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ASARCO Reports Second Quarter Results.


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1998--ASARCO Incorporated (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:AR) today reported a net loss of $14.5 million, or 37 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
, for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 1998, compared with net earnings of $51.9 million, or $1.20 per common share on a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis, for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. Results for the second quarter of 1997 included an after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 gain of $13.4 million, or 31 cents per share, from the sale of a portion of the Company's interest in Grupo Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
, S.A. de C.V., Mexico's largest mining company.

For the six months ended June 30, 1998, Asarco reported a net loss of $46.3 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with net income of $92.5 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 1997. Results for the first six months of 1998 include nonrecurring Non`re`cur´ring

a. 1. Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a nonrecurring expense s>.
 after-tax charges of $16.0 million, or 40 cents per share, related to the pending sale of the Company's Missouri Missouri, state, United States
Missouri (mĭzr`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States.
 Lead business and for severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when
 costs associated with a cost reduction program.

Sales of products and services were $602.3 million in the second quarter of 1998, compared with $741.0 million in the same period of 1997. Sales of products and services for the first six months of 1998 were $1,235.7 million compared with $1,456.6 million for the same period in 1997.

Reporting the Company's results, Richard Ri·chard   , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000.

Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a
 de J. Osborne Os·borne   , John James 1929-1994.

British playwright and member of the Angry Young Men who is best known for his first play, Look Back in Anger (1956).

Noun 1.
, Chairman of the Board said, "Asarco's second quarter results reflect the sharp decline in metal prices in 1998 compared with the previous year. The average price of copper was 78 cents per pound on the New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Commodity Exchange (COMEX COMEX

A division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Formerly known as the Commodity Exchange, COMEX is the leading US market for metals futures and options trading.


COMEX

See New York Mercantile Exchange (NYM).
) and 79 cents per pound on the London Metal Exchange London Metal Exchange (LME)

A market for trading base metals, where traded options contracts are available against the underlying futures contract.
 (LME See London Metal Exchange.

LME

See London Metal Exchange (LME).
), representing a decline of 36 cents and 35 cents per pound, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 1997. Each one-cent change in the price of copper affects our net earnings by $6.9 million, or 17.5 cents per share, on an annual basis. Higher sales volume and production increases from the Company's North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 copper operations and the effects of a cost reduction program offset some of the effect of the lower prices.

"A $50 million cost reduction program was initiated by the Company early this year in response to the decline in the copper price. The program is estimated to have produced a pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 improvement of $16 million ($10.4 million after-tax) in the second quarter, and $26 million ($16.9 million after-tax) for the first six months of 1998. A similar program was initiated early in the second quarter by Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC SPCC
abbr.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

SPCC (US) n abbr (= Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) → Kinderschutzbund m 
), a 54.3% owned subsidiary of the Company. SPCC's cost reduction program is designed to reduce its expenses by $30 million annually. The Company's beneficial interest in SPCC's cost savings during the second quarter was an additional $3.4 million, making the total impact of the cost reduction programs in the quarter approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $20 million ($13.5 million after-tax). In the case of both cost reduction programs, improvements have come from reductions in operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
, purchased services, exploration and general and administrative expenses.

"The Company's beneficial interest in copper mine production increased 10% in the second quarter of 1998 to 252.5 million pounds. North American copper production increased 22% compared with the same quarter of the prior year. The majority of the increase came from copper produced through the low-cost solvent solvent, constituent of a solution that acts as a dissolving agent. In solutions of solids or gases in a liquid, the liquid is the solvent. In all other solutions (i.e.  extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) process at the Company's Ray mine and the Company's 75% owned Silver Bell mine which started up in July July: see month.  1997. SX/EW production at Ray increased 36% from the second quarter of 1997 largely as a result of process improvements. Mined copper production at SPCC declined 7% from the second quarter of last year principally due to lower ore grades Ore grade is a measure that describes the concentration of a valuable natural material (such as metals or minerals) in its surrounding ore. Ore grade is used to assess the economic feasibility of a mining operation: the cost of extracting a natural material from its ore is directly  and lower throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together.

