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Form 8-K Filing

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) September 25, 2007

Harsco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DE 		 
1-3970 		 
23-1483991
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 
350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill PA, 17011 		 
17011 		 
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   717-763-7064



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



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(c) On September 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of Harsco Corporation approved the following appointments effective January 1, 2008:

At this time, there have been no new, or modifications to employment agreements or compensation of the above employees. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 1, 2007

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.

    Harsco Corporation
(Registrant)
October 01, 2007
(Date) 		  /s/   SALVATORE D. FAZZOLARI
Salvatore D. Fazzolari
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Harsco Announces Further Senior Management Appointments in Conjunction With CEO Succession Plan

EXHIBIT 99.1

Harsco Announces Further Senior Management Appointments in Conjunction With CEO Succession Plan

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) today announced additional appointments within the Company's senior management team, all to become effective January 1, 2008.

The appointments are in conjunction with the Company's previously announced CEO succession plans resulting from the planned retirement of Derek C. Hathaway as Chairman and CEO in early 2008. Under these plans, Harsco's current President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Salvatore D. Fazzolari will succeed Mr. Hathaway as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2008, and is expected to be elected Chairman upon Mr. Hathaway's retirement from the Board in April 2008.

The Company announced that Geoffrey D. H. Butler will become President of Harsco Corporation and CEO of the Access Services and Mill Services business groups. Mr. Butler has served as Senior Vice President - Operations with direct responsibilities for these two business groups since 2000, and previously served as President of the Company's MultiServ division. He has also been a Director of the Company since January 2002.

Richard C. Neuffer will become Harsco Senior Vice President and Group President for the Company's Minerals and Rail Technologies group, extending his management responsibilities to include all of this group's business units. Mr. Neuffer has held increasing executive management responsibilities within this group since joining Harsco in 1991.

Mark E. Kimmel will become Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Kimmel has been serving as General Counsel and Secretary since January 2004 and has held senior legal positions since joining the Company in August 2001.

Stephen J. Schnoor will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schnoor has been serving as Vice President and Controller since 1998, following similar responsibilities at the division level since joining Harsco in 1988.

Harsco Corporation is one of the world's leading diversified industrial services companies, serving major customers in the non-residential construction and infrastructure, steel and metals, energy and railway industries. The Company posted 2006 revenues of $3.4 billion and employs approximately 21,500 people worldwide. Harsco's common stock is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000 Index. Additional information about Harsco can be found at www.harsco.com.

The Harsco Corporation logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=361 

CONTACT:  Harsco Corporation
          Media Contact
          Kenneth D. Julian
            717.730.3683
            kjulian@harsco.com
          Investor Contact
          Eugene M. Truett
            717.975.5677
            etruett@harsco.com