The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pittsburgh Glass Works, the former auto glass unit of PPG Industries Inc., announced two plant closings and 150 layoffs to keep pace with slumping auto demand.
Zawya.com - Top Regional News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
Emirates Float Glass (EFG), a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments PJSC, has signed a technology licensing agreement with American conglomerate PPG Industries for its second float glass manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.
Soultek.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Although not a pure play PPG Industries , according to Jim Cramer via Mad Money, is a stock worth investigating. For green investors, PPG Industries is growing its business in solar and wind power. For instance, its fiber glass business is doing really well thanks to large wind turbines, an area of huge upside potential, and Cramer thinks an Obama Presidency will be good for PPG. Additionally, PPG...
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Booming demand for wind power is leading a PPG Industries unit to add 120 jobs and expand a North Carolina plant where it produces materials used for wind turbines.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) PPG Industries, a global supplier of automotive coatings and services to the automotive industry, today announced the addition of Mitchell's ABS(TM) Enterprise as a preferred body shop management system. The PPG-Mitchell preferred vendor relationship integrates PPG's Paint Manager(TM) software with Mitchell's ABS Enterprise body shop management system. This new integration...
TinyTechIP (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7438972.html This patent from PPG Industries Ohio teaches using resin-coated pigment nanoparticles in a film coating in order to avoid clumping of the nanoparticles upon distortion or stretching of the film. Claim 1 reads: 1. A coated flexible and/or drawable substrate comprising: a flexible and/or drawable substrate; and a cured film over at least a portion of the...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as one of the leading S&P 500 companies and as the No. 1 company in the
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) yesterday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 53 cents a share, payable Dec. 12 to shareholders of
Seeking Alpha China (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- PPG Industries said Thursday that third-quarter income beat views thanks to the company's transformation into new markets and businesses, but was down compared with year-ago earnings.
The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
PPG Industries saw third-quarter profits drop 39 percent, the company reported Thursday. (PPG)
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
* Profit fell to 70 cents, hurt by restructuring charges
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- PPG Industries said Thursday that third-quarter earnings fell to $117 million, or 70 cents a share, compared to $191 million, or $1.15 a share, in the same period a year ago. Sales rose to $4.23 billion compared to $3.07 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet Research estimated, on average, earnings per share of $1.27 on sales of $3.97 billion. Market Pulse Stories...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported record sales for the third quarter of $4.2 billion, surpassing the prior year’s third
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
Bored with the same bland silver and white-colored cars dominating the highways? Worry not. Blue is the car color of tomorrow. Automotive paint supplier PPG Industries Inc. issued its annual forecast of popular car colors Wednesday. Blues, particularly more...
