2006 Newsroom Archive

12-22-06
Bankruptcy court issues ruling on Pittsburgh Corning reorganization plan

12-01-06
PPG, Devold to form joint venture for North American wind energy turbine market

11-27-06
PPG Industries, Inc. Receives International Habitat Conservation Award

11-16-06
PPG offers outlook on fourth quarter 2006 chlor-alkali earnings

11-06-06
PITTSBURGH Paints unveils 2007-08 color trends – New trends draw inspiration from natural world and global influences

11-02-06
PPG chairman Bunch says company is delivering on growth commitments

10-31-06
Mattel Partners With PPG Industries to Produce Hot Wheels™ Spectraflame™ Paint for “Big Kid” Cars

10-26-06
Silver Starts to Shift but Remains Top North American Vehicle Color in 2006 According to PPG Industries – Blues and browns emerge and silver evolves as paint technology continues to advance

10-26-06
PPG plans to restructure Wigan fiber glass facility to better meet European market needs

10-24-06
PPG selected as finalist for 2007 PACE Award

10-05-06
Winning Perewitz Bike Showcasing PPG Colors to be Featured on Discovery Channel Biker Build-Off

09-27-06
“Trading Spaces” Designer Laurie Smith Signs with Olympic Paints and Stains

09-27-06
PPG records charges for environmental remediation, class-action settlement

09-20-06
PPG acquires Sierracin Corporation

09-06-06
PPG breaks ground for architectural coatings facility in Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center

08-23-06
PPG coatings application plant for fasteners, small parts opens on schedule in Taiwan

08-03-06
PPG acquires Spectra-Tone Paint Corp., agrees to acquire Protec Pty. Ltd.

07-20-06
PPG Directors Set Dividend

07-20-06
PPG Reports Record Sales, Earnings for Any Quarter

07-11-06
PPG names Mauck general manager of protective, marine coatings

06-29-06
PPG to acquire coatings business from Ameron, buys remaining share in Dongju

06-16-06
PPG names five new vice presidents

06-06-06
PPG honors developers of breakthrough low-E glass

06-05-06
PPG adds third Olympic interior paint

06-01-06
PPG Honors 11 suppliers

05-15-06
PPG installs waste glass recycling unit at Netherlands fiber glass manufacturing site

05-01-06
PPG acquires specialty products for aerospace aftermarket

04-28-06
PPG acquires leading maker of nonprescription sunlenses

04-28-06
PPG to acquire Chinese manufacturer, distributor of architectural coatings

04-20-06
PPG Directors Raise Dividend

04-20-06
PPG Chairman issues optimistic outlook for company

04-06-06
PPG, GM collaboration earns PACE Award

03-27-06
PPG names Sinetar vice president, architectural coatings

03-24-06
PPG Total Service Solutions Wins Environmental Achievement Award for Eco-friendly Paint Denaturant

03-16-06
PPG enters azide chemistry field with process step for Tamiflu

03-14-06
PPG announces management assignments

03-14-06
Goudy to retire from PPG July 1

03-10-06
PPG plans to invest $20 million to make Shelby, N.C., fiber glass plant more competitive

01-24-06
PPG succeeds in enjoining paint distributor and body shop from selling counterfeit paint

01-19-06
PPG Directors Set Dividend

01-17-06
PPG breaks ground on Taiwanese coatings application plant for fasteners, small parts

01-12-06
PPG Auto Glass to acquire distribution assets of Independent Glass Distributors

01-12-06
PPG Auto Glass to aquire distribution assets of Independent Glass Distributors