PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 09/30/11 — Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), and CSX Transportation Inc. ("CSX") have agreed to a three-year contract for bonded rail joint assemblies. Koppers also provides CSX with various other types of rail joint bar and track component products, treated railroad crossties and other related products and services. The total value of the bonded rail joint assembly contract is estimated at $12-$13 million over the thr
Sales Increase 20% for Quarter; Operating Profit Increases 13% Over Prior Year Quarter as Both Segments Show Improved Results; Diluted EPS Increases to $0.96 per Share Compared to $0.78 per Share in Prior Year Quarter
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — The Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share, payable October 7, 2011, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 15, 2011.Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the
PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 08/01/11 — A subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) and Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited ("Rio Tinto") have agreed to a 42-month contract extension that begins January 1, 2011, and continues through June 30, 2014. Under the terms of the agreement Koppers will supply and transport liquid carbon pitch to Rio Tinto smelters in Australia at a total estimated value in excess of $100 million over the contract period.Commenting on the contract, Walter W
