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Horsehead and Nucor Expand and Extend Recycling Services Agreement
10/4/2011

Pittsburgh, PA, October 4, 2011 -- Horsehead Corporation ("Horsehead"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ZINC), announced today that it has entered into a 10-year agreement with Nucor Corporation which will expand and extend the existing commercial relationship between the companies.  Horsehead presently services three Nucor steel mills located in the Southeastern U.S. under a 12-year agreement which was the basis for the decision to construct Horsehead's Barnwell, SC EAF dust recycling facility.  This new agreement, which does not affect the three Nucor mills serviced by Barnwell, extends the existing service contracts with all of the other Nucor steel mills that Horsehead currently services and expands the relationship to include additional Nucor facilities across the United States.    

About Horsehead Holding Corp.

Horsehead Holding Corp. ("Horsehead") (Nasdaq: ZINC) is the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a leading recycler of electric arc furnace dust, and The International Metals Reclamation Company ("INMETCO"), a leading recycler of metals-bearing wastes and a leading processor of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in North America.  Horsehead, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, employs approximately 1,100 people and has seven facilities throughout the U.S. Visit www.horsehead.net for more information.

Contact info:
Ali Alavi
Vice President
Horsehead Corporation
724.773.2212