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National Safety Council
Honors 12 Koppers Plants
Aug. 25, 1998, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The
National Safety Council has recognized 12 Koppers' facilities for
their outstanding safety records with either the prestigious 1997
President's Citation or Award of Commendation for accumulating
significant number of employee hours without a lost workday case
for a period of at least one year.
Koppers locations receiving
the President's Citation include:
- Gainesville wood preserving
plant, Gainesville, FL
- Green
Spring wood preserving plant, Green Spring, WV
- Guthrie
wood preserving plant, Guthrie, KY
- Logansport wood
preserving plant, Logansport, LA
- Portland Northwest
Terminal carbon materials plant, Portland, OR
- Susquehanna wood preserving plant, Montgomery,
PA
Koppers locations
receiving the Award of Commendation include:
- Denver wood preserving
plant, Denver, CO
- Harmarville Technology Center, Harmarville,
PA
- Montgomery wood preserving plant, Montgomery,
AL
- Roanoke wood preserving plant, Salem, VA
- Susquehanna cogeneration plant, Montgomery,
PA
- Woodward carbon materials plant, Dolomite,
AL
"A safe workplace is necessary for Koppers
to achieve its productivity and quality goals. But even more important,
creating a safe working
environment helps protect our most valuable resource -- our employees.
We congratulate all of our personnel for their outstanding safety
record," said Randall D. Collins, Koppers vice president of
environmental, health & safety affairs.
With its world headquarters
in Pittsburgh, Koppers operates 21 domestic and 14 Australian
and Pacific Rim facilities and serves
European markets through operations in Denmark and the United
Kingdom. With the acquisition of Koppers Australia, the company's
sales
totaled almost $680 million in 1997. Koppers is a leading integrated
producer of carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products
for use in a variety of markets, including the chemical, railroad,
utility, wood preserving, rubber, aluminum, and steel industries. |
