   Cumulative effect of change in
       accounting principle                                               -                -           (656.2)
                                                                   --------         --------          ------- 
   Net income (loss)                                                  107.4            (37.6)          (815.6)
   Dividends on preferred stock                                        28.4             32.0             32.1
                                                                   --------         --------          -------
   Net income (loss) applicable                                    $   79.0         $  (69.6)         $(847.7)
                                                                   ========         ========          ======= 
   Per Share of Common Stock:
       Before cumulative effect of
          change in accounting principle                           $   1.81         $  (1.96)         $ (5.83)
       Cumulative effect of change in
          accounting principle                                            -                -           (19.99)
                                                                   --------         --------          ------- 
       Net income (loss)                                           $   1.81         $  (1.96)         $(25.82)
                                                                   ========         ========          ======= 

FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
   Shares of common stock
       Average shares outstanding                                      43.1             35.5             32.8
       Assumed conversion of leveraged
          Series E Preferred Stock                                      3.0                -                -
       Dilutive effect of stock options                                  .5                -                -
                                                                    -------         --------         --------
                                                                       46.6             35.5             32.8
                                                                       ====             ====             ====
   Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
       change in accounting principle                               $ 107.4          $ (37.6)         $(159.4)
   Cumulative effect of change in
       accounting principle                                               -                -           (656.2)
                                                                   --------         --------          ------- 
   Net income (loss)                                                $ 107.4          $ (37.6)         $(815.6)
   Dividends on antidilutive preferred stock                           20.5             32.0             32.1
   Additional ESOP funding required on
       conversion of Series E Preferred Stock                           7.9                -                -
                                                                  ---------         --------         --------
   Net income (loss) applicable                                     $  79.0          $ (69.6)         $(847.7)
                                                                    =======          =======          ======= 
   Per Share of Common Stock:
       Before cumulative effect of
          change in accounting principle                           $   1.70         $  (1.96)         $ (5.83)
       Cumulative effect of change in
          accounting principle                                            -                -           (19.99)
                                                                  ---------        ---------          ------- 
       Net income (loss)                                           $   1.70         $  (1.96)         $(25.82)
                                                                   ========         ========          ======= 
</TABLE>

Note -     Series G Exchangeable Preferred Stock was converted to common stock
           in 1994.

           The assumed conversion of Series A, non-leveraged Series E and
           Series G Preferred Stock was antidilutive in all three years.  The
           assumed conversion of leveraged Series E Preferred Stock was
           antidilutive in 1993 and 1992.



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 13
Financial Review

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions (except per share data)         1994              1993                1992
                                                   ------           -------              ------ 
<S>                                               <C>               <C>                 <C>
Net sales                                          $4,497.0         $3,888.2            $3,494.3
Operating profit (loss)                            $  249.4         $   26.6            $ (173.4)
Net income (loss)                                  $  107.4         $  (37.6)           $ (815.6)
Net income (loss) per common share                 $   1.81         $  (1.96)           $ (25.82)
</TABLE>

   In 1994, the Company achieved its best performance since 1989, reporting net
income of $107.4 million, or $1.81 per common share. Net losses for 1993 and
1992 were $37.6 million, or $1.96 per common share, and $815.6 million, or
$25.82 per common share, respectively. The 1992 loss included $656.2 million,
or $19.99 per common share, related to a one-time charge to recognize the
cumulative effect of adopting Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Statement No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other
Than Pensions."
   Net sales of $4.5 billion in 1994 were 16 percent higher than 1993 net sales
due to a 9 percent increase in volume and a 7 percent increase resulting from
improved selling prices and a richer mix of products sold. The 1993 sales
increase of 11 percent over 1992 was due primarily to an increase in volume as
average selling prices remained virtually unchanged at both of the Company's
business segments.
   The demand for Company products and services increased in 1994 as both
business segments benefited from strong consumer demand for durable goods. In
addition to benefiting from increased volume, both segments realized an
improvement in average selling price with the greatest improvement realized at
the Steel Manufacturing Segment. The current year increases in average selling
prices and volume were the primary factors in the Company's reporting an
operating profit of $249 million, a $223 million increase from 1993. Continued
reductions per ton sold of non-materials costs at the Materials Distribution
Segment further contributed to the year-to-year improvement in operating
profit.
   In 1993, despite two factors that adversely impacted results at the
Company's Steel Manufacturing Segment, significant improvements in volume and
continued cost reductions resulted in the Company posting a $27 million
operating profit, a $200 million improvement compared with 1992.
   In 1992, the Company experienced the largest net loss in its history due
primarily to the adoption of FASB Statement No. 106 on retiree health care
costs and the election to recognize immediately, rather than amortize over 20
years, a $656 million after-tax transition obligation reflecting the aggregate
amount that would have been accrued had the standard been in effect in prior
years. This charge was reported on a separate line as a change in accounting
principle on the Statement of Operations. See Financial Review--Accounting
Matters for further details.
   In the 1994 first quarter, in an effort to better support customers with
foreign operations and expand other off-shore opportunities, the Company formed
a new subsidiary, Inland International, Inc., to provide materials management
and technical services outside the United States.  Subsequently, Inland
International and AHMSA, Mexico's largest steel company, formed a joint-venture
company, Ryerson de Mexico, to distribute materials and provide services to the
Mexican market through 17 service center locations located throughout Mexico.
The impact on the Company of the major currency devaluation experienced in
Mexico at the end of 1994 was not material. Inland International also formed
Inland International Trading, Inc., which is responsible for international
purchasing and exporting of materials and services for all of the Company's
operations. At year-end 1994, Inland International signed letters of
understanding to study the feasibility of creating a joint venture in the
People's Republic of China. In addition, in January 1995, Inland International
Trading, Inc., The Macsteel Group and Federal Industries Ltd.  formed I.M.F.
Steel International Ltd., a joint venture in which Inland holds a 50 percent
interest, to sell the Company's products and services around the world. In 1994
these international activities were not material to the financial results of
the Company.
   Average shares outstanding were 44 million in 1994, 36 million in 1993, and
33 million in 1992. Results per common share are reported after preferred stock
dividends.

STEEL MANUFACTURING SEGMENT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars and Tons in Millions              1994                   1993                 1992
                                         ------                 ------               ------
<S>                                      <C>                  <C>                   <C>
Net sales                                $2,487.9             $2,174.9               $1,909.4
Operating profit (loss)                  $  149.3             $  (28.2)              $ (200.6)
Net tons shipped                              5.2                  4.8                    4.3
</TABLE>

   Inland Steel Company reported an operating profit of $149 million for 1994,
the best performance since 1989, following operating losses of $28 million in
1993 and $201 million in 1992. Net sales increased 14 percent, 7 percent due to
an increase in the vol-

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ume of steel mill products shipped and 7 percent due to improved selling prices
and mix. The recovering economy continued to provide strong demand for products
containing steel and this demand was the principal factor leading to both
increased volume and price. Net sales increased 14 percent in 1993 from 1992
due almost entirely to an increase in shipments to 4.8 million tons. The
average selling price for 1993 was virtually unchanged from 1992. The 1993
financial results were negatively affected by approximately $30 million due to
the unfavorable impact on steel operations of the scheduled outage of the
largest blast furnace at the Indiana Harbor Works for a mini-reline. In
addition, there was a $22.3 million charge taken for the early closure of the
Company's remaining cokemaking facilities due to their inability to meet
environmental regulations and deteriorating operating performance. Partially
offsetting these unfavorable items was a $24 million LIFO profit recognition
due to inventory reductions.
      Inland Steel Company operated at 89 percent of its raw steelmaking
capability in 1994, compared with 83 percent in 1993 and 79 percent in 1992.
      Inland Steel Company embarked in 1991 on a turnaround program to increase
revenues and asset utilization, and significantly reduce its underlying cost
base by year-end 1994. A restructuring charge in 1991 of $205 million provided
for the write-off of facilities, an environmental reserve and the cost of an
estimated 25 percent reduction in the workforce. Primarily due to the continued
operation of its plate mill, the closure of which was anticipated in arriving
at the targeted workforce reduction, the Company achieved only a 20 percent
reduction in the workforce by year-end 1994. The 1994 effect of this program
represents a savings of approximately $200 million in employment costs and $10
million in decreased depreciation expense. However, the savings from reduced
employment was partially offset by increased wage and benefit costs.
      I/N Tek continued to operate near capacity and produce consistently
high-quality steel. In August 1993, I/N Kote achieved near design capacity
operations and, by year-end 1993, had achieved product qualification at all
major customers. Under the I/N Kote partnership agreement, Inland Steel Company
supplies all of the steel for the joint venture and, with certain limited
exceptions, is required to set the price of that steel to assure that I/N
Kote's expenditures do not exceed its revenues. During 1993, Inland Steel
Company's sales prices approximated its costs of production, and in 1994, the
prices exceeded production costs but were still less than the market prices for
cold-rolled steel products. As I/N Kote expenditures include principal payments
and a provision for return on equity to the partners, Inland Steel Company's
ability to realize higher prices on its sales to I/N Kote depends on the
facility continuing near-capacity operations and obtaining appropriate pricing
for its products.
      The Company's remaining cokemaking facilities were closed by year-end
1993. The Company determined that it was uneconomical to repair the coke
batteries sufficiently to continue cost-effective operations that would comply
with current environmental laws. To replace the Company-produced coke, Inland
Steel Company entered into a long-term supply contract and other arrangements
to purchase coke. In addition, Inland Steel Company and NIPSCO, a local
utility, formed a joint venture which constructed and is operating a pulverized
coal injection facility at the Indiana Harbor Works. This facility injects coal
directly into the blast furnaces thereby reducing coke requirements. The joint
venture commenced operations in the third quarter of 1993 and achieved design
capacity by year-end 1994, reducing coke requirements by approximately 25
percent.


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MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION SEGMENT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars and Tons in Millions                 1994              1993             1992
                                           --------         --------         --------
<S>                                        <C>              <C>              <C>
Net sales                                  $2,197.5         $1,893.3         $1,716.6
Operating profit                           $   98.1         $   56.4         $   27.1
Net tons shipped                               2.33             2.08             1.87

</TABLE>

Inland Materials Distribution Group ("IMDG"), consisting of Joseph T. Ryerson &
Son, Inc., including its Ryerson Coil Processing Company division, and J. M.
Tull Metals Company, Inc., reported its third consecutive year of improved net
sales and operating profit. Net sales increased 16 percent to $2.2 billion due
to a 12 percent increase in volume and a 4 percent increase in average selling
price per ton sold reflecting, in part, a better mix of products sold. Lower
operating costs as a percent of sales in addition to the higher sales resulted
in IMDG recording an operating profit of $98.1 million in 1994, its highest
yearly level since 1988. All four regions of the general line business, which
supplies a wide range of metals and industrial plastics, as well as the coil
processing business were again profitable in 1994 with the strongest results in
the Midwest and Southeast.
      In the third quarter of 1991, and in every quarter since (or 14
consecutive quarters), IMDG's operating profit has increased over the
comparable year-earlier quarter.
      In 1993, net sales increased 10 percent to $1.89 billion due almost
entirely to an increase in volume, as the average selling price per ton
increased minimally. Operating profit of $56.4 million in 1993 was more than
double that reported in 1992 due primarily to IMDG being able to increase sales
at a faster rate than associated costs.

