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EXHIBIT 21.1
SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
List of Subsidiaries
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Subsidiary State of Incorporation
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Alaska Steel Co. Oregon
Arion Shipping Co. Delaware
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. Oregon
Columbia Forge and Machine Works, Inc. Oregon
Crawford Street Corporation Oregon
Edman Corp. Oregon
General Metals of Alaska Oregon
General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. Washington
Joint Venture Operations, Inc. Delaware
Levi's Iron and Metal, Inc. Oregon
Manufacturing Management, Inc. Oregon
SSI International (Oregon), Inc. Oregon
SSI International Far East Ltd. Korea
Mormil Corp. Oregon
MRI Corporation Delaware
Norprop, Inc. Oregon
Oregon Rail Marketing Co. Oregon
Proler Environmental Services, Inc. Delaware
Proler Industries, Inc. Delaware
Proler International Corp Delaware
Proler Properties, Inc. Texas
Proler Recycling, Inc. Delaware
Proler Steel, Inc. Delaware
Proleride Transport Systems, Inc. Delaware
Schnitzer Leasing, Inc. Oregon
SD&G, Inc. Nevada
SSP Arion Corp. Oregon
SSP Reclamation Company Oregon
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