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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(x) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994

OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________________ to ____________________

Commission file number 0-2389

ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Virginia 54-0585263
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

P.O. Box 13948, Roanoke, Virginia 24038-3948
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 342-1831

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, No Par Value
(Title of class)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. (x)


State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
of the Registrant.

Aggregate market value at December 30, 1994: $78,428,171

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes
of common stock, as of December 30, 1994.

5,348,909 Shares outstanding

Portions of the following documents are incorporated by reference:

(1) 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders in Part II.

(2) Proxy Statement dated December 12, 1994 in Part III.


PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

(a) General Development of Business.
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, the Registrant
continued for the most part to operate its business as it has the past four
years by manufacturing merchant steel bar products, fabricating open-web
steel joists and concrete reinforcing steel, and extracting scrap steel and
other materials from junked automobiles. In December 1988, however, the
Registrant's rebar subsidiary, RESCO Steel Products Corporation, purchased
the assets of another rebar fabricating facility located in Salem, Virginia
at a cost of $775,000, doubling its production capacity. Due to adverse
economic conditions, and in order to initiate cost saving measures, in
November 1990, the two rebar facilities were consolidated into one plant,
now operating out of the newer location. Roanoke Technical Treatment &
Services, Inc., a Roanoke, Virginia subsidiary, was formed in 1990 to
license a process for the treatment of electric arc furnace dust. The
subsidiary is awaiting various approvals and permits and is uncertain as to
a specific time for start-up. In March 1991, the Registrant closed its
merchant steel bar rolling mill located in Salem, Virginia due to a decline
in order rates. The products manufactured at the Salem plant were produced
at the Roanoke plant, which is considerably more efficient. During fiscal
year 1994, the Registrant's auto shredding subsidiary, Shredded Products
Corporation, completed construction of its new modern facility in Rocky
Mount, Virginia, and in November 1994 began operations at the new locality,
at a total investment in excess of $8,000,000 for plant and equipment.
The new facility, with its own landfill, is expected to provide
considerable savings in waste disposal costs. In addition, cost savings
and better metal recoveries are expected from the more technologically
advanced equipment. The other subsidiaries of the Registrant, John W.
Hancock, Jr., Inc. and Socar, Inc., have had no material changes in
operations or in the mode of conducting their business for the past five
years. John W. Hancock, Jr. founded both the Hancock joist subsidiary and
its parent, Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, and served on the
Registrant's Board of Directors as Chairman of the Executive Committee
until his death in March 1994.


PART I
(con'd.)

The Registrant currently anticipates no material changes in operations
during the next fiscal year unless there are unforeseen changes in market
conditions and profitability.

(b) Financial Information about Industry Segments.
The Registrant's business consists of one industry segment or
line of business, which is the extracting of scrap metal from discarded
automobiles and the manufacturing, fabricating and marketing of merchant
steel bar products, reinforcing bars, open-web steel joists and billets.
The industry segment consists of three classes of products - merchant steel
products, fabricated bar joists and reinforcing bars and billets.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
AND CLASSES OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

1994 1993 1992
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers:

Merchant Steel $96,782,588 $75,531,009 $66,182,893

Bar Joists & Rebar $78,854,207 $56,503,380 $52,204,497

Billets $40,172,433 $35,259,989 $27,648,911

$215,809,228 $167,294,378 $146,036,301

Net Earnings from Operations $8,766,435 $4,750,106 $2,655,006

Identifiable Assets $140,473,510 $130,620,435 $125,558,910


(c) Narrative Description of Business.
(1)(i) The Registrant manufactures merchant steel products
consisting of Angles, Plain Rounds, Flats, Channels and Reinforcing Bars of
various sizes and lengths. The principal markets for the Registrant's
products are steel fabricators and steel service centers. The products are
distributed directly to customers from orders solicited by a paid sales
staff of the Registrant.

PART I
(con'd.)

The Registrant's subsidiary, Shredded Products Corporation, is
involved in the extraction of scrap iron and steel and other metals from
junked automobiles and other waste materials. Almost all of the ferrous
material is used by the Parent as raw materials. The non-ferrous metals
are sold to unrelated purchasers.

