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13 hrs ago | Post-gazette.com

The Fortunate 50: Top execs in region averaged $6.7 million in 2012

Mylan's Robert J. Coury is the highest-paid executive at public companies based in the Tri-State region for the third year in a row, easily outdistancing PPG Industries' Charles E. Bunch, who finished second.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Laboratories, Healthcare Industry, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Mining, Consol Energy, Food, Heinz H J, US Governors, Tom Corbett

Fri May 17, 2013

The Marion Star

Pittsburgh Zoo unveils new Amur tiger cub to public

This undated photo provided by the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium shows the new Amur tiger cub in a restricted area at the zoo.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

Post-gazette.com

PPG to make $825 million in payments in Pittsburgh Corning case

PPG Industries said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has issued an interim order confirming a reorganization plan for Pittsburgh Corning, a business jointly owned by PPG and Corning Inc.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Manufacturing, Telecom, Chemicals, Corning

Wed May 15, 2013

Business Journal

787 Dreamliner deliveries resume

A day after learning the Boeing 787 Dreamliner would return to domestic service on United Airlines later this month, the jets are starting to be delivered again.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Boeing, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Industrial Machines, RTI International Metals, Metals, ATI, Startups

Mon May 13, 2013

Coatings World

PPG to Present at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference 2013

PPG Industries vice president of investor relations Vince Morales will present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference 2013 in New York on Tuesday, May 21, at 1:35 p.m. ET.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Cohen Group, Consulting

Sun May 12, 2013

Products Finishing

Sinetar to Lead Combined PPG North American Architectural Coatings Business

With PPG Industries' acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel, Scott B. Sinetar, vice president, PPG architectural coatings, North America, is set to lead the combined architectural coatings business.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Bethpage, NY

Wed May 08, 2013

Post-gazette.com

Business Briefs: Pa. auditor general warns Highmark, UPMC to get along

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said he would consider auditing UPMC if the region's two largest health providers can't get along.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Washington County, PA, Burgettstown, PA

The Washington Post

Axiall Drops as Profit Trails Estimates on Costs: Atlanta Mover

Axiall Corp., the vinyl-products maker that changed its name from Georgia Gulf Corp.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Chemicals, Georgia Gulf Corporated, Manufacturing, Science / Technology

Penn State

Last FIRSTE program for young women set for May 7, 8

The 21st Females Interested in Reaching for Science, Technology and Engineering program is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 and 8, at Penn State New Kensington.

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Related Topix: Penn State New Kensington, Education Etc., Chemistry, Science, Butler, IN, Manufacturing, Chemicals

Tue May 07, 2013

Business Journal

PPG sells share in joint venture to Norway company

PPG Industries said Tuesday it sold its 50 percent ownership of a joint venture based in North Carolina that makes a piece of wind-energy turbine blades.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Norway, World News, Shelby, NC

Marine News

PPG Adds to its Sigma Syladvance Range

PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has launched Sigma Syladvance 700, a high performance antifouling designed specifically for ships working at medium to high rates of operation and medium speeds.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Marketing

Mon May 06, 2013

EETimes

PPG Pittsburgh Paints Brand Unveils Mobile Version Of The Voice Of...

Offering the first room visualizer accessible via tablet device, The Voice of ColorA Paint Your Own Room Visualizer allows homeowners to use their tablet's browser and camera in concert to take a photo and virtually paint a room through a single seamless process.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Cameras

Business Journal

Dow soars Friday, U.S. Steel up 6.35%

The Dow Jones industrial average passed 15,000 for the first time ever Friday, jump-started by better-than-expected April employment numbers released before trading began.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

Fri May 03, 2013

Products Finishing

New PPG Data Sheet Matches Powder Coatings, AAMA Performance Specs

PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a new data sheet that categorizes PPG architectural powder coatings according to American Architectural Manufacturers Association performance standards.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

Forbes.com

PPG Industries Moves Up In Analyst Rankings, Passing Northeast Utilities

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, PPG Industries , according to ETF Channel .

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Northeast Utilities Systems, Energy, Financial Markets

Thu May 02, 2013

Products Finishing

PPG Acquires Deft's Waterborne and Chrome-free Technologies

PPG Industries says it has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Irvine, CA

Newswise

'Culture of Health' Project Lowers Employee Health Costs

A comprehensive program focusing on "growing a culture of health" has led to a reduction in employee health costs at PPG Industries, according to a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine .

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

MSN Money

Cramer: Recent big down days add to confusion

Nothing jives! Nothing dovetails. It is enough to drive you up a wall. On Wednesday I spoke to two top-notch executives, Rick Hamada, from Avnet , the company I call the supermarket of tech, and to Jim Griffith, the CEO of Timken , the steel company, and both said the same thing: Business is ticking up.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Avnet, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Timken, Chemicals, Eaton

Wed May 01, 2013

WebWire

PPG Expands Paint It Application to Nexa Autocolor Brand

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, - PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has introduced Paint It for the NEXA AUTOCOLOR brand.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Strongsville, OH

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Coatings World

PPG Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch appears on CNBC's 'Mad Money with Jim Cramer'

PPG Industries' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Bunch appeared yesterday on "Mad Money with Jim Cramer" on CNBC to discuss PPG's first quarter 2013 business performance and economic outlook for the remainder of the year.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

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