Exhibit 3.3 CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF IPSCO ALABAMA LTD. The undersigned, IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inc., as the sole general partner of a limited partnership to be formed under the Alabama Limited Partnership Act of 1997, as amended (the "Act"), hereby adopts the following Certificate of Limited Partnership for said limited partnership and certifies as follows: FIRST: The name of the limited partnership is IPSCO Alabama Ltd. (the "Partnership"). SECOND: The office required to be maintained by the Partnership pursuant to Section 104 of the Act (Section 10-9B-104 of the Ala. Code) is located at: Burr & Forman LLP Southtrust Tower 420 North Twentieth Street Suite 3100 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 The name and street address of the agent for service of process of the Partnership as required by Section 104 of the Act (Section 10-9B-104 of the Ala. Code) is as follows: The Corporation Company 2000 Interstate Park Drive, Suite 204 Montgomery, Alabama 36109 THIRD: The name and mailing address of the sole general partner of the Partnership is as follows: IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inn. P.O. Box 359, 12400 Highway #43 Axis, Alabama 36505 Attention: Executive Vice President IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to form a limited partnership in accordance with Section 201 of the Act (Section 10-9B-201 of the Ala. Code), has executed this Certificate of Limited Partnership on this 17th day of January, 2002. IPSCO STEEL (ALABAMA) INC., General Partner Per: /s/ David Sutherland ------------------------------------- David Sutherland, Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Per: /s/ Robert Ratliff ------------------------------------- Robert Ratliff, Treasurer