PPG is Associated With and Known as:
PPG stands from Pittsburgh Plate Glass that is officially known as PPG Industries. It belongs to the United States and from there it operates in more than 70 nations all over the world. PPG Industries is known in Glass, Paints, and Coatings industries. In these industries, the company deals in fiberglass, paints, plate glass, aerospace coatings, architectural coatings, automotive coatings, industrial coatings, packaging coatings, protective and marine coatings, specialty coatings and materials, etc.
History of PPG
PPG Industries was originally started as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company by John Baptiste Ford and John Pitcairn in the year 1883. They commenced operations with the first commercially successful plate glass factory in Creighton, Pennsylvania. On 19th of December 1968, the company changed its name into current name. PPG operates on the New York Stock Exchange under the "PPG" symbol. PPG Industries is listed at 190th position in the Fortune 500 list.
PPG Facilities
The company has total 156 manufacturing facilities worldwide, out of which 59 in US states, 64 sites in 29 EMEA countries, and 33 in 12 Asia Pacific countries. It has a number of research facilities such as PPG Coatings Innovation Center in Allison Park, Pennsylvania; PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center in Harmarville, Pennsylvania; Monroeville Business and Technology Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and Fiber Glass Science and Technology Center in Shelby, North Carolina.
Main Facts and Figures of PPG
According to the sales result in 2014, the company has total revenues of $15.4 Billion. The company has total workforce of 46,100 employees, out of which 18,200 are in North America, 14,700 in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 5,900 in Latin America, and 7,300 in Asia Pacific.