Worthington Industries (WOR) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5 percent to $0.21 per share in 2017. The dividend will be payable to shareholders of record on September 15, 2017 and will be paid on September 29, 2017.

Worthington Industries is a metals manufacturing company. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington serves customers in automotive, construction and agriculture markets. The company manufactures pressure cylinders for propane, refrigerant and industrial gasses and cryogenic applications, water well tanks for commercial and residential uses, CNG and LNG storage, transportation and alternative fuel tanks, oil & gas equipment, and consumer products for camping, grilling, hand torch solutions and helium balloon kits. Also WOR is a manufacturer of operator cabs for heavy mobile industrial equipment; laser welded blanks for light weighting applications; automotive racking solutions; and through joint ventures, complete ceiling grid solutions; automotive tooling and stampings; and steel framing for commercial construction.