# Koppers Inc.

> Koppers Inc. supplies treated railroad ties and utility poles, wood-preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds to infrastructure and industrial customers worldwide. Its connected businesses span chemical production, wood treatment, distribution, and used-crosstie recovery. Financial figures refer to its publicly traded parent, Koppers Holdings Inc.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** Pittsburgh, United States
- **Founders:** Heinrich Koppers (Founder of the American predecessor company incorporated in 1912; not founder of the current 1988 legal entity)
- **Products:** Railroad crossties and components, Utility and industrial wood products, MicroPro, FlamePRO, Carbon pitch and distillates
- **Notable:** Reported FY2025 consolidated sales of $1.8793 billion., Completed the approximately $100 million Brown Wood asset acquisition in April 2024., Reported its lowest total recordable incident rate in its 2025 sustainability report.

## Products & services

- **Railroad crossties and components** — Pressure-treated crossties, switch ties, bridge timbers, pre-plating, rail joints, and crossing products.
- **Utility and industrial wood products** — Treated wood poles, crossarms, and pilings for utility, marine, and construction applications.
- **MicroPro** — Micronized copper azole wood-preservation technology for treated lumber.
- **FlamePRO** — Fire-retardant treatment chemicals for appropriate wood construction applications.
- **Carbon pitch and distillates** — Carbon pitch, creosote, naphthalene, and other feedstocks for industrial customers and internal wood-treatment operations.
- **Recovery Resources** — Scrap-crosstie collection, processing, railcar management, reuse, and energy-recovery solutions.
- **Applied research and carbon testing** — Materials analysis, technical assistance, formulation research, and development of carbon applications and coatings.

## Achievements

- Reported FY2025 consolidated sales of $1.8793 billion.
- Completed the approximately $100 million Brown Wood asset acquisition in April 2024.
- Reported its lowest total recordable incident rate in its 2025 sustainability report.
- Reported its lowest Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions since reporting began in 2007.
- Held a September 2026 Investor Day with Performance Chemicals materials and a webcast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Investor Day materials and webcast dated September 17 were published on the investor-relations site.
- **2026-08** — Q2 sales were $520.1 million; adjusted EBITDA was $71.0 million. A $147.5 million net loss included $215.8 million of impairment, restructuring, and plant-closure costs. Management announced acceleration of the planned Stickney closure.
- **2026-06** — Published the 2025 sustainability report and a refreshed 2030 strategy framework.
- **2026-02** — Reported FY2025 sales of $1,879.3 million and net income attributable to Koppers of $56.0 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.koppers.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/koppers-inc./
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kopperswood
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koppers_inc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koppersinc

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Last updated: 2026-10-22