Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals Australia beneficially reuses coal tar from Australian steelworks to produce coal tar pitch – essential for Australian aluminium smelters. We also make carbon black feedstock, naphthalene, and creosote oil for Australian and international customers.
Our customers know they can depend on us for quality, timeliness and attention to detail.
We proudly support Australian manufacturing jobs.
Koppers is the only Australian manufacturer of coal tar pitch. We also make carbon black feedstock, naphthalene, and timber preservation creosote.
We offer our customers world class technical advice, engineering advice and product testing through local experts and our Global Technology Centre.
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Koppers always strives to operate its facilities in an efficient manner while maintaining an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm and the care and protection of our people, communities and environment.
Koppers continually invests in plant upgrades to improve the performance of its Newcastle plant by implementing pollution reduction programs in consultation with the regulators.
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To request a Koppers Carbon Materials and Chemicals Safety Data sheet, please send an email with your request to msds_kcmc@koppers.com.au and we will respond as soon as possible.
Koppers takes its responsibility to be a good employer, a good neighbour, and to support the communities in which it operates,
very seriously.
As a key employer of local people and Australia’s only supplier
of a vital raw material to the aluminium industry, Koppers
contributes to the local economy and to Australian manufacturing.
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We are a leading diversified manufacturer serving the region’s industry with carbon and other products derived from coal tar, preservative treated wood products and wood preservatives.