PPG Industries, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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PPG Provides Sungate Infrared Reflective Fixed-Glass Roof for Ford Mustang
Ford Motor Co. becomes first manufacturer to feature PPG's fuel-saving technology DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology. The fixed-glass roof rejects more than 95 percent of the sun's infrared energy while allowing more than twice the...
Read More »PPG and Saflex-® Bond Together on Glazing System for New GM Vans
DETROIT, May 7 - Vehicle glazing has evolved from its original task of keeping bugs out of our teeth to the multi-functionality of Enhanced Technology Glass (ETG). ETG, innovative glazing solution, is manufactured through a collaboration between PPG Industries and Saflex-®, a unit of Solutia Inc. and will be featured on General Motors 2008 full-size passenger vans. All 12- and 15-passenger vans...
Read More »PPG Automotive Glass Helps Drivers Stay Cool and Save Fuel
DETROIT, April 19 -- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), PPG and other leading automotive suppliers presented research findings today at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress that Sungate EP automotive glass significantly reduced the transmission of solar energy into a vehicle, keeping the interior cooler and improving fuel economy. According to the NREL study,...
Read More »PPG Architectural Coatings Unveils U.S. Brand Strategy to Better Serve the Professional Customer
PITTSBURGH – In an effort to maximize its position to serve the professional customer, PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) architectural coatings business announced a comprehensive pro brand strategy in the U.S. that will leverage its brand assets in three key channels of paint distribution. The strategy includes the rebranding of its U.S. company-owned paint stores, an expanded brand and product...
Read More »PPG Acquires Coatings Manufacturer Vanex, Inc.
Expands capabilities, technology in PPG TrueFinish industrial coatings business PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today it has acquired Vanex, Inc., of Mount Vernon, Ill. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of PlascronÃ-® and BreakthroughÃ-® brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic and wood in...
Read More »PPG Provides Sungate Infrared Reflective Fixed-Glass Roof for Ford Mustang
Ford Motor Co. becomes first manufacturer to feature PPG's fuel-saving technology DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology. The fixed-glass roof rejects more than 95 percent of the sun's infrared energy while allowing more than twice the...
Read More »PPG and Saflex-® Bond Together on Glazing System for New GM Vans
DETROIT, May 7 - Vehicle glazing has evolved from its original task of keeping bugs out of our teeth to the multi-functionality of Enhanced Technology Glass (ETG). ETG, innovative glazing solution, is manufactured through a collaboration between PPG Industries and Saflex-®, a unit of Solutia Inc. and will be featured on General Motors 2008 full-size passenger vans. All 12- and 15-passenger vans...
Read More »PPG Automotive Glass Helps Drivers Stay Cool and Save Fuel
DETROIT, April 19 -- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), PPG and other leading automotive suppliers presented research findings today at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress that Sungate EP automotive glass significantly reduced the transmission of solar energy into a vehicle, keeping the interior cooler and improving fuel economy. According to the NREL study,...
Read More »PPG Names Mauck General Manager of Protective, Marine Coatings
PITTSBURGH, July 11, 2006 - PPG Industries has named Tom Mauck general manager of protective and marine coatings, a business created with the announcement that the company has reached agreement to acquire the Performance Coatings and Finishes business of Ameron International Corporation. Mauck joined the company in 1980 as an accounting trainee in the Cleveland coatings plant and progressed...
Read More »PPG Breaks Ground on Taiwanese Coatings Application Plant for Fasteners, Small Parts
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2006 - PPG Industries has begun construction of a facility in Taiwan that will apply the company's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings to fasteners and small parts. The PPG-owned facility will operate under the name Alltech Engineered Finishes. Expected to open in the second quarter of 2006, the plant in the Hsiao Kang District of Koahsiung will have enough production area to...
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