AK Steel expected to report operating profit for second quarter.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  July 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......as the hottest steel market in decades, one that has allowed AK and other steelmakers to impose repeated surcharges, Bradford...conference. He was generally optimistic about the fortunes of AK, Locker said. He was generally optimistic he could get sufficient...costs outside of bankruptcy. Asked if in this steel ...

AK-Ashland pact hints at offer for workers here.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  February 17, 2006 ;     572 words ......had about 4,300 members. Daley has expressed concern about AK's required pension contributions. The company must pay about...the only long-term answer is for a healthier company to buy AK. AK's stock (NYSE: AKS) closed up 24 cents Thursday at $11.22...scheduled strike authorization vote, Wall Street ...

Middletown, Ohio, Union to Discuss AK Steel's Finances.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  June 11, 2004 ;     615 words ......years, the company has lost more than $1 billion. Meanwhile, AK pays its 32,000 retirees $38 million per month at a time when AK's competitors are acquiring bankrupt assets and leaner labor...leave at least some retirees in the cold. James Wainscott, AK's president and chief executive, has said he wants ...

Strike may affect AK's market.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  February 16, 2006 ;     574 words ......suppliers who provide automakers most of the steel they need: AK, U.S. Steel and Mittal Steel, a company headquartered in Europe...they can, he said. It offers a huge amount of protection to AK. AK is recognized as a high quality supplier. Morici isn't certain AK is so protected, however. He said ...

Arbitrator orders AK to rehire workers.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  July 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ......That's the bad thing. He noted that the ruling comes as two of AK's biggest customers, General Motors and Ford, have wrestled...make fewer vehicles in the second half of 2005, that could hit AK hard, Bradford said. GM represents about 15 percent of AK's business while Ford is about 8 percent, he said. ...

Laid-off employees may return to AK Steel.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  May 10, 2005 ;     643 words ......point, we will proceed to the arbitration, said Alan McCoy, AK's vice president, government and public relations. But it's...Controlling costs, particularly labor costs, remains a key facet of AK's road to sustained profitability, McCoy said. Since October 2003, AK has cut its hourly work force, often ...

Analysts downgrade value of shares in Middletown, Ohio-based AK Steel.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  March 8, 2005 ;     668 words ......executive, Bradford has long been critical of what he says are AK's high labor costs. Integrated competitors like Cleveland's...facilities and negotiating new labor agreements. Meanwhile, AK and its largest union -- Armco Employees Independent Federation...bargaining agreement, which expires Feb. 28, 2006. We ...

AK Steel Seeks Bigger Profits.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  May 25, 2004 ;     504 words ......they have consulted a firm for an independent assessment of AK's finances. In its own most recent newsletter, the union said...meetings in June to present the firm's public findings. McCoy said AK paid for that independent financial assessment. No hidden agendas...AEIF president, could not be reached for ...

CEO says he stands by AK's track record.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  April 27, 2005 ;     619 words ......what he calls the three fixes -- making sure contracts reflect AK's rising material and energy costs, seeking leaner contracts...Securities, called the quarter good. But he put out a sell on AK's stock (NYSE: AKS) about six weeks ago, specifically because...for a lot of the industry, Bradford said. Bradford ...

AK watches asbestos bill, says effects 'imponderable'.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  February 9, 2006 ;     349 words ......lawsuits have gone to trial -- and each drew a verdict in favor of AK, McCoy said. But other lawsuits remain; although most are filed...amounts, some do present strikingly small claims. According to AK 2004's 10-K filing -- the company's most recent 10-K filed...61 cases, and 40 of those involve claims of 2 ...

AK CEO backs away from profit prediction.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  April 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......employees to return to the minimum base force number of 3,114, AK said in its 10-K. If AK has to return those workers, the plant will have to re-engineer...company, he said. Another uncertainty: Pacts with three of AK's unions -- in Middletown, Zanesville and Butler, Pa. -- representing a total 4,700 ...

Analyst lowers earnings prediction for AK Steel.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  July 13, 2005 ;     529 words ......sides can't agree, she will decide those details. Alan McCoy, AK's vice president, government and public relations, would not...2,700 Middletown Works employees, acknowledged that some of AK's competitors have shed health care and pension obligations...months: A Sept. 1 expiration for a pact covering workers at ...

AK Steel experiences 'great turnaround' in 2004.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  January 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......year. In May, there could be an arbitration ruling on whether AK must bring back the more than 100 hourly workers who have been...Butler, Pa., and Mansfield -- are due to expire in 2005 or 2006. AK's contract with Armco Employees Independent Federation, which...Middletown Works, expires Feb. 28, 2006. But ...

Union president: Pact between AK Steel and Ashland, Ky., will cost...

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  September 27, 2005 ;     689 words ......Said Bradford, They (AK) have a precedent based on this. In AK's statement, Wainscott said the Ashland agreement clearly recognizes AK Steel's urgent need to have total employment costs that are...contract provisions for employees and retirees. Alan McCoy, AK's vice president, government and ...

Ford gives AK Steel award for excellence.

Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH);  May 24, 2006 ;     213 words ......award, presented by Ford for exemplary performance in 2005, AK said. Our World Excellence Award-winning suppliers are integral...Ford senior vice president, global purchasing, said in an AK statement. AK said it was the only steel company among the 60 companies presented...regard -- quality, delivery and ...