EXHIBIT 23.01
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EXHIBIT 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining
to the Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 1994 Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan, as amended, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 9, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Long Beach, California
January 31, 2002