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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q



[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
From                        to
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                                 FANSTEEL INC.
                          Commission File Number 1-8676
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


         Delaware                                           36-1058780
----------------------------------               -------------------------------
        (State of                                         (I.R.S. Employer
      Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                           Number One Tantalum Place
                            North Chicago, Illinois
                                     60064
             (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
                                 (847) 689-4900
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ]   No [X]

                   APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN
             BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS.

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports
required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a
court. Yes [X]   No [ ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


            Class                               Outstanding at August 2, 2004
--------------------------------              ----------------------------------
  Common Stock, $.01 par value                         2,968,529 shares




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                                  FANSTEEL INC.

                                FORM 10-Q - INDEX
                                  June 30, 2004

PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                     Page No.
                                                                        --------

Item 1        Financial Statements:

              Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)- Three       3
              months ended June 30, 2004 (Successor Company), three
              months ended June 30, 2003 (Predecessor Company), five
              months ended June 30, 2004 (Successor Company), one
              month ended January 23, 2004, and six months ended June
              30, 2003 (Predecessor Company)

              Consolidated Balance Sheet - June 30, 2004 (Successor         5
              Company)(unaudited), and December 31, 2003 (Predecessor
              Company)

              Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (unaudited)- Five         7
              months ended June 30, 2004 (Successor Company), one
              month ended January 23, 2004 and six months ended June
              30, 2003 (Predecessor Company)
                                                                            8
              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                          26

Item 3        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risk      34

Item 4        Controls and Procedures                                      34

PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION                                            34

Item 1        Legal Proceedings                                            34

Item 2        Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                    35

Item 3        Defaults Upon Senior Securities                              35

Item 4        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders          35

Item 5        Other Information                                            36

Item 6        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             36

Signatures                                                                 37

Exhibit 31.1  Certifications- Gary L. Tessitore
Exhibit 31.2  Certifications- R. Michael McEntee
Exhibit 32.1  Certification





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                                        PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements

                                                  Fansteel Inc.
                                     Consolidated Statement of Operations
                                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Successor Company      Predecessor Company
                                                                     Three Months            Three Months
                                                                        Ended                   Ended
                                                                    June 30, 2004           June 30, 2003
                                                                  -----------------      -------------------
<S>                                                                  <C>                     <C>
Net sales                                                            $ 17,902,745            $ 14,945,089

Cost and expenses
   Cost of products sold                                               15,072,965              12,362,707
   Selling, general and administrative                                  2,032,285               2,227,303
                                                                     ------------            ------------
                                                                       17,105,250              14,590,010
                                                                     ------------            ------------
Operating income                                                          797,495                 355,079

Other income (expense)
   Interest expense                                                      (190,361)               (138,248)
   Other                                                                   48,314                  (8,094)
                                                                     ------------            ------------
                                                                         (142,047)               (146,342)
                                                                     ------------            ------------
Income from continuing operations before reorganization items
and income taxes                                                          655,448                 208,737
Reorganization items                                                     (410,999)             (2,541,567)
                                                                     ------------            ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes              244,449              (2,332,830)
Income tax provision                                                            -                       -
                                                                     ------------            ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations                                  244,449              (2,332,830)

Loss from discontinued operations                                        (235,124)               (734,169)
                                                                     ------------            ------------
Net income (loss)                                                    $      9,325            $ (3,066,999)
                                                                     ============            ============
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                    3,420,000               8,698,858
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share(a)
   Continuing operations                                             $       0.07            $      (0.27)
   Discontinued operations                                                  (0.07)                  (0.08)
                                                                     ------------            ------------
   Net income (loss)                                                 $       0.00            $      (0.35)
                                                                     ============            ============
</TABLE>

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(a)  Basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are the same.


                                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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                                                Fansteel Inc.
                                   Consolidated Statement of Operations
                                                 (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Successor             Predecessor Company
                                                        Company       ---------------------------------
                                                      Five Months        One Month          Six Months
                                                         Ended             Ended              Ended
                                                     June 30, 2004    January 23, 2004    June 30, 2003
                                                     -------------    ----------------    -------------
<S>                                                   <C>                <C>               <C>
Net sales                                             $ 30,165,760       $  3,263,267      $ 29,966,059

Cost and expenses
   Cost of products sold                                24,470,425          2,971,175        23,902,739
   Selling, general and administrative                   3,566,561            571,689         5,981,109
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
                                                        28,036,986          3,542,864        29,883,848
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
Operating income (loss)                                  2,128,774           (279,597)           82,211

Other income (expense)
   Interest expense                                       (301,744)           (43,977)         (299,222)
   Other                                                    30,408             (7,198)           14,090
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
                                                          (271,336)           (51,175)         (285,132)
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
reorganization items and income taxes                    1,857,438           (330,772)         (202,921)
Reorganization items                                      (410,999)          (340,286)       (3,696,835)
Fresh start adjustments                                          -         42,927,000                 -
Gain on debt discharge                                           -         15,576,000                 -
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
income taxes                                             1,446,439         57,831,942        (3,899,756)
Income tax provision                                             -                  -                 -
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations                 1,446,439         57,831,942        (3,899,756)

Loss from discontinued operations                         (796,669)                 -        (1,172,961)
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
Net income (loss)                                     $    649,770       $ 57,831,942      $ (5,072,717)
                                                      ============       ============      ============
Weighted average number of common  shares
outstanding                                              3,420,000          8,698,858         8,698,858
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share(a)
   Continuing operations                              $       0.42       $       6.65      $      (0.45)
   Discontinued operations                                   (0.23)                 -             (0.13)
                                                      ------------       ------------      ------------
   Net income (loss)                                  $       0.19       $       6.65      $      (0.58)
                                                      ============       ============      ============
</TABLE>


----------
(a)  Basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are the same.


                                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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                                          Fansteel Inc.
                                   Consolidated Balance Sheet

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Successor      Predecessor
                                                                   Company         Company
                                                                   June 30,      December 31,
                                                                     2004            2003
                                                                 -----------     ------------
ASSETS                                                           (Unaudited)
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                                     $   244,467      $ 1,290,206
   Restricted cash                                                         -       13,377,660
   Accounts receivable, less allowance of $241,000 in
       2004 and $323,000 in 2003                                  10,551,466        7,864,348
   Income tax refund receivable                                       61,700          102,359
   Inventories
       Raw material and supplies                                   1,404,424        1,251,087
       Work-in process                                             4,242,891        4,178,808
       Finished goods                                                648,833          730,181
                                                                 -----------      -----------
       Less:                                                       6,296,148        6,160,076
          Reserve to state certain inventories at LIFO cost                -          806,493
                                                                 -----------      -----------
               Total inventories                                   6,296,148        5,353,583
   Other assets - current                                          1,025,282        1,007,400
                                                                 -----------      -----------
Total current assets                                              18,179,063       28,995,556
                                                                 -----------      -----------
Property, plant and equipment
   Land                                                            1,084,419          957,630
   Buildings                                                       4,784,362        7,720,354
   Machinery and equipment                                         7,185,308       25,122,992
                                                                 -----------      -----------
                                                                  13,054,089       33,800,976
   Less accumulated depreciation                                     640,382       22,817,464
                                                                 -----------      -----------
       Net property, plant and equipment                          12,413,707       10,983,512
                                                                 -----------      -----------
Net assets of discontinued operations                                      -           73,504
                                                                 -----------      -----------
Other assets
   Deposits                                                        6,012,147        6,058,331
   Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable
       to identified assets                                       12,893,734                -
   Property held for sale                                          2,447,500        2,207,060
   Other                                                              69,966          170,885
                                                                 -----------      -----------
       Total other assets                                         21,423,347        8,436,276
                                                                 -----------      -----------
                                                                 $52,016,117      $48,488,848
                                                                 ===========      ===========
</TABLE>


                         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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                                          Fansteel Inc.
                                   Consolidated Balance Sheet

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Successor        Predecessor
                                                            Company           Company
                                                            June 30,        December 31,
                                                              2004              2003
                                                          -----------      -------------
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)            (Unaudited)
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>
Current liabilities
     Accounts payable                                     $ 6,652,232      $   5,742,752
     Accrued liabilities                                    6,141,366          8,762,321
     Income taxes                                             324,034              8,890
     Short-term borrowings                                  5,672,330                  -
     Current maturities of long-term debt                   1,565,923             24,000
                                                          -----------      -------------
          Total current liabilities                        20,355,885         14,537,963
                                                          -----------      -------------

Long-term debt                                              5,493,164             42,276
                                                          -----------      -------------

     Other liabilities - environmental remediation         25,191,630          1,174,389
                                                          -----------      -------------

Total liabilities not subject to compromise                51,040,679         15,754,628
                                                          -----------      -------------

Liabilities subject to compromise                                   -         90,242,762
                                                          -----------      -------------

Total liabilities                                          51,040,679        105,997,390
                                                          -----------      -------------

Shareholders' equity (deficit)                                975,438        (57,508,542)
                                                          -----------      -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)      $52,016,117      $  48,488,848
                                                          ===========      =============