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCING
The Company finished 1994 with cash and cash equivalents of $107 million
compared with $251 million at year-end 1993 and $138 million on December 31,
1992. There was no short-term bank borrowing at year-end 1994, 1993 or 1992.
      Improved operating results, in addition to the proceeds from its December
1993 common stock offering, allowed the Company to actively pursue a major
deleveraging program in 1994.
      During 1994, Inland Steel Company purchased the equity interest in the
operating lease of the No. 2 Basic Oxygen Furnace Shop caster facility for $83
million and assumed $63 million of lease-related caster debt. By year-end this
$63 million debt and $40 million of other caster debt was repaid.
      In the first quarter of 1994, Inland Steel Company redeemed the remaining
$75 million principal amount of outstanding Series O, P, and Q First Mortgage
Bonds.
      In the 1994 second quarter, the Company called for redemption all
outstanding shares of Series G $4.625 Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Stock. The call resulted in conversion of the 1.5 million shares of
Series G Preferred Stock outstanding into 2.7 million shares of common stock,
reducing annual preferred dividends by $6.9 million.
      Also during the second quarter, Inland Steel Company refinanced $20
million of 8.125 percent pollution control revenue bonds with bonds bearing an
interest rate of 7.125 percent.
      Cash availability as well as various covenants in subsidiary borrowing
arrangements limited the cash that subsidiaries could transfer to the Company
in the form of dividends and advances to approximately $225 million at year-end
1994. This amount is subject to change based on the financial performance of
each subsidiary.
      The Company's subsidiary borrowing arrangements, as well as both the
Inland Steel Company Series T First Mortgage Indenture and the indenture under
which the Company's 12.75% Notes were issued, contain covenants limiting
financial flexibility and the Company's ability to issue additional debt.
Certain covenants in the indenture relating to the 12.75% Notes also limit the
amount of cash dividends the Company may declare or pay. At year-end 1994, up
to $114 million of common dividends could have been paid under terms of the
indenture. The 12.75% Notes are not subject to redemption prior to December 15,
1997.
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In 1989, the Company sold $185 million of its Series F Exchangeable Preferred
Stock and agreed to repurchase an identical amount of Company common stock. By
year-end 1994, $147 million had been spent to purchase 4.7 million shares. The
Company suspended open-market stock purchases under this agreement in December
1990.
      The Company's subsidiaries continue to maintain committed credit
facilities totaling $225 million. A special-purpose subsidiary of Inland Steel
Company has a $100 million revolving credit facility which extends to November
30, 1995. The credit facility, which is expected to be extended, is secured by
receivables sold to this subsidiary by Inland Steel Company. The $100 million
Ryerson unsecured revolving credit facility extends to March 31, 1995. A new
agreement extending the maturity of this credit facility for five years and
increasing the amount to $200 million has been approved by the banks involved,
subject to final documentation. The $25 million Tull unsecured credit facility
was extended in 1994 to December 15, 1997. The interest rates on borrowing
under such credit agreements are, at the Company's option, based on Eurodollar,
Certificate of Deposit, or the greater of federal funds or prime rates. At
year-end, the highest interest rate option for borrowings under any of these
credit agreements was the applicable prime rate plus .75 of a percentage point.
      The Company believes that its present cash position, augmented by its
subsidiaries' credit facilities and the anticipated cash flow from operations
provided by continued strong demand for its products, will provide sufficient
liquidity to meet its scheduled debt and redeemable preferred stock
retirements, pay preferred dividends, fund its capital program and meet any
operating cash requirements that may arise for at least the next two years. The
Company ended 1994 with long-term debt of $706 million compared with $777
million at year-end 1993. The average interest rate on this debt is
approximately 10 percent.
      Due to a substantial decrease in stockholders' equity in 1992 primarily
resulting from the adoption of FASB Statement No. 106, the ratio of long-term
debt to total capitalization of 49 percent, 55 percent and 63 percent reported
at year-end 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, was substantially higher than
that reported in prior years. Including Series F Preferred Stock, the ratio of
long-term debt and redeemable preferred stock to total capitalization was 62
percent at December 31, 1994 compared with 69 percent and 77 percent at
year-end 1993 and 1992, respectively.
      In addition, Inland Steel Company guarantees its 50 percent share of I/N
Kote borrowings, a PCI joint venture loan, and a portion of the debt of the
Empire Iron Mining partnership amounting to $243 million, $32 million, and $15
million, respectively, at year-end 1994. Because none of these guarantees have
been invoked since their inception and because of the current strong demand for
steel products, the Company does not believe these guarantees will be called
upon.
      The Company's debt ratings at year-end 1994 were unchanged from 1993 and
were:

<TABLE>                                        
<CAPTION>                                      
Ratings at Year End                                        1994
-------------------                                       ------
<S>                                                        <C>
Inland Steel Industries Notes                  
      Moody's                                              Ba3
      Standard & Poor's                                    B+
Inland Steel Company First Mortgage Bonds      
      Moody's                                              Ba3
      Standard & Poor's                                    BB-
</TABLE>                                       


CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions                                  1994             1993                  1992
-------------------                                 ------           ------                ------
<S>                                                 <C>              <C>                   <C>
Capital expenditures
      Steel Manufacturing                           $223.6            $ 86.1               $55.1
      Materials Distribution                          20.4              19.3                 9.3
      General corporate and other                      1.3                .2                --
                                                    ------            ------               -----
Total capital expenditures                          $245.3            $105.6               $64.4
                                                    ======            ======               =====
</TABLE>

      Capital expenditures of $245 million in 1994 include $146 million related
to the purchase of a caster facility which had previously been leased. The
majority of the remaining capital expenditures was principally for new
machinery and equipment related to maintaining or improving operations at the
Steel Manufacturing Segment.
      The Company anticipates capital expenditures in 1995 will approximate
$190 million. These projects are expected to be funded by cash generated from
operations and cash on hand at year-end 1994, plus possible funding from
third-party financing.

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EMPLOYMENT MATTERS

Inland Steel Company and the United Steelworkers of America entered into a new
labor agreement, effective August 1, 1993, covering wages and benefits. Among
other things, the agreement provides a wage increase of $.50 per hour on August
1, 1995, a $500 bonus in each of 1993 and 1994 (totaling in each case
approximately $4 million) and a potential bonus of up to $1,000 per employee
(approximately $8 million in total) based on Inland Steel Company's achieving
$150 million of pre-tax income in 1995 (adjusted to exclude the incremental
FASB Statement No. 106 costs and such bonus). In addition, all active employees
received an additional week of vacation in 1994 and will receive an additional
week in 1996.  The agreement expires on July 31, 1999 but provides for a
reopener on wages and certain benefits in 1996 with an arbitration provision to
resolve unsettled issues, thereby precluding a work stoppage over the six-year
contract term. The agreement also provides for election to the Company's Board
of Directors of a union designee acceptable to the Board, restricts Inland
Steel Company's ability to reduce the union workforce (generally limited to
attrition and major facilities shutdowns), allows greater flexibility to
institute work rule changes, and requires quarterly rather than annual payment
of profit sharing amounts, significant improvements in pension benefits for
active employees, and the securing of retiree health care obligations through
certain trust and second mortgage arrangements. "First dollar" health care
coverage is eliminated under the agreement through the institution of
co-payments and increased deductibles for medical benefits.
      Despite increased shipments, average employment declined 4 percent during
1994 after declining 6 percent in 1993 and 8 percent during each of the prior
two years, reflecting continuing efforts by the Company to implement its
cost-reduction program. As announced in 1991, the Company planned to reduce
employment at its corporate headquarters and at Inland Steel Company by 25
percent from year-end 1991 to year-end 1994. The 25 percent reduction was not
fully achieved by the end of 1994 principally because of Inland Steel Company's
continued operation of its plate mill, employing approximately 600 people. The
plate mill will continue to operate as long as it remains economically viable.
Despite the reduction in employment in 1994, total employment costs and average
employment cost per employee increased 3 percent and 7 percent, respectively,
from 1993. Direct compensation increased in 1994, in spite of reduced salary
and wage costs, due solely to increases in profit sharing provisions. Employee
benefits also increased as a result of higher pension expense, offset in part
by reduced health care insurance costs.

EMPLOYEES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(monthly average receiving pay)                  1994               1993               1992
                                               ------             -------            -------
<S>                                            <C>                <C>                <C>
Steel Manufacturing                            10,166             10,857             11,847
Materials Distribution                          5,195              5,157              5,168
Headquarters and other                            118                138                166
                                               ------             ------             ------
Total                                          15,479             16,152             17,181
                                               ======             ======             ======
</TABLE>

CONSOLIDATED EMPLOYMENT COSTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions (except averages)             1994               1993               1992
                                                 ------            --------           ---------
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>                   <C>
Direct compensation                           $    681.1          $   665.0             $   682.3
Employee benefits
      Group insurance costs                         63.5               77.1                  64.4
      Postretirement benefits
         other than pensions                        79.5               95.7                 111.0
      Pension costs (credits)                       28.2               (4.6)                 (9.2)
      Social security and unemploy-
         ment compensation taxes                    55.5               54.6                  53.9
      Workers' compensation
         expense                                    12.7               10.8                  12.0
      Thrift Plan costs                              9.2                9.7                  10.5
      Cost of supplemental unem-
         ployment benefit plans                      7.9                6.5                   8.5
      Industry welfare and
         retirement funds                            2.9                3.2                   2.5
      All other                                      9.0                6.9                   4.8
                                              ----------          ---------             ---------
Total cost of employee benefits                    268.4              259.9                 258.4
                                              ----------          ---------             ---------
Total employment costs                        $    949.5          $   924.9             $   940.7
                                              ==========          =========             =========
Average employment cost
      per employee                            $   61,342          $  57,265             $  54,750
                                              ==========          =========             =========
</TABLE>

PENSIONS
At year-end 1994, the market value of Inland Steel Industries Pension Plan
assets totaled $1,652 million, a $142 million decrease during the year. For
financial reporting purposes, the funded status of the Pension Plan has
appeared very volatile over the last three years due to the significant changes
in the interest rate on high-grade fixed-income obligations that must be used
for valuing pension liabilities. This rate moved from 8.6 percent in 1992 to
7.25 percent in 1993, a twenty year low, and back to 8.8 percent in 1994. This
caused the Company to record a $122 million additional pension liability on the
balance sheet in 1993, which was eliminated in 1994. In 1993, this additional
minimum liability was offset by an intangible pension asset. Future reductions
in interest rates could result in a similar situation requiring the Company to
book an additional minimum pension liability. However, under ERISA funding
guidelines, which take a longer term view in determining the interest rate to
use in valuing liabilities, the Pension Plan was adequately funded in 1993 and
continued to be so in 1994. Under pension reform legislation contained in the
recently passed General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT"), the Pension
Plan may have a funding requirement related to 1995 which would require funding
in 1996.

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<PAGE>   6
      The annualized return earned in the Pension Plan's diversified portfolio
for the past ten years approximated 12 percent annually, however, individual
year returns have been volatile. In 1994 the Plan earned less than 1 percent
compared with a 16 percent return in 1993. A total of $151 million in pension
benefits was paid in 1994, compared with $146 million in 1993. At year-end
1994, pension benefits were being paid to 16,235 retirees and their
beneficiaries compared with 15,748 at year-end 1993.

ACCOUNTING MATTERS
FASB Statement No. 106 requires that the cost of retiree medical and life
insurance benefits be accrued during the working years of each employee.
Previously, retiree medical benefits were expensed as incurred after an
employee's retirement. Adoption of this standard in 1992 has not and will not
affect cash flow as liabilities for health care and life insurance benefits
will continue to be paid as claims are submitted.  The unfunded benefits
liability reflected on the balance sheet as of December 31, 1994, was
approximately $1.2 billion. The unfunded liability will continue to grow as
long as accrual-basis costs exceed cash benefit payments. (See Note 11 to the
consolidated financial statements for further details.)
      In 1992, the Company also adopted FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes," which, at the time of adoption, had no material impact on
results of operations or the financial position of the Company. FASB Statement
No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the
Company's financial statements or tax returns.
      At December 31, 1994, the Company had a net deferred tax asset of $420
million, which includes $451 million related to the temporary difference
arising from the adoption of FASB Statement No. 106. While the Company believes
it is more likely than not that it will generate sufficient taxable income from
operations to realize all deferred tax assets, a secondary source of future
taxable income could result from tax planning strategies. Possible strategies
include the Company's option of changing from the LIFO method of accounting for
inventories to the FIFO method (such change would have resulted in
approximately $380 million of additional taxable income as of year-end 1994
which would serve to offset approximately $135 million of deferred tax assets)
and selection of different tax depreciation methods. After assuming such change
in accounting for inventories, the Company would need to recognize
approximately $800 million of taxable income over the 15-year net operating
loss carryforward period and the period in which the temporary difference
related to the FASB Statement No. 106 obligation will reverse, in order to
fully realize its net deferred tax asset. The Company believes that it is more
likely than not that it will achieve such taxable income level. (See Note 12 to
the consolidated financial statements for further details regarding this net
deferred tax asset.)

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Inland Steel Company has significantly reduced discharges of air and water
pollutants at its Indiana Harbor Works complex in East Chicago, Indiana in
recent years and is committed to operating its facilities in an environmentally
acceptable manner.
      On June 10, 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana entered a consent decree that resolved all matters raised by a lawsuit
filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in 1990. The
consent decree included a $3.5 million cash fine, environmentally beneficial
projects at the Indiana Harbor Works through 1997 costing approximately $7
million, and sediment remediation of portions of the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
and Indiana Harbor Turning Basin estimated to cost approximately $19 million
over the next several years. The fine and estimated remediation costs were
provided for in earlier years. After payment of the fine, the Company's reserve
for environmental liabilities, including those in connection with the consent
decree, totaled $19 million. The consent decree also defines procedures for
remediation at Inland Steel Company's Indiana Harbor Works. The procedures
defined establish essentially a three-step process, each step of which requires
agreement of the EPA before progressing to the next step in the process,
consisting of: assessment of the site, evaluation of corrective measures for
remediating the site, and implementation of the remediation plan according to
the agreed-upon procedures.  The Company continues to assess the extent of
environmental contamination. The Company anticipates that this assessment will
cost approximately $1 million to $2 million per year and take another three to
five years to complete. Because neither the nature and extent of the
contamination nor the corrective actions can be determined until the assessment
of environmental contamination and evaluation of corrective measures is
completed, the Company cannot presently reasonably estimate the costs of or the
time required to complete such corrective actions. Such corrective actions may,
however, require significant expenditures over the next several years that may
be material to the results of operations or financial position of the Company.
Insurance coverage with respect to such corrective action is not significant.
      Capital spending for pollution control projects totaled $18 million in
1994, up from $7 million in 1993. Another $41 million was spent in 1994 to
operate and maintain such equipment, versus $42 million a year earlier. During
the five years ended December 31, 1994, the Company has spent $280 million to
construct, operate and maintain environmental control equipment at its various
locations.
      Environmental projects previously authorized and presently under
consideration, including those designed to comply with the 1990 Clean Air Act
Amendments, but excluding any amounts that would be required under the consent
decree settling the 1990 EPA lawsuit, will require capital expenditures of
approximately $24 million in 1995. It is anticipated that the Company will make
annual capital expenditures of $5 million to $10 million in each of the next
four years thereafter for the construction, and have ongoing annual
expenditures of $40 million to $50 million for the operation, of air

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<PAGE>   7

and water pollution control facilities to comply with current Federal, state
and local laws and regulations. Due to the inability to predict the costs of
corrective action that may be required under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act and the consent decree in the 1990 EPA lawsuit, the Company cannot
predict the amount of additional environmental expenditures that will be
required. Such additional environmental expenditures, excluding amounts that
may be required in connection with the consent decree in the 1990 EPA lawsuit,
however, are not expected to be material to the results of operations or
financial position of Inland Steel Company.  

