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Establishment of Koppers
Koppers has a rich tradition in manufacturing,
carrying forth a name that has stood for quality and dependability
through parts of two centuries. The current company, Koppers Inc.,
was created as Koppers Industries, Inc. in December 1988 when it
acquired some of the assets of what was then called Koppers Company,
Inc., in a management-led leveraged buyout. One of those assets
was the "Koppers" name. The company changed its name from Koppers
Industries, Inc. to Koppers Inc.,
in February
2003.
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Today, Koppers is known world
over for top quality treated wood products, chemical and
carbon materials. It has continued a strong heritage of manufacturing
quality and maintained business relationships with a dozen
industries, including steel, aluminum, railroads, construction,
and utility companies.
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See the milestones since
Koppers Industries was established in 1988.
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The Koppers Company (1912-1988)
The original Koppers Company, whose name we carry,
was founded by Dr. Heinrich Koppers, a young German engineer. He had
developed
a
new
type
of coke
oven that could economically recover the byproduct chemicals of the coking
process. American steel producers brought Dr. Koppers to the U.S. to
build his ovens. The first ovens were completed in 1907 in Joliet, Illinois,
and the H. Koppers Company was incorporated in Chicago in March 1912.
In 1914, these American investors purchased the majority
interest in the company from Dr. Koppers and established the headquarters
in Pittsburgh, PA, then the world capital of steel making.
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Dr. Heinrich Koppers invented the
byproduct coke oven with a single-or cross regenerator, now a feature
of every modern coke oven system.
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The Koppers Company’s main
businesses were architectural and construction materials, plastics,
chemical and coatings, environmental control systems, engineering
and construction.
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The Koppers Building was built
between 1927 and 1929 of Indiana limestone. Located at 436 7th
Avenue, Pittsburgh, it is 475 feet tall, with 34 stories of commercial
offices. Koppers occupies four floors of the building.
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Over the years, the Koppers Company
developed many business lines connected to its original involvement
in steel and coke oven construction.
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See the history of the company
from the very beginning.
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