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PPG Industries is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Solarban glass, a product line that was launched in 1964 as one of the most advanced lines of solar control, low-emissivity glasses, the company reports.
New HYBON fiber glass products offer excellent combination of properties - PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business has expanded the HYBON® direct draw roving portfolio with a product providing a combination of processing and performance…
Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei among first to use energy-efficient glass PPG first introduced 50 years ago - Like Los Angeles, Dallas and other Sun Belt cities, Houston was part of a building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that led to the development of many…
Geodesic Glass Shell Gives Centre-Goers Panoramic View of Downtown Ottawa - The Ottawa Convention Centre in downtown Ottawa, ON, Canada has been outfitted with a 100-ft. rounded façade, featuring Viracon glass.
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PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a memorandum opinion and order on Sept. 30, 2014, affirming confirmation of the current Pittsburgh Corning plan of reorganization.
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Tutorial explains aesthetic and performance benefits of using reflective glass - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has posted a new video about the benefits of designing with reflective glass in the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive website that…
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New service provides personalized project coordination for select building projects - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has launched the PPG CONCIERGE PROGRAM™ service, designed to provide members of the PPG CERTIFIED FABRICATOR PROGRAM® (PPG/CFP) group…
DG-KOTE coatings will be highlighted - PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) performance glass coatings group will display its full line of DG-KOTE™ mirror, decorative and specialty coatings solutions at GlassBuild America, the Glass, Window and Door Expo, at…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all the assets of its Mount Zion, Illinois, glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc.
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