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES
Domestic steel producers face significant competition from foreign producers
and have been injured by unfairly traded imports. Many foreign steel producers
are owned, controlled or subsidized by their governments. In 1992, the Company
and certain domestic steel producers filed unfair trade petitions against
foreign producers of certain bar, rod and flat-rolled steel products. During
1993, the International Trade Commission ("ITC") upheld final subsidy and
dumping margins on essentially all of the bar and rod products and about half
of the flat-rolled products, in each case based on the tonnage of the products
against which claims were brought. Appeals of the adverse ITC decisions have
been filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") or similar
jurisdictional bodies, and foreign producers have appealed certain of the
findings against them. The CIT sustained the ITC in the bar and rod cases and
in the cold-rolled and hot-rolled flat products cases. Appeals are pending
regarding corrosion-resistant flat products. It is not certain how the ITC
actions and the appeals have impacted imports of steel products into the United
States or the price of such steel products.
      On December 15, 1993, President Clinton notified the U.S. Congress of his
intent to enter into agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. The key provisions applicable to domestic steel producers include an
agreement to eliminate steel tariffs in major industrial markets, including the
United States, over a period of 10 years and agreements regarding various
subsidy and dumping practices as well as dispute settlement procedures.
Legislation to implement the Uruguay Round agreement was enacted into Federal
law in December 1994. The agreement went into effect January 1, 1995. Company
management supported passage of the legislation, believing that the market
opening benefits offered by the agreement would be beneficial to the Company.


Summary by Quarter (Unaudited)      Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                                                       Companies

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions (except per share data)
                                                                             Per Common Share
                                                               --------------------------------------------
                                                                                        Market Price
                       Net     Gross  Income (Loss) Net Income  Net Income      ---------------------------
                     Sales    Profit  Before Taxes      (Loss)      (Loss)       High       Low      Close
                    -------  -------- ------------  ---------    ---------     -------   --------  --------
<S>               <C>         <C>          <C>       <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>          
1994                                                                                                              
First Quarter     $1,075.7    $   85.8    $  14.6    $    9.2      $  .03     $ 37 1/8    $29 7/8      $30 1/8    
Second Quarter     1,135.6       123.5       50.2        31.6         .57       36 5/8     29 3/8       34 7/8    
Third Quarter      1,129.5       120.3       47.5        30.7         .54       42         34           39 3/8    
Fourth Quarter     1,156.2       126.9       57.2        35.9         .66       39 1/2     29 7/8       35 1/8    
                  --------    --------    -------    --------      ------     --------    -------      -------    
Year              $4,497.0    $  456.5    $ 169.5    $  107.4      $ 1.81*    $ 42        $29 3/8      $35 1/8    
                  ========    ========    =======    ========      ======     ========    =======      =======    
                                                                                                                  
1993                                                                                                              
First Quarter     $  941.5    $   27.5     $(47.5)   $  (31.4)    $(1.12)      $24 3/4    $20          $22        
Second Quarter       996.4        72.8       (3.8)       (2.5)      (.30)       29 1/8     21 1/2       28 3/4    
Third Quarter        972.0        84.0        9.0        17.0        .25        30 1/4     24 3/4       28 1/8    
Fourth Quarter       978.3        63.3      (31.3)**    (20.7)**    (.79)**     35         28           33 1/8    
                  --------    --------    -------    --------      ------      --------   -------      -------    
Year              $3,888.2    $  247.6     $(73.6)   $  (37.6)    $(1.96)      $35        $20          $33 1/8    
                  =========   ========     ======    =========    ======       ========   =======      =======    
</TABLE>

      * Per share amounts for the quarters do not total to the amount reported
        for the year, as per share amounts are computed independently for each
        quarter and the year based on respective weighted average common 
        shares outstanding.
     ** Includes facility shutdown provision of $22.3 million, $14.7 million
        after tax or $.41 per share.




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<PAGE>   8

Eleven-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data and Operating Results



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             1994            1993          1992
                                                                           --------        -------       --------
                                              Dollars in Millions
<S>                     <C>                                             <C>           <C>            <C>
RESULTS                  Net sales                                        $  4,497.0    $  3,888.2     $  3,494.3
OF OPERATIONS            Depreciation                                          138.7         131.8          129.6
                         Interest expense                                       71.4          78.0           54.9
                         Rent expense                                           54.5          73.7           75.5
                         Continuing business segments
                               Income (loss) before income taxes                169.5        (73.6)        (258.6)
                               Income taxes                                      62.1          36.0Cr.       99.2Cr.
                               Income (loss)                                    107.4        (37.6)         (159.4)
                         Net income (loss)                                      107.4        (37.6)         (815.6)
                                                   Shares in Thousands
DATA APPLICABLE          Average number of shares                              43,545       35,540          32,828
TO COMMON STOCK          Income (loss) per share
                               Continuing business segments               $      1.81   $    (1.96)   $      (5.83)
                               Net income (loss)                                 1.81        (1.96)         (25.82)
                         Dividends per share                                       --           --              --
                         Stockholders' equity per share                         11.06         7.79            6.01
                         Stockholders of record                                16,000       16,000          18,000
                         Shares traded (average daily volume)                   206.3        134.2            97.3
                                                   Dollars in Millions
CHANGES IN               Cash provided from (used for) operations         $     265.5    $   112.0     $     (21.4)
FINANCIAL POSITION       Capital expenditures                                   245.3        105.6            64.4
                         Investments in and advances to
                               joint ventures, net                              (13.7)         1.9             6.3
                         Acquisitions                                              --           --              --
                         Dividends declared on common stock                        --           --              --
                         Dividends declared on preferred stock                   27.9         32.0            32.1
                         Financing
                               Long-term debt (net of retirements)              (71.2)       (96.6)          108.9
                               Preferred stock sold                                --           --              --
                               Common stock sold                                   --        178.7            97.9
                         Net change in liquidity                               (143.4)       112.8            90.6
                                             Dollars in Millions
FINANCIAL POSITION       Working capital                                  $     516.7    $   496.4     $     441.0
AT YEAR END              Property (net)                                       1,610.3      1,507.7         1,548.8
                         Total assets                                         3,353.4      3,435.8         3,146.5
                         Long-term debt                                         705.9        777.1           873.7
                         Redeemable preferred stock                             185.0        185.0           185.0
                         Other temporary equity                                  37.9         40.8            49.9
                         Stockholders' equity                                   509.2        397.6           271.4
                         Unused credit facilities                                 225          225             225
                    
FINANCIAL RATIOS         Net income (loss) as a percent of sales                  2.4%        (1.0)%         (23.3)%
                         Long-term debt to total capitalization                  49.1%        55.5%           63.3%
                         Long-term debt and redeemable
                               preferred to total capitalization                 62.0%        68.7%           76.7%
                         Return on stockholders' equity                          21.1%         loss            loss
                                             Dollars and Tons in Millions
PRODUCTION               Tons of raw steel produced                               5.3           5.0             4.7
AND EMPLOYMENT           Tons of steel mill shipments                             5.2           4.8             4.3
STATISTICS               Average number of employees                           15,479        16,152          17,181

                         Total employment costs                           $     949.5    $    924.9     $     940.7
</TABLE>            
Cr. = Credit        
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<PAGE>   9


                          Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        1991           1990            1989           1988          1987        1986         1985       1984
     ---------       --------         -------       --------       -------    --------     -------    --------
   <S>              <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>
     $ 3,404.5       $ 3,870.4      $  4,146.7     $ 4,068.0     $ 3,453.2   $ 3,173.2    $ 2,999.4  $ 3,135.0
         118.2           119.7           131.2         134.8         123.4       124.0        119.7      124.5
          46.8            38.7            38.4          46.2          62.8        71.6         64.9       62.3
          81.8            85.5            79.9          72.3          68.9        55.2         33.7       28.2

        (381.1)          (36.7)          175.6         364.6          97.5        36.7       (147.5)     (36.5)
         106.0Cr.         16.1Cr.         55.9         115.8          14.2Cr.      1.9           .1Cr.     6.1
        (275.1)          (20.6)          119.7         248.8         111.7        34.8       (147.4)     (42.6)
        (275.1)          (20.6)          119.7         262.1         145.0        19.3       (178.4)     (41.4)

        30,943          32,195          35,581        33,623        31,854      28,479       25,266     25,054

     $   (9.88)      $   (1.41)     $     3.15     $    6.99     $    3.09    $    .95     $  (6.14) $   (2.02)
         (9.88)          (1.41)           3.15          7.39          4.14         .40        (7.37)     (1.97)
           .15            1.40            1.40           .75            --          --         .375        .50
         31.10           41.27           43.00         42.50         36.15       32.85        34.20      42.14
        18,000          19,000          23,000        24,000        26,000      29,000       33,000     38,000
          89.3            95.7           199.5         170.0         178.9        78.6         55.2       61.1

     $    25.0       $   189.1      $    240.2     $   531.8     $   169.1    $  129.1          N/A        N/A
         140.2           268.1           197.2         136.5         128.0       124.8     $  174.8   $  185.1

          24.9            49.8            15.5          73.6          10.5         9.0          7.8        2.3
            --              --            28.2          50.2            --        96.4           --         --
           4.6            45.3            50.1          25.2            --          --          9.5       12.5
          31.1            27.1             6.9          13.8          13.9         7.8          7.8        8.1

          73.1           114.0           (17.8)        (43.2)       (160.9)     (122.5)        87.8       46.6
          72.8              --           185.0            --          96.6          --           --       72.8
            --              --              --            --          83.7        85.2           --         --
         (11.2)         (179.1)          (67.9)        124.2          71.7       157.2        (70.1)      24.0

      $  322.8       $   395.9       $   703.0     $   719.8     $   625.0    $  428.0     $  268.0   $  339.5
       1,635.0         1,708.3         1,569.8       1,493.9       1,488.1     1,552.4      1,745.2    1,730.8
       2,697.8         2,934.8         3,008.5       2,925.0       2,651.4     2,526.6      2,631.5    2,607.7
         764.8           691.7           577.7         595.5         638.7       799.6        922.1      834.3
         185.0           185.0           185.0            --            --          --           --         --
          53.0            54.9           181.3            --            --          --           --         --
       1,009.4         1,234.0         1,313.8       1,559.4       1,391.5     1,067.7        958.4    1,147.2
           225             325             325           225           225         150          135        228

          (8.1)%           (.5)%           2.9%          6.4%          4.2%         .6%        (5.9)%     (1.3)%
          38.0%           31.9%           25.6%         27.6%         31.5%       42.8%        49.0%      42.1%

          47.2%           40.5%           33.8%         27.6%         31.5%       42.8%        49.0%      42.1%
          loss            loss             9.1%         16.8%         10.4%        1.8%         loss       loss

           4.7             5.3             5.6           6.1           5.5         5.7          6.1        6.5
           4.2             4.7             4.9           5.0           4.9         4.9          4.7        5.0
        18,600          20,154          20,715        20,639        20,740      22,668       24,413     26,921

      $  907.4        $  979.0         $ 964.3      $  945.8      $  878.4    $  918.6      $ 988.5   $1,006.7
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>   10


Financial Responsibility


Senior management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the
financial data reported by Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles, and in management's judgment reflect
fairly the consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of
operations of Inland and its subsidiary companies.
      The Company maintains systems of internal accounting controls and
procedures to provide reasonable assurance of the safeguarding and
accountability of Company assets, and to ensure that its financial records
provide a reliable basis for the preparation of financial statements and other
data.
      Internal accounting control is maintained through:
     -The on-going activities of corporate staff and line officers and a task
      force of accounting management which monitors the adequacy of internal
      accounting control systems throughout the Company
     -The selection and proper training of qualified personnel
     -The appropriate separation of duties in organizational
      arrangements
     -The establishment and communication of accounting and
      business policies together with detailed procedures for their 
      implementation
     -The use of an intensive ongoing program of internal auditing
     -The use of a detailed budgeting system to assure that
      expenditures are properly approved and charged.

      Stockholders annually elect a firm of independent accountants to audit
the annual financial statements (their current report appears below). The
principal role of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (consisting
entirely of non-management Directors) is to review the conclusions reached by
management in its evaluation of internal accounting controls, approve the scope
of audit programs and evaluate audit results of both independent accountants
and internal auditors. Both groups have unrestricted access to the Audit
Committee, without the presence of management.




Report of Independent Accountants

Price Waterhouse LLP

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF
INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements on pages 35
through 49 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies at December 31, 1994 and
1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
      As discussed in Notes 11 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements,
in 1992 the Company changed its method of accounting for postretirement
benefits other than pensions and for income taxes.

Chicago, Illinois
February 20, 1995     /s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

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<PAGE>   11


Statement of Accounting and Financial Policies


The following briefly describes the Company's principal accounting and
financial policies.

ACCOUNTING FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS 
The Company's investments in 20 percent or more but less than majority-owned
companies, joint ventures and partnerships, and the Company's majority interest
in the I/N Tek partnership, are accounted for under the equity method.
        
PER SHARE RESULTS
Primary per share results are based on the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding and take into account the dividend requirements of preferred
stock, net of tax benefits related to leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan
("ESOP") shares, and the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options.
      Fully diluted earnings per common share reflect the further dilutive
effect of the assumed conversion into common stock of the outstanding shares of
convertible preferred stock, and the elimination of the related preferred stock
dividends. Also reflected in the fully diluted earnings per common share is an
adjustment for the additional ESOP contribution, net of tax benefits, that
would be necessary to meet debt service requirements that would arise upon
conversion of the leveraged Series E ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series
E Preferred Stock"), due to the current excess of the preferred dividend over
the common dividend.

