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Document details corrosion testing compared to competitive productsPITTSBURGH, July 28, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a white paper comparing corrosion testing of Clarvista™ glass to competitive shower glass products.
PILKINGTON is to restart one of its St Helens float lines in a move that will create up to 130 jobs. The decision, announced to Pilkington staff today, was attributed to strong demand in South America.
A pilot Automotive Leadership programme was held in the UK in June. This was very successful and the content has been refined since in order that programme can be rolled out globally and delivered regionally.
Employees were given an opportunity in June to meet and put questions to the new Group CEO Craig Naylor at a series of ‘town hall’ meetings in the UK, Japan, North America and Germany.
Companies will cross-sell products through PPG/CFP members, CRL locationsPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) and C.R.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a contract by Bombardier Learjet* to design and manufacture heated glass windshields and side cockpit windows for the Learjet 85* aircraft.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has introduced enhanced-design windshields for the Airbus A320 Family that use new technology to improve field performance, reduce maintenance downtime, and…
PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported sales for the second quarter of $3.5 billion, an increase of 11 percent versus the prior year’s second quarter.
Guardian Industries has made its money through glass, particularly building and automotive glass, over many years and done so quite successfully.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 8, 2010 – Responding to today’s fast-paced, changing marketplace – where consumers increasingly make purchasing decisions based on online recommendations – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) MVP Business Solutions group has…
PITTSBURGH, July 7, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has presented eight Excellent Supplier Awards for superior performance in 2009.
Pilkington has built on the success of the manufacture and sales of Pilkington Cervoglass™ conservatory roof IGUs at Pilkington Aintree by opening an additional manufacturing facility in the South of England employing 34 people.
Work Targets Architectural Glass for Reduced Energy Consumption; New Products Also Foreseen for Solar, Automotive, and Display Applications Intermolecular, Inc. today announced the signing of a multi-year collaborative development program (CDP) and…
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 1, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business today announced a restructuring of its North American sales and marketing organization, with a number of key leadership changes.
Pilkington was once a national treasure. From its St Helens base in England's northwest, it was a pioneer of the wor ld of glassmaking.  Now, that same cradle of innovation is an operational outpost of a disparate Japanese empire.
Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries announced the results of an independent performance study today that proves EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP, its laminated parabolic mirror for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications, provides industry-…
Malaysian Sheet Glass (MSG) has won the Product Innovation Award for Building Finishes, one of the annual Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Green Excellence Awards.
New heat-trapping glass designed for northern climatesPPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) performance glazings business has introduced Sungate 400 glass, a passive low-emissivity glass with a magnetron sputtered vacuum deposition (MSVD) “soft coat” that…
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has reported major advances in solar mirror development for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications, including improvements in solar mirror reflectance performance of up to 1 percent after…
Shows coating on clear, ultra-clear glassesPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has introduced a sample kit for Clarvista™ glass for shower doors and bath and shower enclosures.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 17, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., to supply windshields for UH-…
PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will showcase new Clarvista(TM) shower glass as well as an expanded portfolio of residential low-emissivity glasses at the 2010 GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Las Vegas…
PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has been named a finalist in the category of best applied R&D for the first U.S.
Around 1,200 metres square of Pilkington Profilit™ wired has been used for the main pedestrian entrances of three Santiago subway stations.