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English 28.08.2008

Texas PPG Plant Closed After Torrential Storms

PPG Industries Inc.’s Wichita Falls, Texas, plant was forced to temporarily cease operations...

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English 27.08.2008

PPG declares force majeure on architectural, residential, specialty glass

PPG Industries announced that it has declared force majeure on architectural, residential and specialty glass products as a...

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English 26.08.2008

PPG introduces glass tints with second-surface MSVD low-e coatings

Development comes as company celebrates 125th anniversary

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English 12.08.2008

PPG opens Wuhu plant for automotive coatings

New facility demonstrates commitment to Asia/Pacific region, partnership with Chery

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English 08.08.2008

PPG glass replacement course gets accreditation

The automotive aftermarket continuing education program of PPG Industries recently received insurance commission accreditations in more than 15 states for a new classroom course

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English 05.08.2008

PPG Automotive Glass, Services Business to Be Named Pittsburgh Glass Works

PPG Automotive Glass, Services Business to Be Named Pittsburgh Glass WorksPITTSBURGHPA-PPG-INDUSTRIES

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English 30.07.2008

PPG auto glass unit becomes Pittsburgh Glass Works

PPG Industries Inc.’s automotive glass business will be rechristened Pittsburgh Glass Works as of Aug. 1.

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English 21.07.2008

Fate of PPG plant to be decided in fall

For the second time in less than a year, a new buyer has been found for the PPG Canada windshield factory in Hawkesbury.

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English 15.07.2008

Veteran workers reflect on PPG glass deal

Standing in front of the massive, white PPG building along Ferry Street between the railroad tracks and the Allegheny River, Herbie Kerr said he´s hoping for the best.

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English 14.07.2008

Impact on Chillicothe uncertain after PPG deal with Kohlberg

PPG Industries has announced an agreement with a New York-based company to take over a majority of the company.

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English 09.07.2008

PPG to Sell Controlling Interest in Auto Glass Business to Kohlberg & Company

PPG Industries has signed an agreement with an affiliate of funds managed by Kohlberg & Company, LLC, Mount Kisco, N.Y., under which PPG will...

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English 03.07.2008

PPG AutoGlass Introduces Replacement Door Glass Insert Business Offering

PPG AutoGlass, a consolidated affiliate of PPG Industries and a leading supplier of auto glass and glass shop accessories, recently joined with Western Reflections,...

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English 16.06.2008

PPG hopes to sell its automotive glass business this year

Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries Inc. is again trying to sell its automotive glass business.

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English 13.06.2008

PPG auto glass component back on block

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, the company said

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English 09.06.2008

New brochure promotes PPG architectural glass, coatings and paint

PPG Industries has published a new PPG IdeaScapes brochure highlighting the company’s range of architectural glass, coatings and paint.

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French 23.05.2008

PPG va construire la première usine d´enduits de la société en Russie

La nouvelle installation servira les clients des enduits automobiles et des enduits industriels

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English 08.05.2008

PFG Fiber Glass starts third furnace in China

PPG Industries’ announced it started a third furnace May 2 at the PFG Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. operation in Kunshan it jointly owns with Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

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English 18.04.2008

PPG still seeks glass-unit sale

PPG Industries Inc. still wants to sell its automotive-glass business this year, which includes its Creighton plant in East Deer, CEO Charles Bunch told shareholders at the company´s annual meeting Thursday.

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English 27.03.2008

PPG Site Soothes Pain in the Glass

PPG Industries recently launched the newest release of their site, PROSTARSAutoCare.com, a one-stop-shop that enables car owners to...

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English 20.03.2008

Glass Recalled by PPG Supplier Also Came from WGA, PPG Reports

The suspect glass parts recalled recently by Process Polymers Development were sold to them by Paterson, N.J.-based importer Wholesale Glass Automotive, according to PPG´s Doug Sharbaugh, manager,...

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English 03.03.2008

SOLARBAN 70XL glass now available for laminated glass applications

PPG Industries announced that Solarban 70XL glass, the industry’s highest-performing solar control, low emissivity glass, is now available as a laminated glass through members of the...

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English 20.02.2008

PPG to begin $10.8 million remediation project in Lake Charles

PPG Industries will begin work on the next phase of a project to remediate and re-route the water discharge canal at its facility here.

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English 14.02.2008

PPG acquires NanoProducts Corporation

PG Industries has acquired the assets and intellectual property of NanoProducts Corporation, Longmont, Colo., a producer of nanoproduct materials and a developer of nanoproduct technology. Terms were not disclosed.

