# SunCoke Energy

> SunCoke Energy supplies metallurgical and foundry coke, captures cokemaking heat for steam and electricity, and provides bulk-material logistics and steel mill services. Its customers include Cleveland-Cliffs, U.S. Steel and ArcelorMittal Brazil. The 2025 acquisition of Phoenix Global expanded its services to electric arc furnace operators and additional international markets.

- **Founded:** 1960
- **Headquarters:** Lisle, United States
- **Founders:** B. Ray Thompson (Originator of the predecessor cokemaking process; built early test ovens in Vansant, Virginia)
- **Products:** Metallurgical coke, Foundry coke, Heat-recovery steam and electricity, Bulk logistics terminals, Phoenix Global mill services
- **Notable:** Developed heat-recovery cokemaking, implemented at Indiana Harbor in 1998., Became a standalone public company through its 2011 separation from Sunoco., Commercialized foundry coke in 2020.

## Products & services

- **Metallurgical coke** — Carbon-rich material used in blast furnace ironmaking; sold largely through long-term take-or-pay agreements.
- **Foundry coke** — Coke for foundry production of cast iron; commercial sales began in 2020.
- **Heat-recovery steam and electricity** — Captures excess cokemaking heat for steam or electrical power generation.
- **Bulk logistics terminals** — Receiving, mixing, storing and transloading coal and other bulk materials through Convent Marine, Lake and Kanawha River terminals.
- **Phoenix Global mill services** — Molten slag removal, handling and processing, metal recovery, scrap preparation and material transport at customer sites.

## Achievements

- Developed heat-recovery cokemaking, implemented at Indiana Harbor in 1998.
- Became a standalone public company through its 2011 separation from Sunoco.
- Commercialized foundry coke in 2020.
- Completed the announced $325 million Phoenix Global acquisition on August 1, 2025.
- Reported Q2 2026 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $69.6 million, versus $43.6 million a year earlier.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced October 27 release of Q3 2026 results and an 11 a.m. ET earnings call; results were still pending as of October 23.
- **2026-07** — Reported Q2 revenue of $475.3 million and net income attributable to SunCoke of $13.1 million; raised full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $250 million-$265 million.
- **2026-07** — Reported that Middletown’s turbine had returned to service in May after a failure.
- **2026-02** — Reported Haverhill I closure following the reported Algoma contract breach; revised domestic blast furnace equivalent capacity to approximately 3.7 million tons.

## Links

- Website: https://suncoke.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/suncoke-energy

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