31 Mar 2008
PPG donates to help ‘Warm Children’s Winter’
BEIJING, March 31, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) employees in China have donated winter clothing for students in 20 schools in Nangqian County, Yushu, Qinghai Province, who were severely affected by the unusual winter storm this year. A thousand garments were collected to bring warmth to these children.
17 Mar 2008
PPG wins Chrysler LLC Supplier Pentastar Award for exterior systems
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced recently that Chrysler LLC named it the top-performing supplier of exterior systems in the automaker’s 2007 Supplier Pentastar Awards. PPG, a leading supplier of coatings and glass products to Chrysler, was honored for performance based on Chrysler’s External Balance Scorecard – a fact-based system that rates suppliers on quality, technology, cost and delivery.
13 Mar 2008
PPG receives “Friendship Award” from Shandong Government
PPG's performance glazings strategic business unit (SBU) has received a special "Friendship Award" from China's Shandong Provincial People's Government for its "contributions and dedication to Shandong’s social development and economic construction."
26 Feb 2008
PPG Aerospace window repair operation approved by China aviation authority
PPG Industries’ (PPG:NYSE) aerospace transparencies business has recently received approval by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China to overhaul and repair framed aircraft cockpit windows, and it has begun operations in Suzhou to serve airlines operating in China.
21 Feb 2008
PPG acquires NanoProducts Corporation
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has recently 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.
14 Feb 2008
PPG quarterly earnings per share up 30 percent on best volume growth in 3 years
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) recently reported record sales for the fourth quarter of $2.9 billion, surpassing the prior year’s fourth quarter results by 15 percent. Fourth quarter net income was $200 million, or $1.21 per share, and was comprised of net income from continuing operations of $193 million, or $1.17 per share, and income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $7 million, or 4 cents per share. Fourth quarter earnings per share from continuing operations represents a 30-percent increase over the prior year’s quarter.
4 Feb 2008
PPG sets aggressive energy and greenhouse gas emissions goals
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced recently it has set a goal to reduce its total energy intensity by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016 and its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent from 2006 to 2011.
29 Jan 2008
PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to add third furnace
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) 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 Co. Ltd. joint-venture manufacturing site in Zibo, China. The joint venture is a 50-50 arrangement for manufacturing glass-fiber reinforcement.
5 Jan 2008
PPG completes acquisition of SigmaKalon Group
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it had completed the acquisition of SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, was approximately €2.2 billion (US$3.2 billion). The company expects to add approximately $3 billion in sales annually as a result of the acquisition.
26 Dec 2007
全球企業社會責任之PPG工業集團社會責任
日前，央視國際著名主持人劉欣女士與國家發改委環資司節約辦呂文斌處長、PPG工業集團中國區副總裁延彩明女士、PPG工業集團亞太區人力資源總監楊世豪先生面對面，以網路直播的形式，針對企業的社會責任這一主題進行了深入探討。
24 Dec 2007
RJ21“翔鳳”採用PPG航空塗料
我國新型國產支線飛機ARJ21“翔鳳”於12月21日在上海飛機製造廠總裝下線，這是我國首架擁有完全自主知識產權的支線飛機。飛機採用了PPG航空塗料系統。所有的調漆、配色及噴漆指導均由PPG航空材料（蘇州）有限公司提供。PPG航空美國和亞太區的技術支援經理在現場提供了技術支援和指導，同時，及時根據現場的實際情況提供有效的現場處理方案。飛機整體效果優異，受到用戶的高度讚譽。
21 Dec 2007
Bunch outlines company's accelerated transformation
December 3, 2007 - Chuck Bunch, PPG chairman and chief executive officer, Friday described for investment analysts actions the company has taken to accelerate its shift to a business portfolio centered on coatings and specialty products.
