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Recent News:

PPG announces fiber glass price increases for Americas
PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2008 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business announced today it is raising prices effective May 1, or as permissible by contract, for products in the Americas.

$3 million research grant received in North Carolina
N. CAROLINA, Jan. 2008 - PPG has received a $3 million grant for work at its North Carolina Fiber Glass Science & Technology Center in Shelby, North Carolina from U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC). PPG will work to develop new advanced composite military vehicle armor, incorporating technologies from several business units.

PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to add third furnace
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 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.