SunCoke Energy Says U.S. Coke Production Estimated to Be Nearly 1.1 Million Tons in Third Quarter 2012
10/04/2012 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that third quarter 2012 U.S. coke production is expected to be approximately 1,099,000 tons, an estimated increase of 135,000 tons, or 14%, versus the same period in 2011.
SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that third quarter 2012 U.S. coke production is expected to be approximately 1,099,000 tons, an estimated increase of 135,000 tons, or 14%, versus the same period in 2011. The estimated year-over-year increase in U.S. coke production in third quarter 2012 was driven by its Middletown facility, partly offset by lower production at our Indiana Harbor facility.
Its total U.S. cokemaking capacity utilization was 103% in third quarter 2012, the same utilization rate as in third quarter 2011.
SunCoke Energy, Inc. is the largest independent producer of metallurgical 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 cokemaking facilities are located in Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Vitoria, Brazil, and our coal mining operations, which have more than 114 million tons of proven and probable reserves, are located in Virginia and West Virginia.
