{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"145010","rtpr_id":"nBw5B48Qka-20260916","ticker":"CLF","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CLF","SXC"],"title":"SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Addition of Wendell L. Carter to the Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-16T11:30:00.135Z","article_body":"SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Addition of Wendell L. Carter to the Board of\nDirectors\n\nSunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) today announced that Mr. Wendell L. Carter\nhas been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective\nimmediately. Carter will be a member of the Compensation Committee and the\nGovernance Committee of the board, and will serve in the class of directors\nstanding for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May\n2027.\n\nArthur F. Anton, the Company’s Chairman, stated, “On behalf of the Board,\nI am delighted to welcome Wendell Carter to SunCoke. Wendell’s distinguished\ncareer in the iron and steel industry, and his extensive operational and\ntechnical experience will add valuable perspective to our Board. We look\nforward to working with him and benefiting from his insights.”\n\n“Wendell has a strong record of applying engineering and technology to\nimprove manufacturing performance,” commented Katherine T. Gates, the\nCompany’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His metallurgical\nengineering background, leadership in product and process innovation, and deep\nexperience optimizing large-scale steelmaking operations aligns closely with\nSunCoke’s focus on operational excellence.”\n\nMr. Carter began his career at Inland Steel in 1983 in technical and\nsupervisory ironmaking roles and advanced through leadership positions in\noperations, engineering, strategy, product development, and quality. Most\nrecently, as Executive Vice President, Technology, of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.\n(NYSE: CLF), he led research facilities in Middletown, Ohio, and Novi,\nMichigan, overseeing 120 research engineers developing products and processes\nfor automotive, consumer, stainless, electrical, and plate markets. He also\nmanaged corporate engineering, quality, and production planning, including an\napproximately $1.0 billion annual engineering and capital expenditure budget.\nFrom 2021 to 2022, he was Executive Vice President, West Operations, at\nCleveland-Cliffs, leading operations across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,\nNorthern Ohio, and West Virginia. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2021, he was\nSenior Vice President, Carbon Light Flat Roll at Cleveland-Cliffs. From 2011\nto 2020, he concurrently served as Vice President & General Manager,\nArcelorMittal USA LLC, with responsibility for a 7.5-million-ton steelmaking\nfacility, three supporting plants, and 4,900 employees. He holds a B.S. in\nMetallurgical Engineering and an M.B.A. and has authored 13 technical papers\non iron blast furnace construction and practice. He is a Distinguished Member\nand Fellow, and a past president, of the Association for Iron & Steel\nTechnology, and an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Mining,\nMetallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.\n\n“I am very happy to be joining SunCoke at this exciting stage of the\nCompany’s development,” said Mr. Carter. “I look forward to working with\nKatherine and the rest of the Board to help create value-enhancing\nopportunities for our shareholders.”\n\nABOUT SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.\n\nSunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) supplies high-quality coke to domestic and\ninternational customers. Our coke is used in the blast furnace production of\nsteel as well as the foundry production of casted iron, with the majority of\nsales under long-term, take-or-pay contracts. We also export coke to overseas\ncustomers seeking high-quality product for their blast furnaces. Our process\nutilizes an innovative heat-recovery technology that captures excess heat for\nsteam or electrical power generation and draws upon more than 60 years of\ncokemaking experience to operate our facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,\nVirginia, and Brazil. Our industrial services business provides export and\ndomestic material handling services to coke, coal, steel, power, and other\nbulk customers, as well as mission-critical services to leading steel\nproducers globally. The logistics terminals have the collective capacity to\nmix and transload more than 40 million tons of material each year and are\nstrategically located to reach Gulf Coast, East Coast, Great Lakes, and\ninternational ports. Additional industrial services include the removal,\nhandling, and processing of molten slag at customer sites, as well as\npreparation and transportation of metal scraps, raw materials, and finished\nproducts. To learn more about SunCoke Energy, Inc., visit our website at\nwww.suncoke.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suncoke.com&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.suncoke.com&index=1&md5=61181e4fc00712539b81874943d41ca2)\n.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release and related conference call contain “forward-looking\nstatements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as\namended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).\nForward-looking statements often may be identified by the use of such words as\n\"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"intend,\" \"anticipate,\" \"estimate,\"\n\"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"continue,\" \"may,\" \"will,\" \"should,\" or the negative\nof these terms, or similar expressions. However, the absence of these words or\nsimilar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any\nstatements made in this press release or during the related conference call\nthat are not statements of historical fact, including those concerning\npossible or assumed future results of operations, our 2026 guidance and\noutlook, our expectation to continue a quarterly dividend, descriptions of our\nbusiness plans and strategies, and other statements about our beliefs and\nexpectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such.\nForward-looking statements represent only our present beliefs regarding future\nevents, many of which are inherently uncertain and involve significant known\nand unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are beyond the control of\nSunCoke) that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ\nmaterially from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in\nsuch forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but\nare not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A (“Risk\nFactors”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently completed\nfiscal year, as well as those described from time to time in our other reports\nand filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).\n\nIn accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995, SunCoke has included in its filings with the\nSEC cautionary language identifying important factors (but not necessarily all\nthe important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by SunCoke. For\ninformation concerning these factors and other important information regarding\nthe matters discussed in this press release and related conference call, see\nSunCoke's SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on\nSunCoke's website at www.suncoke.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suncoke.com&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.suncoke.com&index=2&md5=e9e0c51b8c675b2dc29345b22e4882a0)\nor on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=3&md5=77a8ccd7b79f7cf26fcd9e24607ad67e)\n. All forward-looking statements included in this press release and related\nconference call are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary\nstatements. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this press\nrelease and related conference call also could have material adverse effects\non forward-looking statements.\n\nForward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are\nbased upon the current knowledge, beliefs and expectations of SunCoke\nmanagement, and upon assumptions by SunCoke concerning future conditions, any\nor all of which ultimately may prove to be inaccurate. You should not place\nundue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndate of this press release. SunCoke does not intend, and expressly disclaims\nany obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements (or\nassociated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events, or otherwise, after the date of this press release except as\nrequired by applicable law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916483154/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916483154/en/)\n\nInvestor/Media Inquiries:\n\nSharon Doyle\n\nManager, Investor Relations\n\n(630) 824-1907\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5B48Qka-20260916","title":"SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Addition of Wendell L. Carter to the Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CLF","created":"2026-09-16T11:30:00.135Z","tickers":["CLF","SXC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"SunCoke Energy, Inc. Announces Addition of Wendell L. Carter to the Board of\nDirectors\n\nSunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) today announced that Mr. Wendell L. Carter\nhas been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective\nimmediately. Carter will be a member of the Compensation Committee and the\nGovernance Committee of the board, and will serve in the class of directors\nstanding for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May\n2027.\n\nArthur F. Anton, the Company’s Chairman, stated, “On behalf of the Board,\nI am delighted to welcome Wendell Carter to SunCoke. Wendell’s distinguished\ncareer in the iron and steel industry, and his extensive operational and\ntechnical experience will add valuable perspective to our Board. We look\nforward to working with him and benefiting from his insights.”\n\n“Wendell has a strong record of applying engineering and technology to\nimprove manufacturing performance,” commented Katherine T. Gates, the\nCompany’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His metallurgical\nengineering background, leadership in product and process innovation, and deep\nexperience optimizing large-scale steelmaking operations aligns closely with\nSunCoke’s focus on operational excellence.”\n\nMr. Carter began his career at Inland Steel in 1983 in technical and\nsupervisory ironmaking roles and advanced through leadership positions in\noperations, engineering, strategy, product development, and quality. Most\nrecently, as Executive Vice President, Technology, of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.\n(NYSE: CLF), he led research facilities in Middletown, Ohio, and Novi,\nMichigan, overseeing 120 research engineers developing products and processes\nfor automotive, consumer, stainless, electrical, and plate markets. He also\nmanaged corporate engineering, quality, and production planning, including an\napproximately $1.0 billion annual engineering and capital expenditure budget.\nFrom 2021 to 2022, he was Executive Vice President, West Operations, at\nCleveland-Cliffs, leading operations across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,\nNorthern Ohio, and West Virginia. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2021, he was\nSenior Vice President, Carbon Light Flat Roll at Cleveland-Cliffs. From 2011\nto 2020, he concurrently served as Vice President & General Manager,\nArcelorMittal USA LLC, with responsibility for a 7.5-million-ton steelmaking\nfacility, three supporting plants, and 4,900 employees. He holds a B.S. in\nMetallurgical Engineering and an M.B.A. and has authored 13 technical papers\non iron blast furnace construction and practice. He is a Distinguished Member\nand Fellow, and a past president, of the Association for Iron & Steel\nTechnology, and an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Mining,\nMetallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.\n\n“I am very happy to be joining SunCoke at this exciting stage of the\nCompany’s development,” said Mr. Carter. “I look forward to working with\nKatherine and the rest of the Board to help create value-enhancing\nopportunities for our shareholders.”