Timken to Increase Prices on Special Bar Quality Products

CANTON, Ohio, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timken Company today announced it will increase base prices on all special bar quality (SBQ) products by $40 per ton. These price increases are effective with shipments beginning on September 1, 2010.

Raw material surcharges will remain in effect. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO) About The Timken Company

The Timken Company keeps the world turning, with innovative friction management and power transmission products and services, enabling its customers' machinery to perform more efficiently and reliably. With sales of $3.1 billion in 2009, operations in 27 countries and approximately 17,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn® for better performance.

Media Contact: Lorrie Paul Crum, Manager - Global Media and Strategic Communications, Telephone: [phone], Mobile: [phone], [e-mail]

Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Director - Capital Markets and Investor Relations, Telephone: [phone], [e-mail]

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The Timken Company

CONTACT: Media Contact: Lorrie Paul Crum, Manager - Global Media and
Strategic Communications, [phone], Mobile: [phone],
[e-mail]; Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Director - Capital
Markets and Investor Relations, [phone], [e-mail]

Web Site: http://www.timken.com/