PPG Industries Inc.

History

Year	Detail
1883	Captain John B. Ford and John Pitcairn established the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG).
1900s	PPG acquires the Patton Paint Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1920s	PPG acquires Ditzler Color Company.
1930s	PPG introduces Solexheat-absorbing glass.
1980s	PPG introducesTeslin, a synthetic printing material.
1990s	PPG develops photochromatic lenses.
2008	PPG acquired the SigmaKalon Group.
2013	PPG acquired the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel.
2022	PPG acquired Tikkurila.
2023	PPG partners with Prague Crafts Academy to train the next generation of painters.

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