Koppers Holdings Inc. provides treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). The RUPS segment procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings. It also provides rail joint bars to join rails together for railroads; transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; and pilings. This segment also provides railroad services, such as engineering, design, repair, and inspection services for railroad bridges. The PC segment develops, manufactures, and markets copper-based wood preservatives, including micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, and chromated copper arsenate for decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and various agricultural uses; water-based wood preservatives and wood specialty additives; and supplies fire-retardant chemicals for pressure treatment of wood primarily in commercial construction. The CMC segment manufactures creosote for use in the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon pitch, a raw material used in the production of aluminum and steel; naphthalene for use as a feedstock in the production of phthalic anhydride and as a surfactant in the production of concrete; phthalic anhydride for the production of plasticizers, polyester resins, and alkyd paints; and carbon black feedstock for use in the production of carbon black. The company serves the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries. Koppers Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
IPO Year: 2006
Exchange: NYSE
Website: koppers.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/13/2024 | $67.50 | Hold → Buy | Singular Research |
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds, today announced that the company will host meetings with the investment community as part of its participation in the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference, which will be held in Chicago, on August 27, 2025. Koppers management will be represented by Bradley Pearce, Chief Accounting Officer, and Quynh McGuire, Vice President of Investor Relations. Presentation materials will be available on www.koppers.com in the Investo
PITTSBURGH, Aug.11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) today announced that the company will host meetings with the investment community as follows: Boston on August 12, 2025New York on August 13, 2025Koppers management will be represented by Leroy Ball, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Quynh McGuire, Vice President of Investor Relations. Presentation materials will be available on www.koppers.com in the Investor Relations section of the company's website. About Koppers Koppers (NYSE:KOP) is an integrated global provider of essential tr
Sales of $504.8 Million vs. $563.2 Million in Prior Year QuarterNet income attributable to Koppers of $16.4 Million vs. $26.8 Million in Prior Year QuarterDiluted EPS of $0.81 vs. $1.25 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EPS of $1.48 vs. $1.36 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EBITDA of $77.1 Million vs. $77.5 Million in Prior Year QuarterYear-to-date capital expenditures of $26.4 Million vs. $43.4 Million in Prior Year PeriodYear-to-date capital expenditures, net of insurance proceeds and sale of assets, of $21.7 Million vs. $41.8 Million in Prior Year PeriodPITTSBURGH, Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatme
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of Koppers common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on August 29, 2025. Koppers expects to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the Board's determination that
PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that the company plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2025 before the market opens on Friday, August 8, 2025, and discuss its outlook on a conference call later that day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Presentation materials will be available at least 15 minutes before the call on www.koppers.com in the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Interes
PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) today published its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), detailing the company's progress in executing its comprehensive Sustainability Plan, driven by its values of People, Planet, and Performance. Highlights from the 2024 CSR include: Achieving a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.52, the lowest in company history, demonstrating our global workforce's unwavering commitment to a Zero Harm culture.Realizing a 53% increase in solar energy production year-over-year, most notably through com
PITTSBURGH, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that the company successfully extended the maturity date of its $800 million revolving credit facility (Revolving Facility) to the earlier of (i) ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of the company's secured term loan facility; or (ii) June 17, 2030. This transaction also modifies the total net leverage ratio financial covenant by removing the step down to 4.50:1.00 for th
PITTSBURGH, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds, today announced that the company will host meetings with the investment community as part of its participation in upcoming investor conferences as follows: Sidoti Small Cap Conference, which will be held virtually, on June 12, 2025.Singular Research Summer Solstice Conference, which will be held in New York City, on June 18, 2025.Koppers management will be represented by Bradley Pearce, Chief Accountin
PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), a leading integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced the appointment of James A. Sullivan as President and Chief Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2025. In this newly created role, Sullivan will lead the Koppers enterprise-wide transformation process named Catalyst. He will oversee the evaluation, scoping, quantification, planning and execution of hundreds of opportunities through a rigorous process aimed at maximizing per
PITTSBURGH, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds, today announced that the company will host meetings with the investment community as part of its participation in the Barrington Research Spring Virtual Investment Conference, which will be held virtually on May 29, 2025. Koppers management will be represented by the following: Jimmi Sue Smith, Chief Financial OfficerBradley Pearce, Chief Accounting OfficerQuynh McGuire, Vice President of Investor Rel