Two other subsidiaries, John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc. and Socar,
Inc., are engaged in the manufacturing of long-and short-span steel
joists. Joists are open-web steel horizontal supports for floors and
roofs, used primarily in the construction of commercial and industrial
buildings such as shopping centers, factories, warehouses, hospitals,
schools, office buildings, nursing homes, and the like. Joists are
cheaper and lighter than structural steel or reinforced concrete. The
joists are distributed by these subsidiaries to their customers from orders
solicited by manufacturer's representatives and pursuant to successful bids
placed directly by the companies.

The Registrant's subsidiary, RESCO Steel Products Corporation,
fabricates concrete reinforcing steel by cutting and bending rebars to
contractors' specifications. The rebars are distributed to contractors
from orders solicited by a paid sales staff and pursuant to successful bids
placed directly by the subsidiary.

(ii) The Registrant has not recently introduced a new product or
begun to do business in a new industry segment that will require the
investment of a material amount of assets or that otherwise is material.

(iii) The Registrant's main raw material, scrap steel, is
supplied for the most part by scrap dealers within a 200 mile radius of the
mill. It is purchased through the David J. Joseph Company who are scrap
brokers. The Shredded Products subsidiary supplies 8,000 to 11,000 tons of
scrap per month. Although scrap is generally available to the Registrant,
the price of scrap steel is highly responsive to changes in demand,
including demand in foreign countries as well as in the United States. The
ability to maintain satisfactory profit margins in times when scrap is
relatively high priced is dependent upon the levels of steel prices, which
are determined by market forces. Alloys and other materials needed for the
melting process are provided by various domestic and foreign companies.

PART I
(con'd.)

Shredded Products Corporation often experiences difficulty in
purchasing scrap automobiles at a satisfactory level. Competition from an
increasing number of shredding operations and reluctance by dealers to sell
scrap automobiles due to market conditions are the main causes. High
offering prices generally increase the supply; however, the increased cost
to produce sometimes is very competitive with the price of similar scrap
that can be purchased on the outside.

Substantially all of John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc.'s steel
components are purchased from the Parent, which is located conveniently
nearby and, therefore such components are generally available to the
Company as needed.

RESCO Steel Products Corporation purchases most of its steel
components from suppliers within its market area, determined mainly by
freight cost. Such components would be generally available to the Company,
since the Parent could produce and supply this raw material, as needed.

Socar, Inc. receives most of its raw steel material from the
Parent and other nearby suppliers, the determinant usually being freight
cost. The availability of raw materials is not of major concern to the
Company, since the Parent could supply most of its needs.

(iv) The Registrant currently holds no patents, trade marks,
licenses, franchises or concessions that are material to its business
operations.

(v) The business of the Registrant is not seasonal.

(vi) The Registrant does not offer extended payment terms to its
customers nor is it normally required to carry significant amounts of
inventory to meet rapid delivery requirements of customers; although, at
times market conditions have required the stockpiling of popular bar
products for rapid delivery. Working capital practices generally remain
constant during the course of business except when the Registrant
determines it to be advantageous to stockpile raw materials due to price
considerations.

(vii) During fiscal year 1994, sales (tons) by the Registrant to
John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc., Socar, Inc. and RESCO Steel Products Corporation,

PART I
(con'd.)

wholly-owned subsidiaries, were approximately 8%, 7% and 1% of the
Registrant's total sales (tons), respectively. The largest nonaffiliated
customer purchased approximately 24% of total sales (tons) ---13% of total
sales (dollars). Alternative marketing arrangements were available to the
Registrant, so that the loss of this nonaffiliate would not have had a
materially adverse effect on the Registrant and its subsidiaries taken as
a whole.

(viii) The Registrant is of the opinion that the amount of its
backlog is not generally material to an understanding of the business. All
backlog is shipped within the current fiscal year.

(ix) None of the business of the Registrant is subject to
renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts or subcontracts at the
election of the Government.