</TABLE>




                         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements





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                                                  Fansteel Inc.
                                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Successor
                                                                               Company              Predecessor Company
                                                                             -----------       ------------------------------
                                                                             Five Months        One Month          Six Months
                                                                                Ended             Ended               Ended
                                                                              June 30,         January 23,          June 30,
                                                                                 2004             2004                 2003
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------
<S>                                                                          <C>               <C>                <C>
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
   Net income (loss)                                                         $   649,770       $ 57,831,942       $(5,072,717)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
       cash (used in) operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                             645,800             87,966           644,778
       Fresh start adjustments                                                         -        (42,927,000)                -
       Gain on discharge of debt                                                       -        (15,576,000)                -
       Loss from discontinued operations                                         796,669                  -         1,172,961
       Gain from disposals of property, plant and equipment                        1,083                  -            16,880
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          (Increase) in accounts receivable                                   (2,602,249)          (384,869)          (36,497)
          Decrease (increase) in inventories                                     107,297           (298,878)        1,010,132
          (Increase) decrease in other assets - current                         (270,355)            85,571           544,864
          (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and
             accrued liabilities                                              (2,336,681)            32,091         2,029,502
          Increase (decrease) in liabilities subject to compromise                     -            300,000        (4,188,482)
          (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable                            (12,902)            (8,272)           10,758
          Decrease (increase) in other assets                                     81,338                765           (54,842)
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------
                 Net cash (used in) operating activities                      (2,940,230)          (856,684)       (3,922,663)
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
   Decrease in restricted cash                                                         -            379,457         2,315,924
   Capital expenditures                                                          (39,312)            (3,155)         (535,850)
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------
                 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities             (39,312)           376,302         1,780,074
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
   Proceeds from short-term borrowing                                          3,843,002                  -                 -
   Payments on long-term debt                                                   (183,450)            (2,000)                -
   Proceeds from long-term debt                                                        -                  -           172,947
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------
                Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities            3,659,552             (2,000)          172,947
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   from Continuing Operations                                                    680,010           (482,382)       (1,969,642)
Cash Flows From Discontinued Operations                                       (1,435,330)           191,963           188,137
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------
Net (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                                     (755,320)          (290,419)       (1,781,505)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                                 999,787          1,290,206         4,664,812
                                                                             -----------       ------------       -----------

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                                   $   244,467       $    999,787       $ 2,883,307
                                                                             ===========       ============       ===========
</TABLE>



                                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

         The consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ending
June 30, 2004, January 23, 2004, and June 30, 2003 of Fansteel Inc. are
unaudited but include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of such
financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for interim financial information and with Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required
by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete
financial statements. Operating results during the period ended June 30, 2004
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
period ending December 31, 2004.

         Fansteel Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Fansteel" or the "Company") is a
manufacturer of aerospace castings and engineered metal components used in a
variety of markets including automotive, energy, military and commercial
aerospace, agricultural and construction machinery, lawn and garden equipment,
marine, and plumbing and electrical hardware industries.

         For financial reporting purposes, the Company classifies its products
into the two business segments; Advanced Structures which produces aluminum and
magnesium sand castings and Industrial Metal Components which produces special
wire products, powdered metal components, and investment castings.

         The Company's business segments have separate management teams and
infrastructures that offer different products and services.


NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fansteel
Inc. and its subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.

         The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

         The Company considers all debt investments purchased with a maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents. At June 30, 2004 and December 31,
2003, the Company had not purchased any debt investments with a maturity of
three months or less.

         Trade accounts receivable are classified as current assets and are
reported net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company records such
allowances based on a number of factors, including historical trends and
specific customer liquidity.

         Starting January 23,2004, inventories are valued at the lower of cost,
determined on the "first-in, first-out" (FIFO) basis, or market. Prior to
January 23, 2004, substantial portions of the


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inventories were valued at lower of cost, determined on the "last-in, last-out"
(LIFO) basis, or market. Costs include direct material, labor and applicable
manufacturing overhead.

         Acquisitions of properties and additions to existing facilities and
equipment are recorded at cost. For financial reporting purposes, straight-line
depreciation is used. The estimated useful lives for machinery and equipment
range from three years to 15 years while the estimated useful lives of buildings
are 39 years. Accelerated depreciation is used for income tax purposes.

         Excess reorganization value represents the excess of the Successor
Company's enterprise value over the aggregate fair value of the Company"s
tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities at January 23, 2004.
Although excess reorganization value is not amortized, it is evaluated annually
or when events or changes occur that suggest an impairment in carrying value.

         The Company periodically re-evaluates carrying values and estimated
useful lives of long-lived assets to determine if adjustments are warranted. The
Company uses estimates of undiscounted cash flows from long-lived assets to
determine whether the book value of such assets is recoverable over the assets'
remaining useful lives.

         The Company recognizes sales when the risks and rewards of ownership
have transferred to the customer, which is generally considered to have occurred
as products are shipped. Revenues from sales of tooling, patterns and dies are
recognized upon acceptance by the customer.

         The Company classifies distribution costs, including shipping and
handling costs, in cost of products sold.

         Income tax expense is based on reported earnings before income taxes.
Deferred income taxes reflect the temporary difference between assets and
liabilities recognized for financial reporting and such amounts recognized for
tax purposes which requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the differences
between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected
to reverse. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is anticipated that some
or all of a deferred tax asset may not be realized. No income tax provision or
benefit has been recognized for any periods presented as valuation allowances
have been recorded for all net operating loss benefits and net deferred tax
assets.

         The functional currency for the Company's foreign operation is the
applicable local currency. The translation from the applicable foreign currency
to U.S. Dollars is performed for the balance sheet accounts using current
exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting translation
adjustments are recorded as a component of shareholders' equity (deficit). Gains
or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in other
income. For the five months ended June 30, 2004 comprehensive income was
$644,924. For the one month ended January 23, 2004, comprehensive income equaled
net income. For the six months ended June 30, 2003 comprehensive loss was
$5,077,895. The difference between comprehensive income (loss) and net income
(loss) was due to foreign currency translation adjustments.

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         In accounting for stock-based employee compensation, the Company uses
the intrinsic-value method specified in Accounting Principles Board Opinion
("APB") No. 25, "Account for Stock Issued to Employees." Shown below are net
income (loss) and basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share as reported and
adjusted to reflect the use of the fair-value method in determining stock-based
compensation costs, as prescribed in SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation."

(Dollars in thousands, except for             Five         One          Six
earnings per-share)                          Months       Month        Months
                                             Ended        Ended        Ended
                                            June 30,    January 23,   June 30,
                                              2004         2004         2003
                                            --------    -----------   --------
(a) Net income (loss)                        $  650     $57,832       $(5,073)

After-tax adjustment of stock-based
compensation costs:
   Intrinsic-value method                         -           -             -
   Fair-value method                              -           -             -
Pro Forma - Net income (loss)                $  650     $57,832       $(5,073)

(b) Net income (loss) per share

Basic and Diluted                            $  .19      $ 6.65       $ (0.58)
Adjustment of stock-based compensation
costs:
   Intrinsic-value method                         -           -             -
   Fair-value method                              -           -             -
Pro Forma - Net income (loss) per share      $  .19      $ 6.65       $ (0.58)

         In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation ("FIN") No.
46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." FIN No. 46 addresses
accounting for variable interest entities ("VIEs"), defined as separate legal
structures that either do not have equity investors with voting rights or have
equity investors with voting rights that do not provide sufficient financial
resources for entities to support their activities. FIN No. 46 requires that (1)
companies consolidate VIEs if they are required to recognize the majority of
such entities' gains and losses and (2) disclosures be made regarding VIEs that
companies are not required to consolidate but in which they have a significant
variable interest. As of June 30, 2004, Fansteel does not have any VIE's which
are not consolidated.


NOTE 3 - REORGANIZATION AND EMERGENCE FROM CHAPTER 11

         On January 15, 2002 (the "Petition Date"), Fansteel Inc. and eight of
its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Filing Debtors") filed voluntary petitions
for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The
Chapter 11 case was dismissed with respect to Fansteel Schulz Products, Inc.
("Schulz") on November 27, 2002 pursuant to a sale by Fansteel Inc. of all of
the stock of Schulz. All the Filing Debtors other than Schulz (collectively, the
"Debtors") emerged from Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on January 23,
2004 (the "Effective Date"). After the Petition Date, the Predecessor Company
(referring to the Company


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prior to the Effective Date) continued to operate its business and manage its
affairs as debtor-in-possession ("DIP") with court approval for transactions
outside the ordinary course of business.

         By order dated December 23, 2003, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware (the "Court") confirmed the Second Amended Joint
Reorganization Plan (the "Plan"). On January 23, 2004, the Company entered into
a secured credit facility with Congress Financial Corp., which provided a new
credit facility of up to $10 million in credit, comprised of a revolving loan
facility and letter of credit issuances. Under the revolving loan facility,
subject to certain borrowing conditions, the Company may incur revolving loans
in an amount up to a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible
accounts receivable and $2 million for machinery and equipment. Revolving loans
are due and payable in full on January 23, 2007. The Company is required to meet
certain financial covenants to achieve certain EBITDA and that limit future
capital expenditures. The interest rate on the line is prime plus 1% and there
is a .5% unused line fee. Substantially all of the assets of the Company are
pledged as security for this financing.

         As of the Effective Date, all common stock and options to purchase
common stock of the Predecessor Company were canceled.

         Pursuant to the Plan, on the Effective Date, the Company filed an
amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizing new shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share of the Company ("New Common Stock"). The
Plan authorized the issuance of 3,600,000 shares of New Common Stock. Holders of
allowed general unsecured claims against the Debtors are entitled by the Plan to
receive approximately 50% stock ownership. The Pension Benefit Guarantee
Corporation (the "PBGC") received approximately 21% of the common stock being
issued in the reorganization as part of the settlement of its claims related to
the under-funding of the Predecessor Company's now-terminated Consolidated
Employees' Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan"), a defined benefit pension plan
covered under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA").
The stockholders of the Predecessor Company are entitled by the Plan to receive
approximately 24% of the New Common Stock. All of the foregoing percentages have
been subject to dilution by the 5% of New Common Stock reserved for an employee
stock plan.

         Under the Plan, allowed administrative expense claims, DIP facility
claims and priority claims, including allowed priority tax claims, have been
paid in full in cash.

         Under the Plan, holders of allowed secured claims against the Debtors,
other than secured creditors whose treatment is specifically provided for in the
Plan, are either to (i) be paid in accordance with the terms of their respective
agreements, (ii) receive periodic cash payments totaling the value of the
collateral securing the allowed claim as of the Effective Date, (iii) receive a
return of the collateral securing the allowed claim, (iv) make payments or grant
liens amounting to the indubitable equivalent of the value the collateral
securing the allowed claim, or (v) receive such other treatment as may be agreed
to with the Debtors.