1.
 at its Toquepala mine.

"In early June the Company announced that it curtailed production by 15% at its copper refinery located in Amarillo, Texas “Amarillo” redirects here. For other uses, see Amarillo (disambiguation).
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.
. The curtailment Curtailment

The act of contracting or reducing operations of a company in the hope of bringing it financial or operational stability. This management technique is often used when a company has grown too fast and is unable to effectively manage its operations.
 which is expected to reduce refined copper production by approximately 12 million pounds per month was the result of shortages of raw materials including copper anodes, blister blister, puffy swelling of the outer skin (epidermis) caused by burn, friction, or irritants like poison ivy. A response of the body to protect deeper tissue, blisters generally contain serum, the liquid component of blood.  and scrap. Results for the second quarter were negatively impacted by approximately $2.5 million ($3.8 million pre-tax) due to the curtailment. The curtailment will continue until adequate supplies of copper feed become available.

"Profits from the Company's specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant.  business increased to $8.2 million in the second quarter of 1998 from $7.9 million in the year earlier period. In April the Company completed the acquisition of Deutsche In German Deutsche is the feminine adjectival form for Deutsch "German" (the masculine indefinite form being Deutscher; note that the masculine definite form is Deutsche as well, as in der Deutsche Filmpreis).  Oberflachtechnik GmbH GmbH Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Haftung (German: limited liability company; business entity)  (DOT), a German specialty chemicals company which has helped continue the strong growth in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). .

"Second quarter results from the Company's aggregates business were $4.3 million, slightly lower than the $4.5 million in the second quarter of 1997. The decrease reflects the decline in the spring construction activity in the Southeast Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. It the opposite of northwest.

Southeast or South East can refer to:
 as a result of extremely wet weather.

"In April, the Company announced that it would sell its Missouri Lead business to the Doe Run Company 'The Doe Run Company, based in St. Louis, Mo., is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Renco Group, and one of the largest mining, smelting, and refining operations in the world. , a subsidiary of the Renco Group Renco Group is a holding company controlled by Ira Rennert. It owned AM General, maker of the Hummer SUV, until a recent deal handed control to Rennert's neighbor, Ronald Perelman. Another Renco subsidiary, U.S. , Inc. The Company will realize approximately $55 million in cash from the sale which is expected to close in the third quarter."

Commenting on the Company's view of the copper market, Osborne said, "At the present time, sentiment Sentiment can refer to:
  • feelings and emotions
  • the literary device sentimentality, which is used to induce an emotional response disproportionate to the situation, and thus to substitute heightened and generally unthinking feeling for normal ethical and intellectual
 rather than the fundamentals of supply and demand is driving the copper market. The popular perception that there will be a large surplus of copper has driven the price to 11 year lows. At the same time, inventories in terminal market warehouses have declined by approximately 130,000 tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber.  since the beginning of the year. Overall copper inventories represent less than four weeks of supply, a level which has historically indicated tightness in the market. A shortage of intermediate copper products and the lack of available copper scrap have forced Asarco to reduce production at its refinery by 15%. We have confidence that the negative sentiment cannot continue for long in the face of such supply shortages, and we expect that the market fundamentals will soon reassert reassert
Verb

1. to state or declare again

2. reassert oneself to become significant or noticeable again: reality had reasserted itself

Verb 1.
 their influence on the copper market."

ASARCO Incorporated is one of the world's leading integrated producers of copper, as well as a producer of other metals, specialty chemicals and aggregates.

