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The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.

The American Ceramic Society and NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University will hold the 2007 Glass & Optical Materials Division Meeting & 18th University Conference on Glass in Rochester, New York, May 20-23, 2007.

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.

PPG Industries has appointed Robert Krystyniak as manager, strategic alliances, for the company’s Construction Market Team.

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.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Flat Glass Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)" to their offering.Summary:The industrys revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $3,700,000,000.

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.

A daring piece of architecture for The Loop, Aqua comes off more as a massive sculpture than as a condominium block in the crowded heart of the city.

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.

PPG Industries will release its first quarter 2007 earnings before the New York Stock Exchange opens Thursday, April 19.

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).

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.

PPG Industries announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Sinoma Science & Technology Co., Ltd., of Nanjing for the marketing and sale of their HS2 and HS4 high-strength, high-modulus fibers in the Americas and Europe.

While restraining the United States glass manufacturer Guardian from setting up a 100 per cent subsidiary in India, the Delhi High Court ruled that foreign companies would have to establish their units in collaboration with Indian companies.

PPG Industries is evaluating the future of its plants, including its automotive glass manufacturing facility in Tipton.

Deutsche Bank upgrades PPG Industries from Hold to Buy and raises their price target to $80. The firm said, "Options on a divestiture of chlor-alkali are more possible today, having been accelerated by PPG's desire to be in a position to…

2006 was a year notable for continued improvements in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) in PPG, some of which are visible in our EHS performance metrics.

Research Frontiers Incorporated and SmartGlass International Ltd. announced that SmartGlass International Ltd. has acquired a non-exclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart(TM) light-control technology for architectural…

Msn reportedt that America Sec reiterates Buy. Target $70 to $76. Banc of America raises their PPG tgt to $76 from $70 to reflect new reporting segments.

The Crescent City Depression Glass Society will hold its 31st annual show and sale on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and again on March 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Pontchartrain Center, 4546 Williams Blvd., Kenner.

Michael L. Rupert, director, performance glazings technical services and product development, PPG Industries, has won the Shades of Green Leadership Award from the Green Building Alliance in Pittsburgh.