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PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), a leading integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced the appointment of James A. Sullivan as President and Chief Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2025. In this newly created role, Sullivan will lead the Koppers enterprise-wide transformation process named Catalyst. He will oversee the evaluation, scoping, quantification, planning and execution of hundreds of opportunities through a rigorous process aimed at maximizing per
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety, Inc. (NYSE:MSA) today announced that Nish Vartanian, MSA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected to the Board of Directors at Koppers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KOP). Koppers is a Pittsburgh-based integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds. "I am honored to join the Board of Koppers, a company whose values align closely with mine," Mr. Vartanian said. "It will be incredibly exciting to help the Board and Koppers leadership build upon their most recent accompl
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James Healey, Vice President, Utility and Industrial Products, to Retire at Year-End 2024, Jason Bakk Named Successor for Vice President, Utility and Industrial Products,Brett Johnston Named Successor for Vice President,North American Carbon Materials and Chemicals PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), today announced a transition plan that will occur throughout 2024 for key leadership roles. The plan will culminate in the retirement of James Healey, Vice President, Utility and Industrial Products (UIP), effective December 31, 2024, after a 40-year career with the company. Mr. Healey will serve as Special Assista
PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), today announced that Kevin Washington has joined the company as Vice President of External Affairs, effective June 13, 2022. In this role, Mr. Washington is responsible for managing relationships with federal, state and local government agencies, leading the company's legislative and regulatory public policy strategy, and engaging with local community and industry stakeholders. In addition, he will oversee and advance corporate communications objectives, which include brand management, internal and external communications and corporate giving.
PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), today announced that Stephen Lucas will join the company as Vice President of Culture and Engagement, effective April 11, 2022. In this role, Mr. Lucas will lead all aspects of driving the organization's people-first culture by ensuring the recruitment, development and retention of top talent, advancing the organization's inclusion and diversity efforts, and finding new ways to enhance overall employee experience. Mr. Lucas most recently served as Global Div
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Sales of $504.8 Million vs. $563.2 Million in Prior Year QuarterNet income attributable to Koppers of $16.4 Million vs. $26.8 Million in Prior Year QuarterDiluted EPS of $0.81 vs. $1.25 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EPS of $1.48 vs. $1.36 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EBITDA of $77.1 Million vs. $77.5 Million in Prior Year QuarterYear-to-date capital expenditures of $26.4 Million vs. $43.4 Million in Prior Year PeriodYear-to-date capital expenditures, net of insurance proceeds and sale of assets, of $21.7 Million vs. $41.8 Million in Prior Year PeriodPITTSBURGH, Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatme
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of Koppers common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on August 29, 2025. Koppers expects to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the Board's determination that
PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that the company plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2025 before the market opens on Friday, August 8, 2025, and discuss its outlook on a conference call later that day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Presentation materials will be available at least 15 minutes before the call on www.koppers.com in the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Interes
PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) today published its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), detailing the company's progress in executing its comprehensive Sustainability Plan, driven by its values of People, Planet, and Performance. Highlights from the 2024 CSR include: Achieving a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.52, the lowest in company history, demonstrating our global workforce's unwavering commitment to a Zero Harm culture.Realizing a 53% increase in solar energy production year-over-year, most notably through com
PITTSBURGH, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that the company successfully extended the maturity date of its $800 million revolving credit facility (Revolving Facility) to the earlier of (i) ninety-one (91) days prior to the maturity date of the company's secured term loan facility; or (ii) June 17, 2030. This transaction also modifies the total net leverage ratio financial covenant by removing the step down to 4.50:1.00 for th
Sales of $456.5 Million vs. $497.6 Million in Prior Year QuarterNet (loss) income attributable to Koppers of $(13.9) Million vs. $13.0 Million in Prior Year QuarterDiluted EPS of $(0.68) vs. $0.59 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EPS of $0.71 vs. $0.62 in Prior Year QuarterAdjusted EBITDA of $55.5 Million vs. $51.5 Million in Prior Year QuarterCapital expenditures of $14.3 Million vs. $26.3 Million in Prior Year QuarterCapital expenditures, net of insurance proceeds and sale of assets, of $10.0 Million vs. $25.8 Million in Prior Year QuarterPITTSBURGH, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals,
PITTSBURGH, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of Koppers common stock. The dividend is payable on June 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on May 30, 2025. Koppers expects to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the Board's determination that the dec
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