                          ASARCO Incorporated
                           and Subsidiaries

                          SUMMARY OF EARNINGS
                              (Unaudited)

                               Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,             June 30,
                           (in millions, except   (in millions, except
                               per share data)       per share data)
                              1998       1997       1998        1997
                             -----       -----     -----        ----
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales                       $ 602.3     $ 741.0   $ 1,235.7  $ 1,456.6
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before taxes,
  minority interest and
  non-recurring items        $ (7.0)    $ 110.8     $ (23.9)   $ 205.2

Taxes on income (benefit)      (1.5)       29.6        (8.8)      56.2
                            ---------   --------    --------   -------

Earnings (loss) before
  minority interests
  and non-recurring items      (5.5)       81.2       (15.1)     149.0

Minority interests             (9.0)      (29.3)      (15.2)    (56.5)
                           ----------   ---------  ---------  --------

Earnings (loss) before
  non-recurring items         (14.5)       51.9       (30.3)     92.5

Non-recurring items,
 net of taxes                     -           -       (16.0)        -

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings (loss)         $ (14.5)     $ 51.9     $ (46.3)    $ 92.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Weighted average common
 shares outstanding (Basic)    39.7        42.9        39.7       42.9
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding (Diluted)  39.7        43.1        39.7       43.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Net earnings (loss)
 per share (Basic)          $ (0.37)     $ 1.21     $ (1.17)    $ 2.15
Net earnings (loss)
 per share (Diluted)        $ (0.37)     $ 1.20     $ (1.17)      2.15
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                          ASARCO Incorporated
                            and Subsidiaries
                   Second Quarter and Six Months Results

                                   Three Months Ended
                                        June 30,
                                    (in millions)

                                   1998       1997
                                  -------    -------
Segment Sales

Copper                         $   389.7  $   548.6

Lead, Zinc & Precious Metals   $   104.3  $    85.9

Specialty Chemicals            $    90.0  $    86.0

Aggregates                     $    14.8  $    14.7

Exploration                    $  --      $  --

All Other                      $     3.4  $     5.8

Segment Operating Income
   (incl. Equity Earnings)

Copper                         $    (1.6) $   109.2

Lead, Zinc & Precious Metals   $    (6.9) $    (5.3)

Specialty Chemicals            $     8.2  $     7.9

Aggregates                     $     4.3  $     4.5

Exploration                    $    (4.1) $    (7.0)

All Other                      $    (2.9) $    (9.9)


                                   Six Months Ended
                                        June 30,
                                     (in millions)
                                    1998        1997
                                   -----      -------
Segment Sales

Copper                         $   824.8  $  1,090.2

Lead, Zinc & Precious Metals   $   207.1  $    168.6

Specialty Chemicals            $   173.0  $    163.5

Aggregates                     $    24.6  $     24.2

Exploration                    $  --      $   --

All Other                      $     6.2  $     10.1


Segment Operating Income
   (incl. Equity Earnings)

Copper                         $     0.2  $    227.8

Lead, Zinc & Precious Metals   $   (33.9) $    (11.0)

Specialty Chemicals            $    15.9  $     14.3

Aggregates                     $     5.6  $      5.4

Exploration                    $   (10.2) $    (14.0)

All Other                      $    (8.2) $    (15.3)

                         ASARCO Incorporated
                           and Subsidiaries

                         Average Metal Prices

                          Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                              June 30,                 June 30,

                            1998     1997            1998     1997

Copper(per pound - COMEX)   $0.78    $1.14           $0.78    $1.13

Copper(per pound - LME)     $0.79    $1.14           $0.78    $1.12

Lead(per pound - LME)       $0.25    $0.28           $0.25    $0.30

Silver(per ounce - Handy &
 Harman)                    $5.71    $4.76           $5.98    $4.89

Zinc(per pound - LME)       $0.48    $0.59           $0.48    $0.56

Molybdenum(per pound -
 Metals Week Dealer Oxide)  $3.90    $4.39           $3.87    $4.38

                      Metal Production and Sales

                      Three Months Ended June 30,

                                    1998
                                    -----

                             Mined   Refined    Sales

Copper (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  171,300   258,100   289,900
   SPCC                    157,800   163,600   167,200
   Consolidated            329,100   421,700   457,100