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English 14.02.2008

White paper compares economic, environmental benefits of tinted low-e glasses

PG Industries has published a new white paper, A Comparison of Energy, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Tinted Low-E Glasses, which summarizes a comparative analysis of four commonly specified tinted,

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English 25.01.2008

PPG wins two SSPC Structure Awards for protective and marine coatings

PPG Industries protective and marine coatings (PMC) business won two of the four annual Structure Awards for excellence in coatings projects from The Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC).

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English 25.01.2008

PPG quarterly earnings per share up 30 percent on best volume growth in 3 years

PPG Industries reported record sales for the fourth quarter of $2.9 billion, surpassing the prior year’s fourth quarter results by 15 percent.

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English 14.01.2008

PPG Provides Sungate Infrared Reflective Fixed-Glass Roof For Ford Mustang

Ford Motor Co. becomes first manufacturer to feature PPG´s fuel-saving technology, PPG Industries is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world´s first car manufacturer to feature...

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English 10.01.2008

PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to Add Third Furnace

PPG Industries and Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. announced their respective boards of directors have approved the addition of a third furnace at the PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass...

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English 13.12.2007

PPG introduces high-performance SOLARBAN 80 OPTIBLUE glass

PPG Industries has introduced a new high-performance glass combining the industry-leading solar control performance of Solarban 80 low-emissivity glass with the company’s new blue-green Optiblue glass.

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English 28.11.2007

PPG Introduces High-Performance SOLARBAN 80 OPTIBLUE Glass

PPG Industries has introduced a new highperformance glass combining the industry-leading solar control performance of Solarban...

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English 23.10.2007

Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon Home Features Solarban 70XL Glass by PPG

Georgia Institute of Technology, a top finisher in the 2007 Solar Decathlon competition that ended in Washington, D.C., used windows made from Solarban 70XL glass by PPG to brighten their home while limiting its solar heat gain.

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English 19.10.2007

PPG posts record sales in third quarter

Boosted by strong results in its coatings, optical and specialty products businesses, PPG Industries said third-quarter sales were a record $2.8 billion, up 13 percent from a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $191 million, or $1.15 per share, up from $90 million, or 54 cents a share, in the third quarter of 2006.

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English 19.09.2007

Platinum to acquire auto glass and services businesses from PPG for $500m

Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has agreed to...

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English 18.09.2007

PPG workers express concern about their futures

Apprehension and worry about the future have occupied Roland Turner’s thoughts since PPG Industries...

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English 18.09.2007

PPG to sell fine chemicals business for $65 million

PPG Industries Inc. plans to sell its fine chemicals business for about $65 million to ZaCh System S.p.A.,...

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English 14.09.2007

PPG To Sell Auto Glass Businesses For About $500 Million

PPG Industries Inc. said it has agreed to sell its automotive original equipment manufacture...

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English 06.08.2007

Can glass save gas? PPG thinks so

PPG Industries Inc. workers at its automotive glass plant near Altoona are fabricating specially coated windows...

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English 03.08.2007

PPG auto glass future in doubt

PPG is continuing to explore alternatives for its Automotive OEM and Automotive Replacement Glass and Services businesses...

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English 23.07.2007

PPG glass plant´s future remains unclear

PPG Industries Inc. workers at the automotive glass plant in East Deer will have to wait another month or...

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English 13.07.2007

PPG Delays Price Increase

PPG Auto Glass´s previously announced increase on the price of glass has been delayed ...

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English 06.07.2007

PPG Announces Price Increase on Glass

PPG Auto Glass has notified its customers that it will be implementing a 4-percent price increase ...

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English 19.06.2007

PPG Performance Glazings wins environmental award

Pennsylvania Environmental Council recognizes Solarban 70XL glass

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English 24.04.2007

PPG may sell original glass plant

Industries Inc. wants to sell off the business that started it all:...

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English 21.03.2007

Impact of glass industry in region is transparent

A year-long celebration of Pittsburgh´s glass industry -past,

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English 05.03.2007

A Glass Act

The PPG Flat Glass plant just north of Wichita Falls produces about 300,000 tons of flat glass each year.

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English 23.02.2007

Asian PPG Industries Ltd. to acquire auto refinish business of ICI India Ltd.

PPG Industries signs agreement with ICI India to facilitate transaction

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English 31.10.2006

PPG Plans To Restructure Wigan Glass Fiber Facility To Meet Market Needs

Fiber glass plant is proposing to transform its manufacturing processes and work force

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English 07.06.2006

PPG Honors Developers of Breakthrough Low-E Glass

Developers of the industry´s highest-performing and most fabricator-friendly low-emissivity glass ...

