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PPG Industries Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles E. Bunch received compensation of about $7.9 million in 2006, according to the coatings, glass and chemical products maker's proxy statement filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange…
PPG Industries is committing additional resources to its performance sunwear, thin films and materials business and is engaging Dan Klamut, an industry veteran in the ophthalmic lens and sunlens industry, to help with business development and…
Nearly 14,000 individuals attended a PPG Automotive Refinish training course in 2006, according to PPG Automotive Refinish.
McMullen Architectural Systems has set up McMullen Inc in North Carolina in a bid to to meet demand in the US for the company's products and growing international order book.
Guardian Building Products Distribution, Inc., announces  its newest product with the introduction of GuardWrap™.
Reuters reported that Imperial Chemical Industries PLC said its unit ICI India Ltd has agreed to sell its advanced refinish business, 2K, to PPG Industries Inc for 6 mln stg, subject to completion adjustments.
Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemillé, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs.
PPG Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ICI India Ltd., Mumbai, India, to facilitate the acquisition of ICI’s premium automotive refinish business.
PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), a Pittsburgh-based chemical, glass and resin maker, said Friday Chairman and Chief Executive Charles E.
The joint venture company, to be known as PPG-Devold LLC, will manufacture stitched fabrics primarily for the North American wind energy market.
In the context of CE Marking, most flat glass products sold in the European Union must now conform to European technical standards known as harmonised European Norms (hEN), as dictated by the Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN).
PPG Industries and Devold AMT AS signed an agreement here forming a 50-50 joint venture to manufacture glass-fiber reinforcement fabrics used in turbine blades for the North American wind energy market.
Dealers and manufacturers of residential windows say that savvy consumers around the country are embracing the new coated glass technology that blocks 99.9% of ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Guardian Industries today introduced ClimaGuard 55/27, an innovative low-E glass for residential windows that offers the best of many worlds: enhanced solar control, as well as improved interior light quality and a non-reflective, neutral appearance…
purpose of the Historical Glass Club of Pittsburgh is to educate people in glassware made in the Pittsburgh region. With this in mind, the club will feature samples from glass manufacturers within 100 miles of the city at its 32nd annual Antiques…
The Depression gripped the nation when Michael Cook, the son of a Polish immigrant, started working in 1933 at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.'s plant in Ford City, Armstrong County.
The Raytek GS110 process imaging system for low emissivity (low-E) glass was specifically designed to monitor one-side coated flat glass and addresses a rapidly increasing need as low-E glass becomes more widely used in the construction industry.
Fenton Art Glass Co. production employees are getting a three-week break this month and into February. Company President George W.
PPG Industries is helping automotive manufacturers and car owners increase vehicle fuel efficiency by up to 4 percent and save up to $66 per year in vehicle fuel costs by installing the Sungate infrared (IR) reflective windshield.
PPG Industries is showcasing new Sungate fR infrared-reflective roof glass here at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.
Glass, paint and sealants maker PPG Industries Inc. said Thursday it acquired the architectural and industrial coatings businesses of Brazil's Renner Sayerlack SA in a move to broaden its coatings operations in Latin America.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48704) has announced the addition of “Glass Container Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)” to their offering.
The board of directors of PPG Industries raised the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 50 cents from 48 cents a share, payable March 12 to shareholders of record Feb. 16.
PPG Industries has named Mauro Eiras as general manager, architectural coatings, Latin America, to help expand its architectural coatings business in Latin America.