KOPPERS INC.
PITTSBURGH, PA

Koppers is an integrated global provider of products and services used to enhance and modernize the worldwide infrastructure. Koppers is an integrated global provider of products and services used to enhance and modernize the worldwide infrastructure. About Koppers Koppers is an integrated global producer of carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products for the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, steel, residential lumber, and agriculture industries.  Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Koppers serves its customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.  Koppers carbon materials and chemicals are essential to the production of aluminum, steel, plastics, resins, treated wood, and rubber products. In addition, the carbon materials and chemicals also increase the durability of many products including railroad ties, utility and transmission poles, and marine pilings. As a leading distiller of coal tar, a by-product of the transformation of coal into coke, Koppers produces carbon pitch, refined tar, creosote, carbon black feedstock and chemical oils. The chemical oils resulting from distillation are used to produce naphthalene and phthalic anhydride (PAA). About Koppers About Koppers Koppers, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. Its products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries.  With more than 1,800 employees, it serves its customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe.  The company operates three primary business segments. Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS) Koppers is the largest supplier of railroad crossties in North America to the Class I and short-line railroads. Our other products and services include utility poles, rail joint bars and railroad bridge services. Koppers is the global leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing wood preservation chemicals and wood treatment technologies for use in residential, industrial and agricultural applications. Koppers distills coal tar into a variety of products, including creosote, carbon pitch, carbon black feedstock, naphthalene and phthalic anhydride, which are intermediate materials necessary in the pressure treatment of wood and production of aluminum, carbon black, high strength concrete, plasticizers and specialty chemicals. Koppers is also firmly committed to advancing a Zero Harm culture that places the care and protection of its people, environment and communities above all else. This focused approach empowers employees to ensure safe operations through a heightened awareness of process safety, product safety, environmental stewardship and security. Koppers was established in December 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and became a publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2006. Koppers Cares about Communities Koppers Cares about Communities Koppers facilities around the world are key contributors to local economies and in many instances, we are a major employer in the area.  The CAP members meet with facility managers and company representatives on a regular basis to discuss matters of mutual interest and through these connections, we have developed a direct channel of engagement for building strong partnerships to support the growth and development of both Koppers and our local communities. In addition to meetings and discussions with the CAPs, Koppers strives to connect employees to community members through volunteer activities and the support of philanthropic causes. Giving back to the community has long been a Koppers tradition and in the past, employees have volunteered their time to plant trees, clean streams, mentor children, and repair homes. Recently, Koppers implemented a new Community Involvement Initiative to promote positive engagement with our local communities. KoppersCares Day of Service Koppers believes that stronger communities are good places to do business and we encourage our facilities to partner with nonprofit organizations to strengthen community services and programs. To that end, we launched the KoppersCares Day of Service program at all of our U.S. locations. The KoppersCares Day of Service is a day of volunteer work for one selected nonprofit partner in a community where a Koppers facility is located and that matches our philanthropic priorities of family services, health organizations, education, culture and the arts, community improvement, and the environment. If you are interested in partnering with a Koppers location in the future for a KoppersCares Day of Service project, please contact Jessica Franklin at Koppers Inc. 2017 Annual Report Interested in a Career at Koppers? We are Koppers. We work carefully, honestly and responsibly with respect for each other, our communities and our planet. Koppers Railroad Structures