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Sales Increase Two Percent Over Prior Year Quarter; Diluted EPS From Continuing Operations $0.65 Compared to $0.24 for Prior Year Quarter; Strong Quarter for Railroad and Utility Products
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 02/06/13 — The Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share, payable April 8, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2013. The quarterly dividend amount of $0.25 represents a four percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.24 per share.Koppers has also established a record date for its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders. Koppers
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 01/22/13 — Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), and Norfolk Southern Railway Company Inc. (Norfolk Southern) have agreed to a three-year contract for bonded rail joint assemblies. In addition to bonded rail joint assemblies, Koppers provides various other types of rail joint bar and track component products along with treated railroad crossties and other treated products and services to Norfolk Southern. Koppers will provide the bon
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 01/18/13 — Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) intends to release its fourth quarter 2012 financial results before the opening of the markets on Thursday, February 14, 2013, and discuss its results on a conference call later that day at 11:00 a.m. EST.Interested parties may access the live audio broadcast by dialing 800 762 8779 in the United States/Canada, or +1 480 629 9818 for international, Conference ID number 4592122. Investors are requested to access the
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 10/01/12 — Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) intends to release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the opening of the markets on Thursday, November 8, 2012, and discuss its results on a conference call later that day at 11:00 a.m. EST.Interested parties may access the live audio broadcast by dialing (877) 941 9205 in the United States/Canada, or +1 (480) 629 9771 for international, Conference ID number 4567709. Investors are requested to access th
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 08/19/12 — The Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) has approved the formation of a majority-owned joint venture company by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Koppers International B.V., to design and construct a tar distillation plant in partnership with Yizhou Group in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. The tar distillation facility will be part of an integrated carbon production complex comprised of three plants, including a 300,000 metric t
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 05/01/12 — Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), and Union Pacific Railroad Company have agreed to extend their existing sales contract for an additional five years through January 31, 2017. Koppers provides treated railroad crossties and other railroad-related products and services to Union Pacific. The contract extension strengthens the historical relationship between Koppers and Union Pacific."We are pleased to be able to co
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 02/20/12 — Koppers Holdings Inc.-s (NYSE: KOP) Australian operations have experienced a leak of material from one of their storage tanks at a terminal facility in Portland, Victoria, Australia. The release was detected on Saturday, February 18. The Koppers facility, built in 1994, is situated on land leased from the Port of Portland.The material, coal tar pitch, is used in the manufacture of carbon anodes for the aluminum electrolysis process. The material is
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), announced today that Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, received a purchase order to supply treated railroad crossties to Vale in South America. The estimated revenues from the order are $9-$11 million, and the order is expected to be completed during 2012.Walt Turner, president and CEO of Koppers, said, "This is exciting news for Koppers as we continue to expand our railroad products and services into
