HOUSTON, May 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX), an industry-leading manufacturer of value-added, engineered materials and components for the building products markets, announced today that Raymond A. Jean, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opening bell at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The bell ringing is to celebrate the new Company which began trading April 24, 2008, following its spin-off from Quanex Corporation.
"I last rang the bell here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Quanex Corporation being listed on the NYSE," said Ray Jean, "It is fitting that we are here again to mark the beginning of trading of the new Quanex Building Products Corporation common stock."
To view the live webcast of the Opening Bell, visit the NYSE Euronext website (http://www.nyse.com) at 9:25 a.m. (Eastern Time) on May 14th.
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