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PPG Industries

(PPG) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$9.6B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$15.8B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. The company has more than 150 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG).

Number of Employees 44,900

Contact Information

One PPG Place

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272

www.ppg.com

(412) 434-3131

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Paint and Coating Manufacturing: 325510

Company News

Recent Events

PPG joins U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now LEADER Program Ã¢Â€" Company pledges significant...

12/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
PPG enters agreement with Connellsville company

12/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
PPG announces agreement with Ebtech Industrial for modular panel systems Ã¢Â€" Partnership creates Ã¢Â€Â˜ideal solutionÃ¢Â€Â™...

12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Inorganic Composite Binder Panels optimize building security.

12/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
PPG launches COLORMOBILE for â€˜on-the-roadâ€™ online access to color formulas

11/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Reportlinker Adds Automotive Glass - A Global Market Perspective

11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
PPG launches AQUACRON water-based coatings for light industrial applications

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
PPG Receives Wind-Development Grant

11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
AnalystChoice.com Initiates Research on OSK, PPG, PCP, ODP, RRI and MCD

11/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Gulf States Toyota goes â€˜greenâ€™ with PPG paint

11/03/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
PPG Industries Appoints Patrick Kenny As VP, Corporate Marketing - Quick Facts

10/21/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
PPG Names Beuke Vice President, Silica Products - Quick Facts

10/21/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
4 Dividend Increases in the News

10/20/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
The Goldman Sachs Net Rises; Nokia Net Loss

10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
PPG releases advisory on cyanuric acid in recreational water facilities â€" Information, action steps related...

10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
PPG launches CRRC, ENERGY STAR color registration initiative â€" Program enables metal roof manufacturers to...

10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
PPG introduces SOLARBLUE and PACIFICA glasses for immediate delivery â€" New blue tints create numerous...

10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

ppg industries and quality - All News and Analysis

Schoff is 2008 Tess award winner

- 2008-04-01

Dr. Clifford K. Sehoff formerly of PPG Industries and now a private consultant, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2008. The announcement was made by the officers and the Award Committee of the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering PMSE of the American Chemical Society....

Tags: American Chemical Society, Dr., officer, PPG Industries, Quality
Erie Times-News, Pa., Business Buzz Column.

- 2003-03-15

By Doug Oathout, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15--March 10 came and went with no mention of its significance in investment circles. Last Monday marked the three-year anniversary of the Nasdaq reaching its highest level ever...

Tags: agent, certification, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., PPG Industries, Quality
PPG Opens Auto Glass Satellite Facility in Mexico

- 2000-11-01

Business Editors & Automotive Writers SALTILLO, Mexico--AutomotiveWire--Nov. 1, 2000 PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has begun operations at an automotive glass assembly facility in Saltillo for attaching hardware to windshields and sequencing side windows to supply General Motors' GM nearby Ramos Arizpe automotive assembly plant. PPG's satellite facility, about...

Tags: Construction, General Motors Corp., NETWORKING, PPG Industries, Quality, satellite
PPG receives ISO certification

- 1993-04-01

The Gurnee, IL and Folcroft, PA facilities of nonwovens supplier PPG Industries, Gurnee, IL, have received ISO 9002 certification. The two sites manufacture specialty chemicals, food emulsifiers, defoamers and surfactants for the personal care, coatings, textiles, metalworking and household, industrial and institutional markets.

Tags: certification, ISO, PPG Industries, Quality, textiles