Quanex Completes Sale of Nichols Aluminum

Nichols is an aluminum sheet producer with facilities in Davenport, IA, Lincolnshire, IL and Decatur, AL."ccbnTxt">"Going forward, our full focus will be on growing our position as a leading window and door component supplier both domestically and internationally," said

Bill Griffiths, Quanex chairman, president and CEO.

Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor and Norton Rose Fulbright acted as legal counsel to Quanex Building Products Corporation.

Quanex Building Products Corporation is listed on the NYSE under the symbol NX. For further information, visit the Company's website at www.quanex.com.

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