A. M. Castle & Co. Announces Date for Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Tuesday, October 31, 2006

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill., Oct. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. M. Castle & Co. (AMEX:CAS), a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, services and supply-chain solutions, today announced that it will release third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2006 on Tuesday, October 31, 2006.

Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET that day to review the Company's results for the three month period ended September 30, 2006. The call can be accessed via the Internet live or as a replay. Those who would like to listen to the call may access the webcast through http://www.amcastle.com/ .

The conference call will be archived for replay on the above website for 7 days following the call.

About A. M. Castle & Co.

Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. is a specialty metal and plastic products and services distributor, principally serving the producer durable equipment sector of the economy.  Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a variety of industries. Within its core metals business, it specializes in the distribution of alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloys; aluminum and carbon. Through its subsidiary, Total Plastics, Inc., the Company also distributes a broad range of value-added industrial plastics. Together, Castle operates over 65 locations throughout North America and Europe.  Its common stock is traded on the American and Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CAS". 

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CONTACT: Larry A. Boik, Vice President-Finance & CFO, of A. M. Castle &

Co., [phone],  ; or Analysts, Katie Pyra of Ashton

Partners, [phone],  



Web site: http://www.amcastle.com/ 

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