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Home > Company Index > Chemicals > Basic & Intermediate Chemicals & Petrochemicals > Koppers Industries, Inc.

Koppers Industries, Inc.
 PROFILE
Koppers Industries treats wood right. The company makes carbon compounds and treated-wood products for the chemical, railroad, aluminum, utility, and steel markets. Its carbon materials and chemicals unit (58% of sales) makes materials for producing aluminum, polyester resins, plasticizers, and wood preservatives. The railroad and utility products segment supplies treated crossties and utility poles and treats wood for vineyard, construction, and other uses. Koppers owns 50% of KSA Limited Partnership, which produces 170,000 concrete crossties annually. The company operates in the Australasia region, Europe, and the US. Private investment firm Saratoga Partners III, L.P., owns Koppers.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 723.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 8.9%
Employees: 2,155
Revenue per employee: $335,730.86

 KEY PEOPLE
• Walter W. Turner
    CEO
• Donald E. Davis
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
436 7th Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
US
Phone: 412-227-2001
Fax: 412-227-2333
Online: Web Site

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