         The Plan further provides that holders of allowed general unsecured
claims against the Debtors shall receive (i) pro rata distributions from a fixed
cash pool of approximately $15.6 million funded from a portion of certain asset
sale proceeds and a cash contribution from Fansteel of $3.1 million and (ii) pro
rata distributions of 55% of the new common stock of


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Fansteel (subject to dilution for issuances pursuant to an employee plan). The
initial distributions of cash and stock were made on February 23, 2004.
Additional distributions of cash and stock have been made, and will continue to
be made as previously disputed unsecured claims are adjudicated. The Plan also
provides that holders of allowed general unsecured claims are to receive 70% of
the net proceeds of the settlement or recoveries in respect of avoidance actions
commenced by the Debtors seeking approximately $6 million. A dispute concerning
how certain settlements are structured for purposes of applying the proceeds was
settled and approved by the court on April 29, 2004. The settlement, in relevant
part, makes clear the Company's entitlement to (a) 30% of the net proceeds
solely from new cash (as opposed to the assignment or waiver of claims) and (b)
be reimbursed for any and all expenses of the litigation from the new cash, and,
if necessary, from up to $500,000 of cash currently reserved on account of
disputed claims.

         The Plan also provided for a convenience class for general unsecured
claims totaling $1,500 or less to receive cash distributions equal to 60% of
their allowed claim.

         In accordance with the Plan, the Predecessor Company terminated the
Pension Plan as of December 15, 2003. Fansteel and the PBGC entered into a
settlement agreement pursuant to the Plan pursuant to which the PBGC received,
in full satisfaction of the claims resulting from the Pension Plan's
termination: (i) $9.5 million, non-interest bearing, ten-year, note from
Fansteel Inc., secured by land, buildings, and equipment owned by or used in
connection with operations of Fansteel de Mexico, together with (ii)
distributions of cash and stock on account of a $1.5 million allowed general
unsecured claim and (iii) an additional 20% of the New Common Stock (subject to
dilution for issuances pursuant to an employee stock plan). Included in
liabilities subject to compromise at December 31, 2003 is $12.6 million related
to the Pension Plan.

         The Plan also provides for settlement of various existing and potential
environmental obligations of the Debtors. In particular, the Plan provides for
the following treatment of environmental claims and obligations with respect to
the various properties as set forth below in full satisfaction and release of
all such environmental claims against and obligations of any Debtor or its
successors:

               (a) Holders of environmental claims and/or obligations arising
from or with respect to the property at Number Ten Tantalum Place, Muskogee,
Oklahoma (the "Muskogee Facility") shall receive and/or be the beneficiaries of
the remediation of the Muskogee Facility to be undertaken by FMRI, Inc.
("FMRI"), one of the special purpose subsidiaries of the Company formed pursuant
to the Plan. FMRI (and not Fansteel Inc.), pursuant to an Amended
Decommissioning Plan and an Amended License (collectively, the "NRC License")
issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the "NRC"), is solely and directly
responsible for the monitoring and performance of remedial actions to be
undertaken in accordance with respect to the Muskogee Facility. Pursuant to the
Plan, the operations of FMRI are to be funded solely by a series of non-interest
bearing notes issued to FMRI by Fansteel Inc. as follows:

                    (i) A $30.6 million unsecured note maturing December 31,
2013 payable with mandatory minimum semi-annual payments of $700,000 and an
additional mandatory annual payment, based on excess available cash flow, with
the maximum additional mandatory annual payment capped at $4 million; and


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                    (ii) A $4.2 million unsecured note to cover estimated costs
of groundwater treatment and monitoring to be completed to a standard to be
agreed upon between FMRI and the NRC, maturing December 31, 2023 with annual
payments of approximately $282,000 commencing on or about January 1, 2009 until
maturity; and

                    (iii) An unsecured contingent note in an amount, to the
extent necessary and as to be determined following further site
characterization, reflecting additional costs to remediate soils in excess of
costs estimated in the Amended Decommissioning Plan and the NRC License (as such
terms are defined in the Plan) and treat/monitor groundwater. It is anticipated
that if an FMRI contingent note is required, it will be issued in 2012.

         FMRI may draw up to $2 million from an existing decommissioning trust
established in accordance with the Amended Standby Trust Agreement with the NRC.
The draws against the decommissioning trust may be made on a revolving basis as
long as the aggregate amounts outstanding under such draws shall not exceed $2
million. Consistent with the NRC License, FMRI in April, 2004 drew $525,000 from
the Trust. The NRC was also granted a pledge on the proceeds from any of the
FMRI notes and benefits from an indemnity in its favor from FMRI Inc. with
respect to Fansteel Inc.'s obligations under the notes.

         On November 3, 2003, an administrative law judge of the NRC granted a
request of the State of Oklahoma for a hearing to challenge certain aspects of
the NRC License. The State of Oklahoma challenged a number of aspects of the NRC
License, including, the adequacy of site characterization, the appropriate
modeling of the site of remediation levels, cost estimates, and sufficiency of
the NRC Staff's environmental review. On May 26, 2004, the administrative law
judge overseeing the proceeding issued his decision, finding in favor of FMRI
and against the State of Oklahoma on all matters under consideration. The State
of Oklahoma's ability to appeal the ruling of the administrative law judge
expired on June 15, 2004 such that the ruling of the administrative law judge is
now final and non-appealable. Notwithstanding the victory by FMRI, the
challenges by the State of Oklahoma, both to the NRC License and to confirmation
of the Plan, resulted in considerable additional expense and significant delays
with respect to the implementation of the Reorganization Plan, including
precluding FMRI from undertaking to commence certain actions required by the NRC
License. Among other things, the NRC License sets forth the benchmarks and
timeline for the decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility. Specifically, the NRC
License required FMRI (i) by August 1, 2004 to submit a work plan and to
identify the independent contractor which would perform the Phase 1 work of
removing the certain residue materials ("WIP") from the site, (ii) by September
1, 2004, to commence work to remove the WIP and (iii) by March 31, 2006 to
complete the removal of the WIP materials. Consequently, FMRI has determined and
has been informed by the NRC, that it will be necessary to seek an amendment of
its NRC License. FMRI intends to request amendments to certain conditions of the
NRC License, including an extension of the September 1, 2004 deadline and, the
March 31, 2006 deadline and, possibly certain other matters related thereto.
Fansteel can provide no assurance as to a timely, or favorable, decision by the
NRC with respect to these NRC License amendment requests nor can Fansteel
provide any assurance that the State of Oklahoma will not further challenge such
proposed amendments thereby causing further delay of the decommissioning of the
Muskogee Facility and additional costs to be incurred by FMRI. Notwithstanding
the necessity for FMRI to pursue certain amendments to its NRC License or any
additional delay of the decommissioning, the obligations of Fansteel with
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decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility are unchanged and remain limited to
those obligations under the FMRI Notes, as described in the Reorganization Plan.
However, if the NRC does not approve the contemplated proposed amendments it
could have an adverse impact on the Company.

               (b) Holders of environmental claims and/or obligations arising
from or with respect to the property at Number One Tantalum Place, North
Chicago, Illinois (the "North Chicago Facility") shall receive and/or be the
beneficiaries of the remediation of the North Chicago Facility to be undertaken
by North Chicago, Inc. ("NCI"), one of the special purpose subsidiaries formed
pursuant to the Plan, in accordance with the North Chicago Consent Decree.
Pursuant to the Plan, the North Chicago Facility, consisting of Fansteel's real
property and other assets associated with its operation, was transferred to NCI
on the Effective Date. NCI (and not Fansteel Inc.) is solely and directly
responsible for the monitoring and performance of remedial actions to be
undertaken with respect to the North Chicago Facility. The operations of NCI are
to be funded by a series of non-interest bearing notes issued to NCI by Fansteel
Inc. as follows:

                    (i) A $2.17 million unsecured note maturing December 31,
2013 with payments matched to correspond to NCI's anticipated expenditures for
remediation costs of the North Chicago Facility; and

                    (ii) An unsecured contingent note of up to $500,000 if the
costs of performing the response actions at the North Chicago Facility will
exceed $2,025,000.

         On November 13, 2003 the City of North Chicago (the "City") and
Fansteel executed an option agreement (the "Option") allowing the City to
acquire the North Chicago Facility from Fansteel for $1.4 million. The City has
until August 31, 2004 to exercise the Option. However, Fansteel and NCI have
agreed to extend the Option until November 29, 2004 in consideration of, among
other things, the extension of certain free rent to the Company for usage of
certain space in the North Chicago Facility if and after the City exercises the
Option. Upon exercise of the Option, NCI is obligated under the Plan to transfer
any funds received from the City to the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (the "EPA") and will be released from any and all of its obligations to
implement the North Chicago response action under the North Chicago Consent
Decree, subject to completing the environmental engineering/cost analysis
report, and any outstanding notes issued by the Company to NCI shall be
cancelled. The Company will issue and deliver to the EPA an unsecured,
non-interest bearing promissory note in the principal amount of $700,000, less
any amounts previously paid to NCI under the original notes, payable in equal
semi-annual payments to be made over a three-year period beginning six months
after issuance.

               (c) Holders of environmental claims and/or obligations arising
from or with respect to the property at 203 Lisle Industrial Road, Lexington,
Kentucky (the "Lexington Facility"), shall receive and/or be the beneficiaries
of the remediation of the Lexington Facility to be undertaken by FLRI, Inc.
("FLRI"), a special purpose subsidiary formed pursuant to the Plan. Pursuant to
the Plan, the Lexington Facility, consisting of Fansteel's real property and
other assets associated with the operation, was transferred to FLRI on the
Effective Date. FLRI (and not Fansteel Inc.) is solely and directly responsible
for the monitoring and remedial actions to be undertaken with respect to the
Lexington Facility and the operations of FLRI were funded by:


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                    (i) A $1.78 million unsecured, non-interest bearing note
maturing December 31, 2013 issued by Fansteel Inc. to FLRI with payments matched
to correspond to FLRI's anticipated expenditures for remediation costs; and

                    (ii) A contingent note in an amount to be determined by FLRI
following completion of the site characterization (expected to be completed by
March 31, 2006) and sufficient to fund any remaining costs of remediation that
may exist.

