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
United Steelworkers Union OKs Labor Pact
02 May 2019 - Union workers at AK Steel Corp.’s Follansbee, W.Va., coke plant have ratified a three-year labor agreement with the company.
U.S. Steelmakers Win Energy Department Research Grants
08 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation, AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA will share in US$1.2 million in federal funding, as well as in time on government supercomputers, for research into slab and hot strip production.
AK Steel to Permanently Close Kentucky Steel Works
29 January 2019 - AK Steel Corp. will permanently close its Ashland, Ky., steel works this year and shift what production remains there to other plants.
U.S. Energy Department Awards US$1.2M Research Grant to AK Steel
11 October 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has won a US$1.2 million federal grant that will support research into new low-density steels that in the future could provide automakers with another option for lightweighting materials.
Third-Gen Automotive Steels Have Arrived
02 August 2018 - Third-generation steels that are at once strong and formable are now being sold into the automotive market and can readily substitute components made from earlier advanced steels with lower tensile strengths, reports Repairer Driven News.
AK Steel Rolls Out New Electrical Steel
31 May 2018 - AK Steel Corp. is bringing to market a new family of high-permeability grain oriented electrical steels (GOES) designed for high- and ultrahigh-voltage transformers.
AK Steel Executive Elected as AISI Chairman
03 May 2018 - AK Steel Corp. chief executive Roger Newport has been named chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the trade association has announced.
AK Steel Earns Supplier Award from Big Three Automaker
24 April 2018 - General Motors Co. has recognized AK Steel Corp. as one of its 2017 suppliers of the year, the company said on Tuesday.
AK Steel Workers OK New Labor Pact
13 March 2018 - Unionized employees at AK Steel Corp.’s Middletown Works in Ohio have ratified a new two-year labor agreement, the company announced Tuesday.
AK Steel Signs With Harsco for Scrap Services
16 February 2018 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. said it has signed a seven-year agreement to begin providing scrap management services to AK Steel Corp.’s Mansfield, Ohio, Works.
AK Steel Completes Mill Upgrades, Explains Cause of Steel Spill
31 January 2018 - AK Steel recently completed US$26 million in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown works in Ohio, bringing the projects in on time and without incident, executives reported on Tuesday.
Fire Damages AK Steel Mill
22 January 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has begun repairing the steel shop at its Middletown, Ohio, mill after molten steel escaped from a ladle and damaged the facility.
AK Steel Sets Maintenance and Project Outages at Mansfield, Middletown Facilities
26 July 2017 - AK Steel said it is investing US$26 million in the third quarter in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown Works in Ohio.
AK Steel: Acquisition Will Bring It Even Closer to Auto Customers
07 July 2017 - AK Steel’s announced acquisition of tooling and stamped components manufacturer Precision Partners will give the steelmaker a fully integrated downstream platform, one that will allow for closer collaboration with its automotive customers, said AK Steel chief executive Roger Newport.
AK Steel Acquiring Stamped Components Manufacturer
03 July 2017 - AK Steel is setting its sights downstream, announcing Monday that it is acquiring a Canadian tooling and stamped components manufacturer for US$360 million in cash.
AK Steel to Apply Federal Grant to Electrical Steel Research
18 May 2017 - AK Steel Corp. said it has accepted a US$1.8 million federal grant, which it will use to help develop a high alloy, non-oriented electrical steel.
AK Steel Introduces Its Latest Advanced Steels to Automakers
28 April 2017 - AK Steel Corp. has delivered the first samples of its NEXMET 1000 and 1200 advanced high-strength steels to automotive customers, the company’s chief executive said.
Investigation to Assess National Security Risks of Steel Imports
20 April 2017 - The Trump Administration has opened an investigation into whether steel imports are threatening national security, invoking a seldom-used, 55-year-old law that gives the president the right to restrict imports due to national security concerns.
AK Steel Celebrates Opening of New Research Center
07 April 2017 - AK Steel officially opened its US$36 million Research and Innovation Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 7 April. More than 100 people, including local, state and federal officials, and AK Steel staff and managers, attended.
2016 Was a Very Safe Year for AK Steel's Zanesville Works
27 March 2017 - AK Steel Corp.’s Zanesville Works in Ohio has notched another safe year, running all of 2016 without any lost-time injuries or illnesses, according to the company.