(x) The Registrant competes with steel-producing mills of
similar size operative within its market region and also larger mills
producing similar products. The market region in which the Registrant
sells its products consists of the majority of states east of the
Mississippi River. Price, including transportation cost, is the major
determinant in securing business. Even though economic recession had
intensified competition into the mid - 1980's, selling prices and demand
improved substantially in 1988, easing competitive conditions within the
industry. The same conditions continued during most of 1989; however, by
year end prices and demand were declining. In 1990, selling prices dropped
further with a softening in demand. This trend continued through most of
1991 with sharp declines in selling prices due to poor demand and excess
inventories and capacity at most mills, although by year end prices rose
slightly. In comparison to the 1991 recession lows, order rates in 1992
showed some improvement while selling prices remained flat. In 1993,
market conditions and demand improved significantly, while industry-wide
selling prices increased to offset higher raw material costs. Demand in
1994 was fueled by continued improvement in business conditions and
economic growth, with higher raw material costs again forcing selling
prices upward, although some of the increased selling prices were demand
driven.

PART I
(con'd.)

The joist business is highly competitive. Due to similarity of
product, relatively small price differences are often determinative in
placing business. Ability to meet the customer's time requirements for
delivery also is important in securing business. Competing successfully
becomes more difficult with the distance to point of delivery due to
transportation costs. In 1988, reduced bookings were caused by intensified
competition; however, higher raw material costs brought selling prices up,
but not enough to maintain profit margins. Although 1989 was still very
competitive, selling prices and order rates increased and profit margins
improved slightly. In 1990, selling prices and order rates declined as a
result of a weakened construction industry, causing increased competition.
The severely depressed activity in the construction industry, due to
overbuilding, again in 1991 resulted in drastic declines in selling prices
and demand. In spite of depressed conditions, 1992 brought improved
shipments due mainly to successful job bidding; however, in order to book
a higher percentage of quotations, selling prices consequently suffered.
Again in 1993, successful job bidding resulted in improved shipment levels,
while higher raw material costs pushed selling prices upward, even though
the construction industry remained depressed and highly competitive. In
1994, an easing of competitive conditions within the construction industry
led to increased shipment levels, while selling prices were again forced
upward by higher raw material costs.

Billets are semi-finished products used by the Registrant in its
rolling mill process to manufacture various merchant bar products. With
the addition of new casting equipment in recent years, the Registrant has
anticipated a growing billet market of nonaffiliated customers who further
fabricate the billets for various end uses. In 1988 and 1989, billet sales
improved significantly due to higher selling prices and increased order
rates. Competition within the industry caused a drop in selling prices in
1990, with demand slowing. In 1991, selling prices trended further
downward, while order rates fell due to the sagging economy. Billet sales
improved significantly in 1992 as a result of increased domestic demand and
entry into the much more competitive export markets, although selling
prices still continued to slump. Again in 1993, increased export

PART I
(con'd.)

business and improved domestic demand resulted in significantly higher
billet shipments. Selling prices also rose in reaction to higher scrap
steel costs. Shipments of billets declined slightly in 1994 due to a lack
of export shipments, although domestic shipments improved significantly.
While the export markets were much more competitive, domestic demand
improved dramatically. Higher billet prices were also driven by higher
scrap steel costs, but the increased domestic billet shipments, which bring
a higher price, also contributed.

(xi) During the last three fiscal years, the Registrant was not
involved in any material research and development activities.

(xii) The Registrant has been notified by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the County of Roanoke of its
potential liability and responsibility for materials at a landfill site and
adjacent streams near Salem, Virginia. The Registrant has entered into a
cost-sharing agreement with the County of Roanoke for response action
(cleanup) at the landfill site and filed a plan with EPA for the cleanup of
the streams. Total costs to the Registrant in connection with the landfill
and streams are uncertain. Provisions were made for $2,000,000 in
settlement costs through fiscal year 1994 and are reflected in consolidated
liabilities. While the cost of future remedial action or future claims is
difficult to project, management believes it would not have a materially
adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of
operations and competitive position of the Registrant.