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English 23.05.2006

PPG Chairman Issues Optimistic Outlook for Company

PPG Industries has a ´great future´ as the company’s performance in 2005 demonstrated, said Charles E. Bunch...

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English 13.01.2006

PPG Auto Glass to Acquire Distribution Assets of Independent Glass Distributors

PPG Auto Glass to acquire certain assets of the wholesale distribution network of Independent Glass Distributors

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English 27.10.2005

PPG to Implement Price Increase for Automotive OEM Glass

PPG Industries will raise prices up to 10 percent for all automotive original equipment fabricated glass products effective Jan. 1

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English 25.10.2005

A long-running antitrust suit over glass prices was settled

A long-running antitrust suit over glass prices was settled by PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) Thursday

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English 01.09.2005

PPG Says Katrina Had Minimal Impact

PPG Industries Says Hurricane Katrina Had a Minimal Impact on Its Operations

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English 03.08.2005

PPG honors nine companies as excellent suppliers

PPG Industries has presented nine Excellent Supplier Awards for superior performance in 2004.

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English 02.08.2005

PPG Posts Record Sales Despite Announced Job Cuts

PPG Industries have reported second quarter net income of $231 million, with sales of $2.66 billion, a record for any quarter

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English 12.07.2005

PPG initiative helps to rejuvenate building facades

One-stop resource for coatings, glass, paint products

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English 28.06.2005

PPG´s Debt Offering Completed

PPG Industries, Inc. announces completion of its 300 million euros international debt offering

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English 16.06.2005

PPG Industries, Inc. announces pricing of cash tender

Offers for certain of its outstanding notes

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English 10.06.2005

PPG Industries, Inc. announces a 300 million euros international debt offering

PPG Industries, Inc. announced that it intends to offer €300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2015.

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English 03.06.2005

PPG names Stas vice president of automotive OEM glass

more than 25 years of experience at PPG Industries

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English 27.05.2005

PPG Industries, Inc. announces a $275 million cash tender

PPG Industries, Inc. announces a $275 million cash tender offer for certain of its outstanding note

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English 10.02.2005

PPG Announces Share Repurchase

Directors Set Dividend

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English 31.01.2005

PPG Reports Fourth-Quarter EPS! Sales Records on Stronger Volumes

PPG Industries reported fourth-quarter net income of $183 million, or $1.06 a share.

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English 14.01.2005

PPG names Morales director of investor relations

Vince Morales, with 20 years of finance and financial management experience at PPG Industries, has been named the company´s director of investor relations.

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English 04.01.2005

PPG to increase capacity for energy-efficient, high-performance glass

Officials from PPG Industries announced that they will expand capacity at their Wichita Falls, Texas, flat glass plant...

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English 25.10.2004

PPG reports strong volume, EPS growth in third quarter

PPG Industries reported third quarter net income of $194 million, or $1.12 a share, including aftertax charges of $4 million, or 3 cents a share, to reflect the net increase ...

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English 29.09.2004

PPG to expand joint-venture fiber glass plant in China

PPG Industries and its joint venture partner will build a second fiber glass manufacturing furnace at their facility in Kunshan, China, officials from both companies announced.

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English 10.08.2004

Innofiber DCS fiber glass by PPG improves processing efficiency for screen maker

Customer evaluations are under way for Innofiber DCS fiber glass by PPG Industries, a product ...

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English 26.07.2004

GTS Services introduces GlasPacLX 3.1 software

GTS Services has launched the latest version of its GlasPacLX software...

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English 23.07.2004

Quest Software licenses GLAXIS technology for new point-of-sale solution

Quest Software has launched the latest version of its GLASSquote Windows point-of-sale software, including a new Quest Information Exchange (QIX) interface...

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English 16.06.2004

PPG to provide engineering design & technology for new fiber glass facility

PPG Industries is providing the engineering design and process technology for a new fiber glass manufacturing facility to be built in Clarksville, Tenn., for MW/MB, ...

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English 02.06.2004

Mercedes-Benz USA begins vendor-managed inventory program with PPG Auto Glass

PPG Auto Glass announced it will manage the storage, transport and delivery of automotive replacement glass to all Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) dealerships ...

