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 Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
27 July 2011 - AK Steel reported net income of $33.1 million on net sales of $1,791.9 million for the second quarter and net income of $41.8 million on net sales of $3,373.0 million for the first six months of 2011.
Butler Works EAF Sustains Damage in AK Steel Incident
06 July 2011 - The #5 electric arc furnace at AK Steel’s Butler Works sustained some damage on July 1 when molten steel inside the furnace broke through the furnace shell, causing damage to the furnace and some of its components.
AK Steel Announces August 2011 Surcharges
05 July 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $455 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in August 2011.
AK Steel Recognized for Operational Improvements at Butler, Zanesville
23 June 2011 - AK Steel has received an award from American Metal Market for ‘Best Operational Improvements’.
OSHA Fines AK Steel for Hearing Hazard Violations at Butler
08 June 2011 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited AK Steel Corp. for record-keeping violations related to potential hearing hazards at its Butler Works facility in Butler, PA. Proposed penalties total $206,000.
AK Steel Announces July 2011 Surcharges
02 June 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $440 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in July 2011.
AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase
24 May 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products.
AK Steel Announces June 2011 Surcharges
03 May 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $435 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2011.
AK Steel Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2011
27 April 2011 - AK Steel reported net income of $8.7 million on net sales of $1.58 billion for the first quarter of 2011.
AK Steel Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
26 April 2011 - AK Steel's manufacturing plants in Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio, have been recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene for outstanding safety performance.
IAM Members Ratify New Labor Agreement for AK’s Middletown Works
25 April 2011 - Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local Lodge 1943, have ratified a new labor agreement covering about 1,700 hourly production and maintenance employees at AK Steel’s Middletown Works.
AK Steel Announces May 2011 Surcharges
05 April 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $390 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in May 2011.
AK Steel Coke Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
14 March 2011 - AK Steel's Ashland and Middletown coke plants have received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute. Both coke plants operated the entire year of 2010 without any OSHA recordable injuries.
AK Steel Melts First Heat in New Butler Works EAF
08 March 2011 - AK Steel melted the first heat of steel last week in its new 175-ton capacity electric arc furnace at its Butler, Pa., Works.
AK Tube Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
04 March 2011 - AK Tube’s Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants have been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International.
AK Steel Announces April 2011 Surcharges
04 March 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $400 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in April 2011.
AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase
21 February 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase base prices for all 200, 300 and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on February 27, 2011.
AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase
11 February 2011 - AK Steel announces plans to increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products.
AK Steel Reports Q4, Full-Year 2010 Results
26 January 2011 - AK Steel reported a net loss of $98.3 million on net sales of $1,390.6 million for the fourth quarter, and a net loss of $128.9 million on net sales of $5,968.3 million for the full year 2010.
AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase
21 January 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase current spot market base prices by $50 per ton for all carbon flat-rolled steel products, effective immediately with new orders.