INVENTORY VALUATION
Inventories are valued at cost which is not in excess of market. Cost is
determined by the last-in, first-out method except for supply inventories,
which are determined by the average cost or first-in, first-out methods.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment is depreciated for financial reporting purposes
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Steelmaking machinery and
equipment, a significant class of assets, is depreciated on a
production-variable method, which adjusts straight-line depreciation to reflect
production levels at the steel plant. The adjustment is limited to not more
than a 25 percent increase or decrease from straight-line depreciation. Blast
furnace relining expenditures are capitalized and amortized on a
unit-of-production method over the life of the lining. All other assets are
depreciated on a straight-line method.
      Expenditures for normal repairs and maintenance are charged to income as
incurred.
      Gains or losses from significant abnormal disposals or retirements of
properties are credited or charged to income. The cost of other retired assets
less any sales proceeds is charged to accumulated depreciation.

EXCESS OF COST OVER NET ASSETS ACQUIRED
The excess of cost over fair value of net assets of businesses acquired is
being amortized over 25-year periods.

BENEFITS FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
Pension benefits are provided by the Company to substantially all employees
under a trusteed non-contributory plan. Life insurance and certain medical
benefits are provided for substantially all retired employees.
      The estimated costs of pension, medical, and life insurance benefits are
determined annually by consulting actuaries. With the adoption of Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement No. 106, "Employers' Accounting
for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," effective January 1, 1992,
the cost of health care benefits for retirees, previously recognized as
incurred, is being accrued during their term of employment (see Note 11).
Pensions are funded in accordance with ERISA requirements in a trust
established under the plan. Costs for retired employee medical benefits and
life insurance are funded when claims are submitted.

CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents reflected in the Statement of Cash Flows are highly liquid,
short-term investments with maturities of three months or less that are an
integral part of the Company's cash management portfolio.

INCOME TAXES
Effective January 1, 1992, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes."



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<PAGE>   12

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Reinvested Earnings                Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

                Dollars in Millions (except per share data)  Years Ended December       1994          1993          1992

<S>             <C>                                                                <C>           <C>            <C>
Consolidated    Net sales                                                           $4,497.0      $3,888.2      $3,494.3
Statement of    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations      Operating costs and expenses:
                Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation)                          3,853.1       3,457.8       3,305.8
                     Selling, general and administrative expenses                      197.6         190.0         193.9
                     Depreciation                                                      138.1         131.2         128.9
                     State, local and miscellaneous taxes                               58.8          60.3          61.6
                     Facility shutdown provision (Note 10)                                --          22.3            --
                     Gain on sale of partial interest in joint venture (Note 14)          --            --         (22.5)
                           Total                                                     4,247.6       3,861.6       3,667.7
                Operating profit (loss)                                                249.4          26.6        (173.4)
                Other expense:
                     General corporate expense, net of income items                      8.5          22.2          30.3
                     Interest and other expense on debt                                 71.4          78.0          54.9
                Income (loss) before income taxes                                      169.5         (73.6)       (258.6)
                Provision for income taxes (Note 12):
                     Current taxes                                                       9.2           2.8            .9
                     Deferred taxes                                                     52.9          38.8Cr.      100.1Cr.
                           Total                                                        62.1          36.0Cr.       99.2Cr.
                Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in
                     accounting principle                                              107.4         (37.6)       (159.4)
                Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (Note 11)             --            --        (656.2)
                Net income (loss)                                                      107.4         (37.6)       (815.6)
                Dividend requirements for preferred stock (net of tax benefits
                     related to leveraged ESOP shares)                                  28.4          32.0          32.1
                Net income (loss) applicable to common stock                           $79.0        $(69.6)      $(847.7)
                Per share of common stock:
                Primary:
                     Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle        $1.81        $(1.96)       $(5.83)
                     Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                  --            --        (19.99)
                Net income (loss)                                                      $1.81        $(1.96)      $(25.82)
                Fully Diluted:
                     Before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle        $1.70        $(1.96)       $(5.83)
                     Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                  --            --        (19.99)
                Net income (loss)                                                      $1.70        $(1.96)      $(25.82)
</TABLE>
                Cr.=Credit



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     1994           1993          1992
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>          <C>           <C>
Consolidated    Earnings reinvested in the business (accumulated deficit)
Statement            at beginning of year                                            $(371.9)     $(302.3)       $545.4
of Reinvested   Net income (loss) for the year                                         107.4        (37.6)       (815.6)
Earnings        Preferred dividends declared (Notes 4 and 6)                           (27.9)       (32.0)        (32.1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Accumulated deficit at end of year                                   $(292.4)     $(371.9)      $(302.3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 40-49.


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<TABLE>                         
<CAPTION>

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                                   Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

                                        Increase (Decrease) in Cash
              Dollars in Millions         Years Ended December 31                   1994             1993          1992
              -------------------         -----------------------                 --------        ---------      --------
<S>         <C>                                                                 <C>            <C>            <C>
OPERATING 
ACTIVITIES   NET INCOME (LOSS)                                                     $107.4         $ (37.6)        $ (815.6)
             ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NET CASH PROVIDED
             FROM (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                         
               Depreciation                                                         138.7           131.8            129.6
               Facility shutdown provision                                             --            18.9               --
               Deferred income taxes                                                 52.9           (36.8)          (455.7)
               Deferred employee benefit cost, including cumulative          
                 effect of change in accounting principle                            52.2            38.1          1,066.7
               Stock issued for coverage of employee benefit plans                   35.0            19.1             13.4
               Gain on sale of partial interest in joint venture                       --              --            (22.5)
               Change in: Receivables                                               (76.3)          (46.4)           (27.1)
                          Inventories                                               (52.6)           (4.2)             5.6
                          Accounts payable                                           52.0            34.0             22.8
                          Accrued salaries and wages                                 12.1             1.6             (1.8)
                          Other accrued liabilities                                 (20.8)            4.9             30.0
               Other deferred items                                                 (35.1)          (11.4)            33.2
                     NET ADJUSTMENTS                                                158.1           149.6            794.2
                     NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR) OPERATING             
                        ACTIVITIES                                                  265.5           112.0            (21.4)
INVESTING 
ACTIVITIES     Capital expenditures                                                (182.0)         (105.6)           (64.4)
               Investments in and advances to joint ventures, net                    13.7            (1.9)            (6.3)
               Proceeds from sales of assets                                          8.4             6.5             28.1
                     NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        (159.9)         (101.0)           (42.6)

FINANCING 
ACTIVITIES     Sale of common stock                                                    --           178.7             97.9
               Long-term debt issued                                                 19.7            46.8            145.4
               Long-term debt retired                                              (232.5)          (78.5)           (49.4)
               Dividends paid                                                       (32.2)          (35.7)           (35.8)
               Acquisition of treasury stock                                         (4.0)           (9.5)            (3.5)
                   NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR) FINANCING             
                        ACTIVITIES                                                 (249.0)          101.8            154.6
               NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                (143.4)          112.8             90.6
               Cash and cash equivalents--beginning of year                         250.5           137.7             47.1
               Cash and cash equivalents--end of year                             $ 107.1         $ 250.5         $  137.7
                                                                           
SUPPLEMENTAL   Cash paid (received) during the year for:      
DISCLOSURES      Interest (net of amount capitalized)                             $  73.5         $  76.0         $   53.1
                 Income taxes, net                                                    8.3             1.9            (12.3)
               Non-cash investing and financing activities:               
                  Long-term debt acquired in purchase of assets                      63.3              --              --
</TABLE>                                                      



               See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 40-49.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Consolidated Balance Sheet                                              Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies


                     Dollars in Millions                                 At December 31             1994               1993
                     -------------------                                 --------------           --------          ---------
<S>          <C>                                                                              <C>                 <C>
ASSETS        CURRENT ASSETS:
                Cash and cash equivalents                                                      $       107.1       $     250.5
                Receivables less provision for allowances, claims and
                     doubtful accounts of $24.9 and $28.2, respectively                                503.6             427.3
                Inventories (Note 1)                                                                   429.5             376.9
                Deferred income taxes (Note 12)                                                         41.3              44.2
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total current assets                                                                 1,081.5           1,098.9
              INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES (see details page 39)                                           225.1             221.0
              PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST, LESS ACCUMULATED
                DEPRECIATION (see details page 39)                                                   1,610.3           1,507.7
              DEFERRED INCOME TAXES (Note 12)                                                          379.0             428.4
              INTANGIBLE PENSION ASSET (Note 11)                                                          --             122.1
              EXCESS OF COST OVER NET ASSETS ACQUIRED                                                   25.0              26.4
              DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS                                                         32.5              31.3
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total assets                                                                   $     3,353.4       $   3,435.8
                                                                                               =============       ===========
LIABILITIES   CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                Accounts payable                                                               $       351.2       $     300.9
                Accrued liabilities:
                   Salaries, wages and commissions                                                      87.8              75.7
                   Federal income taxes                                                                  1.3               2.7
                   Taxes, other than Federal income taxes                                               71.2              75.6
                   Interest on debt                                                                      7.9              13.0
                   Terminated facilities costs and other (Note 10)                                      25.9              35.8
                Long-term debt due within one year (Note 3)                                             19.5              98.8
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total current liabilities                                                              564.8             602.5
              LONG-TERM DEBT (see details page 39 and Note 3)                                          705.9             777.1
              ALLOWANCE FOR TERMINATED FACILITIES COSTS AND OTHER (Note 10)                             34.1              36.1
              DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Note 11)                                                   1,301.2           1,371.1
              DEFERRED INCOME                                                                           15.3              25.6
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total liabilities                                                                    2,621.3           2,812.4
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
TEMPORARY 
EQUITY        REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, Series F, $1.00 par value, 185,000 shares
                issued and outstanding, redeemable at $1,000 per share (Note 4)                        185.0             185.0
              COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE COMMITMENT (Note 4)                                               37.9              40.8
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
STOCKHOLDERS' 
EQUITY        PREFERRED STOCK, $1.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized for all
                series including Series F, aggregate liquidation value of $154.9 in 1994
                and $230.6 in 1993 (Notes 5 and 6)                                                       3.2               4.7
              COMMON STOCK, $1.00 par value; authorized--100,000,000 shares;
                issued--50,556,350 shares for 1994 and 47,854,208 shares for 1993
                (Notes 6 through 8)                                                                     50.6              47.9
              CAPITAL IN EXCESS OF PAR VALUE (Note 6)                                                1,088.0           1,106.4
              ACCUMULATED DEFICIT                                                                     (292.4)           (371.9)
              UNEARNED COMPENSATION--ESOP (Note 5)                                                    (100.5)           (112.2)
              COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE COMMITMENT (Note 4)                                              (37.9)            (40.8)
              TREASURY STOCK AT COST--Common stock of 6,006,122 shares in 1994 and
                6,767,139 shares in 1993                                                              (200.9)           (236.5)
              CUMULATIVE TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT                                                          (.9)               --
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total stockholders' equity                                                             509.2             397.6
                                                                                               -------------       -----------
                Total liabilities, temporary equity, and stockholders' equity                  $     3,353.4      $    3,435.8
                                                                                               ==============      ============
</TABLE>
           See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 40-49.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements                          Inland Steel Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

Dollars in Millions                               At December 31                                         1994           1993
-------------------                              ---------------                                        -------        ------
<S>                   <C>                                                                              <C>            <C>
                                                                                                                      

INVESTMENTS           Steel processing joint ventures                                                    $  154.9      $  168.2
AND ADVANCES          Raw material joint ventures                                                            41.8          37.5
                      Common stock of Nippon Steel Corporation held for investment,
                          net of valuation allowances of $3.5 and $5.1, respectively                         11.1           9.5
                      Other investments and advances                                                         17.3           5.8
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total                                                                          $  225.1      $  221.0
                                                                                                         ========      ========

PROPERTY, PLANT       Land, land improvements and mineral properties                                     $  155.1      $  156.5
AND EQUIPMENT         Buildings, machinery and equipment                                                  3,936.7       3,749.0
                      Transportation equipment                                                              134.4         135.1
                      Property under capital leases--primarily machinery and equipment                       43.0          43.1
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total                                                                           4,269.2       4,083.7

                      Less--                                                                              
                      Accumulated depreciation                                                            2,520.6       2,432.1
                      Accumulated depreciation--capital leases                                               37.6          35.5
                      Allowance for retirements and terminated facilities (Note 10)                         100.7         108.4
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Net                                                                            $1,610.3      $1,507.7
                                                                                                         ========      ========

LONG-TERM DEBT        INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                          Guaranteed ESOP notes, 7.96%, 8.43% and 8.80%,
                                 due through July 2, 2004                                                $  115.2      $  123.6
                          Notes, 12 3/4% due December 15, 2002                                              150.0         150.0
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total Inland Steel Industries, Inc.                                               265.2         273.6

