Koppers Enters into Special Purchase Order at Subsidiary in China for First Quarter 2019

Pittsburgh, Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), today announced that the company's 75-percent owned subsidiary, Koppers (Jiangsu) Carbon Chemical Company Limited (KJCC) will provide soft pitch product to its major customer in China under a special purchase order in an effort to continue managing product inventories at its plant. The special purchase order will be in effect from January 1 through March 31, 2019. This purchase order is not intended to either resolve or affect the previously disclosed contractual dispute between KJCC and its major customer.

KJCC does not expect this development to have any material impact on its full-year 2019 operations or financial performance.

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. Including our joint ventures, we serve our customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australasia, China 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 us on the Web: www.koppers.com. Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Michael J. Zugay at 412 227 2231 or Quynh McGuire at 412 227 2049.

For Information:

Michael J. Zugay, Chief Financial Officer

412-227-2231

ZugayMJ@koppers.com

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