HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Worldwide industrial services and products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced that Chairman, President and CEO Derek C. Hathaway and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Salvatore D. Fazzolari today submitted sworn statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the accuracy of filings made by the Company in 2002. The statements, which conform to the language specified in the SEC's June 2002 order to major publicly traded companies, cover Harsco's Form 10-K Annual Report for 2001, its first and second quarter 2002 Form 10-Q reports, and its 2002 proxy materials.
Harsco Corporation is a $2.1 billion diversified provider of market-leading industrial services and products serving the worldwide infrastructure development, steel, railway transportation, and gas and energy industries. The company employs approximately 18,000 people in 40 countries of operation. Additional information about Harsco can be found at www.harsco.com.