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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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Key Statistics

Closing Price	36.95
Volume	48319
Volume Avg	130228
52 Week High	46.14
52 Week Low	23.59
PE	21.14
PE (group average)	25
EPS Year	1.77
EPS change Q/Q	72%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	19.44%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-61.26%
EPS change Y/Y	-51.8%
REV change Q/Q	16.67%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	30.92%
EPS next Q est	1.11
EPS next Y est	3.82
Divident Annual	0.90
Dividend Yield	2.44%