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Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP)At 4:02PM ET: 28.78  Down 0.47 (1.61%)  
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Koppers Holdings Inc.
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States - Map
Phone: 412-227-2001
Web Site: http://www.koppers.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:Lumber, Wood Production
Full Time Employees:1,747

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Koppers Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides carbon compounds and commercial wood treatment products to aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber and steel industries. It operates in two segments, Carbon Materials & Chemicals, and Railroad & Utility Products. The Carbon Materials & Chemicals segment engages in the distillation of coal tar in North America, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. It manufactures carbon pitch, which is used in the production of aluminum and steel; phthalic anhydride that is used in the production of plasticizers and polyester resins; creosote and carbon black feedstock, which is used in the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon black that is used in the manufacture of rubber tires; and naphthalene, which is used primarily as a surfactant in the production of concrete. This segment also sells refined tars, benzole, and specialty chemicals. The Railroad & Utility Products segment markets commercial wood treatment products primarily to railroad and public utility markets in the United States and Australia. Its products include procuring and treating items, such as crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings. This segment also offers utility products, which include transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; and piling used in industrial foundations, beach housing, docks, and piers. The company was formerly known as KI Holdings, Inc. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Koppers Holdings Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 85.7% of Russell 3000 companies and 69.1% of Materials companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Walter W. Turner , 62
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Exec. Director, Member of Safety, Health & Environmental Committee, Chief Exec. Officer of Koppers Inc and Pres of Koppers Inc
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Brian H. McCurrie , 48
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Steven R. Lacy , 53
    Sr. VP of Admin., Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Thomas D. Loadman , 54
    VP and Gen. Mang. of Railroad Products & Services - Koppers Inc
    $ 304.00KN/A
    Mr. Kevin J. Fitzgerald , 56
    Sr. VP of Global Carbon Materials and Chemicals - Koppers Inc
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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