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                                              Rio de Janeiro, November 16, 2006
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| CSN is a leading global steel       |   | CSN's process is based on the      |
| producer with operations in Latin   |   | integrated steelworks concept that |
| America, North America, and Europe. |   | uses the Company's own sources of  |
| The Company is a fully integrated   |   | iron ore, limestone and dolomite.  |
| steel producer, the largest coated  |   | Besides its captive mines, CSN     |
| steel producer in Brazil, with      |   | controls logistics assets -- ports |
| current capacity of 5.6 million tons|   | and railways -- which enable an    |
| of crude steel, 5.1 million tons of |   | extremely cost efficient operation.|
| rolled products and 2.9 million tons|   | This concept allows CSN to         |
| of coated steel capacity. Over 50%  |   | continueously capture important    |
| of CSN's steel products are high    |   | levels of sinergies, thus assuring |
| value added ones. CSN is also the   |   | its position as one of the most    |
| sole tin-plate producer in Brazil   |   | cost competitive steel producers   |
| and the fifth largest producer of   |   | in the world.                      |
| tin plate in the world.             |   |                                    |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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          CSN NAMES BOARD DESIGNEES FOR POST-MERGER WHEELING-PITTSBURGH
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Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ("CSN") (NYSE: SID) today announced the names of
its designees for the board of the new Wheeling-Pittsburgh, which would be
created after completion of the proposed merger of Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Corporation (NASDAQ: WPSC) with CSN's North American assets.

The Board of Directors of the new Wheeling-Pittsburgh will include a majority of
independent directors. In addition to those independent directors, CSN will
designate three directors, all of whom have extensive operational or management
experience in the steel industry, proven track records in the industry, and the
knowledge necessary to help integrate operations and realize the long term
potential of the combined company.

CSN's board designees are:

MARCOS MARINHO LUTZ, 36, is currently Executive Officer of Infrastructure &
Energy for CSN, which he joined in 2003. Lutz is in charge of the Hydroelectric
Plants, logistics, railways and port terminals, and has directed CSN's US
operations since 2005. Before joining CSN, he served at Ultrapar (NYSE-UGP) for
nine years, and ran the logistics division as COO for the last 2 years. He holds
an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in
Evanston, Illinois.

OTAVIO DE GARCIA LAZCANO, 37, was elected CSN's Chief Financial Officer in
August 2006. In that role, Lazcano heads up the Accounting, Treasury, Credit,
Insurance and Investment Departments at the company, which he joined in 1996. He
has performed many functions at CSN, including playing a critical role in
restructuring CSN's debt. Before joining CSN, Lazcano worked at Aracruz, one
of the largest Pulp and Paper companies in the world.

ENEAS GARCIA DINIZ, 46, is Executive Officer of Operations for CSN. Diniz is
responsible for all of CSN's steel operations worldwide. Prior to assuming this
role, he directed the hot end at the Volta Redonda Mill. He joined the company
in 1985. He holds an MBA from an internal program, which is administered by
Fundacao Dom Cabral.

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ABOUT WHEELING-PITTSBURGH
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Wheeling-Pittsburgh was organized as a Delaware corporation on June 27, 1920
under the name Wheeling Steel Corporation. Its headquarters is located in
Wheeling, WV, with major production facilities in the Upper Ohio and Monongahela
valleys. Wheeling-Pittsburgh is a holding company that, together with its
several subsidiaries and joint ventures, produces steel and steel products using
both integrated and electric arc furnace technology. The Company has slab making
production capacity of 2.8 million short tons and hot rolling capacity of 3.4
million short tons. Approximately 65 percent of its sales are comprised of high
value-added products.

ABOUT COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL
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CSN is a leading global steel producer with operations in Latin America, North
America, and Europe. CSN is a fully integrated steel producer, the largest
coated steel producer in Brazil, with current capacity of 21.5 million tons of
iron ore, 5.6 million tons of crude steel, 5.1 million tons of rolled products
and 2.9 million tons of coated steel capacity.

CSN's process is based on the integrated steelworks concept that uses its own
sources of iron ore and electrical power supply. In addition, CSN controls
logistics assets - ports and railways - that enable an extremely cost efficient
and reliable loading and unloading of slabs and ore for deep sea vessels. This
integrated steelworks concept allows CSN to be one of the most cost competitive
steel producers in the world.

CSN has had operations in the United States since 2001 through its wholly-owned
subsidiary CSN LLC (formerly known as Heartland Steel) located at Terre Haute,
Indiana. CSN LLC has an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of
cold-rolled, galvanized and hot rolled products.

CSN shares are traded on the New York (NYSE) and Sao Paulo (BOVESPA) stock
exchanges.


CONTACTS
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FOR CSN:
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JOSE MARCOS TREIGER (INVESTORS)
+55-11-3049-7511

FOR WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION:
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DENNIS HALPIN (INVESTORS)
304-234-2421


CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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The information contained in this news release and the investor presentation,
other than historical information, consists of forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act. In particular, statements containing estimates or
projections of future operating or financial performance are not historical
facts, and only represent a belief based on various assumptions, all of which
are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements reflect the current views
of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, factors
relating to (1) the risk that the businesses of CSN Holdings Corp. and
Wheeling-Pittsburgh will not be integrated successfully or such integration may
be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (2) the ability of
CSN, CSN Holdings Corp. and Wheeling-Pittsburgh to realize the expected benefits
from the proposed strategic alliance, including expected operating efficiencies,
synergies, cost savings and increased productivity, and the timing of
realization of any such expected benefits; (3) lower than expected operating
results for Wheeling-Pittsburgh for the remainder of 2006 or for the strategic
alliance; (4) the risk of unexpected consequences resulting from the strategic
alliance; (5) the risk of labor disputes, including as a result of the proposed
strategic alliance or the failure to reach a satisfactory collective bargaining
with the production employees; (6) the ability of the strategic alliance to
operate successfully within a highly cyclical industry; (7) the extent and
timing of the entry of additional competition in the markets in which the
strategic alliance will operate; (8) the risk of decreasing prices for the
strategic alliance's products; (9) the risk of significant supply shortages and
increases in the cost of raw materials, especially carbon slab supply, and the
impact of rising natural gas prices; (10) rising worldwide transportation costs
due to historically high and volatile oil prices; (11) the ability of the
strategic alliance to complete, and the cost and timing of, capital improvement
projects, including upgrade and expansion of Wheeling-Pittsburgh's hot strip
mill and construction of an additional galvanizing line; (12) increased
competition from substitute materials, such as aluminum; (13) changes in
environmental and other laws and regulations to which the strategic alliance are
subject; (14) adverse changes in interest rates and other financial market
conditions; (15) failure of the convertible financing proposed to be provided by
CSN to be converted to equity; (16) changes in United States trade policy and
governmental actions with respect to imports, particularly with respect to
restrictions or tariffs on the importation of carbons slabs; and (17) political,
legal and economic conditions and developments in the United States and in
foreign countries in which the strategic alliance will operate. There is no
guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The
statements are based on many assumptions and factors, and any changes in such
assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations. CSN, CSN Holdings Corp. and Wheeling-Pittsburgh assume no
duty to update forward-looking statements. Reference is made to a more complete
discussion of forward-looking statements and applicable risks contained in CSN's
and Wheeling-Pittsburgh's filings with the SEC.

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