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest               252,500   342,400   376,100


Lead (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   60,300    62,800    66,000

Silver (000s ounces)
   Asarco                    1,515     5,666     9,935
   SPCC                        614       690       764
   Consolidated              2,129     6,356    10,699

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 1,842     6,033    10,342

Zinc (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   42,400              38,000

Molybdenum (000s pounds)
   Asarco                    1,254               1,254
   SPCC                      2,339               2,730
   Consolidated              3,593               3,984

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 2,499               2,707

                                     1997
                                     ----

                            Mined   Refined     Sales

Copper (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  139,900   257,200   271,400
   SPCC                    170,100   150,400   184,000
   Consolidated            310,000   407,600   455,400

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest               229,600   336,500   368,400


Lead (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   58,600    66,500    69,600


Silver (000s ounces)
   Asarco                    1,244     5,016     5,597
   SPCC                        750       620       816
   Consolidated              1,994     5,636     6,413

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 1,639     5,343     6,027


Zinc (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   40,200              38,600


Molybdenum (000s pounds)
   Asarco                    1,335               1,339
   SPCC                      2,197               2,254
   Consolidated              3,532               3,593

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 2,493               2,527



Note: SPCC presented at 100%. At June 30, 1997, Asarco's equity
      ownership was 54.1% and its beneficial interest in SPCC was
      52.7%. At June 30, 1998, Asarco's equity ownership was 54.3% and
      its beneficial interest in SPCC was 53.2%.


                      Metal Production and Sales

                       Six Months Ended June 30,

                                      1998
                                     -----

                            Mined   Refined    Sales

Copper (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  329,800   534,900   624,900
   SPCC                    310,900   321,600   337,200
   Consolidated            640,700   856,500   962,100

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest               490,100   700,900   799,100


Lead (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  120,300   122,400   123,800


Silver (000s ounces)
   Asarco                    2,967    13,939    18,671
   SPCC                      1,254     1,345     1,518
   Consolidated              4,221    15,284    20,189

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 3,634    14,654    19,479


Zinc (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   83,400      --      75,000


Molybdenum (000s pounds)
   Asarco                    2,719      --       2,719
   SPCC                      5,464      --       5,581
   Consolidated              8,183      --       8,300

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 5,625      --       5,687


                                        1997
                                        ----

                            Mined    Refined   Sales

Copper (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  287,100   517,500   549,200
   SPCC                    334,600   299,500   356,000
   Consolidated            621,700   817,000   905,200

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest               463,200   675,300   736,800


Lead (000s pounds)
   Asarco                  116,000   130,500   126,600


Silver (000s ounces)
   Asarco                    2,326    10,656    11,918
   SPCC                      1,369     1,186     1,495
   Consolidated              3,695    11,842    13,413

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 3,047    11,281    12,706


Zinc (000s pounds)
   Asarco                   78,500      --      72,400


Molybdenum (000s pounds)
   Asarco                    2,594      --       2,813
   SPCC                      4,397      --       4,488
   Consolidated              6,991      --       7,301

   Asarco Beneficial
    Interest                 4,911      --       5,177



Note: SPCC presented at 100%. At June 30, 1997, Asarco's equity
      ownership was 54.1% and its beneficial interest in SPCC was
      52.7%. At June 30, 1998, Asarco's equity ownership was 54.3% and
      its beneficial interest in SPCC was 53.2%.

