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33-year pro to help window makers, consumers meet stricter energy-saving mandates - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has named Bradley P.
New glass catalog, online education center, eView tool to be highlighted -  PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) will introduce SOLARBAN(R) 67 solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glass and two online glass education and specification tools at the 2013…
At PPG Industries' research center in Harmar - a place where floor-to-ceiling glass windows and skylights allow natural light to flood the lobby, corridors and employee cafeteria - researchers are working to develop materials for use in new…
Company announces 2020 sustainability goals - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) today announced the launch of the company’s new sustainability vision, values and goals issued in the 2012 PPG Corporate Sustainability Report.
New solar power storage system based on lithium ions - 60-cell solar module with special glass on the front and back sides       Centrosolar will present two new products at this year’s Intersolar trade fair.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today conducted its annual meeting of shareholders in Pittsburgh, where Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) reported on April 18, 2013 first quarter 2013 net sales from continuing operations of $3.3 billion, equal with the prior year.
With today’s announcement regarding PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel, Scott B.
Virtually imperceptible coating transmits, reflects true ambient color, light - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced SOLARBAN(R) 67 glass, a solar control, low-emissivity glass with a soft, imperceptible neutral coating that gives buildings an…
Moderately reflective, emerald green glass offers spectral selectivity in any climate zone - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced VISTACOOL(R) ATLANTICA(R) glass, a moderately reflective glass that combines high visible light transmittance (VLT…
Site provides answers about designing, specifying and building with glass - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has launched the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive website to help architects, specifiers, students and construction industry…
The revenue and earnings figures from operations published by CENTROSOLAR Group AG in February have been firmed up. However all business figures quoted below are still provisional.
The European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation against Chinese manufacturers of solar glass following a complaint filed last month.
Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses.
Palomar Medical Center West features SOLARBAN 60 and SOLARBAN 70XL glasses - PPG Industries announced that Palomar Medical Center West, a new $956 million hospital in Escondido, Calif., featuring SOLARBAN(R) 70XL and Solarban 60 glasses, has been…
GMB has pledged to resist compulsory job losses and changes to pensions at Pilkington Glass.The union has more than 500 members in St Helens and is undertaking a consultative ballot on proposed changes to pensions that could reduce final pensionable…
Clear shower glass keeps showroom look longer than competing products PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2013 – CLARVISTA(R) glass, a shower glass product made by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), was named among 2012 “Products of the Year” by editors of USGlass, Metal…
Dresden, Germany, January 16, 2013 - Heliatek GmbH, the leader in organic solar films, today announced a record breaking 12.0% cell efficiency for its organic solar cells.
-Fourth quarter 2012 sales of $3.6 billion -Record fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.53, up 10 percent versus 2011-Coatings earnings grew 30 percent in fourth quarter, 20 percent for full year -Record full year adjusted earnings per…
A convention centre for the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) - where dye solar cell (DSC) technology has its origins - will include a glass façade featuring 300 sq m of integrated cells.The solar glass will be installed during…
Windows specified for sustainability, low maintenance, according to architect PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3, 2013 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that the Radius Urban Apartment complex in Newport News, Va., is the largest single installation of windows…
BEIJING, Dec. 24, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) received the CSR Award - Special Prize for the third consecutive year and was named one of the top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) companies in China at the 2012 China Social…
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced it has won a Building Design + Construction (BD+C) magazine Marketing Leadership Award for a print advertisement promoting the environmental sustainability of PPG glass and coatings.
Self-cleaning glass ideal for sloped and difficult-to-reach glazingsPITTSBURGH, Dec. 13, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a new brochure announcing the availability of SUNCLEAN(R) self-cleaning glass for commercial building…