UNITED STATES

					SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

				
		
Washington, D.C. 20549

		


FORM 8-K



CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 6, 2006


		
QUANEX CORPORATION 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
		

  
    
Delaware 
      
    
1-5725 
      
    
38-1872178
  
  
    (State or other
      jurisdiction
of incorporation) 
      
    (Commission File Number)
    
      
    (IRS Employer Identification
      No.) 
		

		



  
      
    
1900 West Loop South,
      Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 
      
    
77027 
      
  
      
    (Address of principal executive
      offices) 
      
    (Zip Code) 
      
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  713-961-4600 
		


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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report) 
		

		



  
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers 
On December 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of Quanex
Corporation (the "Company"), acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Joseph D. Rupp, age 56, to the Board
of Directors of the Company, effective January 2, 2007. Mr. Rupp is currently
the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Olin Corporation, a $2.4
billion NYSE-traded basic materials company concentrated in metals, chemicals
and ammunition. He joined Olin in 1972 and was elected President and CEO in
2002. Mr. Rupp graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla, where he
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. Mr. Rupp will
serve on the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. 

There is
no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Rupp and any other person pursuant
to which Mr. Rupp was selected as a director. Since November 1, 2005, Mr. Rupp
has had no direct or indirect interest in any transaction or series of similar
transactions contemplated by the language of Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.

The foregoing is qualified by reference to the Press Release
announcing Mr. Rupp's election as director, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 
    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release
dated December 12, 2006 
		

		
SIGNATURE 
		
    Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		

  
      
      
    QUANEX CORPORATION

      

      (Registrant)


  
    December 12, 2006 
      

      (Date) 
      
    /s/   KEVIN P. DELANEY 
      

      Kevin P. Delaney
Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary 
		

		

	

  
     
    Exhibit Index
  
     
    99.1
    Press release dated December 12,
  2006