                          ASARCO Incorporated
                           and Subsidiaries

                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                              (Unaudited)

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                        June 30,
                                                  1998          1997
                               (in thousands, except per share data)

Sales of products and services              $   602,271    $   740,968

Operating costs and expenses:
  Cost of products and services                 527,609        558,116
  Selling, administrative and other              33,836         36,327
  Depreciation and depletion                     35,686         31,927
  Research and exploration                        6,841         10,016
  Environmental and other closed
     plant charges, net of recoveries             1,128          8,038
Provision for asset impairment                     --             --
                                            -----------    -----------
 Total operating costs and expenses             605,100        644,424

Operating  income                                (2,829)        96,544
Interest expense                                (16,398)       (19,387)
Other income                                     12,229         33,590
                                            -----------    -----------

Earnings (loss) before taxes on
  income and minority interests                  (6,998)       110,747
Taxes on income (benefit)                        (1,482)        29,602
                                            -----------    -----------

Earnings (loss) before minority interests        (5,516)        81,145
Minority interests in net earnings
 of consolidated
 subsidiaries                                    (9,026)       (29,271)

                                            ===========    ===========
Net earnings (loss)                         $   (14,542)   $    51,874
                                            ===========    ===========

Per share amounts:

Net earnings  (loss):
Basic                                       $     (0.37)   $      1.21
                                            ===========    ===========
Diluted                                     $     (0.37)   $      1.20
                                            ===========    ===========

Cash dividends                              $      0.20    $      0.20
                                            ===========    ===========

Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (Basic)                      39,657         42,931
                                            ===========    ===========
Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (Diluted)                    39,657         43,054
                                            ===========    ===========


                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                        June 30,
                                                 1998           1997
                                  (in thousands, except per share data)


Sales of products and services              $ 1,235,733    $ 1,456,567

Operating costs and expenses:
  Cost of products and services               1,084,592      1,089,964
  Selling, administrative and other              71,284         69,696
  Depreciation and depletion                     71,958         62,158
  Research and exploration                       15,041         19,820
  Environmental and other closed
     plant charges, net of recoveries             5,435         12,402
Provision for asset impairment                   20,000           --
                                            -----------    -----------
 Total operating costs and expenses           1,268,310      1,254,040

Operating  income                               (32,577)       202,527
Interest expense                                (33,858)       (35,932)
Other income                                     19,348         38,556
                                            -----------    -----------

Earnings (loss) before taxes on
  income and minority interests                 (47,087)       205,151
Taxes on income (benefit)                       (15,975)        56,224
                                            -----------    -----------

Earnings (loss) before minority interests       (31,112)       148,927
Minority interests in net earnings
 of consolidated
 subsidiaries                                   (15,236)       (56,473)

                                            ===========    ===========
Net earnings (loss)                         $   (46,348)   $    92,454
                                            ===========    ===========

Per share amounts:

Net earnings  (loss):
Basic                                       $     (1.17)   $      2.15
                                            ===========    ===========
Diluted                                     $     (1.17)   $      2.15
                                            ===========    ===========

Cash dividends                              $      0.40    $      0.40
                                            ===========    ===========

Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (Basic)                      39,654         42,903
                                            ===========    ===========
Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding (Diluted)                    39,654         43,026
                                            ===========    ===========


                          ASARCO Incorporated
                           and Subsidiaries

                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                              (unaudited)

                                           June 30,        December 31,
                                             1998              1997
                                                 (in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                $ 232,323         $ 210,559
  Marketable securities                       52,517           205,317
  Accounts and notes receivable, net         452,420           446,966
  Inventories                                314,847           362,119
  Other assets                                85,116            74,967
                                          -------------  -------------
     Total current assets                  1,137,223         1,299,928

Investments:
  Available-for-sale and other cost          128,331           126,843
  Equity                                      59,135            61,337
Net property                               2,476,059         2,418,810
Other assets including intangibles, net      219,695           203,484
                                         --------------  -------------
        Total Assets                     $ 4,020,443       $ 4,110,402
                                        ==============  ================

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
  Bank loans                                $ 36,040             $ 204
  Current portion of long-term debt           37,002            28,712
  Accounts payable                           358,951           352,839
  Salaries and wages                          34,454            35,788
  Taxes on income                             80,992            62,565
  Reserve for closed plant and
   environmental matters                      44,258            43,238
  Other current liabilities                   43,146            50,131
                                         -------------  --------------
     Total current liabilities               634,843           573,477
                                         -------------  --------------

