Koppers Holdings Inc

NYSE:KOP

Koppers Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and currently employs 2,088 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-02-01. The company offers its products and services in a diverse range of end-markets. The company has three business segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC) and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). Its RUPS segment sells treated and untreated wood products, rail joint bars and services primarily to the railroad markets in the United States and Canada and treated wood products and services to the utility markets in the United States and Australia. Its PC segment maintains sales and manufacturing capabilities in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand. Its CMC segment manufactures its primary products and sells them directly to global customer base under long-term contracts or through purchase orders negotiated by its regional sales personnel and coordinated through its regional marketing groups.