Koppers Appoints New General
Manager in Chemicals Division
April 11, 2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Koppers
Inc. has appointed Thomas P. Ultsch as general manager, chemicals,
in the Carbon Materials and Chemicals Division.
Ultsch will supervise
production, sales and marketing of phthalic anhydride and naphthalene
as well as other chemicals that Koppers
produces. He will report to Kevin J. Fitzgerald, vice president
and general manger of the Carbon Materials and Chemicals Division.
Ultsch has more than 26 years of experience in
coal tar and petroleum-base chemicals, including phthalic anhydride.
He has served in the
sales, marketing and purchasing departments of Aristech Chemical
Corporation
and USX. Ultsch had been business director, chemicals, for
Aristech since 1999, and previously worked at Dibasics and Olefins. "
Tom's extensive experience and background in the chemicals business
will help us grow to stronger levels of profitability," said
Fitzgerald. "We hope his expertise will enable us to better
identify growth opportunities in global chemicals."
Ultsch
has a bachelor's of science degree in biology from the University
of Pittsburgh. He is a native of Pittsburgh and lives in McMurray,
Pa., with his wife and four children.
About Koppers:
Koppers is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and
treated wood products for use in a variety of markets including
the railroad, aluminum, chemical and steel industries. The Company
operates 22 facilities in the United States, 13 facilities in the
South Pacific (primarily Australia and New Zealand), three facilities
in the United Kingdom and one facility in Denmark. The Company
also maintains an indirect ownership interest in a facility in
the United States through its domestic joint venture KSA. Additionally,
the Company is the majority partner with Tanshan Iron & Steel
Company in a joint venture based in China. The Chinese joint venture
involves the rehabilitation and management of a carbon materials
distillation facility in Tanshan, China. This facility is expected
to be operational within the next 12 months. The Company's stock
is shared by a large number of employee investors and by majority
equity owner Saratoga Partners of New York City. | 