                      INLAND STEEL COMPANY
                          First Mortgage Bonds:
                                 Series R, 7.9% due January 15, 2007                                         72.5          87.9
                                 Series T, 12% due December 1, 1998                                         125.0         125.0
                                 Pollution Control Series 1977, 5 3/4% due February 1, 2007                  26.5          26.5
                                 Pollution Control Series 1978, 6 1/2% due May 15, 2008                      52.0          52.0
                                       Pollution Control Series 1982B, 10 3/4% due December 1, 2012          17.0          17.0
                                 Pollution Control Series 1993, 6.8% due June 1, 2013                        40.0          40.0
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total First Mortgage Bonds                                                        333.0         348.4
                          Obligations for Industrial Development Revenue Bonds:
                                 Pollution Control Project No. 3, 6 1/4% due April 1, 1999                   10.0          12.0
                                 Pollution Control Project No. 4, 8 1/8%                                       --          20.0
                                 Pollution Control Project No. 9, 10% due November 1, 2011                   38.0          38.0
                                 Pollution Control Project No. 11, 7 1/8% due June 1, 2007                   20.0            --
                                 Obligations under capital leases including Pollution Control
                                   Projects No. 1 and No. 2--primarily at rates ranging from
                                   5.9% to 12.6%, due through August 1, 1998                                 16.1          20.7
                          No. 2 BOF Shop Caster Project Debt, 9.4% and 11 1/4%                                 --          36.2
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total Inland Steel Company                                                        417.1         475.3

                      JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.
                          Obligation for Industrial Revenue Bond with floating rate,
                             set weekly based on 13-week Treasury bills, due November 1, 2007                 7.0           7.0
                          Other long-term debt 10 1/4% due through November 30, 1997                          1.6           1.7

                      J. M. TULL METALS COMPANY, INC.
                          Obligations for Industrial Revenue Bonds and other long-term debt with
                          variable rates and fixed rates to 9 7/8%, due through August 17, 1998               7.9           8.8
                          Senior Notes, 9.43% due through July 29, 1997                                       7.1          10.7
                                                                                                         --------      --------
                          Total long-term debt                                                           $  705.9      $  777.1
                                                                                                         ========      ========
</TABLE>
                  See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 40-49.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1: INVENTORIES
Inventories were classified on December 31 as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions                       1994              1993
-------------------                     --------          -------
<S>                                   <C>               <C>
In process and finished products:                       
   Steel Manufacturing Operations     $    92.1         $    55.6
   Materials Distribution Operations      271.7             276.3
                                      ---------         ---------
                                          363.8             331.9
                                      ---------         ---------
Raw materials and supplies:                                             
   Iron ore                                34.7              25.3
   Scrap and other raw materials           18.0               7.8
   Supplies                                13.0              11.9
                                      ---------         ---------
                                           65.7              45.0
                                      ---------         ---------
Total                                 $   429.5         $   376.9
                                      =========         =========               
</TABLE>

   During 1993, various inventory quantities were reduced, resulting in
liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in
prior years as compared with the current year costs. The effect of these
liquidations on continuing operations was to decrease cost of goods sold by
$24.1 million in 1993. The effect on cost of goods sold of LIFO liquidations in
1994 and 1992 was not material.
   Replacement costs for the LIFO inventories exceeded LIFO values by
approximately $381 million and $348 million on December 31, 1994 and 1993,
respectively.

NOTE 2: BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
On December 31, 1994, the Company's subsidiaries had available unused credit
facilities totaling $225 million. Each facility requires compliance with
various financial covenants including minimum net worth and leverage ratios.
   A $100 million unsecured credit agreement between Joseph T. Ryerson & Son,
Inc. and a group of banks provides a revolving credit facility to March 31,
1995. A new agreement extending the maturity of this credit facility for five
years and increasing the amount to $200 million has been approved by the banks,
subject to final documentation.
   A special-purpose subsidiary of Inland Steel Company has a $100 million
revolving credit facility, which extends to November 30, 1995, with the same
banks as the Ryerson agreement. Inland Steel Company has agreed to sell
substantially all of its receivables to this special-purpose subsidiary and
these receivables are used to secure this facility.
   J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc. has a $25 million unsecured revolving credit
agreement with other banks, which extends to December 15, 1997.
   Cash availability, as well as various covenants in subsidiary borrowing
arrangements, limited the cash that subsidiaries could transfer to the Company
in the form of dividends and advances to $225 million at year-end 1994. This
amount is subject to change during 1995 based on the financial performance of
each subsidiary.

NOTE 3: LONG-TERM DEBT
Each series of First Mortgage Bonds issued by Inland Steel Company is limited
to the principal amount outstanding, with the Pollution Control Series 1977
Bonds, the Pollution Control Series 1978 Bonds, and the Series R First Mortgage
Bonds subject to a sinking fund. Substantially all the property, plant and
equipment owned by Inland Steel Company at its Indiana Harbor Works is subject
to the lien of the First Mortgage. This property had a net book value of
approximately $1.0 billion on December 31, 1994.
   In 1994, the Company, through its Inland Steel Company subsidiary, redeemed
all $75 million of its outstanding Series O, P and Q First Mortgage Bonds. At
year-end 1993, all such remaining Bonds had been called for redemption and,
accordingly, the outstanding principal amount was classified as a current
liability. Inland Steel Company also acquired the equity interest in the
operating lease of the No. 2 Basic Oxygen Furnace Shop continuous casters,
assuming $63 million of debt. By year-end 1994, the assumed debt and
approximately $40 million of other caster-related debt was repaid by the
Company.
   During the second quarter of 1994, Inland Steel Company refinanced $20
million of 8.125 percent pollution control revenue bonds with bonds bearing an
interest rate of 7.125 percent. In addition, in the 1993 second quarter, Inland
Steel Company refinanced $40 million of pollution control revenue bonds at an
interest rate of 6.8 percent. The weighted average percentage rate of the
refunded bonds was 9.9 percent.
   In December 1992, Inland Steel Industries issued $150 million principal
amount of unsecured 12 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2002. The Notes are
obligations solely of the Company and not of any of its subsidiaries. Net
proceeds of the offering were added to the general funds of the Company for
general corporate purposes. The Notes, which are not entitled to the benefit of
any sinking fund, are not subject to redemption prior to December 15, 1997.
   Both the First Mortgage Indenture under which the Series T Bonds were issued
and the Indenture under which the Notes were issued contain covenants limiting,
among other things, the creation of additional indebtedness; the declaration
and payment of dividends and distributions on the Company's capital stock; as
well as mergers, consolidations, retirement of certain debt, and the sales or
purchases of certain assets.
   The outstanding borrowing of the Company's ESOP is recorded as a liability
of the Company because the Company has committed to make payments (dividends
and supplemental contributions) to the ESOP Trust sufficient to service the
ESOP debt. The ESOP notes are payable in semi-annual installments through July
2004 and are guaranteed by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company. See Note 5 for additional information on the ESOP
debt.
   Maturities of long-term debt and capitalized lease obligations due within
five years are: $19.5 million in 1995, $21.4 million in 1996, $23.2 million in
1997, $156.1 million in 1998, and $22.3 million in 1999. See Note 15 regarding
commitments and contingencies for other scheduled payments.
   Interest cost incurred by the Company totaled $72.5 million in 1994, $80.9
million in 1993, and $65.1 million in 1992. Included in these totals is
capitalized interest of $1.1 million in 1994, $2.9 million in 1993, and $10.2
million in 1992.

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NOTE 4: REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
In December 1989, the Company sold 185,000 shares of the Company's Series F
Exchangeable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share ("Series F Preferred
Stock"), for $185 million to NS Finance III, Inc., an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation ("NSC"). The preferred stock entitles
the holder to cumulative annual dividends of 9.48 percent (based on the
purchase price of the stock) payable quarterly; to certain preferences
including preference in the payment of dividends and in liquidation over
holders of the Company's Series E Preferred Stock and common stock; and to
30.604 votes per share, which number may be adjusted from time to time upon the
occurrence of certain events. The voting power is based on the equivalent
number of common shares represented by a market value of $185 million at the
time the preferred stock was issued. In the event of a change in control or
certain other events, the holder may require the Company to redeem the Series F
Preferred Stock at a 10 percent premium. In the event of an early redemption,
the Company may be required to reimburse the holder for certain costs incurred
as a result of such redemption. Any accrued but unpaid dividends bear interest
at the annual rate of 11.48 percent, compounded quarterly. The preferred stock
is exchangeable at the option of the Company and with the consent of NSC for
the Company's 10.23% Subordinated Voting Note.
   The Series F Preferred Stock or the Subordinated Voting Note is required to
be redeemed in two stages, consisting of $85 million on December 18, 1996, and
the remaining $100 million on December 17, 1999, plus, in each instance,
accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.
   In connection with the sale of the Series F Preferred Stock, the Company
agreed to repurchase $185 million of the Company's common stock, of which $147
million (amounting to 4.7 million shares) has been repurchased. As of December
31, 1994, the amount representing the remaining repurchase commitment of $38
million has been classified as temporary equity with a corresponding reduction
of stockholders' equity. In December 1990, the Company suspended open-market
stock purchases and agreed to maintain cash, certain securities, a surety bond
or letter of credit, or some combination thereof, currently equal to $19
million to meet its obligation under the Series F Preferred Stock sale
agreement.
   The terms of a letter agreement between the Company and NSC which provided
for the purchase of the Series F Preferred Stock generally restrict the
acquisition by NSC of additional securities of the Company and the disposition
of the preferred stock. Under certain circumstances related to a potential
change in control of the Company, NSC may seek to acquire voting securities of
the Company on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Company's
stockholders than the terms and conditions offered in connection with the
potential change in control.
   The Company has agreed not to create issues of stock senior to the Series F
Preferred Stock. So long as the purchaser and permitted transferees
beneficially own at least $100 million of preferred stock or $100 million
aggregate principal amount of the subordinated notes, the Company has agreed
with NSC to nominate a mutually acceptable individual for election to the
Company's Board of Directors. No such individual has been nominated.
   See Note 13 regarding other related party transactions.

NOTE 5: EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
The Company sponsors a savings plan through which eligible salaried employees
may elect to save a portion of their salary, of which the Company matches the
first five percent of each participant's salary contributed, subject to certain
IRS limitations. In July 1989, the Board of Directors amended the savings plan
to include a leveraged ESOP. The ESOP Trust purchased 3.1 million newly issued
shares of Series E Preferred Stock from the Company with the proceeds of loans
totaling $150 million. As a result, effective January 1, 1990, the matching in
the savings plan is in shares of Series E Preferred Stock provided principally
by the Company's ESOP, supplemented as needed by newly issued shares. The
Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position
76-3.
   The Company makes annual contributions to the ESOP equal to the ESOP's debt
service less dividends on leveraged shares (shares purchased by the ESOP Trust
in July 1989) received by the ESOP Trust. All dividends received by the ESOP
are used to pay debt service. Dividends on Series E Preferred Stock are
recorded as declared, as reductions to retained earnings, net of applicable tax
benefits on unallocated shares. Dividends on allocated leveraged shares are
replaced with additional ESOP shares. Dividends on unallocated leveraged shares
serve to reduce interest expense recognized by the Company.
   In 1994, the ESOP Trust received $10.6 million in dividends and $8.0 million
in contributions from the Company to make required principal and interest
payments. For 1993, the ESOP Trust received $10.6 million in dividends and $8.1
million in contributions from the Company to make such required payments. In
1992, the Company paid $10.7 million in dividends and provided $8.0 million in
contributions.
   As principal and interest payments are made, ESOP shares are made available
for allocation based on the proportion of current payments to the total of
current plus future payments. As shares are allocated, the Company records
compensation expense equal to the original stated value of the shares of Series
E Preferred Stock allocated to the participants during the period. Compensation
expense related to the ESOP recognized by the Company totaled $8.8 million in
1994, $9.0 million in 1993, and $10.0 million in 1992. ESOP shares remaining
unallocated are reported as unearned compensation on the Company's consolidated
balance sheet.
   Interest expense is recognized as it is incurred by the ESOP Trust. Interest
expense incurred by the ESOP Trust totaled $10.7 million, $11.3 million and
$11.9 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
   The ESOP shares as of December 31 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        1994        1993
                                       ------      ------
<S>                                   <C>        <C>
Allocated shares                      1,034,800    804,829
Unreleased shares                     2,067,753  2,309,739
                                      ---------  ---------
Total ESOP shares                     3,102,553  3,114,568
                                      =========  =========
</TABLE>

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NOTE 6: CAPITAL STOCK
On December 31, 1994, 7,642,600 shares of common stock remained reserved for
issuance under the Company's various employee stock plans and upon conversion
of shares of preferred stock.
   In the second quarter of 1994, as a result of the Company's call for
redemption, 1.5 million shares of Series G $4.625 Cumulative Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, were converted into
2.7 million new-issue shares of the Company's common stock, $1 par value per
share.
   In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company sold 5.75 million shares of
new-issue common stock in a public offering. The net proceeds of the offering
totaled approximately $179 million.
   In the 1992 third quarter, the Company sold 4.3 million shares of new-issue
common stock in a public offering. The net proceeds of the offering totaled
approximately $98 million.
   The indenture relating to the Industries 12 3/4% Notes prohibits the Company
from declaring or paying cash dividends on the Company common stock under
certain conditions. At year-end 1994, up to $114 million of common dividends
could have been paid under terms of the indenture.
   The Series A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
per share ("Series A Preferred Stock"), is convertible into common stock at the
rate of one share of common stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock
and is redeemable, at the Company's option, at $44 per share plus any accrued
and unpaid dividends. Each such share is entitled to one vote and generally
votes together with holders of common stock as one class.
   Shares of Series E Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, entitle the
holder to cumulative annual dividends of $3.523 per share, payable
semi-annually, and to 1.25 votes per share. Shares of Series E Preferred Stock
are convertible into the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis. From
time to time, the Company elects to provide additional shares of Series E
Preferred Stock to the ESOP Trust to cover employee matching requirements not
covered by the release of shares through scheduled principal and interest
payments by the ESOP Trust on its outstanding notes (see Note 5).

