SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, September 21, 2018 - MicroPro^® Wood Treatment Technology has received a Global GreenTag GreenRate^TM Level A award under Version 4.0 of the Global GreenTag International Product Certification Standard. It is the highest-level achievement for a product under Global GreenTag’s GreenRateTM product rating system – declared by the certification body as 'Fit-for-Purpose' and confirmed for Green Building compliance.

GreenRate^TM Level A equals to a Sustainability Factor of 100 percent under the Australian and New Zealand Green Building Councils' Green Star^TM 'Design and As Built v1.2' and 'Interiors v1.2' Rating Tools Credits. "It is a very good result," says David Baggs, CEO and Program Director of Global GreenTag International. “Koppers Performance Chemicals are to be congratulated as they have designed a very effective and sustainable GreenRate Level A technology.” Elias Akle, General Manager Australian Operations said, "We are very pleased to have achieved Green Tag Certification for MicroPro and it is a further confirmation of Koppers commitment to the production of responsible products for the timber and wider building industries."