Patrick W. Bennett Named President of Portland Forge; Charles W. Freel Announces Plans to Retire.

Business Editors

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) announced today that Patrick W. Bennett, 48, has been named president of Portland Forge, an Allegheny Technologies company.

Previously he served as vice president, sales at Portland Forge. Bennett replaces Charles W. Freel, who will be retiring May 31, 2001 after 31 years of service.

"Charlie Freel has been a driving force at Portland Forge and is well known and respected in the forging industry," said James L. Murdy, executive vice president, Allegheny Technologies. "We wish Charlie and Barbara, his wife of 34 years, well and hope they enjoy his well-deserved retirement. Pat Bennett's strengths in sales and marketing have helped position Portland Forge as a leader in impression die steel forgings. Pat is well respected by customers and employees of Portland Forge."

Pat Bennett, who has been responsible for sales since 1989, joined Portland Forge in 1977 as a customer service representative and steadily progressed through positions of increasing responsibility in material control, traffic, and production planning. He also served as general manager of CB Company, a Teledyne Company, from 1986 to 1989. Bennett earned a bachelor of science degree in general business administration from Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Bennett will report to Murdy.

Charlie Freel, after service as a United States naval officer, began his business career in 1970 as a sales engineer for Teledyne Metal Forming and served as president from 1984 to 1989. In 1989, he was named president of Portland Forge. Freel has served on the board of directors of the Forging Industry Association of North America, Indiana Manufacturers Association, and as chairman of the Custom Roll Forming Institute.

Portland Forge is a leading producer of impression die hot forged components for a multitude of industries, including truck, off highway, farm, railroad, oil field, and aerospace.

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) is one of the largest and most diversified specialty materials producers in the world. The Company's talented people use innovative technologies to offer growing global markets a wide range of specialty materials. High-value products include nickel-based and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium alloys, specialty steels, super stainless steel, exotic alloys, which include zirconium, hafnium and niobium, tungsten materials, and highly engineered strip and Precision Rolled Strip(R) products. In addition, we produce general purpose specialty materials such as stainless steel sheet and plate, silicon and tool steels, and forgings and castings. Allegheny Technologies website can be found at http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com.