CMC 4
th
Quarter 2007
1
st
Quarter 2008
Percentage of Manufactured Cost Per Ton
Average of Mills in Texas / Alabama / South Carolina
15%
12%
11%
Other
6%
3%
3%
Depreciation
8%
5%
5%
Labor
8%
7%
6%
Maintenance
13%
9%
8%
Utilities (Electricity/Gas)
15%
11%
13%
Supplies
(Electrodes/Alloys)
35%
53%
54%
Material (Scrap)
Year
Ended
8/31/01
Year
Ended
8/31/07
YTD
11/30/07
Americas
Mills