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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;26,
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></b></p>

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  <h3 align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">6714
  Pointe Inverness Way, Suite&nbsp;200</font></b></h3>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">August&nbsp;26,
  2008</font></b></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fort Wayne,
  IN&nbsp; 46804-7932</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">260.459.3553
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">260.969.3590 Fax</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">www.steeldynamics.com</font></i></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Steel Dynamics Increases Share Repurchase Program</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fort Wayne, Indiana, August&nbsp;26, 2008&#151;Steel Dynamics,&nbsp;Inc.
(NASDAQ/GS:STLD) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a
further increase of 10 million shares to its existing share repurchase program.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since the July&nbsp;29 authorization of an additional 5
million shares, which at the time increased the number of shares that could be
repurchased to 8.9 million shares, the company has bought back 7.9 million of
its shares.&#160; With the current addition,
the company now has authority to continue purchasing up to another 11.0 million
shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;This increase in authorized shares, on top of our
recent strong share repurchase activity, is as clear an indication as our Board
and management can give of our belief that our stock is significantly
undervalued,&#148; said Keith E. Busse, Steel Dynamics Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer.&nbsp; &#147;We continue to believe that the purchase of our stock at these
prices will deliver outstanding value to our stockholders and is one of the
most appropriate uses of our resources at this time.&#160; Moreover, we believe that we can do this
without sacrificing expansion, capital investment or growth plans&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the company&#146;s buyback program, purchases take
place as and when determined by the company in open market or private
transactions, including transactions that may be effected pursuant to Rule&nbsp;10b5-1
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. &nbsp;Pursuant to this
program, purchases of shares of the company&#146;s common stock are made based upon
the market price of the company&#146;s stock, the nature of other investment
opportunities or growth projects presented to the company, the company&#146;s cash
flows from operations, and general economic conditions. &nbsp;The share buyback
program does not require the company to acquire any specific number of shares
and may be modified, suspended, extended or terminated by the company at any
time without prior notice.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements regarding future
earnings, the availability of the Company&#146;s cash flows, debt capacity,
long-term growth objectives, intention to repurchase shares, and the source or
availability of funding for the Company&#146;s buyback program. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are identified in the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K and most recent quarterly and periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those which are anticipated. These reports
are available publicly on the SEC&#146;s Web site, www.sec.gov, and on the Company&#146;s
Web site, <b>www.steeldynamics.com</b>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Forward-looking or
predictive statements we make reflect our beliefs as of the date on which the
statements were made based on our knowledge of our businesses and the
environment in which they operate as of such date. Due to the foregoing risks
and uncertainties, as well as other matters beyond our control which can affect
forward-looking statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these predictive statements, which speak only as of the date of this press
release. We undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fred Warner, Investor Relations
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