The Registrant currently disposes of the furnace dust through a
contract with an approved waste disposal firm. The Registrant believes it
is in substantial compliance with applicable federal, state and local
regulations. However, future changes in regulations may require
expenditures which could adversely affect earnings in subsequent years.

The Registrant has constructed over the years pollution control
equipment at an aggregate cost of over $7,600,000. Annual operating
expenses and depreciation of all pollution control equipment and waste
disposal costs are in excess of $4,000,000 in the aggregate. The
Registrant is expected to spend approximately $1,000,000 to $2,000,000

PART I
(con'd.)

for additional pollution control and waste disposal equipment and facilities
during subsequent fiscal years. Adoption of the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990 is not anticipated to have a materially adverse effect on the Registrant's
operations, capital resources or liquidity, nor should any incremental increase
in capital expenditures occur due to the Act.

(xiii) At October 31, 1994, the Registrant employed 499 persons
at its Roanoke plant, with no employment at its Salem division, idle since
mid-1991. The Registrant's subsidiaries, John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc.,
Socar, Inc., Shredded Products Corporation and RESCO Steel Products
Corporation employed 245, 232, 37 and 43 persons, respectively.

(d) Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and
Export Sales.

When the Registrant's billet production exceeds its required
needs, this semi-finished product is offered for sale. During past years,
a portion of the excess billets has been sold to brokers who represent
foreign purchasers. In 1992, export (billet) sales to Mexico and Columbia
amounted to $2,500,259 and $1,951,636, respectively, near break-even
margins. During 1993, export (billet) sales to China and Mexico amounted
to $4,485,565 and $ 620,028, respectively, slightly below break-even
margins. There were no foreign sales of excess billets or other products
during fiscal year 1994. The information required by this paragraph by
geographical area, as to foreign and domestic operations, is not provided
since it is identical to the table in paragraph (b) with all information
pertaining to the United States.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The Registrant owns 68 acres situated in the City of Roanoke,
Virginia, which comprises its main plant, of which 25 acres are used to
provide 330,000 square feet of manufacturing space with an annual billet
capacity of approximately 600,000 tons. A 30 acre site is owned in Salem,
Virginia, of which 10 acres were used to provide 51,355 square feet of
manufacturing space, until March 1991, when the plant was idled. The



PART I
(con'd.)

Registrant acquired in 1991 a 447 acre tract of land in Franklin County,
Virginia, 100 acres of which was transferred to Shredded Products
Corporation in a move of shredding operations from its Montvale location.
Part of this new Shredded Products property is being used as an approved
industrial landfill. The remaining 337 acres of this land will be marketed
as an industrial park for Franklin County.

Shredded Products Corporation operates in both Montvale and Rocky
Mount, Virginia. The Montvale plant is situated on a 75 acre site owned by
the Registrant, approximately 20 acres of which are regularly used in its
scrap processing operation, with an annual production capacity of
approximately 18,000 tons. The new Rocky Mount facility is located on a
100 acre site owned by Shredded Products Corporation, partially consisting
of a 25 acre industrial landfill used for the disposal of its auto fluff,
and another 25 acres of which are regularly used in its shredding
operation, with an annual production capacity of approximately 150,000
tons.

John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc. is located in Roanoke County near
Salem, Virginia. The plant is situated on a 37 acre site owned by Hancock,
Inc., 17 acres of which are regularly used in its operations. Buildings on
the site contain 131,614 square feet of floor space.

Socar, Inc. and its subsidiaries are located in Florence, South
Carolina, and in Continental and Bucyrus, Ohio. The Florence facility is
located on a 28 acre site owned by Socar, Inc., 16 acres of which are
regularly used in its operations. Buildings on the site contain 93,359
square feet of floor space. The plant located on a 31 acre site in
Continental, Ohio, owned by Socar, Inc., has 81,172 square feet of floor
space in manufacturing buildings, situated on 8 acres regularly used in its
operations. There is an idle facility in Bucyrus, Ohio, owned by Socar,
Inc. (leased to an unaffiliated manufacturer), and located on a 17 acre
site, 7 acres of which contain 118,228 square feet of building floor space.
RESCO Steel Products Corporation operates from a building
containing 43,340 square feet of floor space, located in Salem, Virginia,
on a 6.75 acre site owned by RESCO.

