AK Steel announces July surcharges

AK Steel has advised its flat-rolled carbon steel customers that a $208 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for products shipped in July 2005. The company also has advised its electrical steel customers that a $200 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in July 2005. July surcharges for the company's stainless steel products can be found on the company's Web site.

The company said the surcharges are based on reported prices for raw materials and energy used to manufacture the products, with the May 2005 purchase cost used to determine the July 2005 surcharges.