PPG Industries News

Boosted by growth in its offshore markets, the acquisition of Dutch paints maker SigmaKalon, and price increases, PPG Industries' second-quarter sales jumped by 42 percent to $4.5 billion.

The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 52 cents a share, payable Sept.

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Pittsburgh paint and chemical company PPG Industries has acquired a small Illinois coatings company for an undisclosed amount.

Downtown Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired Vanex Inc.

Alcoa's second-quarter earnings fell nearly 24 percent as higher prices failed to offset the costs of raw materials, energy and disruptions at several facilities, the Pittsburgh aluminum maker said yesterday.

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

Pittsburgh-based paint and chemical maker PPG Industries has signed an agreement with an affiliate of funds managed by private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, LLC, Mount Kisco, N Y, under which PPG will divest ...

PITTSBURGH PPG Industries said Tuesday it has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its automotive glass business to a new company formed by investment firm Kohlberg & Co.

PPG Industries Inc. , the world's second-largest car-paint maker, agreed to sell a controlling stake in its automotive-glass unit to Kohlberg & Co.

Glass manufacturer PPG Industries, which has a plant in Meadville has been sold.

PPG Industries Inc. said today it has signed an agreement to sell its automotive glass and service unit to a New York investment firm for $330 million in cash plus a 40 percent ownership interest in a new ...

Company turns focus to coatings, specialty products. Compiled By Jonathan Katz July 8, 2008 -- PPG Industries has distanced itself from the struggling U.S. automotive market by selling its auto glass division ...

PPG Industries Inc. has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its automotive glass business to a new company formed by investment firm Kohlberg & Co.

PPG Industries Inc., a paint and chemical maker, said Tuesday it will divest its auto glass and services business to a new company formed by private-equity firm Kohlberg & Co.

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PPG Industries has been named the coatings supplier for the new Meiller-Dogus plant located in Sakarya, Turkey, which will produce tippers and trailers for the heavy-duty truck market.

PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a new guide specification for its liquid and powder coil and extrusion coatings.

"We are very pleased to receive support from PPG for the establishment of our permanent distribution center," said Cherie Jamason, president and chief executive officer, Food Bank of Northern Nevada .

In 1979, Wagner joined PPG as a production employee at the Delaware, Ohio, coatings facility.