54 | Sector Focus: Preservatives & Fire Retardants


SUMMARY


■Koppers works on low-pressure and high-pressure treatments, coloured treatments, and flame retardant treatments at Darlington


■Project 2025 will see the plant hit new heights of productivity and innovation


■The company has a zero harm/zero waste culture


■One key transition is from solvent- based to water-based treatments


EFFICIENT AND COMPLIANT


Koppers Performance Chemicals’ Darlington facility now includes part of the company’s research and development function, as well as large-scale production, as plant manager Graeme Jinks explains


Koppers is a leading producer of cutting- edge timber treatment products, focused on making the timber industry more sustainable and making timber a safer, more durable material across a range of different applications. But we don’t magic them out of thin air; they result from years of careful product development and production at sites such as our Darlington plant.


Above: There are significant differences in how timber treatment products are regulated in different territories TTJ | November/December 2023 | www.ttjonline.com


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