PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L.B. Foster Company ("L.B. Foster", Nasdaq: FSTR) and Portec Rail Products, Inc. ("Portec", Nasdaq: PRPX) today announced the closing of an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") with Koppers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.

By Joe Napsha, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Aug. 5--Koppers Holdings Inc. of Pittsburgh said Monday it is selling its Monessen coke plant to the world's largest steelmaker for $160 million in a deal that will end its involvement in the coke-making business.

Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel company, today announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Koppers' Monessen Coke Plant from Koppers Inc. for $US 160 million.

JACKSON - Attorneys for a wood products firm and the estate of a Mississippi woman are scheduled to argue in a federal appeals court whether Koppers Inc. is liable for medical disorders stemming from the alleged release of toxic chemicals from its Grenada plant.

On Friday, October 12, 2007, Law Offices of Robert H.