U.S. Steel to idle Granite City operations, affecting 2,000 workers

• U.S. Steel (NYSE:X) says it will temporarily idle its Granite City Works steelmaking and finishing operations in Granite City, Ill., affecting ~2K employees at the plant who had received WARN notices in early October.
• The company says it will continue steelmaking operations in Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania as well some finishing operations in Alabama.
• SunCoke Energy (SXC, SXCP) says it expects U.S. Steel to honor its contract to supply coke to blast furnace operations through 2025.