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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2009 – At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG). …
NSG Group Vice-Chairman Tom Abe recently made his first visit to the Guilin Automotive Plant in China.  Meeting staff, he emphasized the importance of maximizing the potential of people and open communication.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business has introduced Mil-Tough inorganic composite binder panels for physical asset protection, expanding the company’s portfolio of solutions for blast and ballistics applications.
On 25 November, AGC Glass Europe won the Best Innovator Award Belgium 2009 in the large companies category, ahead of the three other finalists 3M, Belgacom and UCB.
Unexciting in the best sense of the word are the tile designs for 2010. After neo-baroque and opulent, floral patterns, the manufacturers are once again relying on classic design and natural looks.
The stunning glass façade of Britain’s latest indoor snow sports destination features AGC’s Stopray T ‘all climate’ glass with a high performance toughenable coating.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) plans to release Myboka®, a new non-wired, thermal-resistant tempered glass used primarily for fire-resistant, through AGC Glass Products Co., Ltd. (“AGC Glass…
Legislation filed in the House and Senate could benefit AGC Flat Glass and ultimately boost business for the company’s Church Hill plant.
Adding images, text and graphics to your glass can give your building a personal touch. Now, thanks to AGC’s new digital printing process and the recently launched Artlite Digital range, you can reproduce photos on different sized glasses and…
The NSG Group announced consolidated cumulative business results for the second quarter of FY 2010 (from 1 April 2009 to 30 September 2009) to the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 1500 Tokyo time, Thursday 12 November.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will showcase its expanded residential low-emissivity glass portfolio at the 2010 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 19-22, including two new residential glass products.
Themes of redevelopment, renovation and modernization more topical than ever / Twelve teams in the final of the dry construction championship  At the beginning of October, Germany’s new energy saving ordinance, EnEV 2009, came into effect.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 5, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published a white paper detailing how PPG paint, glass and coatings can help building projects earn “green” certification.
AGC Glass Europe launches Planibel A, its new high performance LOW-E hard coating specially developed to reach the high ranking within the WER scale (Window Energy Rating).
Saint-Gobain Glass is once again living up to a well-earned reputation for innovation in the flat glass market by launching SGG BIOCLEAN COOL-LITE AQUA GREEN.
Adding images, text and graphics to your glass can give your building a personal touch. Now, thanks to AGC’s new digital printing process and the recently launched Artlite Digital range, you can reproduce photos on different sized glasses and…
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has again been recognized as a leader for its carbon disclosure transparency and emissions management by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) within the S&P 500 Index companies in the CDP’s…
The new office building of Dresdner Solarwatt AG surprises with a special inner façadeWith the new office building of Solarwatt AG Dresden has yet another architectural highlight: three apparently “floating” meeting rooms in plasterboard lightweight…
After winning acclaim - and an award - at Batimat 2007, AGC will be back for the 27th Batimat International Building Exhibition, which runs from 2 to 7 November 2009.
On October 16, 2009, Hebei Yingxin Glass Group (HYGG) in Shahe City, Hebei Province, announced the official commercial operation of the largest on-line Low E glass production line in China with the capability to produce more than 7 million sq.…
Changes in Group structure over the first nine months of the year resulted in a 1.0% increase in sales.
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group is enhancing operator sales and service of replacement windshields for Piaggio P180 and Dassault Falcon 20/50/200 airplanes with stocks maintained for immediate…
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20, 2009 – Neutral-silver and gold aircraft window coatings by PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group on display during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention…
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2009 – The board of directors of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) yesterday approved the company’s 38th consecutive annual dividend increase, declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share, payable Dec. 11 to shareholders…
Difficult global economy continues to impact year-over-year sales and earnings comparisons Sales and earnings trends improve versus first two quarters of 2009 PPG’s Asia/Pacific business posts record earnings Cash on hand of $900 million based on…