PITTSBURGH, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/05/16 -- Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.(NYSE: KOP), announced today that it has completed the sale of its tar distillation properties and assets in the United Kingdom to U.K.-based Industrial Chemicals Group Limited (ICGL).
Koppers has transferred essentially all assets at the Port Clarence and Scunthorpe sites to ICGL in exchange for ICGL assuming all historical environmental-related liabilities. In addition, Koppers made a modest cash contribution toward the environmental remediation that will be ratably released from escrow over the next three years.
As part of the transaction, in order to enable Koppers to continue to meet its customer obligations, ICGL will provide terminal services to Koppers U.K. Limited for the storage and shipping of coal tar, as well as production services to Koppers Specialty Chemicals.
In February 2016, the company announced the closure of the two U.K. tar distillation facilities as part of its continued efforts to streamline the operating footprint of its Carbon Materials and Chemicals business.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. Our 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. Including our joint ventures, we serve our customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP." For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com. Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Michael J. Zugay at 412 227 2231 or Quynh McGuire at 412 227 2049.
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Michael J. Zugay, Chief Financial Officer
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Source: Koppers Holdings Inc.