PART I
(con'd.)

The various buildings are of modern design, well-maintained, and
suitable and adequate for the requirements of the business.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

A County of Roanoke landfill site, where the Registrant had
disposed of furnace dust from 1969 until 1976, was designated on the
National Priorities List as a Superfund site in 1989. The Registrant has
been notified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the County of Roanoke of its potential liability and responsibility for
materials at the landfill site and adjacent streams. The Registrant has
entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the County of Roanoke for
response action (cleanup) at the landfill site and is implementing a plan
approved by EPA for the cleanup of the streams. Total costs to the Registrant
in connection with the landfill and streams are uncertain. Provisions were
made for approximately $2,000,000 in settlement costs through fiscal year 1994
and are reflected in consolidated liabilities. While the cost of future
remedial action or future claims is difficult to project, management believes
it would not have a materially adverse effect on the consolidated financial
position, results of operations and competitive position of the Registrant.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There were no matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the following
list is included as an unnumbered Item in Part I of this report in lieu of
being included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on January 16, 1995.



PART I
(con'd.)

The names, ages and positions of all of the executive officers of
the Registrant as of October 31, 1994 are listed below with their business
experience with the Registrant for the past five years. Officers are
elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of
directors following the annual meeting of shareholders. There are no family
relationships among these officers, nor any agreement or understanding
between any officer and any other person pursuant to which the officer was
selected.

Thomas J. Crawford, 39, has served as Secretary of the Registrant
since January 1985 and as Assistant Vice President since January 1993;
prior thereto, he had served as Manager of Inside Sales since 1984 and as a
Sales Representative since 1977. He has 17 years of service with the
Registrant.

Donald R. Higgins, 49, has served as Vice President - Sales of
the Registrant since January 1986; prior thereto, he had served as General
Sales Manager since 1984 and Assistant Sales Manager since 1978. He has 29
years of service with the Registrant.

John E. Morris, 53, has served as Vice President - Finance of the
Registrant since October 1988 and as Assistant Treasurer since 1985; prior
thereto, he had served as Controller since 1971. He has 23 years of
service with the Registrant.

William L. Neal, 67, has served as President of John W. Hancock,
Jr., Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant) since October 1984
and as Director of the Registrant since January 1989; prior thereto, he had
served as Executive Vice President since December 1972. He has 39 years of
service with Hancock, Inc.

Donald G. Smith, 59, has served as Chairman of the Board of the
Registrant since February 1989, as Chief Executive Officer since November
1986, as President and Treasurer since January 1985 and as Director of the
Registrant since April 1984; prior thereto, he had served as Vice President
- - Administration since September 1980 and as Secretary since January 1967.
He has 37 years of service with the Registrant.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The specified information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to the information under the heading "Stock Activity" in the 1994
Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The specified information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to the information under the heading "5 Year Summary of
Operations" in the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The specified information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to the information under the heading "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the 1994
Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The specified information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to the information under the headings "Independent Auditors'
Report", "Consolidated Financial Statements" and "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements" in the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The specified information required by this item is incorporated
by reference to the information under the heading "Information Concerning
Directors and Nominees" in the Proxy Statement dated December 12, 1994, as
filed with the Commission, or is included under the heading "Executive
Officers of the Registrant" in Part I of this 10-K filing. The disclosure
required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not applicable.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The specified information required by this item is incorporated
by reference to the information under the headings "Executive
Compensation", "Compensation and Stock Option Committee Report on Executive
Compensation", "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation", "Performance Graph" and "Board of Directors and Committees
- -- Director Compensation" in the Proxy Statement dated December 12, 1994,
as filed with the Commission.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The specified information required by this item is incorporated
by reference to the information under the headings "Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners" and "Security Ownership of Management" in the
Proxy Statement dated December 12, 1994, as filed with the Commission.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The specified information required by this item is incorporated
by reference to the information under the heading "Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Proxy Statement dated December
12, 1994, as filed with the Commission.


PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
(1) The following financial statements are filed as part of
the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated by reference:
(a) Consolidated Balance Sheets
(b) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(c) Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(d) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(e) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(f) Independent Auditors' Report
Individual financial statements of the Registrant are not being
filed because the Registrant is primarily an operating company and its
subsidiaries do not have minority equity interests and/or long-term
indebtedness (including current portions) to any person outside the
consolidated group (excluding long-term indebtedness which is
collateralized by the Registrant by guarantee, pledge, assignment or
otherwise), in amounts which together exceed 5 percent of the total
consolidated assets.

PART IV
(con'd.)

(2) Pursuant to Regulation S-K the following Exhibit Index is
added immediately preceding the exhibits filed as part of the subject Form
10-K:
EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBIT PAGE

(3) (a) Articles of Incorporation 19
Incorporated by
Reference

(b) By-Laws, as amended 19
Incorporated by
Reference

(4) Instruments Defining the Rights of 20
Security Holders

(10) (a) Executive Officer Incentive Arrangement 21
Incorporated by
Reference

(b) Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation
Employees' Stock Option Plan 21
Incorporated by
Reference

(13) 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders 22

(21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant 23

(23) Consent of Independent Auditors 24

(27) Financial Data Schedule 25


(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant during
the last quarter of the fiscal period covered by the Annual Report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
Registrant

By: Donald G. Smith
Donald G. Smith, Chairman, President,
Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal
Financial Officer and Director)

Date: January 24, 1995

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name and Title Date

Donald G. Smith January 24, 1995
Donald G. Smith, Chairman, President,
Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal
Financial Officer and Director)

John E. Morris January 24, 1995
John E. Morris, Vice President - Finance
and Assistant Treasurer (Principal
Accounting Officer)

Charles I. Lunsford, II January 24, 1995
Charles I. Lunsford, II Director

Paul E. Torgersen January 24, 1995
Paul E. Torgersen Director

William L. Neal January 24, 1995
William L. Neal Director

Thomas L. Robertson January 24, 1995
Thomas L. Robertson Director

Gordon C. Willis January 24, 1995
Gordon C. Willis Director


EXHIBIT NO. 3
(a)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Incorporated by reference to the previously filed Form 10-K for
October 31, 1990 on file in the Commission office.


(b)

BY-LAWS, AS AMENDED

Incorporated by reference to the previously filed Form 10-K for
October 31, 1993 on file in the Commission office.


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EXHIBIT NO. 4

INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Pursuant to Item 601(b) (4) (iii) of Regulation S-K, the
Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish to the Commission, upon request,
copies of the instruments defining the rights of holders of the long-term
debt of Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries described
in its 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders and Form 10-K.

EXHIBIT NO. 10
(a)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER INCENTIVE ARRANGEMENT

Incorporated by reference to the previously filed Form 10-K for
October 31, 1993 on file in the Commission office.

(b)
ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES' STOCK OPTION PLAN

Incorporated by reference to the previously filed Form 10-K for
October 31, 1992 on file in the Commission office.


EXHIBIT NO. 13

1994 ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

EXHIBIT NO. 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Registrant: Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation

Organized Under
Subsidiary of Registrant Jurisdiction of

Shredded Products Corporation Virginia
John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc. Virginia
Socar, Incorporated South Carolina
RESCO Steel Products Corporation Virginia
Roanoke Technical Treatment and Services, Inc. Virginia


EXHIBIT NO. 23

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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500 West Fifth Street Facsimile: (910) 721-2301
P.O. Box 20129
Winston -Salem, North Carolina 27120-0129


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation:

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement Nos. 33-27359 and 33-35243 on Form S-8 of our report dated
November 18, 1994, appearing in and incorporated by reference in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation for the
year ended October 31, 1994.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 24, 1994

Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu
International




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FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE