Koppers Holdings Inc. is a leading integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds serving railroad, utility, construction, and industrial end-markets across North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The company operates three core segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (the largest supplier of railroad crossties and second-largest producer of utility poles in North America), Performance Chemicals (a global leader in copper-based wood preservatives and fire-retardant chemicals), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (the largest global supplier of creosote to the railroad industry and a producer of carbon pitch and naphthalene). The business generates revenue through the sale of treated wood products and chemicals under long-term contracts and purchase orders, while maintaining competitive advantages through vertically integrated supply chains, a geographically distributed network of treating plants, and proprietary technologies and brands.