Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Business units

PPG's business units include:

  • Aerospace: Leading supplier of sealants, coatings, aircraft maintenance chemicals, transparent armor, transparencies and application systems, serving original equipment manufacturers and maintenance providers for the commercial, military, regional jet and general aviation industries. Services include chemicals management.
  • Architectural Coatings: Under the Pittsburgh Paints, Olympic, Porter, Monarch, Lucite and PPG HPC (High Performance Coatings) brands, this unit produces paints, stains and specialty coatings for commercial, maintenance and residential markets.
  • Architectural Coatings EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa): Producer of Sigma, Seigneurie, Johnstone's and other brands of residential and commercial paints for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and French Overseas.
  • Automotive Coatings: Global supplier of automotive coatings and services to auto and light truck manufacturers. Products include electrocoats, primer surfacers, base coats, clearcoats, pretreatment chemicals, adhesives and sealants.
PPG Place, Building No. 1 in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Automotive Refinish: Produces and markets a full line of coatings products and related services for automotive and fleet repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings and specialty coatings for signs.
  • Chlor-Alkali and Derivatives: Producer of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals for use in chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper production, water treatment, plastics production, agricultural products and many other applications.
  • Fiber Glass: Maker of fiber glass yarn for use in electronics, especially printed circuit boards, and specialty materials, such as insect screening, medical casting and filtration fabrics. Also maker of fiber glass chopped strands, rovings and mat products used as reinforcing agents in thermoset and thermoplastic composite applications.
  • Industrial Coatings: Produces coatings for appliances, agricultural and construction equipment, consumer products, electronics, heavy-duty trucks, automotive parts and accessories, residential and commercial construction, coil, extrusions, wood flooring, kitchen cabinets and other finished products.
  • Optical Products: Produces optical monomers, including CR-39 and Trivex lens materials, photochromic dyes, Transitions (http://www.transitions.com) photochromic ophthalmic plastic lenses and polarized film.
  • Packaging Coatings: Global supplier of coatings, inks, compounds, pretreatment chemicals and lubricants for metal, glass and plastic containers for the beverage, food, general line and specialty packaging industries.
  • Performance Glazings: Produces glass that is fabricated into products primarily for commercial construction and residential markets, as well as the appliance, mirror and transportation industries.
  • Protective and Marine Coatings: Leading global supplier of corrosion-resistant, appearance-enhancing coatings for the marine, infrastructure, chemical processing, oil and gas, and power industries.
  • Silicas: Produces amorphous precipitated silicas used to improve strength and durability of tires and other rubber products, reduce gloss and viscosity of paints and varnishes, and enhance free-flow characteristics of powdered food ingredients. Products are also used in battery separator applications. Also manufactures Teslin Substrate synthetic printing sheets used in applications such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and labels, e-passports, driver's licenses and identification cards.

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