Exhibit 99.1


 logo   ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES
        SPECIALTY MATERIALS THAT MAKE OUR WORLD

                                                            NEWS RELEASE.....

1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479

                                                   Contact:   Dan L. Greenfield
                                                              412- 394-3004

                        ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES
               PRICING OF 12 MILLION SHARE COMMON STOCK OFFERING

Pittsburgh, PA, July 23, 2004 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI)
announced today that it has priced its offering of 12,000,000 shares of common
stock at a public offering price of $17.50 per share, under its shelf
registration statement previously declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

The Company has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to
1,800,000 additional shares of common stock to cover any over-allotments.
JPMorgan and Citigroup have acted as joint book-running managers for the common
stock offering with Banc of America Securities and Merrill Lynch acting as
co-managers.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there by any sale or an offer to buy these securities
in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

A prospectus supplement relating to these securities will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement may be
obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus Department, One Chase
Manhattan Plaza, Floor 5B, New York, NY 10081 or Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 8th Floor, 140 58th Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11220.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on
management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes
in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements is contained in Allegheny
Technologies' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no
duty to update our forward-looking statements.

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is one of the largest and most diversified
specialty materials producers in the world with revenues of approximately $1.9
billion in 2003. The Company has approximately 9,000 full-time employees
world-wide and its talented people use innovative technologies to offer growing
global markets a wide range of specialty materials. High-value products include
nickel-based and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium
alloys, specialty steels, super stainless steel, exotic alloys, which include
zirconium, hafnium and niobium, tungsten materials, and highly engineered strip
and Precision Rolled Strip(R) products. In addition, we produce commodity
specialty materials such as stainless steel sheet and plate, silicon and tool
steels, and forgings and castings. The Allegheny Technologies website can be
found at www.alleghenytechnologies.com.


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