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Saint-Gobain, the French materials and packaging group has finally begun to reap the rewards of its cost-cutting and refocusing strategy.
As a part of strategy in Asian Region, Saint-Gobain Renforcement recently made an investment in China by forming a Joint Venture company with Xinxing Glass Fiber Plant Division of Hangzhou Glass Group Co.
Pittsburgh Paints, a brand of PPG Architectural Finishes (PPGAF), has launched a new line of premium interior paints, called Pure Performance paint.
Susan M. Kreh has been elected treasurer of PPG Industries. Kreh began her PPG career in 1985 at the former Torrance, Calif., coatings plant as a member of the company's financial management development program.
Consolidated sales rose by 12.1% to EUR 1,458 million in 2001. The increase was 14.6% at constant exchange rates and 6% at comparable scope of consolidation, excluding Telhanorte, Menuiseries Fran‡aises and Lapeyre Polska, as well as Lapeyre…
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.
Saint Gobain Desjonqueres will open a plant in Sparta and create approximately 200 jobs. Saint Gobain Desjonqueres, a worldwide leader in the glass, insulation and building materials industries, will use the Sparta plant to decorate cosmetic and…
While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…
Merrill Lynch upgraded its recommendation for shares in French glass and packaging group St Gobain SA yesterday from "buy" to "strong buy", setting a new share price target of 215 euros.
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.
Beijing Saint-Gobain Vetrotex Glassfiber Co. Ltd. is the first of Saint-Gobain Vetrotex's plant to be certified ISO 9001.
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.
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…
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown downgraded shares of chemical firms DuPont Co., PPG Industries Inc., and Eastman Chemical Co.
Guardian Industries' Carleton facility will receive an award for an outstanding safety and health record from the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, on Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 2 p.m., 14600 Romine Rd., in Carleton.
Glassmakers Pilkington and Saint Gobain are digging in for a bitter battle in the potentially lucrative market for self-cleaning glass.Saint Gobain, the French building materials group that is Europe's leading building glassmaker, presented its…
Orange juice giant Tropicana Products Inc. is shutting down its glass bottle factory, leaving 225 people without jobs by early 2003.
For the second consecutive year PPG Industries has been named paint supplier of the year at Decoma International, a subsidiary of Magna International.The award is part of Decoma's effort to recognize exceptional quality, service, delivery and…
Guardian Industries Corp. has announced that it will build a second float glass manufacturing facility in Brazil.
PPG Industries announced four new management assignments effective Dececember 1st:- Garry A. Goudy, vice president, automotive replacement glass, has been elected vice president, automotive refinish; - David E.
If the U.S. Congress adopts an energy bill this year or next, it may well provide tax credits for using high-performance windows and other energy-saving products in new and existing homes.
PPG Industries has been named a finalist in the product innovation category of the 2002 PACE Awards competition for Framecoat electrodeposition coatings for automotive and light-truck chassis components.
In a major move to grow its high-performance coatings business, PPG Industries is expanding the size and reach of sales and service, improving local market access and simplifying its product line under a single brand strategy.