Talk:AK Steel

ARMCO 1916
I have a magazine ad from 1916 [Billiards Magazine] indicating that ARMCO was producing steel parts for billiard tables, for the Brunswick Balke Collender Company in Chicago. But the wiki article currently states that the "ARMCO name" was not adopted until 1948.

DB Bond (talk) 14:01, 21 October 2012 (UTC) DB Bond I'm Jim Davis a former Armco employee and the possessor of a book handed down to me from my uncle. The book cover says, "Interesting Facts Armco 1917"

I can assure you some of the facts would be of interest to you but I have no printer.

I note content that violates copyright info---u know the rest. I do have a video camera that I could use (I think)

One of things of interest is the quality and sharpness of the black and white pictures taken in the dark corridors of a steel mill. They are truly amazing.

It's true the company was officially "The American Rolling Mill Co" but the abbreviation Armco was used through out it's history. The book says "Copyright 1917, The American Rolling Mill Co. Middletown, Ohio"

The company logo then was the triangle with Armco printed through it in a curve. When the name officially changed the logo triangle logo was still used but Armco was in a straight line.

Perhaps you can help me. I edited AK Steel Holding Co (Armco Kawasaki)and it was removed and instructions were given to me which I jsut cna't udnrestnad. I guarantee you if I understood them, I could do a better job of writing instructions. It looks like they, geek heads, are trying to save ink and paper! JMS start The history listed is pretty twisted.

Armco and Kawasaki formed a Limited Partnership -- Armco Steel L.P.      The L.P. consisted of Middletown Works and Ashland Works. This is the company that hired hired the 65 year old Tom Graham and Richard M. Wardrop, Jr. to improve its finances. These executives divested unprofitable operations and replaced most of the company's executives and managers. This is the entity that went public and became AK       Steel. The company executed an initial public offering in 1994, using the proceeds to pay down its unmanageable debt load. In 1996, Graham made the controversial decision to spend $1.1 billion to construct a new steel production facility in Rockport, Indiana. Meanwhile it was the parent company (Armco Steel) that moved first to New Jersey and then to Pittsburgh. Armco merged plants with Cyclops.

In 1993, the company sold the Kansas City Works (formerly Kansas City Bolt and Nut Company plant) to Bain Capital to avoid its shutdown.[6] ARMCO did not move back to Middletown

Finally in 1999, AK Steel acquired Armco Inc., its former parent company, for $1.3 billion. ARMCO ceased to exist as a separate company.

In 2007, AK moved its headquarters to West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio. In 2014, AK Steel purchased OAO Severstal's Dearborn, Michigan steel-making assets, including a coke-making facility and interests in 3 joint ventures that process flat-rolled steel products, for $700 million in cash. JMS end

True Steel, is a book written about it's founder George Verity. Copies were given to each employee when they had 5 years of company service. Most likely it's on ebay or Amazon.

Armco was an amazing company to work for. Middletown works never lost any production over a labor dispute until 1984 and this was one of the items deleted, however, I'm sure it's in True Steel.

Hope this helps! Jim Davis aka sexybabyjamie10@aol.com This e-mail account contains nothing of value anyone would want.

Crash barriers
Anyone know if this company makes or made the metal crash barriers for roads and race tracks generically known as 'Armco'? 4u1e 21:14, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I haven't been able to find anything yet. The only thing linking crash barriers to AK Steel is the crash barrier wiki page, and as such, I'm a bit skeptical about it. -- Nomader Talk 18:04, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Crash barriers are generically known as 'Armco' in motor racing, so provided the link between the company 'Armco' and AK Steel is valid, then it is likely that AK Steel is linked to the barriers, albeit possibly remotely. 4u1e 22:44, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The link between Armco and AK steel is definitely valid (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/05/22/fin_ak_steel_plans_to.html), but I've never heard crash barriers called "armco" before

External Link Suggestion
Thought a link to AKS would be helpful to readers. Parkerconrad (talk) 20:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

POV-section Banner
The first sentance under the "Products" section: I am all about health standards and reducing emissions, but I think the first sentence needs to be removed. --MCMLXXXIII (talk) 15:15, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems oppinion-based
 * Has no outside sources to verify cliam
 * Does not fall in to any type of statement about "Products."
 * Duplicates the entire "Environmental Record" section, that basically says the same thing
 * Agreed. There is no foundation for this. I think it is probably hippies who hate big industries in general who put that there in the first place. They can either come up with some sources or remove it. Metiscus (talk) 00:45, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

It is just as bad in the following sentence that is under History. "AK Steel was listed #1 on the Mother Jones Top 20 polluters of 2010; dumping over 12,000 tons of toxic chemicals into Ohio waterways." I would not say that Mother Jones is an accurate source for this information, as they are too biased and one-sided, and known for extremist environmentalism. --Craxd (talk) 20:06, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Middletown Lockout
"The Employment Security Plan and the Trade and Craft Quota and Service/Support Group Quota (the "minimum base force guarantees") were completely terminated."

It seems to me that Middletown is headed the same way the Ashland Works did, subcontracting out for any support or maintenance, and not hiring full time employees for the jobs. The Ashland works is a ghost of what it once was, and I would personally like to see something more about the downfall of it. The Ashland Works, after the merger and caster installation, tore out all the rolling equipment, plating lines, and all the maintenance and support departments, including the buildings and equipment, and are now gone. No weld shop, no rigger shop, no electric, nor machine shop. All they do, now, is cast slabs and truck them to Middletown to be rolled. Plus, one furnace, the Belfonte, was torn down, and won't be replaced. What happens when the Armanda furnace goes down? The Ashland Works, also, is ridding itself of the coke plant, and a new, non-union one, is being built close to Greenup, Ky. --Craxd (talk) 20:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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Armco culvert in an irrigation canal picture quality.
The second image on the page titled Armco culvert in an irrigation canal. is of poor quality and resolution. I wasn't able to find a better substitute, if anyone has or can find an image to replace it with (one of better quality) that would improve the quality of the article as a whole. The Impartial Truth (talk) 16:55, 24 April 2018 (UTC)