SunCoke Energy Reports Expected Q2 Coke Production
07/08/2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that consolidated domestic coke production for second quarter 2013 is estimated to be 1,081,000 tons, down slightly from 1,095,000 tons in second quarter 2012.
The year-over-year change reflects lower production at its Indiana Harbor cokemaking facility, which is undergoing a significant refurbishment, partly offset by higher production at the Haverhill and Middletown facilities.
Domestic capacity utilization in second quarter 2013 is estimated to be 102%, down 2 percentage points from the same prior year period primarily due to lower production at Indiana Harbor.
Included in the results above is coke production attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., which owns a 65% interest in SunCoke Energy, Inc.’s Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities. SunCoke Energy Partners recognizes a proportionate share of the coke production at these two facilities.
Coke production at the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities in second quarter 2013 is estimated to be up nearly 12,000 tons to approximately 455,000 tons compared to 443,000 tons in second quarter 2012. The portion of this production attributable to SunCoke Energy Partners is 296,000 tons and 288,000 tons for second quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Capacity utilization at Haverhill and Middletown collectively was 110% in second quarter 2013, up 2 percentage points from same prior year period.
SunCoke Energy, Inc. is the largest independent producer of coke in the Americas, with 50 years of experience supplying coke to the integrated steel industry. Our advanced, heat recovery cokemaking process produces high-quality coke for use in steelmaking, captures waste heat for derivative energy resale and meets or exceeds environmental standards. Our U.S. cokemaking facilities are located in Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Outside the U.S., we have cokemaking operations in Vitoria, Brazil and Odisha, India. Our coal mining operations, which have more than 110 million tons of proven and probable reserves, are located in Virginia and West Virginia.
