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By Jessica Heffner, Staff Writer Updated 7:44 AM Thursday, October 29, 2009

WEST CHESTER TWP. — AK Steel Corp. has sent in a letter to state officials certifying that its Ohio facilities are in compliance with air emissions regulations despite not being required to do so by a new air emissions permit its partner, Tenn.-based SunCoke Energy, is seeking for a coke plant in Middletown.

SunCoke was required to certify its plants were in compliance to receive the New Source Review permit requested from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for a new $340 million coke oven plant to be built off Yankee Road in Middletown. The plant would create 500 temporary and 75 permanent jobs locally.

While SunCoke sent in its letter to the state Aug. 29 certifying its compliance, questioned were raised by residents if AK as a partner in the project would be required to do the same. The company plans to buy all of the coke — a raw material in steelmaking — and electricity produced by the plant once built.

While the Ohio EPA has not required the local steelmaker to certify compliance as it is a separate company from SunCoke and its local entity, Middletown Coke Company, AK submitted a certification Oct. 23. The company said in its letter it did so because of a revised permit submitted to the Ohio EPA for the conveyor system that will run from the plant to the railcar loadout.

In addition to AK’s flagship plant located in Middletown, the company also has Ohio operations in Coshocton, Mansfield and Zanesville.

Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2843 or jheffner@coxohio.com.

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lmao....Monrow is that the same as MONROE? Britton dont you live in MONROE?

LMAO
11:29 AM, 10/29/2009

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If we were brain dead, we wouldn't be able to comment. How did Snook fit into your back pocket? Where's Monrow? If they were building it somewhere else, everyone would gripe and ask why it's not being built in Monroe. You probably ingest garbage through food every day anyway, whats a little more poison from the air?

Phil Man
8:33 AM, 10/29/2009

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Alright everyone, the plant will be built. Isis, wake up. There was nothing ever about the plant not being built. There never was any doubt. Monroe has spent a lot of money that will go down the drain. They will spend you into the condition we in Middletown are facing. What is a baserment? Also, a 3rd firehouse. We are twice as big in area and 5 times as big in population. We have 5 fire stations and do just fine.

jm
9:13 PM, 10/28/2009

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My counsel in Monroe will take care of this. Plus I have Snook in my back pocket if needed.

baserment boy
8:48 PM, 10/28/2009

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It is as much about the $340 mil as it is Pollution. $340 mil that was easier to come by in the spring of 08 as compared to today.

Also any one thinking this Plant WILL NOT be a major polluter is Brain dead.

If you want development and are willing to sacrifice air quality for it, fine, that is a legit position. If you believe all the hype about "Clean Coke Plant", you too are Brain Dead!

non stupid commenter
6:39 PM, 10/28/2009

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