AK Steel
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), AK Steel is a leader in the production of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The company operates seven steel plants and two tube manufacturing plants across four states: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Latest News
AK Steel Responds to WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Violated Rules
19 October 2012 - AK Steel commended the U.S. Trade Representative for successfully defending China’s appeal of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel decision that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.
China Loses WTO Appeal in U.S. Specialty Steel Case
18 October 2012 - China comprehensively lost an appeal on Thursday against a World Trade Organization ruling in a dispute over U.S. exports of a specialty steel product that is primarily made in the presidential battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products
17 October 2012 - AK Steel said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.
AK Steel Provides Third Quarter 2012 Guidance
14 September 2012 - AK Steel is projecting a pre-tax loss for the third quarter of 2012 despite shipments 3% higher than in the second quarter.
AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase
31 August 2012 - AK Steel said it will increase transaction prices for all Type 201, 301, 430, 430 ULTRA FORM®, 409, and 409 ULTRA FORM® flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 4 September 2012.
U.S. Mills: Steel Can Hold Its Own in Automotive Market
08 August 2012 - Don’t be so quick to abandon steel as the automotive material of choice, said a wing of the American Iron and Steel Institute in a statement Tuesday.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products
06 August 2012 - AK Steel said on 6 August it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $30 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase For Carbon Steel Products
27 July 2012 - AK Steel said it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.
AK Steel Reports Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results
24 July 2012 - AK Steel reported a net loss of $724.2 million for the second quarter of 2012, including a non-cash ccharge of $736.0 million for a valuation allowance for the company’s deferred tax assets.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products
09 July 2012 - AK Steel said it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $40 per ton, effective 6 July 2012 with new orders.
AK Steel Cancels $310 Million Energy Project
09 July 2012 - The proposal to build a $310 million cogeneration plant on site of AK Steel Corp.’s steel mill has been canceled, according to the Middletown Journal.
AK Steel Provides Second Quarter 2012 Guidance and Update on Magnetation LLC Joint Venture
18 June 2012 - AK Steel expects to generate positive net income in the second quarter of 2012, which would represent an improvement compared to its first quarter net loss. In addition, the company provided an update on its Magnetation LLC joint venture.
AK Steel Applauds WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Were Unjustified
18 June 2012 - AK Steel applauded the decision of a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.
AK Steel Receives "Metallic Supplier of the Year" Award from Chrysler Group LLC
08 June 2012 - AK Steel has received the Metallic "Supplier of the Year" award from Chrysler Group LLC. The award recognizes AK Steel for extraordinary performance in 2011, and positions AK Steel among an elite group of Chrysler's top suppliers.
AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
03 June 2012 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.
AK Steel Executive Officers Assigned New Responsibilities
28 May 2012 - AK Steel announced that four of its officers have new executive-level responsibilities, effective immediately. The changes in responsibilities were made as part of the company's long-term strategic and succession plans.
AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase
10 May 2012 - AK Steel announces plans to increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products.
AK Steel Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2012
26 April 2012 - AK Steel reported a net loss of $11.8 million on net sales of $1,508.7 million for the first quarter of 2012.
AK Steel's Coshocton Works Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
25 April 2012 - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene has recognized AK Steel's Coshocton Works for operating 2,952,729 hours without a lost-time injury between February 20, 2008 and August 5, 2011.
AK Steel's Zanesville Works Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
02 April 2012 - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene has recognized AK Steel's Zanesville Works for Outstanding Safety Performance.