\n\nABOUT SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.\n\nSunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) supplies high-quality coke to domestic and\ninternational customers. Our coke is used in the blast furnace production of\nsteel as well as the foundry production of casted iron, with the majority of\nsales under long-term, take-or-pay contracts. We also export coke to overseas\ncustomers seeking high-quality product for their blast furnaces. Our process\nutilizes an innovative heat-recovery technology that captures excess heat for\nsteam or electrical power generation and draws upon more than 60 years of\ncokemaking experience to operate our facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,\nVirginia, and Brazil. Our industrial services business provides export and\ndomestic material handling services to coke, coal, steel, power, and other\nbulk customers, as well as mission-critical services to leading steel\nproducers globally. The logistics terminals have the collective capacity to\nmix and transload more than 40 million tons of material each year and are\nstrategically located to reach Gulf Coast, East Coast, Great Lakes, and\ninternational ports. Additional industrial services include the removal,\nhandling, and processing of molten slag at customer sites, as well as\npreparation and transportation of metal scraps, raw materials, and finished\nproducts. To learn more about SunCoke Energy, Inc., visit our website at\nwww.suncoke.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suncoke.com&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.suncoke.com&index=1&md5=61181e4fc00712539b81874943d41ca2)\n.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release and related conference call contain “forward-looking\nstatements” (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as\namended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).\nForward-looking statements often may be identified by the use of such words as\n\"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"intend,\" \"anticipate,\" \"estimate,\"\n\"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"continue,\" \"may,\" \"will,\" \"should,\" or the negative\nof these terms, or similar expressions. However, the absence of these words or\nsimilar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any\nstatements made in this press release or during the related conference call\nthat are not statements of historical fact, including those concerning\npossible or assumed future results of operations, our 2026 guidance and\noutlook, our expectation to continue a quarterly dividend, descriptions of our\nbusiness plans and strategies, and other statements about our beliefs and\nexpectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such.\nForward-looking statements represent only our present beliefs regarding future\nevents, many of which are inherently uncertain and involve significant known\nand unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are beyond the control of\nSunCoke) that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ\nmaterially from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in\nsuch forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but\nare not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A (“Risk\nFactors”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently completed\nfiscal year, as well as those described from time to time in our other reports\nand filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).\n\nIn accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995, SunCoke has included in its filings with the\nSEC cautionary language identifying important factors (but not necessarily all\nthe important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by SunCoke. For\ninformation concerning these factors and other important information regarding\nthe matters discussed in this press release and related conference call, see\nSunCoke's SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on\nSunCoke's website at www.suncoke.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suncoke.com&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.suncoke.com&index=2&md5=e9e0c51b8c675b2dc29345b22e4882a0)\nor on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54605024&newsitemid=20260916483154&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=3&md5=77a8ccd7b79f7cf26fcd9e24607ad67e)\n. All forward-looking statements included in this press release and related\nconference call are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary\nstatements. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this press\nrelease and related conference call also could have material adverse effects\non forward-looking statements.\n\nForward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are\nbased upon the current knowledge, beliefs and expectations of SunCoke\nmanagement, and upon assumptions by SunCoke concerning future conditions, any\nor all of which ultimately may prove to be inaccurate. You should not place\nundue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndate of this press release. SunCoke does not intend, and expressly disclaims\nany obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements (or\nassociated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events, or otherwise, after the date of this press release except as\nrequired by applicable law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916483154/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916483154/en/)\n\nInvestor/Media Inquiries:\n\nSharon Doyle\n\nManager, Investor Relations\n\n(630) 824-1907\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-16T11:30:00.188600173Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789558200188},"received_at":"2026-09-16T11:30:00.304Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916483154/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"133851","press_release_id":"145010","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Ticker/article mismatch: the release announces a SunCoke Energy (SXC) board appointment; the input ticker CLF appears only via the new director's prior Cleveland-Cliffs employment"],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"SunCoke Energy (NYSE: SXC) appointed Wendell L. 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