AK Steel Holding was founded in 1899 as The American Rolling Mill Company in Middletown, Ohio. The company quickly opened mills in Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. These were the company’s only mills until the 1950’s.
In the 1950’s the company, now named Armco Steel Corporation, began buying more mills and diversifying.
Today AK Steel Holding manufactures carbon, stainless, and electrical steel. The company sells hot and cold-rolled steel to construction companies and steel distributors and aluminum-coated stainless steel to automakers.
AK Steel Holding is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AKS, is a member of the S&P 600, is #455 in the Fortune 500, has 6,400 employees, and had $5.97 billion in revenue in 2013.
AK Steel HoldingAK Steel Holding was founded in 1899 as The American Rolling Mill Company in Middletown, Ohio. The company quickly opened mills in Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. These were the company’s only mills until the 1950’s.
In the 1950’s the company, now named Armco Steel Corporation, began buying more mills and diversifying.
Today AK Steel Holding manufactures carbon, stainless, and electrical steel. The company sells hot and cold-rolled steel to construction companies and steel distributors and aluminum-coated stainless steel to automakers.
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AK Steel Holding is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AKS, is a member of the S&P 600, is #455 in the Fortune 500, has 6,400 employees, and had $5.97 billion in revenue in 2013.