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PPG Industries is inviting architects and glazing contractors to participate in the “Duranar Coatings Hall of Architecture Contest” as part of its 40th anniversary celebration of Duranar coatings.
Consolidated first-quarter sales for the Saint-Gobain Group came in at EUR10,447 million, compared with EUR9,745 million in the same year-ago period, representing a rise of 7.2% on an actual structure basis and 9.0% at constant exchange rates.
Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain today announced the voluntary withdrawal of the merger filing to the European Commission in connection with the creation of a joint venture merging Owens Corning's Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain's…
PPG Industries has appointed Robert Krystyniak as manager, strategic alliances, for the company’s Construction Market Team.
YAhoo.com reported that the following stocks are on the move on Tuesday: **NIPPON SHEET GLASS FALLS AFTER EU CARTEL SUSPICIONS** Nippon Sheet Glass falls 2.2 percent to 627 yen and Asahi Glass Co.
PPG Industries Inc. is actively seeking buyers or joint venture partners for its underperforming glass and chemicals businesses and will downsize those units if they aren't sold, company Chairman Charles Bunch said.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain confirms that it has received a “Statement of objections” from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“NSG”) confirms that Pilkington Group Limited (“Pilkington”), a member of NSG Group, received a further Statement of Objections on 20 April 2007 from the European Commission.
PPG Industries Inc. wants to sell off the business that started it all: a glass plant in East Deer Township that opened in 1883.
Houston-based Champion Coatings manufactures high-performance coatings for the rail, marine and overland industries, with a staff of 35.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported record sales for the first quarter – or any quarter in the company’s history – of $2.9 billion, surpassing first quarter 2006 record sales by 11 percent.
City of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravehstahl held a press conference this morning to herald Pittsburgh’s leadership in the nation’s burgeoning “green” building movement.
A small change in construction methods using a Robust Detail-approved insulation system from Saint-Gobain Isover is enabling regional housebuilder Macbryde Homes to finish developments days ahead of schedule.
The new Matelux Antislip is a satin finish glass that has been specially treated to make it slip-resistant (antislip performance classified R10 under the German national standard DIN 51130).
PPG Industries will release its first quarter 2007 earnings before the New York Stock Exchange opens Thursday, April 19.
Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution Sector has just announced the acquisition of Vemac (Italy), Discesur (Spain) and Schäfer (Germany). - On a highly fragmented Italian market, Vemac is one of the country’s largest builders’ merchants and a…
Glass maker and major local employer AFG is becoming AGC. AFG Glass, chartered as AFG Industries Inc., is changing its name to AGC Flat Glass North America, a company official has confirmed.
Strong growth in estimated results for 2006, outperforming targets Sales: UP 18.5% to €41,596 million UP 18.2% at constant exchange rates* UP 6.7% like-for-like Operating income: UP 29.9% to €3,714 million UP 29.8% at constant exchange rates* Net…
With the arrival of CE marking of IGUs (EN1279) on March 1st, it has been agreed that thermally insulating glass units should now state U-values with 90% argon-gas filling.
China and the United Kingdom are the top international markets for U.S. architecture firms, according to a recent market research survey of 629 U.S. architects commissioned by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG).
The purpose of this press release is to provide an update on the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2006, and particularly those which were not specifically announced at the time.
PPG Industries' automotive refinish business is launching the MVP Webinar Series, an educational program of online seminars for owners and managers of collision repair shops and their PBE distributors.
The Norton bonded abrasives Gemini wheel line has expanded and now includes segments, cylindrical wheels, centerless wheels and surface wheels.
The façade of Strathclyde Business Centre’s newest office block – Duart House– has been completed by glass installation specialists Solaglas Contracting Scotland.
Saint-Gobain Sekurit India’s plants at Bhosari and Chakan have obtained, on January 17th 2006, the OHSAS 18001: 1999 certification to reward their management of healthy/safety risks and the ISO 14001:2004 certification for their environmental…