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PPG Industries Awarded $26 Million from Chinese Automotive Glass Company

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Travis Rains

A Chinese automotive glass maker is on the hook for $26 million after the Third Circuit upheld a default judgment with respect to the company, Jiangsu Tie Mao Glass Co. Ltd., and accusations that it stole trade secrets from PPG … Continue reading →

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Mygrant Employee Mark Annis Has Died

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Emmariah Holcomb

Mark Annis, Mygrant Glass assistant manager of its Randolph, Mass. warehouse passed away January 25, 2020. Annis graduated from Braintree high school before starting to work with his father at PPG, where he worked for 30 years. He helped open … Continue reading →

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Vitro Could Tap PPG’s Research Capabilities to Improve Automotive Glass

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Jenna Reed

PPG has been out of the automotive glass business since divesting its automotive business in 2008 and selling its stake in Pittsburgh Glass Works to LKQ Corp. in late April of this year. However, Mexican-based Vitro is purchasing the assets of PPG’s flat glass business for $750 million. Vitro produces both OE and aftermarket automotive glass and plans to tap PPG’s research center to expand these offerings, said PPG vice president of flat glass Dick Beuke. Continue reading →

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What Were the Top Stories of 2014?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Jenna Reed

From acquisitions to divestments to lawsuits and consumer complaints over shattering backlites, 2014 was a big year for the AGRR industry. News from PGW, LYNX, Carlex, Guardian and others dominated the top-ten list of most clicked on glassBYTEs.com™ stories for … Continue reading →

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PPG Completes Sale of Float Glass Plant to Fuyao

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jenna Reed

PPG Industries completed the sale of substantially all the assets of its Mount Zion, Ill., glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Fuyao plans to rebuild and retrofit the facility’s two … Continue reading →

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Fuyao to Expand U.S. Footprint by Purchasing PPG Glass Plant

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Jenna Reed

PPG Industries announced today that it will sell all the assets of its Mt. Zion, Ill., glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. Fuyao will rebuild and retrofit the facility’s two production lines to manufacture automotive glass. Continue reading →

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