Koppers Signs Three-Year Contract With Norfolk Southern for Rail Joints
(firmenpresse) - PITTSBURGH, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/22/13 -- Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), and Norfolk Southern Railway Company Inc. (Norfolk Southern) have agreed to a three-year contract for bonded rail joint assemblies. In addition to bonded rail joint assemblies, Koppers provides various other types of rail joint bar and track component products along with treated railroad crossties and other treated products and services to Norfolk Southern. Koppers will provide the bonded rail joint assemblies for this contract from its facility located in Huntington, West Virginia.
"We are very pleased to be able to sign this contract for our rail joint bar business and expand our relationship with a highly valued customer like Norfolk Southern," said Walter W. Turner, president and CEO of Koppers.
Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands, Australia and China. 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: . Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Leroy M. Ball at 412 227 2118 or Michael W. Snyder at 412 227 2131.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company's strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and financial results are forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "projects," "indicates," and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Koppers, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the laws, regulations, policies and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and foreign currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company does business; competitive pressures; the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships; customer insolvencies; successful integration of structural changes, including restructuring plans, acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; cost and availability of raw materials; and other economic, business, competitive, regulatory and/or operational factors affecting the business of Koppers generally.
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