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6/20/2012
PPG, NSF remind health inspectors of generic chlorine tablet risks
In response to a recent survey conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council that found one in five adults urinates in the pool, NSF International and the ACCU-TAB(R) system commercial pool water treatment experts of PPG Industries once again remind aquatic health inspectors, pool owners and pool operators about the importance of using properly certified chlorine tablets in approved systems.
6/14/2012
PPG CEO Bunch to present at Credit-Suisse Basic Materials Conference, June 27
PPG Industries’ Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch will participate in the Credit-Suisse Basic Materials Conference in Boston on Wednesday, June 27.
6/5/2012
PPG helps orphans have ‘Dream Day’ at Shanghai Zoo
PPG Industries recently participated in “Dream Day at the Zoo,” an event organized by the Shanghai Charity Foundation, Shanghai Zoo and American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai).
6/4/2012
PPG to present at Goldman Sachs European Chemicals 2020 Vision Conference
PPG Industries' Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings, and President, PPG Europe Viktor Sekmakas will participate in the Goldman Sachs European Chemicals 2020 Vision Conference in London on Monday, June 18.
5/22/2012
PPG pledges $25,000 for student-focused initiatives at The University of Akron
The PPG Industries Foundation has pledged a total of $25,000 in 2012 to benefit three student-focused initiatives of The University of Akron, continuing the long-standing relationship between PPG Industries’ Barberton, Ohio, chemicals plant and corporate science-and-technology function and UA.
5/16/2012
PPG to present at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference 2012
PPG Industries Vice President of Investor Relations Vince Morales will present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference 2012 in New York on Wednesday, May 23, at 1:10 p.m. ET.
5/8/2012
PPG donates $5,000 to Ohio State Women in Engineering Program for girls’ camp
The PPG Industries Foundation once again donated $5,000 to the Women in Engineering (WiE) Program at The Ohio State University to support the WiE CHEER (CHEmical Engineering Rocks!) summer day camp for girls about to enter ninth grade.
5/3/2012
PPG donates another $5,000 to Dover Library Foundation for new library building
For a second year the PPG Industries Foundation has donated $5,000 to the Dover Library Foundation on behalf of PPG Industries’ architectural coatings manufacturing facility in Cheswold to support the new Dover Public Library facility construction campaign.
4/24/2012
PPG at Wells Fargo Securities 2012 Industrial and Construction Conference
PPG Industries’ Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer David B. Navikas will participate in the Wells Fargo Securities 2012 Industrial and Construction Conference at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, May 8, at 3:45 p.m. ET.
4/19/2012
PPG reports first quarter earnings
PPG Industries today reported net sales for the first quarter 2012 of $3.8 billion, an increase of 6 percent versus the prior year’s first quarter.