EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 3, 1997 LEONARD SCHNITZER ----------------------------------------- Leonard Schnitzer ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 11, 1997 BARRY A. ROSEN ----------------------------------------- Barry A. Rosen ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 JAMES W. CRUCKSHANK ----------------------------------------- James W. Cruckshank ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 CAROL S. LEWIS ----------------------------------------- Carol S. Lewis ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 KENNETH M. NOVACK ----------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Novack ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 ROBERT W. PHILIP ----------------------------------------- Robert W. Philip ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 JEAN S. REYNOLDS ----------------------------------------- Jean S. Reynolds ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 DORI SCHNITZER ----------------------------------------- Dori Schnitzer ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 GARY SCHNITZER ----------------------------------------- Gary Schnitzer ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 MANUEL SCHNITZER ----------------------------------------- Manuel Schnitzer ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 ROBERT S. BALL ----------------------------------------- Robert S. Ball ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 12, 1997 WILLIAM A. FURMAN ----------------------------------------- William A. Furman ----------------------------------------- Type or print name EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- (Form S-8 Registration) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer and/or director of SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., does hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT W. PHILIP, KENNETH M. NOVACK AND BARRY A. ROSEN, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 825,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issuable pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Class A Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. DATED: February 5, 1997 RALPH R. SHAW ----------------------------------------- Ralph R. Shaw ----------------------------------------- Type or print name