Koppers Completes Purchase of Property in Oregon

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Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) announced the acquisition of a 70-acre property in Glendale, Oregon, aimed at optimizing its business strategy and supporting a target of $300 million adjusted EBITDA by 2025. The site, formerly a sawmill, includes equipment and will enhance Koppers Performance Chemicals distribution and wood treating capabilities on the West Coast. CEO Leroy Ball highlighted this move as a step towards reducing costs and improving margins while expanding into unserved geographic markets. The acquisition underscores Koppers' focus on network optimization to drive long-term profitability growth.

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• Acquisition of 70-acre property in Oregon enhances distribution network.
• Supports target of $300 million adjusted EBITDA by 2025.
• Improves wood treating capabilities on the West Coast.

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• None.

Continued Deployment of Strategy to Expand and Optimize
Supports Long-Term Profitability Growth

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Utility and Industrial Products Inc. (UIP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, today announced the purchase of a 70-acre property in Glendale, Oregon.

In support of Koppers strategy to expand and optimize its business to achieve the company's target of $300 million adjusted EBITDA in 2025, the acquired property provides various options, including optimizing Koppers Performance Chemicals distribution network and expanding the company's wood treating capabilities to the West Coast.

The purchase of the land, formerly used as a sawmill, also includes equipment on premises.  The property was acquired from The Emerald Fund, LLC.

Commenting on the deal, President and Chief Executive Officer Leroy Ball said, "Our West Coast Performance Chemicals business has grown to the point where adding production and distribution capabilities makes sense to lower our costs and improve our margins.  Longer-term, this property also has the potential to expand our industrial treating footprint into a geographic market that we do not yet serve.  This example again demonstrates our ongoing focus on network optimization, a key strategic pillar of our value creation business model, and represents the next step on our path toward reaching our long-term profitability goal."

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.  We serve our customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australia, 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: www.koppers.com. Inquiries from the media should be directed to Ms. Jessica Franklin Black at BlackJF@koppers.com or 412-227-2025.  Inquiries from the investment community should be directed to Ms. Quynh McGuire at McGuireQT@koppers.com or 412-227-2049.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and may include, but are not limited to, statements about sales levels, acquisitions, restructuring, declines in the value of Koppers assets and the effect of any resulting impairment charges, profitability and anticipated expenses and cash outflows.

All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and words such as "outlook," "guidance," "forecast," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "may," "will," "should," "continue," "plan," "potential," "intend," "likely," or other similar words or phrases are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Any forward-looking statement contained herein, in other press releases, written statements or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in Koppers communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls, regarding future dividends, expectations with respect to sales, earnings, cash flows, operating efficiencies, restructurings, the benefits of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or other matters as well as financings and debt reduction, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies.

Many of these risks, uncertainties and contingencies are beyond our control, and may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements.  Factors that might affect such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the impact of changes in commodity prices, such as oil and copper, on product margins; general economic and business conditions; disruption in the U.S. and global financial markets; potential difficulties in protecting our intellectual property; the ratings on our debt and our ability to repay or refinance our outstanding indebtedness as it matures; our ability to operate within the limitations of our debt covenants; potential impairment of our goodwill and/or long-lived assets; demand for Koppers goods and services; competitive conditions; interest rate and foreign currency rate fluctuations; availability and costs of key raw materials; unfavorable resolution of claims against us, as well as those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Koppers, particularly our latest annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings by Koppers with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Any forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

For Information:

Quynh McGuire, Vice President, Investor Relations 412 227 2049 McGuireQT@koppers.com

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FAQ

What strategic move did Koppers make on January 25, 2023?

Koppers announced the purchase of a 70-acre property in Glendale, Oregon to optimize its distribution and expand wood treating capabilities.

How much adjusted EBITDA is Koppers targeting for 2025?

Koppers is targeting $300 million in adjusted EBITDA by 2025.

What type of property did Koppers acquire?

Koppers acquired a 70-acre property formerly used as a sawmill, which includes equipment.

What is the significance of the property acquisition for Koppers?

The acquisition supports Koppers' strategy for cost reduction, margin improvement, and expansion into new geographic markets.

Which subsidiary of Koppers is involved in the property purchase?

The acquisition was made by Koppers Utility and Industrial Products Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.