               (d) Holders of environmental claims and/or obligations arising
from or with respect to the property at 801 Market Street, Waukegan, Illinois
(the "Waukegan Facility"), shall receive and/or be the beneficiaries of the
remediation of the Waukegan Facility to be undertaken by Waukegan, Inc. ("WI"),
one of the special purpose subsidiaries formed pursuant to the Plan. Pursuant to
the Plan, the Waukegan Facility, consisting of Fansteel's real property and
other assets associated with the operation was transferred to WI. WI (and not
Fansteel Inc.) is solely and directly responsible for the monitoring and
remedial actions to be undertaken with respect to the Waukegan Facility and the
operations WI were to be funded by the proceeds of a $1.25 million unsecured,
non-interest bearing note maturing December 31, 2013 issued by the Company to WI
with payments matched to correspond to WI's anticipated expenditures for
remediation costs. During June 2004, WI sold the Waukegan Facility to Ampsky &
Associates, LLC for approximately $100,000 in cash and the
assumption/indemnification of all environment claims and obligations. As a
result, the Company's $1.25 million note has been extinguished.

               (e) The remaining environmental claims and obligations arising
from or related to Fansteel's (i) Li Tungsten site Superfund Site in Glen Cove,
New York, (ii) Old Southington Landfill Site in Southington, Connecticut and
(iii) Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund Site in Monterrey Park, California
are each subject to an EPA Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") Potentially Responsible Parties
(CERCLA PRP) Settlement Agreement approved by order of the Court entered on
November 17, 2003. In full satisfaction of such claims and obligations under the
Plan, the holders of such claims received a pro rata share of the cash
distribution to holders of general unsecured claims as if such parties held
allowed general unsecured claims of: $132,000 (Polychlorinated Biphenyls or
"PCB" Treatment), $460,898 (Operating Industries), $25,000 (Li Tungsten), and
$100,000 (Old Southington).

               (f) The environmental claims and obligations associated with the
facility owned and operated by Wellman located at 1746 Commerce Road, Creston,
Union County, Iowa (the "Iowa Facility") have been resolved in accordance with
the Administrative Order on Consent by and between Wellman Dynamics Corp., a
subsidiary of the Company ("Wellman") and the EPA, approved by order of the
Court on November 4, 2003. The Administrative Order on Consent provides for EPA
approval of a work plan to characterize the extent of any contamination
associated with certain Solid Waste Management Units ("SWMUs") and evaluation of
alternatives to remediate any residual contamination associated with SWMUs in
accordance with Wellman's on-going obligations under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Waste Disposal Amendments of 1984
(collectively, "RCRA") at the Iowa Facility. Wellman estimates the costs
associated with the closure activities for the SWMUs will be approximately
$2,166,000 through 2009.


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NOTE 4 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND FRESH START ACCOUNTING

         The Company accounted for the consummation of the Plan as of January
23, 2004, coinciding with the end of its January reporting period for financial
reporting convenience purposes.

         The Company adopted fresh start accounting pursuant to the guidance
provided by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's Statement of
Position 90-7, "Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the
Bankruptcy Code". In accordance with the principles of fresh start accounting,
the Company has adjusted the value of its assets and liabilities to their fair
values as of the Effective Date with the excess of the Company's value over the
fair value of its tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities
reported as excess reorganization value in the consolidated balance sheet.

         Fresh-Start accounting requires that the reorganization value be
allocated to the entity's net assets in conformity with procedures specified by
APB No. 16, "Business Combinations," as superseded by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS No. 141").
The Company engaged independent appraisers to assist in the allocation of the
reorganization value to the reorganized Company's assets and liabilities by
determining the fair market value of its property, equipment, and intangibles.
The allocation of reorganization value is preliminary and subject to adjustment
upon obtaining a valuation of certain of the intangible assets not included in
the previous appraisals.

         The enterprise value of the Company as of the Effective Date was
established at $35.1 million, based on a calculation using a weighted average of
the following valuations approaches: comparable company, comparable precedent
transaction and discounted cash flow. The net equity value of $324,000
represents an enterprise value of $35.1 million less long-term debt (including
current maturities) and less revolving loan facilities of $2,650,000. The
revolving loan facilities are not working capital loans and are due January 23,
2007; therefore, they are considered in calculating the net equity value.

         The reorganization value of $35.1 million was determined by the Company
with the assistance of its financial advisors and was approved by the Court. The
financial advisors: (i) reviewed certain historical financial information of the
Company; (ii) reviewed certain internal operating reports, including
management-prepared financial projections and analyses; (iii) discussed
historical and projected financial performance with senior management and
industry experts; (iv) reviewed industry trends and operating statistics as well
as analyzed the effects of certain economic factors on the industry; (v)
analyzed the capital structures, financial performance, and market valuations of
the Company's competitors, and; (vi) prepared such other analyses as they deemed
necessary to their valuation determination. Based upon the foregoing, the
financial advisors developed a range of values for the Company as of the
Effective Date. In developing this valuation estimate, the financial advisors,
using rates ranging from 14% to 20%, discounted the Company's five-year
forecasted free cash flows and an estimate of sales proceeds assuming the
Company would be sold at the end of the five-year period within a range of
comparable company multiples. Certain of the projected results used in the
valuation were materially better than those achieved historically by the
Company.

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         The calculated reorganization value was based on a variety of estimates
and assumptions about circumstances and events not all of which have taken place
to date. These estimates and assumptions are inherently subject to significant
economic and competitive uncertainties beyond our control. In addition to
relying on management's projections, the valuation analysis made a number of
assumptions including, but not limited to, a successful and timely
reorganization of the Company's capital structure and the continuation of
current market conditions through the forecast period.

         The effects of the Plan and the application of fresh start accounting
on the Company's pre-confirmation consolidated balance sheet are as follows (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Predecessor                                          Successor
                                          Company                                              Company
                                         January 23,      Reorganization    Fresh Start      January 23,
                                            2004            Adjustments     Adjustments          2004
                                         -----------      --------------    -----------      -----------
<S>                                       <C>             <C>                <C>              <C>
Current assets:
  Cash                                    $     702       $     298 (a)                       $   1,000
  Restricted cash                            12,998         (12,998)(a)                               -
  Accounts receivable                         8,352            (341)(b)                           8,011
  Inventories                                 5,652                                751 (c)        6,403
  Other assets - current                        921            (166)(d)                             755
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
Total current assets                         28,625         (13,207)               751           16,169
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
Net property, plant & equipment              10,133                              2,888 (e)       13,021
Reorganization value in excess of
amounts allocable to
identifiable assets                               -                             12,894 (f)       12,894
Other assets - long term                      9,275                               (664)(g)        8,611
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
Total assets                              $  48,033       $ (13,207)         $  15,869        $  50,695
                                          =========       =========          =========        =========
Current liabilities
  Accounts payable                        $   6,111       $     317 (h)                       $   6,428
  Accrued liabilities                         8,412             418 (h)                           8,830
  Accrued income taxes                            9             328 (i)                             337
  Short-term borrowings                           -           2,650 (a)                           2,650
  Current maturities of
  long-term debt                                 24           1,055 (h)                           1,079
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
  Total current liabilities                  14,556           4,768                  -           19,324
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
  Long-term debt                                 42           9,775 (h)         (4,474)(i)        5,343
  Environmental
  Remediation                                 1,174          47,114 (j)        (22,584)(j)       25,704
  Liabilities subject to
  compromise                                 90,440         (90,440)(k)                               -
  Shareholders' equity  (deficit)           (58,179)         15,576             42,927              324
                                          ---------       ---------          ---------        ---------
  Total liabilities and  Equity           $  48,033       $ (13,207)         $  15,869        $  50,695
                                          =========       =========          =========        =========
</TABLE>


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     Adjustments reflected in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows
(in dollars):

(a)  In accordance with the Plan, the Company made a cash settlement with the
     general unsecured creditors that included payout from the restricted cash
     of $12,300,000 to the benefit of general unsecured creditors and $698,000
     to the Company. The Company also distributed $3,100,000 to the benefit of
     the general unsecured creditors with $450,000 from cash and short-term
     borrowing of $2,650,000.

(b)  Accounts receivables were reduced to reflect the $300,000 note receivable
     payment related to the sale of certain operations, of which $250,000 was
     distributed to the benefit of general unsecured creditors and $50,000 to
     the Company. The income tax refund receivable was reduced by $41,000 to net
     realizable value.

(c)  Inventories have been valued at fair market value. All "last-in, first-out"
     (LIFO) reserves have been eliminated.

(d)  Loan issuance costs related to the DIP line of credit were eliminated.

(e)  Property, plant and equipment have been adjusted to reflect the fair value
     of the assets based on independent appraisals.

(f)  The Successor Company has recorded reorganization value in excess of
     amounts allocable to identifiable assets in accordance with SFAS No. 141.
     This is a preliminary number awaiting appraisal of intangible assets.

(g)  The unamortized balance of goodwill of $2,207,000 for the Predecessor
     Company and the unamortized balance for landfill closure at its Wellman
     Dynamics subsidiary for $989,000 have been eliminated. The Company recorded
     $2,532,000 for property held for sale related to discontinued operations
     based on current purchase offers or independent appraisals.

(h)  Certain liabilities that were subject to compromise have been recorded as
     assumed.

(i)  Long-term debt has been discounted to its present value of the $9.5
     million, non-interest bearing 10-year note due to the PBGC.

(j)  Environmental remediation was adjusted to include the assumption of $47.1
     million of liabilities subject to compromise and fresh start adjustment in
     reorganization to discount the liability to its present value based on the
     estimated timing of the future cash expenditures.

