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WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) today provided guidance for its second quarter of 2013 financial results. AK Steel said that it expects shipments of approximately 1,340,000 to 1,360,000 tons in the second quarter of 2013 compared to shipments of 1,289,800 tons in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of approximately 4% to 5%. For the second quarter of 2013, the company said it expects increased shipments to the automotive market and carbon...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by a minimum of $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders. AK Steel AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The company employs about...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that it plans to release its second quarter 2013 financial results before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. AK Steel will also provide live listening access on the Internet to its earnings conference call to be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2013. Access to the webcast will be available from the home page of the company's website at...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Walbridge, Ohio plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel (NYSE: AKS), has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene. The recognition is part of a collaborative safety awareness program established by the Northwest Ohio Safety Council. "We are honored to be recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by a minimum of $50 per ton, effective immediately with new orders. AK Steel AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The company employs about...
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnetation LLC (Magnetation) announced today that it has successfully completed a $325 million senior secured notes offering and has entered into a $50 million senior secured credit facility. The proceeds from the notes offering will be used for capital expenditures to construct a new concentrate reclamation plant northwest of Coleraine, Minnesota and a new manufacturing plant in Reynolds, Indiana to produce high-quality iron ore...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that Magnetation LLC ("Magnetation"), its joint venture with Magnetation, Inc., has successfully completed a $325 million senior secured note offering and has entered into a $50 million senior secured credit facility. The proceeds from the note offering will be used primarily to fund construction of a new plant in Reynolds, Indiana to produce high-quality iron ore pellets, a critical steelmaking raw...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel's (NYSE: AKS) Coshocton (Ohio) Works has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene. The recognition is part of a collaborative safety awareness program established by the Coshocton County Safety Council and Chamber of Commerce. "It is an honor to be recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene, an...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) is continuing a longstanding tradition this year by awarding college scholarships to sons and daughters of company employees. The awards recognize outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. "Earning an AK Steel scholarship speaks volumes about the students and families associated with our company," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Steel. "We congratulate...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) applauds the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) final ruling on efficiency standards for electrical distribution transformers. The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2013 following an extensive comment and review process. It ensures that transformers in America will remain among the most energy-efficient in the world, and that high-tech electrical steels will continue to be a competitive...
