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AK Steel Announces Price Increases For Oriented Electrical Steels

Middletown, OH, June 30, 2005 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) today announced

that it will increase spot market transaction prices for its Regular Grain

Oriented and TRAN-COR® H electrical steel products, effective with

shipments on and after August 1, 2005.

An increase of 18% over current base market prices will be applied to AK

Steel's Mill-Anneal (glass film ) finish and Lite CARLITE® grain-oriented

grades , which are commonly used in distribution transformers and other

wound-core transformer applications.

Transaction prices for AK Steel's grain -oriented and TRAN-COR H grades

with a full CARLITE coating will increase by 43% over current base market

prices. These steel products are commonly used in stacked core

transformers.

AK Steel said it also expects new contract pricing for oriented electrical steels

to increase by similar amounts, reflecting strong worldwide demand for the

products. In addition, AK Steel noted that its raw material surcharge will

continue for electrical steel products.

Headquartered in Middletown, AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless

and electrical steel products, as well as carbon and stainless tubular steel

products, for automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets.

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AK Steel Announces Price Increases For Oriented Electrical Steels 

Middletown, OH, June 30, 2005 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) today announced 

that it will increase spot market transaction prices for its Regular Grain 

Oriented and TRAN-COR® H electrical steel products, effective with 

shipments on and after August 1, 2005. 

An increase of 18% over current base market prices will be applied to AK 

Steel's Mill-Anneal (glass film) finish and Lite CARLlTE® grain-oriented 

grades, which are commonly used in distribution transformers and other 

wound-core transformer applications. 

Transaction prices for AK Steel's grain-oriented and TRAN-COR H grades 

with a full CARLITE coating will increase by 43% over current base market 

prices. These steel products are commonly used in stacked core 

transformers. 

AK Steel said it also expects new contract pricing for oriented electrical steels 

to increase by similar amounts, reflecting strong worldwide demand for the 

products. In addition, AK Steel noted that its raw material surcharge will 

continue for electrical steel products. 

Headquartered in Middletown, AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless 

and electrical steel products, as well as carbon and stainless tubular steel 

products, for automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets. 

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