(k)  Liabilities subject to compromise have been eliminated to reflect
     settlement of the claims for cash and the issuance of common stock in the
     reorganized company as well as the assumptions by the successor company.


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         As part of fresh start accounting, liabilities subject to compromise in
the amount of $31 million were written off as part of the discharge of debt in
the bankruptcy. These liabilities consisted of the following:

                                                          January 23, 2004
                                                          ----------------
Accounts payable                                            $  9,970,767
Long-term debt                                                 6,631,693
Environmental                                                    522,562
Pension                                                       14,104,413
                                                            ------------
Total liabilities subject to compromise discharged          $ 31,229,435
                                                            ============


NOTE 5 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

         SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share" requires a dual presentation of
earnings per share, basic and diluted. Basic earnings per share are computed by
dividing net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the
increase in average common shares outstanding that would result from the assumed
exercise of outstanding stock options, calculated using the treasury stock
method, if dilutive.

         The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 Numerator:                               Five Months Ended     One Month Ended    Six Months Ended
                                            June 30, 2004      January 23, 2004      June 30, 2003
                                          -----------------    ----------------    ----------------
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>                 <C>
  Net income (loss)                          $  649,770           $57,831,942         ($5,072,717)
Denominator:
  Denominator for basic earnings
  per share-weighted average shares           3,420,000             8,698,858           8,698,858
Effect of dilutive securities
  Employee stock options                              -                     -                   -
  Employee restricted stock                           -                     -                   -
                                             ----------           -----------         -----------
Dilutive potential common shares              3,420,000             8,698,858           8,698,858
                                             ==========           ===========         ===========
Basic earnings per share                         $ 0.19                $ 6.65              ($0.58)
                                             ==========           ===========         ===========
Diluted earnings per share                       $ 0.19                $ 6.65              ($0.58)
                                             ==========           ===========         ===========
</TABLE>


         Options to purchase shares of common stock were outstanding during
2003, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share
because they would be anti-dilutive.

         As discussed in Note 3, the Company emerged from bankruptcy on January
23, 2004 and has a reorganized equity structure. In particular, implementation
of the Plan resulted in the cancellation of all of the shares of the Predecessor
Company's common stock and options that were outstanding prior to the Effective
Date.


NOTE 6 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS INCLUDING CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

         The Predecessor Company had been licensed by the NRC to possess and use
source material at the Muskogee Facility since 1967. Under the Predecessor
Company's NRC permit, it


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was authorized to process ore concentrates and tin slags in the production of
refined tantalum products. Licensable quantities of natural uranium and thorium
are present in the slags, ores, concentrates and process residues.

         The Predecessor Company discontinued its Metal Products business
segment in 1989. In 1990, the NRC included the Muskogee Facility in the NRC's
Site Decommissioning Management Plan. The Predecessor Company completed a
remedial assessment in 1993 to determine what areas of the Muskogee Facility
were required to undergo decommissioning.

         During 2002, the Predecessor Company, with the assistance of its third
party environmental consultants, prepared a revised decommissioning plan, which
was submitted to the NRC on January 15, 2003. The revised decommissioning plan
assumed offsite disposal of all contaminated residues and soils as well as
groundwater treatment and monitoring using current criteria for acceptable
decommissioning under NRC regulations. Based on available information, with
assistance from third party environmental consultants, the Predecessor Company
estimated the total future costs of the revised decommissioning plan based upon
current costs of decommissioning activities to be $41.6 million. The estimated
decommissioning costs consist of $20.4 million for excavating, hauling, and
offsite disposal of residues and soils, $15.6 million for site plans,
maintenance, safety, security and consulting costs, and $5.6 million for
groundwater treatment and monitoring. As a result of the revised decommissioning
cost estimate, the Predecessor Company reduced the long-term liability for
discontinued operations and environmental remediation for the Muskogee site from
$52.6 million to $41.6 million in December 2002.

         During 2003, the Predecessor Company continued to maintain the safety
and security of the Muskogee Facility. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company
negotiated with the NRC to develop acceptable mechanisms for providing financial
assurance for the decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility (see Note 3). In
December 2003, the NRC approved the NRC License to FMRI. At December 31, 2003,
the liability for the environmental remediation decreased from $41.6 million to
$38.8 million due to planned spending for remediation, safety and security. At
June 30, 2004, the gross estimated liability was $38.0 million and the recorded
discounted liability, using a discount rate of 11.3%, was $19.4 million.

         In September 2000, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order
under Section 106 of CERCLA requiring the Company to investigate and abate
releases of hazardous substances from the North Chicago Facility that were
contributing to contamination at an adjacent vacant lot (the "Vacant Lot Site").
The Company completed an engineering evaluation/cost analysis and submitted it
to EPA for review in 2003. The proposed remedial actions at the North Chicago
Facility are estimated to cost $2.17 million, for which a liability was recorded
at January 23, 2004. At June 30, the gross estimated liability was $2.07 million
and the recorded discounted liability, using a discount rate of 11.3%, was $1.70
million.

         The Lexington Facility was constructed in 1954 and ceased operations in
2003. Investigations performed in 1997 as part of a company-wide environmental
audit revealed the presence of volatile organic compounds ("VOCs") and PCBs in
soils and groundwater in excess of state cleanup levels. The contaminants are
believed to have been discharged through a former drainage field. While VOCs
were detected at the down gradient boundary of the facility, no VOCs were
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Fansteel's knowledge, the contamination at this site does not pose an imminent
threat to health, safety or welfare. In May 2003, the Kentucky Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection Cabinet ("KNREPC") requested that Fansteel submit a
plan for further characterization of the facility. Fansteel submitted a letter
to the KNREPC in June 2003 setting forth a conceptual characterization plan and
advising the agency that it will submit a detailed Site Characterization Plan
following confirmation of its Plan. Fansteel anticipates implementing the Site
Characterization Plan in 2006 and has estimated $1.78 million to perform the
remedial activities and recorded a liability in that amount at January 23, 2004.
At June 30, 2004 the gross estimated liability was $1.70 million and the
recorded discounted liability, using a discount rate of 11.3%, was $1.22
million.

         The buildings at the former Waukegan Facility have been demolished and
only foundations remain. As part of the Fansteel's environmental audit, soil and
groundwater samples were collected in 1998, which revealed the presence of
petroleum and PCBs in the soils and groundwater. While the contamination does
not pose an imminent threat to health, safety or welfare, remediation will be
required to satisfy the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Tiered Approach
to Corrective Action Objectives, ("TACO") cleanup standards. The Company
estimates that the cost to remediate the site to achieve TACO standards will be
$1.25 million, for which a liability is recorded at January 23, 2004. On June
29, 2004, WI, sold its only asset consisting of land in Waukegan IL, for
$100,000 in cash and the assumption by the buyer of all environmental
remediation of the site. The estimated cost of remediation was $1,250,000 to be
expended within 9 years. Fansteel Inc. was to fund the cleanup through an
unsecured note payable to WI maturing on December 31, 2012. WI is a 100% owned
special purpose subsidiary organized as part of the plan of reorganization that
was effective January 23, 2004 for the purpose of environmental remediation of
the property owned in Waukegan, Illinois. In connection with the sale of this
property, the buyer provided a standby letter of credit for $1,250,000 as
financial assurance to the City of Waukegan for remediation. As part of the
sale, the Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Government, pursuant to a
settlement agreement, agreed to the buyer's assumption of all of the
environmental obligations of WI and the cancellation of the note payable from
Fansteel Inc. to WI.

         Actual costs to be incurred in future periods to decommission the above
sites may vary, which could result in adjustment to future accruals, from the
estimates, due to, among other things, assumptions related to the quantities of
soils to be remediated and inherent uncertainties in costs over time of actual
disposal.

         Discontinued operations reported a loss in 2004. This loss relates
primarily to the amortization of discounted environmental liabilities arising
from the Company's unsecured note obligations to its special purpose
subsidiaries and the pension note for the terminated pension plan. In 2003,
discontinued operations reported a loss, which related to the Industrial Tool
segment and California Drop Forge operations sold in 2003 as part of the Plan.


NOTE 7 - PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE

         The Company is pursuing the sale of its North Chicago Facility and
Lexington Facility. During the fresh start reporting process, the land and
buildings held for sale were adjusted to their estimated fair value based upon
(i) a current offer received in the market place from a


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potential third party buyer and (ii) the estimated fair value as determined by
third party financial advisors.


NOTE 8 - ACCRUED LIABILITIES

         Accrued liabilities include the following at:

                                          June 30,       December 31,
                                            2004             2003
                                         ----------      ------------
Payroll and related costs                $2,205,084       $1,756,298
Taxes, other than income                    248,317          231,235
Profit sharing                              491,587          481,743
Insurance                                 2,409,121        2,427,831
Environmental                               170,045          163,929
Professional fees                            32,596        3,304,616
Other                                       584,616          396,669
                                         ----------       ----------
                                         $6,141,366       $8,762,321
                                         ==========       ==========


NOTE 9 - OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

         Wellman Dynamics Corporation ("Wellman"), a subsidiary of Fansteel
Inc., entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with the EPA to perform a
RCRA Facility Investigation ("RFI") for the purpose of determining the extent of
releases of hazardous wastes and/or hazardous constituents, and, if appropriate,
a Corrective Measures Study ("CMS") to evaluate possible corrective action
measures that may be necessary at the Iowa Facility owned and operated by
Wellman. Wellman has estimated that the cost for conducting the RFI/CMS will be
$2,147,000 from 2004 to 2009. At June 30, 2004 the gross estimated liability was
2.1 million and the recorded discounted liability, using a discount rate of
11.3%, was $1.53 million.

         Wellman is permitted to operate a sanitary landfill for the disposal of
its foundry sand. It is anticipated, based upon recent projection by third party
consultants, that Wellman is likely to be required to close the landfill in 2037
at a future cost approximating $1,166,000. The recorded discounted liability,
using a discount rate of 11.3%, at June 30, 2004 was $420,000.