The following table details changes in capital accounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Common Stock      Treasury Stock              Preferred Stock               Capital in
                                              ------------      --------------     ----------------------------------      Excess of
                                                                                   Series A     Series E     Series G      Par Value
                                                                                   --------     --------     --------      ---------
Shares in Thousands and                      Shares Dollars    Shares Dollars  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Shares Dollars  Dollars
  Dollars in Millions                                                                     
------------------------                    ------- -------   ------  -------  ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------  -------
<S>                                         <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>    <C>   <C>     <C>    <C>     <C>  <C>    
Balance at January 1, 1992                   37,804  $37.8    (6,847)  $(248.7)   97     $.1   3,147   $3.1   1,500   $1.5 $  855.9
  Acquisition of treasury stock                  --     --      (150)     (3.5)   --      --      --     --      --     --       --
  Issued under employee benefit plans            --     --       144       6.1    --      --      19     --      --     --     (2.1)
  Redemption of Series E Preferred Stock         --     --        --        --    --      --     (31)    --      --     --     (1.5)
  Issuance of Common Stock                    4,300    4.3        --        --    --      --      --     --      --     --     93.4
  Other changes                                  --     --        (4)       .1    --      --      --     --      --     --      (.7)
                                             ------   ----     -----     -----   ---     ---     -----  ---  ------    ---  -------
Balance at December 31, 1992                 42,104   42.1    (6,857)   (246.0)   97      .1     3,135  3.1   1,500    1.5    945.0
  Acquisition of treasury stock                  --     --      (341)     (9.5)   --      --        --   --      --     --       --
  Issued under employee benefit plans            --     --       440      19.3    --      --        39   --      --     --     (7.5)
  Redemption of Series E Preferred Stock         --     --        --        --    --      --       (59)  --      --     --     (2.8)
  Issuance of Common Stock                    5,750    5.8        --        --    --      --        --   --      --     --    172.9
  Other changes                                  --     --        (9)      (.3)   --      --        --   --      --     --     (1.2)
                                             ------   ----     -----     -----   ---     ---     -----  ---  ------    ---  -------
Balance at December 31, 1993                 47,854   47.9    (6,767)   (236.5)   97      .1     3,115  3.1   1,500    1.5  1,106.4
  Acquisition of treasury stock                  --    --       (106)     (4.0)   --      --        --   --      --     --       --
  Issued under employee benefit plans            --    --        879      39.9    --      --        27   --      --     --    (14.0)
  Redemption of Series E Preferred Stock         --    --         --        --    --      --       (39)  --      --     --     (1.9)
  Conversion of Series G Preferred Stock      2,702   2.7         --        --    --      --        --   --  (1,500)  (1.5)    (2.2)
  Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock         --    --          2        .1    (2)     --        --   --      --     --       --
  Other changes                                  --    --        (14)      (.4)   --      --        --   --      --     --      (.3)
                                             ------ -----      -----     -----   ---     ---     -----  ---  ------    ---  -------
Balance at December 31, 1994                 50,556 $50.6     (6,006)  $(200.9)   95     $.1     3,103 $3.1      --   $ -- $1,088.0


</TABLE>



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NOTE 7: STOCK OPTION PLANS
The Inland 1992 Incentive Stock Plan, approved by stockholders on April 22,
1992, provides for the issuance, pursuant to options and other awards, of 2.2
million shares of common stock to officers and other key employees. Options
remain outstanding and exercisable under the Inland 1988 and 1984 Incentive
Stock Plans; however, no further options may be granted under these plans.
Under the various plans, the per share option exercise price may not be less
than 100 percent of the fair market value per share on the date of grant.
During 1994, options were granted to 237 executives under the 1992 Plan and a
total of 255,024 shares was available for future grants under that Plan as of
December 31, 1994. The following summarizes the status of options under the
plans for the periods indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Option Exercise
                                                        Number of           Price or Range
                                                         Shares                Per Share
                                                       -----------         ----------------
<S>                                                     <C>                  <C>
Options (granted and unexercised)
     at December 31, 1991                               1,747,095            $15.31-$39.75
           Granted                                        655,450             22.31- 25.50
           Exercised                                         (600)            18.75
           Cancelled or expired                           (48,450)            18.75- 39.75
           Surrendered (SAR Exercise)                      (8,000)            15.31- 25.38
Options (granted and unexercised)
     at December 31, 1992
     (1,316,530 exercisable)                            2,345,495             15.31- 39.75
           Granted                                        575,200             26.13
           Exercised                                     (231,953)            21.38- 33.75
           Cancelled or expired                          (198,911)            21.38- 39.75
           Surrendered (SAR Exercise)                     (20,675)            15.31- 25.38
Options (granted and unexercised)
     at December 31, 1993
     (1,425,909 exercisable)                            2,469,156             15.31- 39.75
           Granted                                        463,800             30.88- 36.00
           Exercised                                     (598,799)            15.31- 39.75
           Cancelled or expired                           (68,000)            15.31- 39.75
           Surrendered (SAR Exercise)                     (22,150)            25.38- 33.75
Options (granted and unexercised)
     at December 31, 1994
     (1,286,980 exercisable)                            2,244,007             15.31- 39.75
</TABLE>

   Options outstanding on December 31, 1994, under the 1984 Plan have
expiration dates ranging from July 22, 1996 to September 22, 1997, with a
weighted average exercise price per share of $30.08. Options outstanding under
the 1988 Plan have expiration dates ranging from July 26, 1998 to June 25,
2001, with a weighted average exercise price per share of $33.66. Options
outstanding under the 1992 Plan have expiration dates ranging from June 23,
2002 to June 14, 2004, with a weighted average exercise price per share of
$27.65. On December 31, 1994, there were 45 holders of options granted under
the 1984 Plan, 186 holders of options granted under the 1988 Plan, and 265
holders of options granted under the 1992 Plan.
   Stock appreciation rights have also been granted with respect to 139,000
shares subject to outstanding options under the plans at the rate of one stock
appreciation right ("SAR") for each share subject to option. Upon exercise of
an SAR, the holder is entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value
of the shares for which the SAR is exercised over the related option exercise
price. The holder may elect to receive payment in stock, or in a combination of
stock and cash. An SAR is exercisable only upon surrender of the related option
and only to the extent that the related option is exercisable. No SAR has been
granted since 1990. Following is a summary of SAR activity:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       Number          Shares        Average
                     of Rights        of Stock      Exercise
                     Exercised         Issued         Price         Cash Paid
                     ---------         -------      --------        ---------
<S>                    <C>              <C>           <C>             <C>
1992                    8,000           1,070         $23.66          $ 4,000
1993                   20,675           2,794         $29.47          $84,000
1994                   22,150           3,692         $39.00          $15,000
</TABLE>

   SAR compensation expense recorded by the Company was not material for any of
the three years.
   The 1992 Plan also provides, as did the 1988 and 1984 Plans, for the
granting of restricted stock and performance awards to officers and other key
employees. During 1994, restricted stock awards totaling 106,100 shares were
granted to 47 executives, and 14 performance awards totaling 73,500 shares were
granted. Also during 1994, 11,433 shares of previously granted restricted stock
awards vested, while no shares were forfeited. During 1993, restricted stock
awards totaling 122,000 shares were granted to 33 executives, and no
performance awards were granted.  Also during 1993, 7,052 shares of previously
granted restricted stock awards vested, while 4,000 shares were forfeited.
During 1992, restricted stock awards totaling 3,810 shares were granted to one
executive, and no performance awards were granted. The final performance period
for awards granted prior to 1992 ended December 31, 1992. As the performance
criteria for such performance period were not met, the remaining 95,436 shares
subject to performance awards were cancelled. Also during 1992, 75,657 shares
of previously granted restricted awards vested, while 1,143 shares were
forfeited.

NOTE 8: STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, on November 25, 1987, the Board of
Directors declared a dividend distribution, payable to stockholders of record
on December 18, 1987, of one preferred stock purchase right (a "Right") for
each outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The rights plan was
amended by the Board on May 24, 1989. The Rights will expire 10 years after
issuance, and will become exercisable only if a person or group becomes the
beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the common stock (a "20 percent
holder"), commences a tender or exchange offer which would result in the
offeror beneficially owning 20 percent or more of the common stock, or is
determined by the Board to beneficially own at least 10 percent of the common
stock and either intends to cause the Company to take certain actions not in
the best long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders or is
reasonably likely, through such beneficial ownership, to cause a material
adverse impact on the business or prospects of the Company and its stockholders
(an "Adverse Person"). Each Right

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will entitle stockholders to buy one newly issued unit of one one-hundredth of
a share of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price
of $90, subject to certain antidilution adjustments. The Company will generally
be entitled to redeem the Rights at $.05 per Right at any time prior to 15 days
after a public announcement of the existence of a 20 percent holder.
   If a person or group accumulates 20 percent or more of the common stock
(except pursuant to an offer for all outstanding shares of common stock which
the independent Continuing Directors determine to be fair to and otherwise in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders), or a merger takes
place with a 20 percent holder where the Company is the surviving corporation
and its common stock is unchanged, or a 20 percent holder engages in certain
self-dealing transactions, or the Board determines that a person or group is an
Adverse Person, each Right (other than Rights held by such 20 percent holder
and certain related parties which become void) will represent the right to
purchase, at the exercise price, common stock (or, in certain circumstances, a
combination of securities and/or assets) having a value of twice the exercise
price. In addition, if, following the public announcement of the existence of a
20 percent holder, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction, except a merger or other business combination
transaction that takes place after the consummation of an offer for all
outstanding shares of common stock that the independent Continuing Directors
have determined to be fair, or a sale of 50 percent or more of the Company's
assets or earning power is made to a third party, each Right (unless previously
voided) will represent the right to purchase, at the exercise price, common
stock of the acquiring entity having a value of twice the exercise price at the
time.

NOTE 9: DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate
that value.

DERIVATIVES
The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments,
none of which are used for trading purposes. Derivatives are used to hedge
exposure to fluctuations in costs caused by the price volatility of certain
metal commodities and natural gas supplies, and in foreign currency exchange
rates related to firm commitments regarding a Canadian raw material joint
venture. Gains and losses associated with these hedging transactions become
part of the cost of the item being hedged. At no time during 1994 or 1993 were
such hedging transactions material.  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 
The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value because of 
the short maturity of those instruments.

LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
In 1989, the Company and NSC, through a subsidiary, each purchased in the open
market approximately $15 million of the other company's common stock. The
estimated fair value of the NSC common stock at year-end 1994 and 1993, based
on the quoted market price and exchange rate at each year end, was $9.2 million
and $6.7 million, respectively, as compared with the carrying value of $11.1
million and $9.5 million included in the balance sheet at December 31, 1994 and
1993, respectively.

LONG-TERM DEBT
The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt (including current
portions thereof), using quoted market prices of Company debt securities
recently traded and market-based prices of similar securities for those
securities not recently traded, was $733 million at December 31, 1994 and $929
million at December 31, 1993 as compared with the carrying value of $725
million and $876 million included in the balance sheet at year-end 1994 and
1993, respectively.

REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
The Company believes that it is not practical to estimate a fair market value
different from this security's carrying value of $185 million as the security
was sold to a joint venture partner and has numerous features unique to this
security including, but not limited to, the right to appoint a director, the
ability to convert to voting debt, the right of first refusal in change in
control situations, a limitation on the acquisition of additional Company
stock, and the agreement by the Company to buy back $185 million of the
Company's common stock (see Note 4).

NOTE 10: PROVISIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING
In 1993, the Company recorded a facility shutdown provision of $22.3 million
which covered costs associated with the earlier than planned closure of Inland
Steel Company's cokemaking facilities. Of the amount provided, $7.7 million
related to the write-off of assets with the remainder provided for various
expenditures associated with the shutdown of the facility, including personnel
costs.
   Inland Steel Company has taken initiatives to reduce its production costs by
shutdown of certain Indiana Harbor Works facilities and raw materials
operations. Reserve balances related to provisions recorded in prior years for
these shutdowns, which include long-term liabilities for mine reclamation costs
and employee benefits, totaled $133.8 million, $149.7 million and $141.3
million at December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.



NOTE 11: RETIREMENT BENEFITS
PENSIONS
The Company has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan which covers
substantially all Company employees, retirees and their beneficiaries. Benefits
provided participants of the plan are based on final pay and years of service
for all salaried employees and certain wage employees, and years of service and
a fixed rate for all other wage employees, including members of the United
Steelworkers union.

