AK Steel will add a $208 per ton surcharge to invoices for flat-rolled carbon steel products shipped in July 2005. A $200 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in July 2005.

July surcharges for AK Steel’s stainless steel products can be found on the company's website.

AK Steel bases its surcharges on reported prices for the raw materials and energy used to manufacture the products, with the May 2005 purchase cost used to determine the July 2005 surcharges.

Headquartered in Middletown, AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, as well as carbon and stainless tubular steel products, for automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets.