AK may idle Middletown blast furnace
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Topic: AK may idle Middletown blast furnace
Posted By: Middletown News
Subject: AK may idle Middletown blast furnace
Date Posted: Jan 06 2009 at 11:07am
AK may idle Middletown blast furnace
PITTSBURGH 05 January 2009 21:07
Some workers at the Ashland, Ky., and Mansfield, Ohio, plants of AK Steel Corp., West Chester, Ohio, were back on the job Monday after being laid off since late November.
Multiple sources said the callbacks were the result of furnace issues at AK's Middletown (Ohio) plant that are compelling the company to move material to other locations for melting and processing.
Scott Rich, president of International Association of Machinists Local 1173, which represents hourly workers at Middletown, said a hot spot that developed on the blast furnace there is under investigation and may lead to the furnace being idled in the near future.
"The furnace (at Middletown) was running at close to full capacity after we idled the blast furnace at Ashland," Rich said. "Since then, we've run into some difficulties. I don't think a final decision has been made on the (Middletown) furnace yet, but they have recalled some...
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Posted By: MadisonMom
Date Posted: Jan 06 2009 at 11:11pm
Where do you get this information? I have lots of friends who work at the mill. They don't talk about it.
I don't ask. Business is tough all around.
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Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Jan 08 2009 at 3:26pm
About 45 workers will be laid off at AK Steel's Middletown Works facility, union officials confirmed this afternoon...
http://www.mainstreetmonroe.com/Voice/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12744%20 - AK announces layoffs at Middletown Works
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Jan 08 2009 at 5:32pm
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Chevron-warns-profit-shortfall-Apollo/story.aspx?guid=%7B0DD2CBD9%2DB17D%2D4B3B%2DBB49%2D43DA7FFDC3B6%7D -
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5:33 p.m.
[ http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/aks - AKS ] AK Steel does not specify how many of 1,500 jobs will be cut
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5:32 p.m.
[ http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/aks - AKS ] AK Steel said layoffs will affect all plants, offices
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[ http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/aks - AKS ] AK Steel to start laying off workers on poor economy
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Jan 09 2009 at 2:42pm
http://www.oxfordpress.com/business/content/oh/story/news/business/2009/01/09/mj010909akinside.html - Poor economy means cuts to steelmaker's work force
Oxford Press - Oxford,OH,USA
AK has operations located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. "It's certainly a sign of the times and it's unfortunate," said Middletown Mayor ...
http://www.whiotv.com/news/18442845/detail.html - AK Steel Announces Layoffs For Salaried Workers
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,OH,USA
AK Steel has about 1500 salaried employees, 800 of which work at its main steel plant in Middletown and the company's West Chester headquarters. ...
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=ACBJ&date=20090108&id=9499316 - MSN Money - USA
AK Steel Corp. will lay off about 45 workers at its Middletown Works, the Hamilton Journal-News reported Thursday afternoon. Twenty-two workers will be laid ...
http://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/2079966/Iron/AMM-AK-Planning-Middletown-Layoffs.html - (AMM) AK Planning Middletown Layoffs
Metalbulletin.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
AK Steel Corp. temporarily will lay off 20 workers at its Middletown, Ohio operations beginning Monday, according to a report in The Cincinnati Enquirer. ...
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Jan 27 2009 at 11:03am
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The company plans to idle its Middletown blast furnace in early March for maintenance.
Source: Reportonbusiness.com
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Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Jan 27 2009 at 11:20am
The company said it will take advantage of the economic downturn to temporarily idle its Middletown blast furnace, beginning early in March, to perform extensive maintenance, which is expected to take about 45 days.
Source: By Mike Boyer mboyer@enquirer.com January 27, 2009
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