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   The Company's funding policy is to contribute annually the amount necessary
to satisfy the ERISA funding standards. No funding has been required since
1984.
   The assumptions used to determine the plan's funded status are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              1994    1993
                                                             ------  -----
<S>                                                          <C>     <C>
Discount (settlement) rate                                     8.8%   7.25%
Rate of compensation increase                                  5.0%    5.0%
Rate of return on plan assets                                  9.5%    9.5%
</TABLE>

The funded status of the plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 was as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  December 31
Dollars in Millions                                          1994              1993
-------------------                                         ------            ------
<S>                                                       <C>               <C>
Fair value of plan assets
    Equities                                             $  909             $1,011
    Bonds                                                   506                354
    Real estate                                             136                136
    Cash equivalents and accrued interest                   101                293
                                                          -----             ------
                                                          1,652              1,794
Actuarial present value of benefits for
    service rendered to date:
      Accumulated Benefit Obligation based on
         compensation to date, including vested
         benefits of $1,529 and $1,808 for
         1994 and 1993, respectively                      1,641              1,960
      Additional benefits based on estimated
         future compensation levels                          98                117
    Projected Benefit Obligation                          1,739              2,077
Plan asset shortfall to Projected
    Benefit Obligation                                   $  (87)            $ (283)
</TABLE>

   The Projected Benefit Obligation is the full measure of the Company's "going
concern" liability for pensions accrued to date based on current interest
rates. It includes the effect of future compensation increases for benefits
based on final pay. It does not, however, take into consideration contingent
benefits that are not expected to be paid but that would require funding in any
plan termination.
   The pension cost reflected in the Company's balance sheet on December 31,
1994 and 1993, can be reconciled to the shortfall of plan assets as shown
below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                December 31
                                                       ---------------------------
Dollars in Millions                                     1994                 1993
-------------------                                    ------               ------
<S>                                                  <C>                 <C>
Accrued pension cost                                     $ (72)              $(166)
Unrecognized transition asset                              115                 139
Unrecognized net loss                                       (1)               (237)
Unrecognized prior service cost                           (129)               (141)
Adjustment required to recognize
     minimum liability                                      --                 122
Plan asset shortfall to Projected                                        
     Benefit Obligation                                  $ (87)              $(283)
</TABLE>

   The additional minimum pension liability at December 31, 1993 represented
the excess of the unfunded Accumulated Benefit Obligation over previously
accrued pension costs. A corresponding intangible asset was recorded as an
offset to this additional liability as prescribed.
   The unrecognized transition asset is being recognized in income by reducing
pension expense in equal annual installments of $23.1 million through 1999. Any
subsequent unrecognized net gain or loss in excess of 10 percent of the greater
of the Projected Benefit Obligation or the fair value of plan assets will be
amortized over the remaining service period of active employees.
   Pension cost or credit for 1994, 1993 and 1992 is composed of the components
set forth in the table below:








                                      
<TABLE>                               
<CAPTION>                             
Dollars in Millions                               1994                 1993                   1992
-------------------                             --------             --------               --------
<S>                                            <C>                   <C>                    <C>
Service cost--present value of        
     benefits earned during year                    $  34              $  27                 $ 27
Interest on service cost and          
     Projected Benefit Obligation                     147                139                   134
Actual return on plan assets                           (9)              (256)                 (151)
Net amortization and deferral                        (144)                85                   (19)
Total pension cost (credit)                         $  28              $  (5)                $  (9)
</TABLE>                              
                                      
BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
Substantially all of the Company's employees are covered under postretirement
life insurance and medical benefit plans that involve deductible and
co-insurance requirements. The postretirement life insurance benefit formula
used in the determination of postretirement benefit cost is primarily based on
applicable annual earnings at retirement for salaried employees and specific
amounts for hourly employees. The Company does not prefund any of these
postretirement benefits. Effective January 1, 1994, a Voluntary Employee
Benefit Association Trust was established for payment of health care benefits
made to Inland Steel Company United Steelworkers of America ("USWA") retirees.
Funding of the Trust is made as claims are submitted for payment.
   The Company adopted FASB Statement No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," effective January 1, 1992. FASB
Statement No. 106 requires accrual accounting for all postretirement benefits
other than pensions. The Company must be fully accrued for these postretirement
benefits by the date each employee attains full eligibility for such benefits.
In conjunction with the adoption of FASB Statement No. 106, the Company elected
to immediately recognize the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for
current and future retirees (the "transition obligation").
   In 1993, in connection with Inland Steel Company's new labor agreement with
the USWA, the postretirement medical benefit plan covering union employees was
amended, effective August 1, 1993, to provide for employee co-payments and
increased deductibles. As a result of these plan amendments, the Company
remeasured its postretirement benefit obligation under FASB Statement No. 106,
as of August 1, 1993. This remeasurement incor-

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porated the effect of the union contract changes as well as the effects of
changes in actuarial assumptions to reflect more current information regarding
claim costs, census data and interest rate factors.
   The amount of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1994, 1993 and
1992 is composed of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions                            1994            1993            1992
--------------------                          ------          ------         -------
<S>                                         <C>              <C>             <C>    
Service cost                                   $15              $15           $ 15
Interest cost                                   72               85             96
Net amortization and deferral                   (8)              (4)            --
Total net periodic postretirement
    benefit cost                               $79              $96           $111
</TABLE>

   The following table sets forth components of the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         December 31
                                                   ----------------------
Dollars in Millions                                1994             1993
-------------------                                -----           ------
<S>                                               <C>         <C>
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
    attributable to:
         Retirees                                  $  469       $  552
         Fully eligible plan participants             152          212
         Other active plan participants               228          280
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation         849        1,044
         Unrecognized net gain                        298           73
         Unrecognized prior service credit             70           76
Accrued postretirement benefit obligation          $1,217       $1,193
</TABLE>

   Any net gain or loss in excess of 10 percent of the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation is amortized over the remaining service
period of active plan participants.
   The assumptions used to determine the plan's accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            December 31
                                                      ------------------------
                                                       1994              1993
                                                      ------            ------
<S>                                                 <C>                 <C>
Discount rate                                           8.8%              7.25%
Rate of compensation increase                           5.0%               5.0%
Medical cost trend rate                                6%-5%              7%-5%
Year ultimate rate reached                             1996               1996
</TABLE>

   A one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates
for each future year increases annual net periodic postretirement benefit cost
and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 1994
by $12 million and $98 million, respectively.

POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
In November 1992, the FASB issued Statement No. 112, "Employers' Accounting for
Postemployment Benefits." Adoption of the new Standard in 1994 did not have a
material impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the
Company.

NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES
The Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes,"
effective January 1, 1992. The cumulative effect of prior years at the date of
adoption was not material to the results of operations or the financial
position of the Company.
   The elements of the provisions for income taxes for each of the three years
indicated below were as follows

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions
Years Ended December 31                   1994            1993              1992
-----------------------                   ----            ----              ----
<S>                                      <C>              <C>             <C>
Current income taxes:
   Federal                               $ 4.9             $  --           $   --
   State and foreign                       4.3               2.8               .9
                                           9.2               2.8               .9
Deferred income taxes                     52.9              38.8Cr.         100.1Cr.
   Total tax expense or benefit          $62.1             $36.0Cr.        $ 99.2Cr.
</TABLE>
Cr.=Credit

   In accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, the Company adjusted its deferred
tax assets and liabilities for the effect of the change in the corporate
Federal income tax rate from 34 percent to 35 percent, effective January 1,
1993. A credit to income of $11 million, which includes the effect of the rate
change on deferred tax asset and liability balances as of January 1, 1993 as
well as the effect on 1993 tax benefits recorded by the Company prior to the
enactment date of August 10, 1993, was recorded in the third quarter of 1993.
   The components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities arising
under FASB Statement No. 109 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            December 31
                                                       ----------------------
Dollars in Millions                                    1994              1993
-------------------                                   ------           -------
<S>                                                    <C>               <C>
Deferred tax assets (excluding postretirement
  benefits other than pensions):
       Net operating loss and tax credit
          carryforwards                                $309              $354
       Restructuring and termination reserves            87                95
       Other deductible temporary differences           105               104
       Less valuation allowances                         (5)               (9)
                                                        496               544
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Fixed asset basis difference                          443               430
  Other taxable temporary differences                    84                86
                                                        527               516
Net deferred asset (liability) (excluding post-
  retirement benefits other than pensions)              (31)               28
FASB Statement No. 106 impact (postretirement
  benefits other than pensions)                         451               445
Net deferred asset                                     $420              $473
</TABLE>

   For tax purposes, the Company had available, at December 31, 1994, net
operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards for regular Federal income tax purposes of
approximately $793 million which will expire as follows: $68 million in year
2005, $313 million in year 2006, $280 million in year 2007, and $132 million in
the year 2008. The Company also had investment tax credit and other general
business credit carryforwards for tax purposes of approximately


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$14 million, which expire during the years 1995 through 2006. A valuation
allowance has been established for those tax credits which are not expected to
be realized. Additionally, in conjunction with the Alternative Minimum Tax
("AMT") rules, the Company had available minimum tax credit carryforwards for
tax purposes of approximately $18 million, which may be used indefinitely to
reduce regular Federal income taxes.
      The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the $793
million of NOL carryforwards will be utilized prior to their expiration. This
belief is based upon the factors discussed below.
      The NOL carryforwards and existing deductible temporary differences
(excluding those relating to FASB Statement No. 106) are substantially offset
by existing taxable temporary differences reversing within the carryforward
period. Furthermore, any such recorded tax benefits which would not be so
offset are expected to be realized by achieving future profitable operations
based on the following:
      First, the Company launched a turnaround strategy to improve performance
by implementing a cost reduction program and enhancing asset utilization. This
resulted in a $215 million restructuring provision in 1991 to write off
uneconomic facilities and provide for workforce reductions at the Inland Steel
Company and the Company.
      Second, in 1992 Inland Steel Company completed a major plant and
equipment investment program that amounted to approximately $1.3 billion since
1988. This included the joint ventures of I/N Tek and I/N Kote and major
upgrades to facilities in the flat products and bar business. As expected,
these facility upgrades resulted in significant start-up costs and disruptions
to operations that negatively impacted financial results. By early 1994, all
facilities reached their design capabilities. This major investment program
also shifted the product mix to higher value-added products which historically
have not experienced significant price volatility. Consequently, the Company is
now positioned with modern facilities that will enhance its ability to generate
taxable profits.
      Finally, the Company operates in a highly cyclical industry and
consequently has had a history of generating and then fully utilizing
significant amounts of NOL carryforwards (during the years 1986-1989 the
Company utilized approximately $600 million of NOL carryforwards, and in 1994
utilized $134 million of NOL carryforwards.)
      Subsequent to the adoption of FASB Statement No. 109, the Company adopted
FASB Statement No. 106 and recognized the entire transition obligation at
January 1, 1992, as a cumulative effect charge in 1992 (Note 11). At December
31, 1994, the deferred tax asset related to the Company's FASB Statement No.
106 obligation was $451 million. To the extent that future annual charges under
FASB Statement No. 106 continue to exceed deductible amounts, this deferred tax
asset will continue to grow. Thereafter, even if the Company should have a tax
loss in any year in which the deductible amount would exceed the financial
statement expense, the tax law provides for a 15-year carryforward period of
that loss.  Because of the extremely long period that is available to realize
these future tax benefits, a valuation allowance for this deferred tax asset is
not necessary.
      While not affecting the determination of deferred income taxes for
financial reporting purposes, at December 31, 1994, the Company had available
for AMT purposes approximately $123 million of NOL carryforwards which will
expire as follows: $79 million in 2007 and $44 million in 2008.
      Total income taxes reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
differ from the amounts computed by applying the Federal corporate rate as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions                                                           
Years Ended December 31                             1994         1993         1992
-----------------------                            ------       ------       ------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>          <C>

Federal income tax expense or benefit
      computed at statutory tax rate of 35%
      in 1994 and 1993, and 34% in 1992               $59.3      $25.8Cr.      $87.9Cr.
Additional taxes or credits from:
      State and local income taxes, net
           of Federal income tax effect                 7.2        3.6           1.7Cr.
      Percentage depletion                              2.8Cr.     2.2Cr.        4.1Cr.
      Adjustment of taxes of prior years                2.0Cr.      --           7.2Cr.
      Change in Federal statutory rate                   --       10.6Cr.           --
      All other, net                                     .4        1.0Cr.        1.7
                                                      -----      -----         -----
           Total income tax expense or benefit        $62.1      $36.0Cr.      $99.2Cr.
</TABLE>
Cr.=Credit

NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Following is a summary of the Company's relationships with NSC, whose indirect
wholly owned subsidiary became the holder of all of the Company's outstanding
Series F Preferred Stock on December 18, 1989 (see Note 4).
      I/N Tek, a general partnership formed for a joint venture between the
Company and NSC, owns and operates a cold-rolling facility that commenced
operations in early 1990. I/N Tek is 60 percent owned by a wholly owned
subsidiary of Inland Steel Company and 40 percent owned by an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of NSC. The cost of the facility was $525 million, of which
$111.6 million was contributed by the subsidiary of Inland Steel Company and
$74.4 million by the subsidiary of NSC, with the balance borrowed by I/N Tek
from three Japanese trading companies.  Inland Steel Company has exclusive
rights to the productive capacity of the facility, except in certain limited
circumstances, and, under a tolling arrangement with I/N Tek, has an obligation
to use the facility for the production of cold-rolled steel. Under the tolling
arrangement, Inland Steel Company was charged $131.1 million, $141.2 million
and $122.6 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, for such tolling
services. NSC has the right to purchase up to 400,000 tons of cold-rolled steel
from Inland Steel Company in each year at market-based negotiated prices, up to
half of which may be steel processed by I/N Tek. Purchases of Inland Steel
Company products by a subsidiary of NSC aggregated $172.8 million, $157.8
million and $123.0 million during 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. At
year-end 1994 and 1993, a subsidiary of NSC owed the Company $10.6 million and
$8.2 million, respectively, related to these purchases.
      The Company and NSC also own and operate another joint venture which
consists of a 400,000 ton electrogalvanizing line and


