Koppers Acquires Brown Wood Preserving for Approximately $100M
February 28, 2024
Koppers Holdings, through its subsidiary Koppers Utility and Industrial Products Inc., signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Brown Wood Preserving Company, Inc. for about $100 million in cash. Brown Wood, a Louisville, Kentucky-based manufacturer of pressure-treated utility poles with ~100 employees serving the Midwest and Southeast U.S., will be integrated into Koppers' Utility and Industrial Products business to expand capabilities and geographic reach.
- Buyers
- Koppers Holdings Inc., Koppers Utility and Industrial Products Inc.
- Targets
- Brown Wood Preserving Company, Inc.
- Sellers
- Brown Wood Preserving Company, Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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