Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
NOVACK KENNETH M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC [SCHN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3200 NW YEON AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2004
(Street)

PORTLAND, OR 97210		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock               300 I See Note (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 24,979   24,979 I By Voting Trust (2)
Class B Common Stock (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 19,302   19,302 I By Voting Trust (4)
Class B Common Stock (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 20,056   20,056 I By Voting Trust (5)
Class B Common Stock (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 246,694   246,694 I By Voting Trust (6)
Class B Common Stock (3) 09/22/2004   G V 1,000     (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 1,000 $ 0 1,000 I By Voting Trust (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
NOVACK KENNETH M
3200 NW YEON AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR 97210		   X   X    
NOVACK DEBORAH S
3200 NW YEON AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR 97210		     X    

Signatures

 Ilene Dobrow Davidson, Attorney-In-Fact   03/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares are held by Kevin P. Novack, an immediate family member of the reporting persons who may be deemed to share the same household.
(2) Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Kenneth M. Novack and Deborah S. Novack, Trustees U/A/D July 31, 1991 F/B/O Kenneth M. Novack.
(3) Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date.
(4) Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by the 1997 Melanie Novack Trust, dated 8/17/97, Deborah S. Novack and Kenneth M. Novack, collectively as Trustees.
(5) Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by the 1997 Kevin Novack Trust, dated 8/17/97, Deborah S. Novack and Kenneth M. Novack, collectively as Trustees.
(6) Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Deborah S. Novack and Kenneth M. Novack, Trustees U/A/D July 31, 1991 F/B/O Deborah S. Novack.
(7) Voting Trust Certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Gary A. Schnitzer and Deborah Novack, Trustees, Gary A. Schnitzer Family Trust dated May 15, 1991.

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