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a 500,000 ton hot-dip galvanizing line adjacent to the I/N Tek facility. I/N
Kote, the general partnership formed for this joint venture, is owned 50
percent by a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland Steel Company and 50 percent by
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of NSC. The facility commenced operations
in the fourth quarter of 1991 and became fully operational in the third quarter
of 1992, with the total cost of the project being $554 million. Permanent
financing for the project, as well as for capitalized interest and a portion of
the working capital, was provided by third-party long-term financing, by
capital contributions of the two partners of $60 million each and by
subordinated partner loans of $30 million each. Inland Steel Company and NSC
each have guaranteed the share of long-term financing attributable to their
respective subsidiary's interest in the partnership. I/N Kote had $485 million
outstanding under its long-term financing agreement at December 31, 1994.
Additional working capital requirements were met by partner loans and by
third-party credit arrangements. I/N Kote is required to buy all of its
cold-rolled steel from Inland Steel Company, which is required to furnish such
cold-rolled steel at a price that results in an annual return on equity to the
partners of I/N Kote, depending upon operating levels, of up to 10 percent
after operating and financing costs; this price may be subject to an adjustment
if Inland Steel Company's return on sales differs from I/N Kote's return on
sales. Purchases of Inland Steel Company cold-rolled steel by I/N Kote
aggregated $275.6 million in 1994, $191.7 million in 1993 and $99.3 million in
1992. At year-end 1994 and 1993, I/N Kote owed the Company $26.0 million and
$35.5 million, respectively, related to these purchases. Prices of cold-rolled
steel sold by Inland Steel Company to I/N Kote are determined pursuant to the
terms of the joint venture agreement and are based, in part, on operating costs
of the partnership. During 1993, Inland Steel Company sold cold-rolled steel to
I/N Kote at prices that approximated its costs of production and in 1994 the
prices exceeded production costs but were still less than the market prices for
cold-rolled steel products. I/N Kote also provides tolling services to Inland
Steel Company for which it was charged $36.0 million in 1994 and $29.1 million
in 1993. Inland Steel Company sells all I/N Kote products that are distributed
in North America.
      The Company and NSC have entered into various agreements pursuant to
which NSC has provided technical services and licenses of proprietary steel
technology with respect to specific Company research and engineering projects.
Pursuant to such agreements, Inland Steel Company incurred costs of $1.6
million, $3.7 million and $4.1 million for technical services and related
administrative costs for services provided during 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively.

NOTE 14: INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
The Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for by the
equity method consist primarily of its 60 percent interest in I/N Tek, 50
percent interest in I/N Kote, 50 percent interest in PCI Associates, 50 percent
interest in Ryerson de Mexico, 40 percent interest in the Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, 12 1/2 percent interest in Walbridge Electrogalvanizing Company,
and 13 3/4 percent interest in Wabush Mines. I/N Tek and I/N Kote are joint
ventures with NSC (see Note 13). The Company does not exercise control over I/N
Tek, as all significant management decisions of the joint venture require
agreement by both of the partners. Due to this lack of control by the Company,
the Company accounts for its investment in I/N Tek under the equity method. PCI
Associates is a joint venture which operates a pulverized coal injection
facility at the Indiana Harbor Works. Ryerson de Mexico is a materials
management services joint venture operated in Mexico providing service center
access to materials in that market. Empire and Wabush are iron ore mining and
pelletizing ventures owned in various percentages primarily by U.S. and
Canadian steel companies. On June 30, 1992, the Company, through subsidiaries,
sold one-half of its interest in Walbridge, resulting in a $22.5 million
pre-tax gain. Walbridge is a venture that coats cold-rolled steel in which
Inland has the right to 25 percent of the productive capacity. Following is a
summary of combined financial information of the Company's unconsolidated joint
ventures:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dollars in Millions                             1994            1993                 1992
-------------------                           --------        --------             --------
<S>                                        <C>              <C>                  <C>
Results of Operations for the
      years ended December 31:
           Gross revenue                      $1,121.0          $  956.7            $  740.8
           Costs and expenses                  1,092.9             945.1               748.3
           Net income (loss)                  $   28.1          $   11.6            $   (7.5)
Financial Position at December 31:                                               
      Current assets                          $  316.2          $  279.7            $  203.2
      Total assets                             1,931.8           1,925.9             1,949.9
      Current liabilities                        282.1             241.6               174.0
      Total liabilities                        1,537.6           1,545.5             1,511.7
      Net assets                                 394.2             380.4               438.2
</TABLE>

NOTE 15: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Inland Steel Company guarantees payment of principal and interest on its 40
percent share of the long-term debt of Empire Iron Mining Partnership requiring
principal payments of approximately $7.6 million annually through 1996. At
year-end 1994, Inland Steel Company also guaranteed $32.5 million of long-term
debt attributable to a subsidiary's interest in PCI Associates.
      As part of the agreement covering the 1990 sale of the Inland Lime &
Stone Company division assets, Inland Steel Company agreed, subject to certain
exceptions, to purchase, at prices which approximate market, the full amount of
its annual limestone needs or one million gross tons, whichever is greater,
through 1996, and the annual limestone needs of the Indiana Harbor Works from
1997 through 2002.
      The Company and its subsidiaries have various operating leases for which
future minimum lease payments are estimated to total $199.7 million through
2019, including approximately $39.9 million in 1995, $32.4 million in 1996,
$27.5 million in 1997, $23.6 million in 1998, and $19.4 million in 1999.


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      It is anticipated that the Company will make annual expenditures of $24
million in 1995 and $5 million to $10 million annually in each of the four
years thereafter for the construction, and have ongoing annual expenditures of
$40 million to $50 million for the operation, of air and water pollution
control facilities to comply with current Federal, state and local laws and
regulations. The Company is involved in various environmental and other
administrative or judicial actions initiated by governmental agencies. While it
is not possible to predict the results of these matters, the Company does not
expect environmental expenditures, excluding amounts that may be required in
connection with the consent decree in the 1990 EPA lawsuit, to materially
affect the Company's results of operations or financial position. Corrective
actions relating to the EPA consent decree may require significant expenditures
over the next several years that may be material to the results of operations
or financial position of the Company. At December 31, 1994, the Company's
reserves for environmental liabilities totaled $19 million related to the
sediment remediation under the 1993 EPA consent decree.
      The total amount of firm commitments of the Company and its subsidiaries
to contractors and suppliers, primarily in connection with additions to
property, plant and equipment, approximated $42 million at year-end 1994.

NOTE 16: BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company operates in two business segments, Steel Manufacturing and
Materials Distribution.  
      Steel Manufacturing operations include the manufacture of steel mill 
products and the mining and processing of iron ore. Steel Manufacturing produces
and sells a wide range of steels, of which approximately 99 percent consists of
carbon and high-strength low-alloy steel grades. Approximately 78 percent of
this segment's sales were to customers in five mid-American states, and 95
percent were to customers in 20 mid-American states. Over half the sales are to
the steel service center and transportation (including automotive) markets.
      The Materials Distribution business segment processes and distributes a
broad line of steel products, non-ferrous metals and industrial plastics to a
wide range of industrial users on a nationwide basis. This segment includes
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. and J. M. Tull Metals Company, Inc.
      Substantially all sales between segments are recorded at current market
prices. Operating profit consists of total sales less operating expenses.
Operating expenses of segments do not include any allocation of general
corporate income and expense, other non-operating income or expense, interest
income or expense, or income taxes.
      Identifiable assets are those that are associated with each business
segment. Corporate assets are principally investments in cash equivalents, the
intangible pension asset in 1993, and the assets of discontinued segments.
      Substantially all of the Company's operations are located in the United
States, and foreign sales are not material. During 1994, the Company formed a
subsidiary to expand the Company's foreign presence. At year-end 1994,
investments in foreign operations were not material.
















































INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS SEGMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                             
Dollars in Millions                   
Years Ended December 31                             1994                 1993                 1992
-----------------------                          -----------          -----------          ----------
<S>                                               <C>                  <C>                 <C>
NET SALES                             
Steel Manufacturing Operations:                                                             
Sales to unaffiliated customers                   $ 2,304.5            $  2,001.3          $ 1,787.3
Intersegment sales                                    183.4                 173.6              122.1
                                                    2,487.9               2,174.9            1,909.4
Materials Distribution Operations:                                                          
Sales to unaffiliated customers                     2,186.6               1,882.5            1,707.0
Intersegment sales                                     10.9                  10.8                9.6
                                                    2,197.5               1,893.3            1,716.6
Eliminations and adjustments                         (188.4)               (180.0)            (131.7)
      Total net sales                             $ 4,497.0            $  3,888.2          $ 3,494.3
                                                                                            
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)                                                                     
Steel Manufacturing Operations                    $   149.3            $    (28.2)         $  (200.6)
Materials Distribution Operations                      98.1                  56.4               27.1
Eliminations and adjustments                            2.0                  (1.6)                .1
      Total operating profit (loss)               $   249.4            $     26.6          $  (173.4)
                                                                                            
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS                                                                        
Steel Manufacturing Operations                    $ 2,352.8            $  2,201.2          $ 2,212.3
Materials Distribution Operations                     819.0                 788.3              742.9
                                                    3,171.8               2,989.5            2,955.2
General corporate and other                           181.6                 446.3              191.3
      Total assets on December 31                 $ 3,353.4            $  3,435.8          $ 3,146.5
                                                                                           
DEPRECIATION                                                                               
Steel Manufacturing Operations                    $   117.4            $    111.1          $   110.2
Materials Distribution Operations                      19.8                  19.2               18.7
                                                      137.2                 130.3              128.9
General corporate and other                             1.5                   1.5                 .7
      Total depreciation                          $   138.7            $    131.8          $   129.6
                                                                                           
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES                                                                        
Steel Manufacturing Operations                    $   223.6            $     86.1          $    55.1
Materials Distribution Operations                      20.4                  19.3                9.3
                                                      244.0                 105.4               64.4
General corporate and other                             1.3                    .2                 --
      Total capital expenditures                  $   245.3            $    105.6          $    64.4
</TABLE>  
          
          
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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21





                 SUBSIDIARIES OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.


THE SUBSIDIARIES OF INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. (OTHER THAN CERTAIN
SUBSIDIARIES WHICH, CONSIDERED IN THE AGGREGATE AS A SINGLE SUBSIDIARY, DO NOT
CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY), EACH OF WHICH IS INCORPORATED IN THE
STATE OF DELAWARE (EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW) AND EACH OF WHICH IS WHOLLY OWNED,
EITHER BY INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. OR BY ONE OF ITS WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARIES, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

              INLAND STEEL COMPANY

                     INLAND STEEL MINING COMPANY

                     INLAND STEEL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE COMPANY (FORMERLY 
                     KNOWN AS INLAND STEEL FINANCE COMPANY)

              INLAND MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION GROUP, INC.
              (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INLAND STEEL SERVICES HOLDING, INC.)

                     JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.

                     J. M. TULL METALS COMPANY, INC. 
                     (A GEORGIA CORPORATION)

<PAGE>   1





                                                 


                                                                      EXHIBIT 24





                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 9th  day of
January, 1995.





                                                 /s/  A. ROBERT ABBOUD     
                                                 ---------------------
                                                      A. Robert Abboud





<PAGE>   2










                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



       KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a director 
and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware corporation,
do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall,  Earl L. Mason,
Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of them, my  true
and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and things and
execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents, or any of
them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland  Steel
Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

       IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 11th  day of
January, 1995.





                                                /s/ JAMES W. COZAD         
                                                ------------------
                                                    James W. Cozad





<PAGE>   3









                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 9th  day of
January, 1995.





                                                 /s/ JAMES A. HENDERSON     
                                                 ----------------------
                                                     James A. Henderson





<PAGE>   4








                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 14th  day of
January, 1995.





                                           /s/ ROBERT B. MCKERSIE     
                                           ----------------------
                                               Robert B. McKersie





<PAGE>   5








                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 31st  day of
January, 1995.





                                            /s/ MAURICE S. NELSON, JR.     
                                            --------------------------
                                                Maurice S. Nelson, Jr.





<PAGE>   6







                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 10th  day of
January, 1995.





                                                   /s/ DONALD S. PERKINS    
                                                   ---------------------
                                                       Donald S. Perkins





<PAGE>   7





                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



           KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 9th  day of
January, 1995.





                                                      /s/ JOSHUA I. SMITH
                                                      -------------------
                                                          Joshua I. Smith





<PAGE>   8






                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 9th  day of
January, 1995.





                                              /s/ NANCY H. TEETERS    
                                              --------------------
                                                  Nancy H. Teeters





<PAGE>   9





                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a
director  and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware
corporation, do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall, 
Earl L. Mason, Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of
them, my  true and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and
things and execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents,
or any of them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland 
Steel Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifing and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 23rd  day of
January, 1995.





                                                   /s/ RAYMOND C. TOWER     
\                                                  --------------------
                                                       Raymond C. Tower





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                         INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as  a director 
and(or) officer  of  Inland Steel  Industries, Inc., a  Delaware corporation,
do hereby  nominate, constitute and appoint Robert J. Darnall,  Earl L. Mason,
Vicki  L. Avril and David B. Anderson,  or any  one or more  of them, my  true
and lawful  attorneys and agents  to do any  and all acts  and things and
execute  any and all instruments which  said attorneys and agents, or any of
them, may deem necessary  or advisable to enable  said Inland  Steel
Industries, Inc.  to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  in
respect thereof, in  connection with the preparation  and filing of  the
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of said  Inland Steel Industries,  Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, including specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof, full power and  authority to  sign my  name as  a director 
and(or) officer of said Inland  Steel Industries, Inc. to said  Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby  ratifying and confirming  all
that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto set  my hand  this 11th  day of 
January, 1995.





                                                    /s/ ARNOLD R. WEBER     
                                                    -------------------
                                                        Arnold R. Weber






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