         In October 2000, Fansteel provided the Iowa Department of Health (the
"IDPH") with a "Historical Site Assessment" that identified uranium and thorium
concentrations at the site. The IDPH required Wellman to perform a Risk
Assessment ("RA") to determine whether the thorium-containing materials are a
threat to human health or the environment. Wellman is awaiting the final report,
but to its knowledge, the existing data forming the basis for the RA indicates
that there is no imminent threat to health, safety or the environment. Wellman
anticipates that the IDPH will allow it to address the thorium issue when it
closes the sanitary landfill. However, there is a risk that the IDPH will
require Wellman to remove or remediate the thorium prior to that time. The
estimated cost to remediate the thorium is $1,075,000. The recorded discounted
liability, using a discount rate of 11.3%, at June 30, 2004 was $398,000.

         The liabilities were recorded for estimated environmental investigatory
and remediation costs based upon an evaluation of currently available facts,
including the results of environmental studies and testing conducted for all
Predecessor Company-owned sites in 1997


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and since, and considering existing technology, presently enacted laws and
regulations and prior experience in remediation of contaminated sites. Actual
costs to be incurred in future periods at identified sites may vary from the
estimates, given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental
exposures. Future information and developments will require the Company to
continually reassess the expected impact of these environmental matters.


NOTE 10 - DEBT

    Short-term borrowings consisted of the following:

                                                       June 31,   December 31,
                                                         2004         2003
                                                      ----------  ------------
Revolving line of credit through Congress Financial   $5,672,330   $        -
                                                      ----------   ----------
Total short-term borrowings                           $5,672,330   $        -
                                                      ==========   ==========

         On January 23, 2004, the Company entered into a secured credit facility
with Congress Financial Corp. The new credit facility provides up to $10 million
in credit, which is comprised of a revolving loan facility and letter of credit
issuances. Under the revolving loan facility, subject to certain borrowing
conditions, the Company may incur revolving loans in an amount up to a borrowing
base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and $2 million
for machinery and equipment. Revolving loans are due and payable in full on
January 23, 2007. The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants to
achieve certain EBITDA and that limit future capital expenditures. The interest
rate on the line is prime plus 1% (weighted average rate of 5%) and there is a
..5% unused line fee. Substantially all of the assets of the Company are pledged
as security for this financing. Borrowing under the revolving line of credit is
included as short-term borrowings. At June 30, 2004, the Company had letters of
credit for $1,388,000 outstanding for casualty insurance collateral under the
new credit facility with an interest rate of 2.5%.

         Long-term debt consisted of the following:

                                                       June 30,   December 31,
                                                         2004        2003
                                                      ----------  ------------
PBGC, non-interest bearing ten-year note, due
from 2004 to 2013 (net of an imputed discount of
$4,014,005 at an interest rate of 11.3%)              $5,485,945      $     -
Loans from various Pennsylvania economic
agencies with interest rates ranging from
2.0% to 5.5%, due from 2004 to 2009                      993,866            -
Loans from Decommissioning Trust for FMRI                525,000            -
Capital lease, non-interest bearing, due 2005             54,276       66,276
                                                      ----------   ----------
                                                       7,059,087       66,276
                                                      ----------   ----------
Less current maturities                                1,565,923       24,000
                                                      ----------   ----------
Total long-term debt                                  $5,493,164   $   42,276
                                                      ==========   ==========


         The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation note is collateralized by
land, building and equipment located in Mexico with a book value of $1,883,000
at June 30, 2004. The Pennsylvania long-term debt is collateralized by machinery
and equipment with a net book value of $883,000 at June 30, 2004.


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NOTE 11 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS


         The Company is a manufacturer of aerospace castings and engineered
metal components used in a variety of markets including automotive, energy,
military and commercial aerospace, agricultural and construction machinery, lawn
and garden equipment, marine, and plumbing and electrical hardware industries.
For financial reporting purposes, the Company classifies its products into the
following two business segments; Advanced Structures, which produces aluminum
and magnesium sand castings and Industrial Metal Components, which produces
special wire products, powdered metal components, and investment castings. The
Company's business segments have separate management teams and infrastructures
that offer different products and services. Financial information concerning the
Company's segments is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Net           Operating
                                                               Sales        Income (Loss)
                                                            -----------     -------------
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
SECOND QUARTER 2004 (SUCCESSOR COMPANY)
    Advanced Structures                                     $ 6,948,341      $   162,615
    Industrial Metal Components                              10,954,404          634,880
    Corporate                                                         -                -
                                                            -----------      -----------
           Consolidated                                     $17,902,745      $   797,495
                                                            ===========      ===========

SECOND QUARTER 2003 (PREDECESSOR COMPANY)
  Advanced Structures                                       $ 4,219,268      $  (331,496)
  Industrial Metal Components                                10,725,821          708,943
  Corporate                                                           -          (22,368)
                                                            -----------      -----------
     Consolidated                                           $14,945,089      $   355,079
                                                            ===========      ===========

FIVE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 (SUCCESSOR COMPANY)
    Advanced Structures                                     $11,405,708      $   512,720
    Industrial Metal Components                               2,337,256        1,616,054
    Corporate                                                         -                -
                                                            -----------      -----------
           Consolidated                                     $30,165,760      $ 2,128,774
                                                            ===========      ===========

ONE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 23, 2004 (PREDECESSOR COMPANY)
  Advanced Structures                                       $   926,011      $  (297,436)
  Industrial Metal Components                                 2,337,256           17,839
  Corporate                                                           -                -
                                                            -----------      -----------
     Consolidated                                           $ 3,263,267      $  (279,597)
                                                            ===========      ===========

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 (PREDECESSOR COMPANY)
  Advanced Structures                                       $ 8,319,997      $(1,015,815)
  Industrial Metal Components                                21,646,062        1,175,344
  Corporate                                                           -          (77,318)
                                                            -----------      -----------
     Consolidated                                           $29,966,059      $    82,211
                                                            ===========      ===========

</TABLE>



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The identifiable assets are as follows:
                                                  June 30,        December 31,
                                                    2004              2003
                                                 -----------      -----------
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
  Advanced Structures                            $12,257,965      $ 8,742,605
  Industrial Metal Components                     16,991,070       18,091,794
  Reorganization value in excess of amounts
   allocable to identified assets                 12,893,734                -
  Corporate / Discontinued                         9,873,348       21,654,449
                                                 -----------      -----------
           Total Assets                          $52,016,117      $48,488,848
                                                 ===========      ===========


NOTE 12 - LEASE COMMITMENTS

         The Company leases data processing, transportation and other equipment,
as well as certain facilities, under operating leases. Such leases do not
involve contingent rentals, nor do they contain significant renewals or
escalation clauses. Total minimum future rentals under non-cancelable leases at
December 31, 2003 were $447,000, including $269,000 in 2004, $127,000 in 2005,
$41,000 in 2006, $5,000 in 2007, and $5,000 in 2008 and thereafter.


NOTE 13 - RETIREMENT PLANS

         The Company has one non-contributory defined benefit plan covering
salaried employees at Wellman. This plan covers approximately 11% of the
Company's employees. Benefits are based on salary and years of service. The
Company's funding of this plan is equal to the minimum contribution required by
ERISA. The impact of this plan on pretax income from continuing operations was
as follows:
                                          Five Months   One Month   Six Months
                                             Ended        Ended        Ended
                                            June 30,   January 23,    June 30,
                                              2004        2004          2003
                                          -----------  -----------  ----------
Components of net periodic-benefit costs
  Service cost                             $  71,190    $  14,238    $  82,698
  Interest cost                              145,260       29,052      175,690
  Expected rate of return                   (181,495)     (36,299)    (215,674)
  Amortization of prior service costs             30            6           32
                                           ---------    ---------    ---------
Total net periodic-benefit cost            $  34,985    $   6,997    $  42,746
                                           =========    =========    =========


NOTE 14 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

         On the Effective Date, as part of the Plan, all common stock and
options for the Predecessor Company's common stock were cancelled. Subsequent to
that date, no options or non-vested stock have been granted.


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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

         You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto that are included in this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q. Certain statements made in this section or elsewhere in
this report contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected. From time to time,
information provided by the Company or statements made by its employees may
contain other forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to: general economic conditions, including inflation, interest
rate fluctuations, trade restrictions and general debt levels; competitive
factors, including price pressures, technological development and products
offered by competitors; inventory risks due to changes in market demand or
business strategies; and changes in effective tax rates. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

         The Company emerged from bankruptcy during its first quarter financial
reporting period of 2004. For financial statement purposes, the Company's
results of operations and cash flows have been separated before and after the
Effective Date due to the change in basis of accounting in the underlying assets
and liabilities resulting from application of fresh start accounting. To
facilitate a meaningful comparison of the Company's performance, the following
discussion of results of operations is presented on a traditional comparative
basis for both periods. Accordingly, the results of operations for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 represent the mathematic addition of the historical
amounts for the Predecessor Company for the one month ended January 23, 2004 and
the Successor Company for the five months ended June 30, 2004. Management
believes that a combined discussion of Predecessor Company and Successor Company
periods is reasonable and appropriate because there were no material adjustments
to the presented items other than depreciation, amortization and interest
expense resulting from adoption of fresh start reporting.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto.


2004 SECOND QUARTER AS COMPARED TO 2003 SECOND QUARTER

Net Sales
         The following table sets forth the combined net sales of the Company
included in the consolidated statement of operations:

                                             Second Quarter      Second Quarter
Net Sales                                         2004                2003
                                             --------------      --------------
   Advanced Structures                         $ 6,948,341        $ 4,219,268
   Industrial Metal Components                  10,954,404         10,725,821
                                               -----------        -----------
                                               $17,902,745        $14,945,089
                                               ===========        ===========


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         Consolidated net sales for the second quarter 2004 were 19.8% higher
than the second quarter 2003.

