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Chemical Week Magazine :: Business & Finance :: United States/Americas

September 26, 2007

PPG Divests Automotive Glass and Fine Chemicals Businesses

Nancy Seewald

Investment firm Platinum Equity (Los Angeles) has agreed to acquire PPG Industries’ automotive OEM and replacement glass businesses for approximately $500 million. The acquired businesses have combined sales of about $1 billion/year and include...

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