PPG auto glass unit becomes Pittsburgh Glass Works

Date: 4 August 2008
Source: Bizjournals

Date: 4 August 2008

PPG Industries Inc.’s automotive glass business will be rechristened Pittsburgh Glass Works as of Aug. 1. Earlier this month, PPG (NYSE:PPG) agreed to sell the majority stake in its auto glass business to New York private equity group Kohlberg & Co.

LLC. PPG has said it plans to close the deal this quarter.



The name change and new yellow-and-black logo is one of the first steps in rebranding the auto glass business as its own separate entity apart from PPG.

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