Armco
Forest Hills Country Club was a long-time favorite of many of the local executives working at AK Steel.
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Cache Background
AK Steel Holdings Corporation was a
steelmaking company headquartered in
West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio. The company, whose name was derived from the initials of Armco, its predecessor company, and
Kawasaki Steel Corporation, was acquired by
Cleveland-Cliffs in 2020.AK Steel operated eight steel plants and two tube manufacturing plants in
Ashland, Kentucky;
Butler, Pennsylvania;
Coshocton, Ohio;
Dearborn, Michigan;
Mansfield, Ohio;
Middletown, Ohio;
Rockport, Indiana; and
Zanesville, Ohio. The company had manufacturing operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and facilities in Western Europe. AK Steel produced flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, primarily for the automotive, infrastructure, and manufacturing sectors, including electrical power, and distributors, and converters markets. The company also provided carbon and stainless steel tubing products, die design and tooling, and hot- and cold-stamped components. Of AK Steel's 2018 sales, 63% went to the automotive industry, 15% to the infrastructure and manufacturing industry, and 22% to distributors and converters.
Cache Description
A typical traditional medium-sized hide, with a fun puzzle for solving. The pictures contain a decoder chart. The hint reveals it all.
BE SURE TO USE THE SMALL PUNCH ON YOUR PASSPORT!
NOTICE: You might want to bring a 9-volt battery.
🌟 A HUGE thank you to PhlyPhisher for making this cache! 🌟