The estimated year-over-year increase in U.S. coke production in the second quarter was driven by the new Middletown facility and continued strong operations at SunCoke’s Haverhill and Granite City facilities. The estimated increase versus first quarter 2012 is due to higher production at the Indiana Harbor and Middletown facilities. SunCoke’s coke-making capacity utilization was approximately 103% in second quarter 2012 versus 100% in second quarter 2011 and 101% in first quarter 2012.

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