Aug 10, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Koppers Holdings Inc. announced results for its fiscal 2Q 2012. Consolidated sales of $411.3 million for the 2Q 2012 were 10%, or $36.8 million higher than sales in the prior year quarter, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. Net income attributable to Koppers for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, was $20.4 million, or $0.98 per diluted share as compared to net income attributable to Koppers of $19.8 million, or $0.96 per diluted share in the 2Q 2011. The increases in net income attributable to Koppers and diluted earnings per share for the 2Q 2012 were due mainly to sales price increases in both business segments, which were partially offset by lower profitability from European operations. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, were $22.1 million and $1.05 per share compared to $20.3 million and $0.98 per share in the prior year quarter after excluding $0.7 million of after-tax charges and $0.8 million of tax expense in the 2Q 2012, and after excluding the impact of discontinued operations for both periods. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, was $49.2 million compared to $44.8 million in the 2Q 2011 after excluding $0.5 million of closure costs in the 2Q 2012 for wood treating plant in Grenada, Mississippi. Consolidated sales of $792.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were 11%, or $76.2 million higher than the prior year period. Net income attributable to Koppers and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were $36.0 million and $1.72 per share, respectively as compared to net income attributable to Koppers of $28.7 million and $1.39 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share were $37.6 million and $1.80 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $28.7 million and $1.38 per share for the same period in 2011 after excluding $0.5 million of after-tax charges and $0.8 million of tax expense for 2012, $0.7 million of after-tax gains for 2011, and after excluding the impact of discontinued operations for both periods. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was $85.9 million compared to $71.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, after excluding $0.5 million of plant closure costs in 2012 and $0.9 million of gains for the sale of technology in 2011. Commenting on the results, Walter W. Turner, president and CEO of Koppers, said, "Given the economic downturn in Europe which has impacted our Carbon Materials and Chemicals business, I am, overall, pleased with the second quarter results. The North American Railroad and Utility Products and Services product demand continues to be quite strong as well as the Carbon Materials and Chemicals business in other regions of the world. Due to our diversity of products and global operations, our outlook for the balance of the year continues to be positive and we remain on pace to achieve significant earnings improvement over 2011." Koppers is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands, Australia and China.