Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
PPG Industries Inc.'s automotive glass and services business, of which 60 percent is being sold to private equity firm Kohlberg & Co., will be renamed Pittsburgh Glass Works, effective Friday.
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
BASF Corporation, General Electric Company, NanoFilm Ltd. and PPG Industries are the latest chemical companies to provide data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of an effort to determine whether nano-sized particles they use in products pose health hazards. The concern: whether there's a risk these microscopic particles, measuring up to 100 nanometers in length, can enter the lungs...
The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
PPG Industries Inc.’s automotive glass business will be rechristened Pittsburgh Glass Works as of Aug. 1. (PPG)
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive glass and services business, which is under contract to be sold to a new company being
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Dividends4Life submits: Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) ( alt.1 , alt.2 ). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: PPG is a leading manufacturer of coatings and resins, flat and fiber glass, and industrial and specialty chemicals. Fair Value: I consider four calculations of fair value, see page 2 of the linked PDF...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Recap of Jim Cramer's comments on Stop Trading! Thursday July 17. Be In Wind: Quanta Services (PWR), Owens Corning (OC), PPG Industries (PPG): The Texas Public Utilities Commission meeting Cramer was talking about earlier in the week happened Thursday, July 17. There are $4 billion worth of contracts coming, he said during Thursday's Stop Trading! as the state builds out its wind-power infrastructure...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
PPG Industries Inc said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose slightly, and it set a quarterly sales record of $4.47 billion.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
PPG Industries (PPG) Q2 2008 Earnings Call Complete Story »
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
PPG Industries Inc said today that its second-quarter net income rose slightly to $250 million, or $1.51 per share, compared to $249 million, or $1.50 per share in the same three-month period a year ago.
The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
PPG Industries Inc. posted second quarter net income of $250 million, or $1.51 per share, compared with $249 million, or $1.50 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. (PPG)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Paints and chemicals supplier PPG Industries said Thursday that its second-quarter net profit edged slightly higher to $250 million, or $1.51 a share, from $249 million, or $1.50 a share. Sales for the quarter rose 42% to $4.5 billion driven by acquisitions, emerging markets growth and price increases. Excluding results from a division being sold and one-time items, earnings...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported record sales for the second quarter of $4.5 billion, surpassing the prior year’s second
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
PPG Industries (PPG) is expected to report Q2 earnings Thursday, July 17, before market open, with a conference call scheduled for 7:30 am ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is $1.54 for EPS and $4.17B for revenue, according to First Call. Complete Story »
Coatings World Breaking News (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
PPG Industries has acquired Vanex, Inc., Mount Vernon, IL. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of Plascron and Breakthrough brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic and wood in the structural steel, building systems, construction and fabricated metals industries. Vanex operates one manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon and employs approximately 20 people. "The...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
PPG Industries Inc. said it acquired industrial coatings manufacturer Vanex Inc. of Mount Vernon, Ill., for an undisclosed price.
