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Demand for flat glass in the United States is forecast to rise three percent per year to almost seven billion square feet in 2005, valued at $9.1 billion.

PPG Industries reported today fourth-quarter net income was $83 million, or 49 cents a share, on sales of $1.91 billion.

PPG, a glass, paint and chemicals company, reported a 34 percent drop in fourth quarter profits Thursday due to sluggish glass and coating sales.

An Ohio court upheld a $1.6 million asbestos-related verdict awarded to a steelworker who worked with products made by a unit of PPG Industries, the law firm representing the plaintiff said on Thursday.

While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…

Shares in Dow Chemical Co., the No. 2 U.S. chemical company, dropped nearly 14 percent in afternoon trading on Thursday on investor fears concerning the company's asbestos liabilities.

Rohm and Haas Company announces the introduction of its new water-based, cold seal product family - Robond™ CS adhesives tailored to the requirements of the European market.

PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.

Italian manufacturer of glass working machines For.El., presents the semi-automatic machine for concurrent two-side symmetric sealing with butyl rubber of spacer frames for double-glazing.

PPG Canada Inc. today received the decision of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) to initiate a dumping investigation of automotive replacement glass (ARG) windshields from the People's Republic of China. "The Government of…

Sika Industry's Marion, Ohio plant has obtained QS-9000 certification, a requirement of parts suppliers to the U.S. auto and truck manufacturers.

Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown downgraded shares of chemical firms DuPont Co., PPG Industries Inc., and Eastman Chemical Co.

Rohm and Haas Company said that its Board of Directors elected Suzanne B. Rowland a vice president of the company at a regularly scheduled board meeting.Rowland, 40, joined Rohm and Haas in 1985 as market manager for textile chemicals in North…

Glassmakers Pilkington and Saint Gobain are digging in for a bitter battle in the potentially lucrative market for self-cleaning glass.Saint Gobain, the French building materials group that is Europe's leading building glassmaker, presented its…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has given the go-ahead to a joint venture by The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc. that will be based in the Research Triangle Park.

For the second consecutive year PPG Industries has been named paint supplier of the year at Decoma International, a subsidiary of Magna International.The award is part of Decoma's effort to recognize exceptional quality, service, delivery and…

PPG Industries announced four new management assignments effective Dececember 1st:- Garry A. Goudy, vice president, automotive replacement glass, has been elected vice president, automotive refinish; - David E.

If the U.S. Congress adopts an energy bill this year or next, it may well provide tax credits for using high-performance windows and other energy-saving products in new and existing homes.

Reichhold Inc. is in talks to sell its industrial adhesives unit, which accounted for $250 million in sales last year, as part of a restructuring effort that will enable it to focus on its core businesses.

PPG Industries has been named a finalist in the product innovation category of the 2002 PACE Awards competition for Framecoat electrodeposition coatings for automotive and light-truck chassis components.

In a major move to grow its high-performance coatings business, PPG Industries is expanding the size and reach of sales and service, improving local market access and simplifying its product line under a single brand strategy.

Gorell Windows & Doors will offer windows made with SunClean self-cleaning glass from PPG Industries beginning with the spring building and remodeling season.

For the second consecutive year PPG Industries has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), which rates companies on their economic, environmental and social performance.

PPG Industries reported that the third quarter net income was $93 million, or 55 cents a share, on sales of $2.00 billion.

Lehman Bros. said on Wednesday it cut its rating, earnings per share view and its 12-month price target on PPG Industries Inc. as further weakening in the auto and construction industries could hurt the paints, glass and coatings maker's…