specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: AK Steel Holding
providerId: ak-steel-holding
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (successor to AK Steel Holding)
serviceCategory: Steel / Manufacturing
tags:
  - Steel
  - Manufacturing
  - Metals
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: AK Steel Holding was acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs in March 2020 and no longer operates as
  an independent entity. Cost surface for any historical AK Steel relationships is steel product
  invoiced by Cleveland-Cliffs (tonnage × grade × delivery), not API consumption.
notes: Defunct entity; meters reflect the steel-product commerce model the successor (Cleveland-Cliffs)
  uses.
sources:
  - https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Sales Quote / Contract
  billingFrequency: Per-Order
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: AK Steel Products (now Cleveland-Cliffs)
  ServiceCategory: Steel / Manufacturing
  ProviderName: AK Steel Holding
  PublisherName: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: steel_tonnage
    description: Steel ordered, by grade and product family
    unit: ton
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - grade
      - product_family
      - mill
  - name: delivery_charges
    description: Freight, handling, and surcharge fees
    unit: shipment
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - mode
      - destination
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility comes from purchase-order and invoice data issued by Cleveland-Cliffs;
      AK Steel itself no longer reports independently.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate steel cost by program, plant, and product family using the same purchase
      order keys carried over from AK Steel relationships.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize through grade rationalization, mill consolidation, and contract/term renegotiation
      with Cleveland-Cliffs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Procurement and operations jointly own the supplier relationship; align reviews with
      Cleveland-Cliffs annual contract cycles.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com