PPG Completes Acquisition of Automotive Specialty Materials Manufacturer REVOCOAT

07-Apr-2015 - PPG Industries announced that it has completed the acquisition of REVOCOAT, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry, from the AXSON Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.“The addition of REVOCOAT to our automotive coatings business strengthens ...

AkzoNobel to divest its North American Decorative Paints business

19-Dec-2012 - AkzoNobel announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), for the value of $1.05 billion. The company made the decision to divest Decorative Paints North America following a four year turnaround. AkzoNobel has made the choice to focus its ...

PPG Completes Acquisition of Dyrup

09-Jan-2012 - PPG Industries announced that it has completed the purchase of European coatings company Dyrup A/S, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding company. The final transaction value, including assumed debt, was €115 million ($150 million), subject to customary ...

PPG to Purchase European Coatings Company Dyrup

09-May-2011 - PPG Industries announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire Dyrup A/S, a European coatings company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding company. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, is around €135 million ($200 ...

PPG appoints Beuke vice president, silica products

26-Oct-2009 - PPG Industries announced Richard A. Beuke has been appointed vice president, silica products, effective Nov. 1. He will be based at the company's Monroeville, Pa., chemicals center and report directly to Richard C. Elias, senior vice president, optical and specialty materials. Beuke is currently ...

PPG to Restructure Manufacturing: Reduce Staffing to Save $100 Million Annually

26-Sep-2008 - PPG Industries announced a restructuring plan that is expected to result in approximately $100 million in pretax annual cost savings for the company. The restructuring initiative is part of PPG’s global transformation and the integration of its acquisition of SigmaKalon, completed Jan. 2. The ...

Sartorius Receives "Excellent Supplier Award" from PPG Industries

For Excellence in Product Quality and Delivery Reliability

28-May-2008 - PPG Industries has awarded their "Excellent Supplier Award 2007" to Sartorius AG for its exceptional quality, service and delivery. The Goettingen-based company met all the criteria of a rating system PPG uses to evaluate their suppliers, winning high grades in categories like product quality, ...

PPG coatings application plant for fasteners, small parts opens on schedule in Taiwan

07-Sep-2006 - PPG Industries has opened Alltech Engineered Finishes in Taiwan - a facility that serves the fastener and small parts industry by applying PPG's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings. Located in the Hsiao Kang District of Koahsiung, the plant coats parts for construction, industrial, electronics and ...

PPG acquires Ameron's Performance Coatings & Finishes business

08-Aug-2006 - PPG Industries has launched a new business unit, named Protective & Marine Coatings, with the acquisition of the Performance Coatings & Finishes business of Ameron International Corporation which was completed on August 1, 2006. The acquisition expands PPG's protective coatings business into ...

PPG announces management assignments

16-Mar-2006 - J. Rich Alexander, senior vice president, coatings, will assume responsibility for the automotive aftermarket, and William A. Wulfsohn, senior vice president, coatings, will assume responsibility for industrial coatings and Asia, PPG Industries officials announced in a series of management ...