PPG Industries Inc.
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh,
PA 15272
Phone: 412-434-3131
Fax: 412-434-2125
Web Site: http://www.ppg.com
| REUTERS ABRIDGED BUSINESS SUMMARY | |
| PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and supplies protective and decorative coatings. The company offers coating products for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing, specialty coatings for signs, and light industrial coatings; and sealants, coatings, and technical cleaners/transparencies for commercial, military, regional jet, and general aviation aircraft and transparent armor for military land vehicles. It also provides coatings and finishes for the protection of metals and structures to metal fabricators, heavy duty maintenance contractors, and manufacturers of ships, bridges, rail cars, and shipping containers; and coatings to painting and maintenance contractors. In addition, PPG sells industrial and automotive coatings to manufacturing companies; adhesives and sealants for the automotive industry; metal pretreatments and related chemicals for industrial/automotive applications; and coatings and inks for aerosol, food, and beverage containers. Further, it supplies lenses, sun lenses, optical materials, and polarized film; amorphous precipitated silicas for tire and battery separator markets; and synthetic printing sheet used in waterproof labels, e-passports, drivers licenses, and identification cards. Additionally, PPG offers chlor-alkali and derivative products, such as chlorine, caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorinated solvents, calcium hypochlorite, ethylene dichloride, and phosgene derivatives to chemical processing, rubber and plastics, paper, minerals, metals, and water treatment industries. It also produces flat glass and continuous-strand fiber glass for commercial and residential construction, wind energy, energy infrastructure, transportation, and electronics manufacturing companies. PPG sells its products through company-owned stores, home centers, paint dealers, and independent distributors, and directly to customers worldwide. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Charles E. Bunch , 59
Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Operating Committee |
$
2.79M |
$
888.00K | Mr. William H. Hernandez , 60
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP of Fin. and Member of Operating Committee |
$
970.00K |
$
964.00K | Mr. James C. Diggs , 60
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel and Member of Operating Committee |
$
872.00K |
$
692.00K | Mr. William Wulfsohn , 46
Sr. VP of Coatings and Member of Operating Committee |
$
666.00K | N/A | Mr. J. Rich Alexander , 53
Sr. VP of Performance Coatings and Member of Operating Committee |
$
816.00K |
$
325.00K |
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Dollar amounts are as of
31-Dec-08
and compensation values are for the last fiscal
year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of
options exercised during the fiscal year.
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