Superfund
AK Steel Holding Corporation has been linked by the EPA to these polluted sites.

The Center contacted each company to confirm involvement with these Superfund sites. Relevant communications with the companies appear in the “See Related Documents” link. Superfund Site Status is current as of March 2007. Data about Potential Responsibility was obtained in April 2006. Campaign contribution data is from the Center for Responsive Politics.

For more information, read “EPA Document Lists Firms Tied to Superfund Sites” and How We Did It.

AK Steel Holding Corporation
Armco Incorporated and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, formed AK Steel Holding Corporation in 1994. AK Steel Holding bought its former parent Armco in 1999.


Superfund Site Status List of sites
Number of sites linked to this company, and its subsidiaries, by status on the EPA’s National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 2
Currently on list: FAQs 20
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 3
Total sites: 25

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 15
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 1
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 24

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $455,110
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $1,060,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
68TH STREET DUMP/INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISESROSEDALEMDMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
ARMCO INCORPORATION-HAMILTON PLANTHAMILTONOHSingle
ARROWHEAD REFINERY CO.HERMANTOWNMNMulti
BRIO REFINING, INC.FRIENDSWOODTXMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CHEM-DYNEHAMILTONOHMulti
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.ORLANDOFLMulti
CONSERVATION CHEMICAL CO.KANSAS CITYMOMulti
DIXIE OIL PROCESSORS, INC.FRIENDSWOODTXMulti
DOEPKE DISPOSAL (HOLLIDAY)SHAWNEE MISSIONKSMulti
ELLIS PROPERTYEVESHAM TOWNSHIPNJMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
INTERSTATE LEAD CO. (ILCO)LEEDSALMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
MALONE SERVICE CO - SWAN LAKE PLANTTEXAS CITYTXMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
PAB OIL & CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.ABBEVILLELAMulti
PALMERTON ZINC PILEPALMERTONPAMulti
PETRO-CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (TURTLE BAYOU)LIBERTYTXMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SEYMOUR RECYCLING CORP.SEYMOURINMulti
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADTXMulti
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. (SHARON PLANT)SHARONPAMulti