Koppers Holdings Inc.

Koppers Holdings Inc. is a specialty chemicals company that provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds globally. Its operations are organized into three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services, Performance Chemicals, and Carbon Materials and Chemicals. The company procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and lumber for railroad bridges and crossings, and offers utility products such as pressure-treated transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities. It also supplies copper-based wood preservatives under the MicroPro and MicroShades brands, and fire-retardant chemicals under the FlamePro brand. Additionally, Koppers produces creosote for wood treatment and carbon black feedstock, as well as carbon pitch used in aluminum and steel production, and naphthalene for concrete surfactants.

Koppers Holdings Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol KOP. Its shares are traded in US dollars (USD), reflecting its primary listing in the United States. The company is headquartered in the United States and operates in the US region, with its financial reporting and stock trading denominated in USD.

Koppers Holdings Inc. operates in the Basic Materials sector and is classified under the Specialty Chemicals industry. This means the company focuses on producing specialized chemical products, particularly those used in wood treatment and carbon-based materials. Its specialty chemicals include wood preservatives, fire retardants, and carbon compounds, which serve niche applications in railroads, utilities, construction, and industrial manufacturing.

Koppers Holdings Inc. serves a variety of markets globally, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, and residential construction industries. Its Railroad and Utility Products and Services segment provides treated crossties, switch ties, and lumber for railroad infrastructure, as well as pressure-treated poles for electric and telephone utilities. The Performance Chemicals segment supplies wood preservatives and fire-retardant chemicals for decking, fencing, utility poles, and agricultural applications. The Carbon Materials and Chemicals segment serves the aluminum and steel industries with carbon pitch, and the concrete industry with naphthalene-based surfactants. The company also operates a business related to the recovery of used crossties.

Koppers Holdings Inc. offers a diverse portfolio of products under several brands. Its wood preservatives include micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, dichloro-octyl-isothiazolinone, and chromated copper arsenate, marketed under the MicroPro and MicroShades brands for applications in decking, fencing, utility poles, and construction lumber. The company also supplies fire-retardant chemicals under the FlamePro brand for pressure-treated wood. Additionally, Koppers produces creosote for wood treatment and carbon black feedstock, as well as carbon pitch used in aluminum and steel production, and naphthalene for use as a surfactant in concrete. These products serve the railroad, utility, residential, and industrial sectors.