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| SAKARYA, Turkey, June 23, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has been named the coatings supplier for the new Meiller-Dogus plant here, which will produce tippers and trailers for the heavy-duty truck (HDT) market.
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced an online tool that enables architects, specifiers and building owners to compare the relative energy and environmental performance of common architectural glazings on prototypical buildings.
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), citing higher raw material, energy and transportation costs, announced a price increase of up to 20 percent for all its precipitated silica products, including Hi-Sil silicas and Lo-Vel flatting agents, effective July 1,…
| The Glass Association of North America (GANA) announced on June 13, 2008 the release of its 20th Glass Informational Bulletin (GIB), a series of educational documents available to the industry as a free download on their website.
| PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced on June 12, 2008 that its architectural coatings business will execute another round of price increases as a result of rapidly accelerating raw material and energy costs.
| Guardian Industries Corp. and Sapa Fabricated Products have entered into a strategic partnership to expand the availability of Guardian ShowerGuard® throughout North America.
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published a new PPG IdeaScapes brochure highlighting the company’s range of architectural glass, coatings and paint.
| TecniGlas, a leading distributor of fire-rated glazing for more than 20 years, has been selected by SCHOTT AG as a distributor for the SCHOTT PYRAN® family of clear fire-rated glazing products in North America.
| *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…
| New facility will serve automotive coatings, industrial coatings customers PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is planning to build its first manufacturing plant in Russia.
| 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…
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), citing higher raw material, energy and transportation costs, on May 16, 2008 announced a 13-percent price increase for all clear, tinted, coated and tempered glasses from its performance glazings (formerly flat glass)…
| PITTSBURGH, May 13, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. “We are very proud of our long heritage and our success over the years,” said Charles E.
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) on May 13, 2008 dedicated a new 95,000-square-foot, 22-acre architectural coatings facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, about 15 miles east of Reno.
| 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.
| PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) announced on May 6, 2008 it started a third furnace May 2 at the PFG Fiber Glass (Kunshan) Co.
| PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced the appointment of Douglas S. Pegg to the position of vice president, packaging coatings, effective May 1.
| PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business announced on April 16, 2008 that the MVP Business Development Training Series has been approved for inclusion in both the I-CAR Industry Training Alliance™ and The Automotive Management…
| PITTSBURGH, April 17, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported record sales for the first quarter of $3.7 billion, surpassing the prior year’s first quarter results by 41 percent.
| With regard to its flat glass business in North America, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has decided to stop operations on three float glass production lines and two architectural coating lines from…