**EXHIBIT 24**

 

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, orany one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. tocomply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. forthe fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendmentthereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of February, 2006. 

 

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Richard G. Cline*

Richard G. Cline

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Russell M. Flaum*

Russell M. Flaum

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ James A. Henderson*

James A. Henderson

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Gregory P. Josefowicz*

Gregory P. Josefowicz

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Dennis J. Keller*

Dennis J. Keller

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Martha Miller de Lombera*

Martha Miller de Lombera

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, orany of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with thepreparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a director and(or)officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Neil S. Novich*

Neil S. Novich

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Jerry K. Pearlman*

Jerry K. Pearlman

RYERSON INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connectionwith the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a directorand(or) officer of said Ryerson Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of February, 2006. 

 

*/s/ Anré D. Williams*

Anré D. Williams