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Financials
The week's business headlines
Restructuring drives growth at PPG
Charles Bunch, CEO of Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, says the company’s restructuring has led to “financial success” for 2007, according to a Dec. 1 report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Bunch says the company’s acquisitions in 2006 helped PPG garner $750 million in sales for the year … read more
Glaston divides One-Stop-Partner business
Officials from Finland’s Glaston Corp. announced the company will split its One-Stop-Partner business into two units: the One-Stop-Partner Offering unit and the One-Stop-Partner Deliveries unit, according to a Dec. 10 company release. The division will be finalized Jan. 7, according to the release … read more
Float facility for solar glass planned in Germany
Officials from Germany’s SolarGlas AG announced the company will build a specialized float glass plant in Brandenburg, Germany, to manufacture low-iron glass for use in solar modules, according to a Dec. 7 article from Solar Industry Magazine. The facility will operate a dual-furnace to produce cast glass for conventional silica modules and flat glass for thin-film solar thermal modules, according to the article … read more
United States Aluminum receives PPG certified applicator accreditation
United States Aluminum of Waxahachie, Texas, joined the certified applicator program from PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, according to a Dec. 7 company release. The accreditation certifies United States Aluminum to apply PPG high-performance coatings to aluminum architectural products ... read more
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