EXHIBIT 10.3

Promissory Note

      

US$425,476,890   Dated: April 20, 2005

THE UNDERSIGNED, MITTAL STEEL USA ISG INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Payor”)
received from MITTAL STEEL HOLDINGS N.V., together with its successors and
assigns (the “Payee”) the principal amount of US$425,000,000. For value
received, the Payor, HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of Payee the principal
amount of (i) US$325,205,660 or such lesser amount as may from time to time be
outstanding hereunder and be owing to the Payee by the Payor on April 27, 2005
(the “First Maturity Date”) and (ii) US$100,271,230 or such lesser amount as may
from time to time be outstanding hereunder and be owing to the Payee by the
Payor on May 20, 2005 (the “Second Maturity Date”, and together with the First
Maturity Date, the “Maturity Date”), provided that if any payment hereunder is
made prior to the due date thereof, such payment may be made at a an amount
equal to the amount of the payment discounted for the period from the due date
to the date of payment at the rate of 3.3% per annum based on a year of
365 days.

     The Payor agrees to pay interest on all amounts of principal not paid when
due under this Promissory Note (whether at the Maturity Date or otherwise) until
such amounts are paid in full, on demand, at a rate per annum equal to 2% per
annum based on a year of 365 days. The interest accruing under this paragraph
shall be immediately due and payable and shall be additional indebtedness
hereunder.

     The Payor may, upon at least three days’ notice to the Payor, prepay at any
time the outstanding aggregate principal amount of this Promissory Note in whole
or in part, together with any applicable costs and expenses referred to above.

     All sums payable by the Payor under this Note shall be made in freely
transferable, cleared and immediately available funds without any set-off,
deduction or withholding unless such set-off, deduction or withholding is
required by any applicable law, judicial or administrative order, or practice of
any relevant governmental authority, or by any combination thereof. The Payee
will pay any stamp tax (or similar tax or duty) levied or imposed upon it or
upon the Payee in respect of the Payee’s execution or performance of this
Promissory Note.

     The Payor shall make each payment hereunder not later than 11:00 a.m. (New
York time) on the date when due in Dollars to the Payee at its address referred
to below or to the bank account selected by the Payee from time to time in same
day funds.

     In the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with
respect to the Payor under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, this Promissory Note and all interest
hereon shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived
by the Payor.

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     No failure on the part of the Payee to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder or under this Promissory Note shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
remedies provided by law.

     This Promissory Note and the rights of the holder hereunder may be assigned
(whether in whole or in part and whether to one or more than one persons)
without the consent of the Payor; provided, however, the Payee shall, promptly
after each such assignment, give notice thereof to the Payor.

     This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the law of the state of New York.

     Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Promissory Note may not
be brought in the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York City or
the United States for the Southern District of New York, and by execution and
delivery of this Promissory note, the Payor consents, for itself and in respect
of its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. The Payor
irrevocably waives any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue
or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter
have to the bringing of any action or proceeding in such jurisdiction in respect
of this Promissory Note or other documents related thereto. The Payor waives
personal service of any summons complaint or other process, which may be made by
any other means permitted by the law of such state.

     The Payor hereby expressly waives any right to trial by jury of any claim,
demand, action or cause of action arising under this Promissory Note or in any
way connected with or related to the dealings of the parties hereto or any of
them with respect to this Promissory Note, or the Transactions related hereto,
in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether founded in
contact or tort or otherwise; and the Payor hereby agrees and consents that any
such claim, demand, action or cause of action shall be decided by court trial
without a jury, and that any party to this Promissory Note may file an original
counterpart or a copy of this with any court as written evidence of the consent
of the Payor to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed
and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first
above written.

            MITTAL STEEL USA ISG INC.
      By:   /s/ Michael G. Rippey         Name:   Michael G. Rippey       
Title:   Executive Vice President        4020 Kinross Lakes Parkway
Richfield, Ohio 44286-9000
Attention: Mr. Michael G. Rippey
                       

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