HARRISBURG, PA (July 29, 2008) . . .Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) today reported record second quarter 2008 results from continuing operations.

Second quarter 2008 diluted EPS from continuing operations was a record $1.07, up 18 percent from $0.91 in the second quarter of 2007. Income from continuing operations was a record $90.4 million, compared with $77.0 million last year, an increase of 17 percent. Overall operating margins were 13.3 percent, compared with 14.4 percent in the second quarter of last year. Second quarter sales totaled a record $1.1 billion, up 16 percent from sales of $946 million in the same period last year. The weaker U.S. dollar in relation to foreign currencies added approximately $58 million to second quarter sales and approximately $7.8 million in pre-tax income, but was also a factor in the Company’s increased fuel costs. The Company was particularly impacted during the quarter in its Mill Services Segment, which incurred net higher fuel costs of approximately $9 million over this time last year.

For the first six months of 2008, sales, income from continuing operations, and diluted earnings per share were all records. Income from continuing operations was $147.3 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared with income from continuing operations of $122.5 million, or $1.45 per diluted share in the first six months of 2007, an increase of 20 percent in both income and diluted EPS. Sales for the first six months of 2008 were $2.1 billion, an increase of 17 percent from $1.8 billion in the same period a year ago. Foreign currency translation increased first half sales by approximately $120 million, and contributed $14.2 million to pre-tax operating income. Here again, though, the weaker dollar contributed to an approximately $12 million year-over-year increase in net fuel costs for the Company’s Mill Services Segment.

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