FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 15, 2003

Contact:

Richard E. Leone

Manager-Investor Relations

330-544-7622

RTI INTERNATIONAL METALS ANNOUNCES
EXTENSION OF LABOR AGREEMENT

Niles, Ohio – RTI International Metals, Inc., (NYSE: RTI) announced today a labor contract extension, of one week, between its titanium mill subsidiary, RMI Titanium Company and the United Steelworkers of America, while they seek to negotiate a new Labor Agreement. The old agreement, which covered workers at the Company’s Niles, Ohio plant, expired at 12:01 am on October 15, 2003.

RTI International Metals, headquartered in Niles, Ohio, through its various subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes titanium and specialty metal mill products and extruded shapes, as well as engineered systems for energy-related markets and environmental engineering services. The Company's products are used for aerospace, defense, energy, chemical and consumer applications for customers around the world.

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