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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…

TEMPE, Ariz.- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the appointment ofTim Rebhorn as Senior Vice President, Project Development.

Report descriptionPhotovoltaic glass, also known as solar photovoltaic glass or ultra clear photovoltaic glass, is mainly applied to solar PV power generation and solar PV components.

Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, December 21, 2012 – For the second time the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing played host to the Intersolar China Conference, a valuable platform for the Asian solar markets of the future,…

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.

The global photovoltaic glass market has recently seen China develop rapidly into the worlds largest producer of solar cells and solar cell components.

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…

SOLARBAN z50 glass helps Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas facility save on energy Photo courtesy of C design, Inc.

Scientists, researchers recognized for significant contributions to innovation PITTSBURGH, Nov. 29, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has  announced the induction of four science and technology leaders as “distinguished  colleagues” into the PPG…

PPG becomes largest North American glass manufacturer with capability PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2012 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business announced that it can now manufacture heat-strengthened glass in thicknesses of less than 3 millimeters…

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced the appointment of Eric K.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 20, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that PFG Fiber Glass (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. – its joint venture in Kunshan, China, with Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (TAIEX:Nan Ya) – started a fourth furnace.

The first facility in Denver Public Schools to attain Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® for Schools Rating System, Evie Garrett Dennis Campus is one of the most efficient school facilities in the State of Colorado.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published a data sheet with performance data for SUNGATE(R) 600 glass, a multifunctional, neutral-transparent glass made with an advanced passive low-emissivity (low-e) coating that enhances…

Consolidated Glass Holdings, Inc. (“CGH”), an affiliate company of Grey Mountain Partners (“Grey Mountain”), has acquired the assets of Shaw Glass Company, Inc. d/b/a Solar Seal.

Recognized for contributions to glass science and technology PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1, 2012 – Hong Li, staff scientist for PPG Industries’  (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) during the 114th…

Paul Bush, PPG Industries  With a blue glass façade, fabricated from Solarban 70XL Pacifica and Solarban z50 glasses by PPG Industries, Inc., the Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel represents more than the latest and most visible addition to the…

Facility features first ATLAS line for triple-pane IG production in U.S. CARLISLE, Pa., Oct. 30, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced that it is continuing to invest in the PPG Residential IG Service Center in Carlisle, Pa., including…

This year, Intersolar India unveils the first Intersolar AWARD nominees in the category Solar Projects in IndiaMumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, October 22nd, 2012: Intersolar, the world's leading exhibition series for the solar industry, has this…

Durable coated glass helps building owners clean, maintain hard-to-reach glazings PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced SUNCLEAN(R) self-cleaning glass for commercial building applications.

Following its establishment in the areas of thin glass and photovoltaic, laser technology now advances into the area of flat glass finishing.