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Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announces the appointments of Norman Harris as Chief Executive Officer and Michael Sumsky as President.
PPG Industries reported today fourth-quarter net income was $83 million, or 49 cents a share, on sales of $1.91 billion.
PPG, a glass, paint and chemicals company, reported a 34 percent drop in fourth quarter profits Thursday due to sluggish glass and coating sales.
An Ohio court upheld a $1.6 million asbestos-related verdict awarded to a steelworker who worked with products made by a unit of PPG Industries, the law firm representing the plaintiff said on Thursday.
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Taylor Made Systems will preview its new self-cleaning glass technology for the marine industry."This is a major breakthrough in marine glass technology," said Mike Oathout, vice president, sales and marketing, for Taylor Made Systems.
Shares in Dow Chemical Co., the No. 2 U.S. chemical company, dropped nearly 14 percent in afternoon trading on Thursday on investor fears concerning the company's asbestos liabilities.
One of the most anticipated events in the automotive year is the unveiling of concept vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The North American International Auto Show, opening to the global media on January 6, provides the ideal backdrop for the introduction of Vanceva(TM) Color, the latest innovation from Solutia Inc.
PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.
Apogee Enterprises Inc., a maker of glass products for the building and auto industries, on Wednesday posted higher third-quarter earnings and affirmed its outlook for the current and next fiscal years.
Asahi Glass Co Ltd president Shinya Ishizu said he expects a "huge" increase in profitability from the reorganisation of its worldwide glass operations including the planned buyout of its Glaverbel SA unit.
PPG Canada Inc. today received the decision of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) to initiate a dumping investigation of automotive replacement glass (ARG) windshields from the People's Republic of China. "The Government of…
Sika Industry's Marion, Ohio plant has obtained QS-9000 certification, a requirement of parts suppliers to the U.S. auto and truck manufacturers.
Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.
Volkswagen, the German carmaker, has officially inaugurated its 187m-euro glass-structure car factory in Dresden. It is here that the new luxury limousine will be manufactured.
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown downgraded shares of chemical firms DuPont Co., PPG Industries Inc., and Eastman Chemical Co.
Belron International, holding company for the world's best known names in vehicle glass repair and replacement, including among others Autoglass; and Carglass; in the UK and across Europe, today announces that it has become the majority…
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Guardian Industries Corp. has announced that it will build a second float glass manufacturing facility in Brazil.
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