Koppers Holdings Inc, a leading provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds, has operations in the US, Australasia, Europe, and further afield. The Pennsylvania-based firm operates through three distinct segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services, Performance Chemicals, and Carbon Materials and Chemicals. Its Railroad and Utility Products and Services division supplies crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings, while its Performance Chemicals division develops copper-based wood preservatives and fire-retardant chemicals for pressure treatment of wood, primarily in commercial construction. Finally, Koppers' Carbon Materials and Chemicals division creates raw materials for a range of industries, including construction, steel, rubber, and agriculture. Koppers Holdings was founded in 1988 and continues to be a major player in the wood and carbon compound industry.
Koppers's ticker is KOP
The company's shares trade on the NYSE stock exchange
They are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There are 1001-5000 employees working at Koppers
It is koppers.com
Koppers is in the Basic Materials sector
Koppers is in the Specialty Chemicals industry
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