International Business News - Koppers http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday it revised its outlook on Koppers Inc. to "positive" from "stable" and affirmed all ratings for the company, citing stronger performance by the maker of treated-wood products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/s-p-raises-koppers-outlook-to-positive.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:18 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc., which makes carbon compounds and treated wood products, on Thursday raised its guidance for the full-year based on its strong performance in the latest quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/koppers-holdings-raises-2008-outlook.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:38:46 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc., which makes carbon compounds and treated wood products, said Thursday that its second-quarter profit increased 9 percent on strong product demand in aluminum and railroads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/koppers-holdings-2q-profit-rises-9-percent.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:42:26 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc., a maker of wood treatment products and chemicals, said Wednesday it received a favorable ruling related to a civil lawsuit in Mississippi. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/koppers-receives-favorable-ruling-in-lawsuit.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:53:16 EDT Shares of Koppers Holdings soared on Wednesday after UBS analysts upgraded the maker of wood treatment products and chemicals to "Buy" from "Neutral," saying higher oil prices will boost revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/koppers-holdings-surges-after-ubs-upgrade.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:38:49 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc., which makes carbon compounds and treated wood products, said Thursday one of its subsidiaries reached an agreement for a long-term lease of storage facilities and services at a Baltic Sea port in Latvia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/koppers-to-lease-storage-facilities-in-latvia.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 10:08:29 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents. The company, which makes carbon compounds and treated wood products, said the dividend is payable July 1 to shareholders of record May 19. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/koppers-sets-regular-quarterly-dividend-of-22-cents.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 17:54:50 EDT Koppers Holdings Inc. on Thursday reiterated its 2008 guidance after posting first-quarter results that exceeded the company's expectations. Koppers said it still expects to earnings per share growth of 10 percent to 13 percent. Based on the company's 2007 profit of $3.03 per share, the guidance implies a profit of $3.33 to $3.42 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/koppers-holdings-backs-2008-profit-and-revenue-outlook.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:50 EDT A unit of Koppers Holdings Inc., which makes carbon compounds and treated wood products, said Friday it received a $20 million contract for railroad crossties. Koppers Inc., which did not identify i... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/koppers-gets-20m-contract-for-crossties.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:09:39 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Feb. 20, from AP Financial News: PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Koppers Holdings Inc. expects to meet Wall Street's expectations for profit and sales this year, the carbon and wood products maker said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/outlook-roundup-koppers-great-wolf.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:44:16 EST