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Sales improved across the three major business units at PPG Industries Inc., but an 8 percent gain in its coatings business was the major driver behind a 6 percent gain in second-quarter revenue, the company said Thursday.

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, to reflect the net increase in the current value of the company's obligation under the…

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Illinois businesses are not happy. They say new tax legislation hit hard. PPG Industries in Mt. Zion is one of those businesses.

Sales increased 10% for the first quarter 2003 to $2.07 billion, compared to $1.88 billion for the first quarter of 2002.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG - News) has presented its Excellent Supplier Award to seven suppliers for their superior performance in 2002.

Directors of PPG Industries have elected Robert Ripp a member of the company's board, effective March 1. He is chairman of Lightpath Technologies, a manufacturer of optical lens and module assemblies for the telecommunications sector.

PPG Industries has renamed its light industrial coatings initiative "PPG TrueFinish industrial coatings," and realigned and refocused it to better serve customers.

Providing cleaner views and tremendous homeowner convenience, Patio Enclosures, Inc., America's largest manufacturer and installer of sunrooms, is now offering SunClean self-cleaning glass by PPG Industries.

Directors of PPG Industries have elected Robert Ripp a member of the company's board, effective March 1. He is chairman of Lightpath Technologies, a manufacturer of optical lens and module assemblies for the telecommunications sector.

Performance in 2002 Compared with 2001 Overall Performance The sales decreased 1% to $8.1 billion from $8.2 billion in 2001.

Vitro, S.A. de C.V. announced that to better serve its customers in the city of Acapulco, Vitrocar, S.A. de C.V., a Vitro’s subsidiary Company, leader in national replacement automotive glass, has opened today a new branch in Acapulco, located at Av.

RS Cogen LLC, a cogeneration power plant that is a joint venture of PPG Industries and Entergy Corp., has begun commercial operations here.

PPG Total Service Solutions said it reached an agreement with Bio Reaction Industries to offer a pollution-cutting system to manufacturers.

PPG Industries reported fourth quarter net income of $94 million, or 55 cents a share, including an after-tax charge of $4 million, or 2 cents a share, to reflect the increase in value of PPG stock included in a previously reported asbestos…

Chemical and paint maker PPG Industries Inc. on Wednesday reported a 13 percent rise in profit as higher sales offset pension costs and an asbestos settlement.A 3 percent rise in coatings revenue was driven by higher paint and sealant demand from…

Vitro announced that on December 30, 2002, it issued a medium term note (Certificados Bursátiles) in the Mexican market for approximately $96 million maturing on December 22, 2008.

Ernest A. Hahn, vice president of automotive original equipment glass for PPG Industries, today announced his retirement effective March 1, concluding more than 36 years with the company.

In a competition sponsored by glassmaker PPG Industries, winning designs by students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) show how glass can provide differentiation while adding utility, style, luxury, comfort and convenience for a…

The liability for an asbestos settlement involving PPG Industries Inc. was reduced by $24 million during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the company said in its latest 10-Q filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

City and county leaders welcomed Component Technology Inc. to the city on Monday.The company, which will retain its plant in Branchburg, Somerset County, is expected to create between 50 and 75 jobs at the Harris Industrial Park, the site of the…

Brant Technologies of Bensenville, Ill., has been appointed a distributor of Lo-Vel and Hi-Sil brand silicas by PPG Industries for the coatings markets.

Glassmaker Grupo Vitro is seen reporting weak third quarter earnings compared with the same quarter last year, due to weak economies in Mexico and the U.

PPG Canada Inc. announced today that it will notappeal the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) decision regarding dumped Chinese automotive replacement glass (ARG) windshields.

A western Pennsylvania town that once relied on a glass manufacturer for employment now believes the company is the key to luring new business there.