AK Steel Corp. sets carbon steel continuously cast world record. (North America).AK Steel Corp., Ashland, Kentucky Ashland is a city located in Boyd County, Kentucky, USA, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). , has broken its own world record for consecutive heats of carbon steel continuously cast. In a sequence that began August 7, crews cast 1851 consecutive heats of steel, surpassing its own record of 1721 set in April 1997. During the 50-day sequence, the firm produced nearly 535,000 slab tons, with 61 steel grade changes. "I commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. our management and every single employee who lent a hand to yet another world productivity record, and with a perfect safety record," said Richard M. Wardrop, Jr., chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AK Steel. "Clearly, the coke plant, blast furnace blast furnace, structure used chiefly in smelting. The principle involved in this means of extracting metals is that of the reduction of the ores by the action of carbon monoxide, i.e., the removal of oxygen from the metal oxide in order to obtain the metal. , melt shop and maintenance departments were key to this record." |
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