Long-term debt                               852,880           849,991
Deferred income taxes                         91,985           118,289
Reserve for closed plant and
 environmental  matters                       43,836            78,827
Postretirement benefit obligation
 other than pensions                         106,927           104,491
Other liabilities and reserves               134,293           157,543
                                          --------------  -------------
     Total non-current liabilities         1,229,921         1,309,141
                                          --------------  ------------

MINORITY INTERESTS                           532,957           533,911
                                         ---------------  ------------

COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock (a)                             522,381           522,420
Accumulated other comprehensive
 income, net of tax                           (5,022)            3,389
Retained earnings                          1,105,363         1,168,064
                                        --------------  --------------
     Total Common Stockholders' Equity     1,622,722         1,693,873
                                         ------------  ---------------

     Total Liabilities, Minority
      Interests and Common
      Stockholders' Equity               $ 4,020,443       $ 4,110,402
                                      ================  ==============
(a) Common Shares:
    Authorized 80,000; Outstanding:           39,661            39,663


                          ASARCO Incorporated
                           and Subsidiaries

                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Condensed)

                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                Three Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                                1998           1997
                                                ----           ----
                                                   (in thousands)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) earnings                           $ (14,542)   $  51,874
Depreciation and depletion                       35,686       31,927
(Benefit) Provision for deferred
 income taxes                                    (5,843)         263
Net loss (gain) on sale of
 investments and property                            98      (20,485)
Decrease in reserves for closed plant
   and environmental matters                    (23,817)     (10,792)
Minority interests                                9,026       29,271
Provision for asset impairment                     --           --
Cash provided (used) for operating
 assets and liabilities                         102,839       30,189
Other, net                                        2,192         (384)
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash provided from
 operating activities                           105,639      111,863
                                              ---------    ---------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures                            (71,630)     (60,969)
Proceeds from held to maturity
 investments net of purchases                    65,894     (208,813)
Other, net                                      (45,412)     162,025
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash used for investing
 activities                                     (51,148)    (107,757)
                                              ---------    ---------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Debt incurred, net                                8,424      113,777
Escrow deposits on long-term loans                5,385      (12,317)
Net treasury stock transactions                     291       (1,720)
Net distributions to minority interests          (4,726)     (14,049)
Dividends paid to common stockholders            (7,932)      (8,591)
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash provided from financing activities       1,442       77,100
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash          (1,243)         657
                                              ---------    ---------

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents         $  54,690    $  81,863
                                              =========    =========


                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                                1998              1997
                                                    (in thousands)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) earnings                           $ (46,348)   $  92,454
Depreciation and depletion                       71,958       62,158
(Benefit) Provision for deferred
 income taxes                                   (24,965)       4,358
Net loss (gain) on sale of
 investments and property                           275      (20,719)
Decrease in reserves for closed plant
   and environmental matters                    (33,971)     (14,594)
Minority interests                               15,236       56,473
Provision for asset impairment                   20,000         --
Cash provided (used) for operating
 assets and liabilities                          62,710      (54,681)
Other, net                                        1,291          (81)
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash provided from
 operating activities                            66,186      125,368
                                              ---------    ---------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures                           (171,127)    (123,749)
Proceeds from held to maturity
 investments net of purchases                   152,800     (207,809)
Other, net                                      (46,531)     161,250
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash used for investing
 activities                                     (64,858)    (170,308)
                                              ---------    ---------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Debt incurred, net                               47,066      181,924
Escrow deposits on long-term loans                7,000      (11,878)
Net treasury stock transactions                  (1,628)      (1,923)
Net distributions to minority interests         (16,092)     (26,845)
Dividends paid to common stockholders           (15,861)     (17,170)
                                              ---------    ---------

Net cash provided from financing activities      20,485      124,108
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash             (49)         540
                                              ---------    ---------

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents         $  21,764    $  79,708
                                              =========    =========


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