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Of particular concern is the electric steels produced by AK Steel Corp., based in Butler County’s West Chester Twp. and operating in Middletown.
Those steels are crucial to the operation of the nation’s electrical distribution grid.
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Sen. Rob Portman Tuesday said the dependable production of that kind of steel is a “national security issue.”
AK Steel is one of the region’s largest employers, with about 2,700 employees.
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