         The Advanced Structures' net sales for the second quarter 2004 were
$6.9 million, or 64.7% higher, as compared to the second quarter 2003. This
improvement is attributed to increased sales of castings for helicopter
components and engine components for military programs, private jets and
regional jets. Tooling sales, generally for new product for sand castings,
represented 40% of the sales improvement. A majority of the tooling sales were
for foreign customers.

         The Industrial Metal Components' net sales for the second quarter 2004
increased $229,000, or 2.1%, as sales of powdered metal components and
investment castings improved, partially offset by a decrease in special wire
form sales due to the loss of a major customer in the lawn and garden market.
This customer changed its method of procuring wire forms, using a third-party
integrator instead of directly purchasing from a manufacturer, in an attempt to
source the product offshore. Net sales of special wire forms were 25.6% lower in
the second quarter 2004, as compared to the second quarter 2003. The Company has
been able to retain a small portion of this business by selling to the third
party integrator. Net sales of powdered metal components improved 23.3% due to
an increase in automotive components, primarily for the light duty truck market.
Net sales of investment casting increased 7.1% in the second quarter 2004, as
compared to the second quarter 2003, due to an increase in the machining and
assembly component of casting sales.


Operating Income (Loss)

         The following table sets forth the combined operating income of the
Company included in the consolidated statement of operations:


                                          Second Quarter     Second Quarter
Operating Income (Loss)                        2004               2003
                                          --------------     --------------
  Advanced Structures                       $ 162,615          $(331,496)
  Industrial Metal Components                 634,880            708,943
  Corporate                                         -            (22,368)
                                            ---------          ---------
                                            $ 797,495          $ 355,079
                                            =========          =========

         Operating income of $797,000 for the second quarter 2004 improved from
an operating income of $355,000 in the second quarter 2003, due to higher sales
and lower administrative expenses related primarily to reduced employee related
costs and insurance expenses.

         Operating income of $163,000 in the Advanced Structures segment for the
second quarter 2004 improved from an operating loss of $331,000 in the second
quarter 2003, due to higher volume and better manufacturing efficiencies. The
sand casting operation in this segment has implemented continuous improvement
programs that have improved production processing and manufacturing efficiency.

         Operating income of $635,000 in the Industrial Metal Components segment
for the second quarter 2004 decreased as compared to operating income in the
second quarter 2003 of $709,000. The decline in the operating income is
primarily the result of the special wire forms


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operation reported a higher operating loss in the second quarter 2004 compared
with the second quarter 2003 as sales decreased significantly due to the loss of
a major customer, discussed above, and the shutdown of the plating line since
the last week of April. A fatal accident resulted in downtime for inspection and
repairs. The plating line resumed operation the second week of July.


Other Income (Expenses)

         The following table sets forth the combined other income (expense) of
the Company included in the consolidated statement of operations:

                                          Second Quarter      Second Quarter
Other income (expense)                         2004                2003
                                          --------------      --------------
  Interest expenses                          $(190,361)          $(138,248)
  Other                                         48,314              (8,094)
                                             ---------           ---------
                                             $(142,047)          $(146,342)
                                             =========           =========

         Other expense decreased approximately $4,000 in the second quarter 2004
compared to the second quarter 2003, as higher interest expense due to increased
borrowing was offset by a gain on the sale of a obsolete piece of equipment.


Reorganization Items

         Reorganization items relate to bankruptcy professional fees. The second
quarter 2004 reorganization expenses were $411,000, as compared to $2,542,000 in
the second quarter 2003, as the Company emerged from Chapter 11 on January 23,
2004, the Effective Date.


Discontinued Operations

         Discontinued operations reported a loss of $235,000 in the second
quarter 2004. This loss relates to the accretion of discounted environmental
liabilities from the Company's special purpose subsidiaries and the pension note
for the Pension Plan offset by a gain of $773,000 being recognized on the sale
of the land owed by special purpose subsidiary Waukegan Inc. and assumption by
the buyer of the related environmental liabilities at the site. In the second
quarter 2003, discontinued operations reported a loss of $734,000, which related
to operating losses at the Industrial Tool segment and California Drop Forge
operations sold in 2003 as part of the Plan of Reorganization.


Income taxes

         No income tax provision or benefit has been recognized for any periods
presented as valuation allowances have been recorded for all net operating loss
benefits and net deferred tax assets.


Net Income (Loss)

         Net income of $9,000 in the second quarter 2004 resulted in earnings
per share of $.07 from continuing operations offset by loss per share of $.07
from discontinued operations. Net


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loss for the second quarter 2003 was $3,067,000 with loss per share of $.27 from
continuing operations and $.08 per share from discontinued operations.


2004 SIX MONTHS AS COMPARED TO 2003 SIX MONTHS

Net Sales

         The following table sets forth the combined net sales of the Company
included in the consolidated statement of operations:

                                         Six months ended     Six months ended
Net Sales                                    June 30,             June 30,
                                               2004                 2003
                                         ----------------     ----------------
  Advanced Structures                       $12,331,719         $ 8,319,997
  Industrial Metal Components                21,097,308          21,646,062
                                            -----------         -----------
                                            $33,429,027         $29,966,059
                                            ===========         ===========

         Consolidated net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were
11.6% higher than the same period in 2003.

         The Advanced Structures' net sales for the six months ended June 30,
2004 were $12.3 million, or 48.2% higher, as compared to the six months ended
June 30, 2003. This improvement is attributed to increased sales of castings for
military programs, primarily aircraft engine and helicopter components. Tooling
sales, primarily for new products to foreign customers, were 32% of the increase
in sales.

         The Industrial Metal Components' net sales for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 decreased $549,000, or 2.5%, due to the loss of a major customer
of special wire form products in the lawn and garden market. This customer
changed its method of procuring wire forms, using a third-party integrator
instead of directly purchasing from a manufacturer, in an attempt to source the
product offshore. Net sales of special wire forms were 25.5% lower in the six
months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003.
The Company has been able to retain a small portion of this business by selling
to the third party integrator. Net sales of investment casting were flat with
less than a 1% increase in the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to
the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to a decline in sales of automotive
parts due primarily to a redesign of the parts in order to achieve lower costs
for the customer. Net sales of powdered metal components improved 17.1% due to
an increase in automotive components, primarily for the light duty truck market.

Operating Income (Loss)

         The following table sets forth the combined operating income of the
Company included in the consolidated statement of operations:

                                       Six months ended    Six months ended
Operating Income (Loss)                    June 30,            June 30,
                                             2004                2003
                                       ----------------    ----------------
  Advanced Structures                     $   215,284        $(1,015,815)
  Industrial Metal Components               1,633,893          1,175,344
  Corporate                                         -            (77,318)
                                          -----------        -----------
                                          $ 1,849,177        $    82,211
                                          ===========        ===========

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         Operating income of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004
improved from $82,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to higher sales
and lower administrative expenses related primarily to reduced employee related
costs and insurance expenses.

         Operating income of $215,000 in the Advanced Structures segment for the
six months ended June 30, 2004 improved from an operating loss of $1,016,000 in
the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to higher volume and better
manufacturing efficiencies.

         Operating income of $1,634,000 in the Industrial Metal Components
segment for the six months ended June 30, 2004 improved 28% as compared to
operating income in the six months ended June 30, 2003, despite lower sales. A
majority of the improvement was in the investment casting operation, as cost
reduction actions have reduced overhead costs in manufacturing and
administrative expenses. The powdered metal operation improved in the six months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to
higher sales and reduced selling and administrative expenses. The special wire
forms operation reported a higher operating loss in the six months ended June
30, 2004 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003 as sales decreased
significantly due to the loss of a major customer, discussed above, and the
temporary shutdown of the plating line in the second quarter causing outside
processing costs to increase.


Other Income (Expenses)

         The following table sets forth the combined other income (expense) of
the Company included in the consolidated statement of operations:

                                       Six months ended     Six months ended
Other income (expense)                     June 30,             June 30,
                                             2004                 2003
                                       ----------------     ----------------
  Interest expenses                        $(345,721)          $(299,222)
  Other                                       23,210              14,090
                                           ---------           ---------
                                           $(322,511)          $(285,132)
                                           =========           =========

         Other expense increased $38,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2004
compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003, as interest expense was higher
due to increased borrowing.


Reorganization Items

         The six months ended June 30, 2004 reorganization expenses related to
bankruptcy professional fees were $751,000, as compared to $3,697,000 in the six
months ended June 30, 2003, as the Company emerged from Chapter 11 on January
23, 2004.


Discontinued Operations

         Discontinued operations reported a loss of $797,000 in the six months
ended June 30, 2004. This loss relates to the accretion of discounted
environmental liabilities from the Company's special purpose subsidiaries and
the pension note for the Pension Plan reduced by a gain of $773,000 being
recognized on the sale of the land owed by special purpose subsidiary Waukegan
Inc. and assumption by the buyer of the related environmental liabilities at the
site. In


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the six months ended June 30, 2003, discontinued operations reported a loss of
$1,173,000, which related to operating losses at the Industrial Tool segment and
California Drop Forge operations sold in 2003 as part of the Plan of
Reorganization.


Income taxes

         No income tax provision or benefit has been recognized for any periods
presented as valuation allowances have been recorded for all net operating loss
benefits and net deferred tax assets.


Net Income (Loss)

         Net income of $58,482,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2004
included a $15,576,000 gain from the discharge of debt under the Plan and
$42,927,000 gain from the adoption of fresh start accounting. Net loss for the
six months ended June 30, 2003 was $5,073,000.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         On June 30, 2004, the Company had cash of $244,000 compared to
$1,290,000 of cash on December 31, 2003. Cash increased $198,000 from continuing
operations and decreased $1,244,000 from discontinued operations in the six
months ended June 30, 2004. The significant reduction in working capital in the
six months ended June 30, 2004 related primarily to the use of restricted cash
of $13 million to make payments to the unsecured creditors under the amended
Plan.


