31.03.2020
- As of April 2020, Krahn Chemie Benelux will start distributing the precipitated silica products from PPG for ink, coating, adhesive and sealant applications in Benelux. This...
24.05.2019
- PPG Industries has decided to maintain its existing business portfolio following a strategic review in response to activist investor Trian Partners’ call for the US paintmaker to...
11.01.2019
- Less than a month after agreeing to acquire US coatings company Whitford Worldwide, PPG has now pledged to buy German automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Financial terms...
16.12.2018
- PPG has reached a definitive agreement to buy US coatings company Whitford Worldwide for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Elverson, Pennsylvania, privately owned Whitford...
30.10.2018
- Activist investor Trian wants PPG Industries to oust its CEO Michael McGarry and replace him with former chairman and CEO Charles Bunch, while also suggesting the US paintmaker...
10.10.2018
- US investment group Trian Fund Management has revealed in a recent regulatory filing that it has a 2.9% stake in paintmaker PPG Industries. In the filing, Trian said it owns...
01.05.2018
- US paints and coatings giant PPG Industries has approved a business restructuring plan to reduce its global cost structure, which will result in the net loss of around 1,100 jobs...
17.04.2018
- For the global specialty chemicals sector, the past two years have been among the most exciting of the young millennium. Many mergers and acquisitions were in the spotlight in 2017...
