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PITTSBURGH, July 8, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has signed an agreement with an affiliate of funds managed by Kohlberg & Company, LLC, Mount Kisco, N.Y., under which PPG will divest its automotive glass and services business to a new…
Champion to Represent U.S. in International Master Fitter Competition in Germany The National Glass Association (NGA) has announced it will hold its American Master Installer Auto Glass Championship Oct. 6-8, 2008, in the Auto Glass Pavilion at…
PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2008 – PPG AutoGlass, a consolidated affiliate of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and a leading supplier of auto glass and glass shop accessories, recently joined with Western Reflections, a manufacturer and producer of high-quality…
PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2008 – Mike Jones, president of GTS Services, the leading business software and services provider to the glass industry, was recognized by Auto Glass Magazine as being among 10 top performers in the auto glass industry under the…
International Automotive Glass Federation™ has decided on the details of The International Master Fitter Competition 2008.
Due to sharp price increases of fuel and raw materials over a short period of time, costs related to automotive glass manufacturing and distribution have rapidly increased.
Pittsburgh, June 30, 2008 – PPG AutoGlass, a consolidated affiliate of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and a leading supplier of auto glass and glass shop accessories, recently joined with Western Reflections, a manufacturer and producer of high-quality…
The NSG Group announces that Pat Zito, President Automotive Worldwide, will retire from the Group early in 2009, after more than 33 years’ service.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has started negotiation to increase the price of automotive glass.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's largest maker of car windows, fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading as European regulators may fine the company and its rivals for price-fixing as early as next month.
Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.
Press Release for immediate releaseGarden Valley, CAGarden Valley, California based, Nelson Marketing, an innovative design / marketing company, is announcing their agreement with BTB Tools of Bendigo, Australia to distribute the Glass Bot™ in…
Asahi Glass Co., Japan's largest glassmaker, said it has reduced U.S. output of automotive glass by about 10 percent as a slump in new vehicle sales in North America crimps demand.
PPG Industries Inc. is again putting its automotive glass and services businesses up for sale, less than a year after a $500 million deal to sell those segments fell apart..
*Significance of new location increases considerably *Capacity expected to more than quadruple with three new production lines by the end of 2008 *Investment volume planned at € 50 million Alzenau/Valašské Meziříčí, 14 May 2008 – In response to the…
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's biggest maker of car windows, forecast its first profit decline in five years on energy costs and falling prices in Europe, its largest market following the 2006 acquisition of…
Global Tightness in Supply and Growth in Demand Drive Expansion Projects Throughout the Saflex Business Saflex(r), a unit of Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA), will break ground on May 19, 2008 for an expansion of its PVB resin manufacturing operations at its…
The Carlyle Group, a U.S. buyout fund, said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture between Nippon Sheet Glass Co. and Hoya Corp. that makes glass substrates for liquid crystal displays.
The NSG Group is pleased to announce that its Pilkington Building Products business in North America is proposing an investment of around $100 million in its float glass facility in Lathrop, California.
By Masumi Suga May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's biggest supplier of car windows, said it will book a 12.5 billion yen ($119 million) charge for 220 Japan-based managers who took early retirement.
The 700 metre square showroom and fitting hall lies alongside the Austrian HQ of worldwide car rental group Sixt.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) automotive refinish business recently introduced Ditzler Big Flake pigments to its Vibrance Collection finishes line of custom colors and special effect coatings.
PROSTARSAutoCare.com is the online source for auto glass replacement Pittsburgh, PA (March 25, 2008) /PRNewswire/ — Cracks, chips and dings to a windshield can be a car owner's worst nightmare.
C.R. Laurence Inc., Los Angeles, announced on March 25 that it acquired Sommer & Maca Industries, Cicero, Ill., effective March 20, according to a company release.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business has developed a lightweight, glass-faced acrylic replacement windshield for Bombardier Challenger 600, 601, 604 and 605 business jets to provide operators with the chemical and abrasion…