Operating Activities

         During the six months ended June 30, 2004, operating activities
consumed $3.8 million of cash with $3.0 million related to an increase in
accounts receivable due to higher sales. Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities decreased $2.3 million, primarily for payments to bankruptcy
professionals. In the six months ended June 30, 2003 operating activities used
$3.9 million with $4.2 million related to payments of liabilities subject to
compromise for critical vendors and environmental health and safety costs.


Investing Activities

         Investing activities provided $337,000 in the six months ended June 30,
2004, as compared to $1,780,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to
timing of receipts from restricted cash.


Financing Activities

         Financing activities provided $3,658,000 in the six months ended June
30, 2004, as compared to $173,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2003, with
net borrowing from the revolving line of credit in the six months ended June 30,
2004 totaling $3.8 million, less payments of long-term debt of $185,000.


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         On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a secured credit
facility with Congress Financial Corp. The new credit facility provides up to
$10 million in credit, which is comprised of a revolving loan facility and
letter of credit issuances. Under the revolving loan facility, subject to
certain borrowing conditions, the Company may incur revolving loans in an amount
up a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable
and $2 million for machinery and equipment. Revolving loans are due and payable
in full on January 23, 2007. The Company is required to meet certain financial
covenants to achieve certain EBITDA and that limit future capital expenditures,
all of which have been met as of June 30, 2004. The interest rate on the line is
prime plus 1% (weighted average rate of 5%) and there is a .5% unused line fee.
Substantially all of the assets of the Company are pledged as security for this
financing. Borrowing under the revolving line of credit is included as
short-term borrowings. At June 30, 2004, the Company had letters of credit for
$1,388,000 outstanding for casualty insurance collateral under the new credit
facility with an interest rate of 2.5%.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         The Company's discussion and analysis of financial conditions and
results of operations is based upon its consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals
in the United States. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates on historical
experience and assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company
believes the accounting policies described below are the policies that most
frequently require estimates and judgments and are therefore critical to the
understanding of its results of operations.

         Trade accounts receivable are classified as current assets and are
reported net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company records such
allowances based on a number of factors, including historical trends and
specific customer liquidity.

         Excess reorganization value represents the excess of the Successor
Company's enterprise value over the aggregate fair value of the Company's
tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities at the balance sheet
date. Excess reorganization value is not amortized, however, it is evaluated
when events or changes occur that suggest impairment in carrying value.

         The Company periodically re-evaluates carrying values and estimated
useful lives of long-lived assets to determine if adjustments are warranted. The
Company uses estimates of undiscounted cash flows from long-lived assets to
determine whether the book value of such assets is recoverable over the assets'
remaining useful lives.

         The Company recognizes sales when the risks and rewards of ownership
have transferred to the customer, which is generally considered to have occurred
as products are shipped. Revenue is recognized from sales of tooling, patterns
and dies upon customer acceptance.


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         Environmental liabilities are estimated with the assistance of third
party environmental advisors and governmental agencies based upon an evaluation
of currently available facts, including the results of environmental studies and
testing, and considering existing technology, presently enacted laws and
regulations, and prior experience in remediation of contaminated sites. Future
information and developments requires the Company to continually reassess the
expected impact of these environmental matters.


INFLATION

         Inflationary factors such as increases in the costs of raw materials,
labor, and overhead affect the Company's operating profits. A significant
portions of raw materials consumed by the Company are various steel alloys.
Price increases were experienced in the six months ended June 30, of 2004,
following stable prices over the past few years. To offset these price
increases, the Company began adding material surcharges in March 2004.

         Although the Company's recent results have not been significantly
affected by inflation, there can be no assurance that a high rate of inflation
in the future would not have an adverse effect on its operating results.


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

         The Company is not party to off-balance sheet arrangements other than
normal operating leases for any period presented.


CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

         The following table summarizes payments due by year for the contractual
obligations at June 30, 2004:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                                                                                            After
                                    Total        2004      2005        2006        2007       2008        2008
                                    -----        ----      ----        ----        ----       ----        ----
<S>                                <C>           <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
PBGC Note                          $ 9,500       $750      $ 750       $ 750       $ 750      $ 750      $5,750
PA economic agencies notes           1,157        132        274         289         305        143          14
Capital Leases                          54         12         42           -           -          -           -
Operating leases                       313        135        127          41           5          5           -
Revolving line                       5,672          -          -           -       5,672          -           -
Letters of credit                    1,388          -          -           -       1,388
Environmental liabilities           46,618        877      2,239       3,830       4,301      3,047      32,324

Total                             $ 64,702     $1,906     $3,432      $4,910     $12,421     $3,945     $38,088
</TABLE>


         The above table excludes discounts of the long-term debt and
environmental liabilities.

         The payments for environmental liabilities are based on estimated
timing of remediation activities and not mandatory payment schedules. A minimum
annual funding of $1.4 million is required for environmental liabilities related
to FMRI.

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         The revolving line of credit requires immediate repayment from cash
receipts. Borrowings can be made as needed, based on availability. The
availability at June 30, 2004 was $1.7 million.


ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISK


         The Company's operations are not currently subject to market risks of a
material nature for interest risks, foreign currency rates or other market price
risks. The only debt subject to interest fluctuations is the short-term
borrowing under the revolving line of credit. A significant portion of raw
materials consumed by the Company is various steel alloys. Price increases have
been experienced in 2004, following stable prices for the past few years. To
offset these price increases, the Company began adding material surcharges in
March 2004.


ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

         Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the
period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q, the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer and its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission's rules and forms and are operating in an effective manner.

         There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these internal
controls subsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         On the Petition Date, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions in the
Court for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company
emerged from bankruptcy on the Effective Date.

         From time to time, the Company is involved in routine litigation
incidental to its business. The Company is not a party to any pending or
threatened legal proceeding that it believes would have a material adverse
effect on its results of operations or financial condition.

         On November 3, 2003, an administrative law judge of the NRC granted a
request of the State of Oklahoma for a hearing to challenge certain aspects of
the NRC License. The State of Oklahoma challenged a number of aspects of the NRC
License, including the adequacy of site characterization, the appropriate
modeling of the site of remediation levels, cost estimates, and sufficiency of
the NRC Staff's environmental review. On May 26, 2004, the administrative law
judge overseeing the proceeding issued his decision, finding in favor of FMRI
and against the


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State of Oklahoma on all matters under consideration. The State of Oklahoma's
ability to appeal the ruling of the administrative law judge expired on June 15,
2004 such that the ruling of the administrative law judge is now final and
non-appealable. Notwithstanding the victory by FMRI, the challenges by the State
of Oklahoma, both to the NRC License and to confirmation of the Plan, resulted
in considerable additional expense and significant delays with respect to the
implementation of the Reorganization Plan, including precluding FMRI from
undertaking to commence certain actions required by the NRC License. Among other
things, the NRC License sets forth the benchmarks and timeline for the
decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility. Specifically, the NRC License required
FMRI (i) by August 1, 2004 to submit a work plan and to identify the independent
contractor which would perform the Phase 1 work of removing the certain residue
materials ("WIP") from the site, (ii) by September 1, 2004, to commence work to
remove the WIP and (iii) by March 31, 2006 to complete the removal of the WIP
materials. Consequently, FMRI has determined and has been informed by the NRC,
that it will be necessary to seek an amendment of its NRC License. FMRI intends
to request amendments to certain conditions of the NRC License, including an
extension of the September 1, 2004 deadline and, the March 31, 2006 deadline
and, possibly certain other matters related thereto. Fansteel can provide no
assurance as to a timely, or favorable, decision by the NRC with respect to
these NRC License amendment requests nor can Fansteel provide any assurance that
the State of Oklahoma will not further challenge such proposed amendments
thereby causing further delay of the decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility
and additional costs to be incurred by FMRI. Notwithstanding the necessity for
FMRI to pursue certain amendments to its NRC License or any additional delay of
the decommissioning, the obligations of Fansteel with respect to the
decommissioning of the Muskogee Facility are unchanged and remain limited to
those obligations under the FMRI Notes, as described in the Reorganization Plan.
However, if the NRC does not approve the contemplated proposed amendments it
could have an adverse impact on the Company.


ITEM 2 - CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

         Pursuant to the Plan, on the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of
the Predecessor Company's common stock, $2.50 par value, were cancelled.

         The Plan authorized the issuance of 3,600,000 shares of common stock,
$.01 par value, of the Successor Company. The general unsecured creditors
received approximately 50% stock ownership. The PBGC received approximately 21%
of the common stock being issued in the reorganization as part of the settlement
of its claims related to the under-funding of the Company's now-terminated
Pension Plan. The common stockholders of the Predecessor Company received
approximately 24% of the newly issued stock. Finally, 5% of the Successor
Company's common stock has been set-aside in an employees stock options plan,
also approved as part of the confirmation.


ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

         None.


ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the
second quarter of 2004.



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ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

         None.


ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)      Exhibits


Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibit
------       ----------------------
31.1         Chief Executive Officer Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

31.2         Chief Financial Officer Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

32.1         Section 1350 Certifications

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         Form 8-K Current Report dated January 23, 2004 - Item 7 - Financial
         Statements and Exhibits, Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at January
         23, 2004.

         Form 8-K Current Report dated May 17, 2004 - Item 12 - Results of
         Operations and Financial Conditions, Press Release Disclosing Financial
         Results for the First Quarter 2004.

         Form 8-K Current Report dated May 26, 2004 - Item 5 - Other Events,
         Initial Decision of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Administrative
         Law Judge








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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.

                                         FANSTEEL INC.
                                          (Registrant)



                                         /s/ Gary L. Tessitore
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Gary L. Tessitore
                                         Chairman of the Board, President
August 16, 2004                          and Chief Executive Officer


                                         /s/ R. Michael McEntee
                                         --------------------------------
                                         R. Michael McEntee
                                         Vice President and
August 16, 2004                          Chief Financial Officer













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