North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. Announces Opening of Benwood, West Virginia...

North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. Announces Opening of Benwood, West
Virginia Facility

TULSA, Okla., June 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Galvanizing &
Coatings, Inc. (Nasdaq:NGA) announced today the opening of North American
Galvanizing Company's new facility in Benwood, WV. Construction of the facility
was completed in May at which time the plant commenced a "soft start-up". The
plant, the Company's eleventh facility, is now fully operational and in
commercial mode.

Ronald J. Evans, President and CEO commented, "We are very pleased with the
construction process; the plant was completed on time and on budget. We now look
forward to implementing our marketing program and providing quality hot dip
galvanizing product and service. The new plant, located three miles south of
Wheeling, West Virginia, is centrally located in the vicinity of Interstates 77,
70 and 79 which will allow us to more economically and efficiently service
customers in the tri-state area, as well as in-transit work." A plant grand
opening ceremony is planned for late July in conjunction with the Company's 2009
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

North American Galvanizing is a leading provider of hot-dip galvanizing and
coatings for corrosion protection of fabricated steel products. The Company
conducts its galvanizing and coating business through a network of plants
located in Canton, Ohio; Denver, Hurst (Dallas/Forth Worth), Houston, Kansas
City, Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis and the Tulsa area. Hot-dip galvanizing
provides metals corrosion protection for many product applications used in
commercial, construction and industrial markets. Our home page is:
www.nagalv.com.

Cautionary Statement. This press release may contain "forward-looking
statements" as defined under U.S. securities laws, including, but not limited
to, statements concerning the Company's beliefs and expectations of future
performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements and management's present expectations or projections.
These risks and uncertainties include the risk factors described in the
Company's SEC filings including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10- K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2009. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release. The
Company assumes no obligation to update or revise these statements or to provide
reasons why actual results may differ.

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CONTACT: North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc.
Beth B. Hood
(918) 524-1512