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English 22.03.2004

PPG - A Different Kind of Spring Break

Change of Seasons Increases Risk of Chipped Windshields

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English 08.03.2004

PPG announces management assignments

Reg Norton, has been appointed global director, environment, health and safety, effective April 1. Lynne D. Schmidt will be promoted to vice president, government and community affairs, and executive director of the PPG Industries Foundation.

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English 03.03.2004

PPG fiber glass business collaborates on DOE grant projects

PPG Industries´ fiber glass business is collaborating with other leaders in glass manufacturing and affiliated organizations on two projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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English 26.02.2004

Goudy named PPG vice president, automotive aftermarket

Garry A. Goudy has been appointed vice president of PPG Industries’ automotive aftermarket ...

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English 21.01.2004

PPG Reports Strong Earnings, Cash Flow in Fourth Quarter

PPG Industries reported fourth quarter net income of $122 million, or 71 cents a share, including an aftertax charge of $8 million, or 5 cents a share,...

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English 15.01.2004

More layoffs at PPG

More than 40 employees at PPG Industries’ Shelby plant will be laid off at the end of the month, according to a company spokesman.

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English 27.10.2003

PPG Directors Raise Dividend

The board of directors of PPG Industries raised the quarterly dividend on the company´s common stock to 44 cents from 43 cents a share, payable Dec. 12 to shareholders of record Nov. 10.

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English 24.10.2003

Chrysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 3 Features Solextra Glass by PPG

The Chrysler Groups´ newest PT Dream Cruiser features Solextra blue-tinted automotive original equipment glass by PPG Industries ...

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English 21.10.2003

Haynes joins PPG Industries board

Directors of PPG Industries elected Victoria F. Haynes a member of the company’s board.

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English 19.09.2003

PPG glass provides clearer view of Charters of Freedom

As visitors return tomorrow to the newly renovated rotunda at the National Archives Building here, they will view the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights through Starphire ultra-clear glass by PPG Industries.

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English 05.09.2003

PPG joint venture fiber glass plant begins operations

A ribbon-cutting ceremony here today celebrated the lighting of the furnace for a fiber glass plant serving the world´s largest integrated printed circuit board manufacturing campus.

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English 30.07.2003

PPG Reports on Second Quarter

PPG Industries reported second quarter net income of $152 million, or 89 cents a share, which includes aftertax charges of $7 million, or 4 cents a share...

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English 22.07.2003

PPG Solar Color Series™

There´s a lot more to automotive glass than what you see, and see through. The PPG Solar Series is a collection of tinted vision and privacy glasses that look great.

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English 15.05.2003

PPG Awarded Grant for Innovation in Occupational and Environmental Health

PPG Industries received an Innovation in Occupational and Environmental Health Grant for $25,000 to help implement its program to improve the early diagnosis, treatment and management of depression for employees, retirees and family members.

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English 06.05.2003

PPG Honors Seven Companies as Excellent Suppliers

Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries has presented its Excellent Supplier Award to seven suppliers for their superior performance in 2002.

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English 22.04.2003

PPG Directors Set Dividend

The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 43 cents a share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 12.

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English 22.04.2003

PPG Reports on First Quarter

PPG Industries reported first quarter net income of $78 million, or 46 cents a share, which includes aftertax charges of $6 million, or 3 cents a share, for the cumulative effect of ...

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English 06.03.2003

PPG Earns PACE Award for Fourth Consecutive Year

CeramiClear clearcoat by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has received a PACE Award, marking the fourth consecutive year the company has won recognition...

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English 26.02.2003

Lightpath´s Ripp Joins PPG Industries Board

Directors of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) have elected Robert Ripp a member of the company´s board, effective March 1.

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English 20.02.2003

PPG’s Coatings Operations Achieve Global Environmental Certification

PPG has earned ISO-14001 certification for its coatings manufacturing facilities around the world.

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English 18.02.2003

PPG Names Orcutt Vice President of Flat Glass

Mark J. Orcutt, president, PPG Auto Glass, has been appointed vice president of flat glass for PPG Industries, effective March 1.

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English 09.01.2003

The Sungate WeatherMaster™ Windshield

The Sungate WeatherMaster™ windshield is the world´s most technologically advanced automotive windshield.

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English 25.11.2002

PPG Provides Guidance

Earnings of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) for the fourth quarter are forecast to be between 55 and 60 cents a share, according to Raymond W. LeBoeuf, chairman and chief executive officer.

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English 09.04.2002

PPG Automotive Flat Glass Plant Recognized for Environmental Leadership By EPA

PPG Automotive Flat Glass Plant honoured

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