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.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L.B. Foster Company ("L.B. Foster", Nasdaq: FSTR) and Portec Rail Products, Inc. ("Portec", Nasdaq: PRPX) , announce the signing of an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") with Koppers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc.

Koppers Holdings Inc. of Pittsburgh said Wednesday it completed previously announced $160 million sale of its metallurgical coke plant in Monessen to Arcelor Mittal Holdings Inc. Koppers expects to get $90 million in cash from the sale.

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Koppers Holdings Inc., Downtown, said Thursday that second- quarter net income rose 8 percent to $24.3 million, or $1.16 a share, compared to $22.3 million, or $1.08, a year ago.