Stock Detail
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
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Last Day's Data
| Current Price | High | Value Change | Percent Change | Dividend | Previous Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $84.93 | $86.81 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 2.28 | $87.35 |
| Opening Price | Low | Volume | Market Cap | Average Volume | P/E |
| $85.86 | $84.81 | 1.55M | 13.12B | 1.2M | 12.62 |
Pivot Table
| R2 | R1 | Pivot | S1 | S2 |
| 87.52 | 86.23 | 85.52 | 84.23 | 83.52 |
Stock Profile
PPG Industries, Inc. supplies coatings, glass, fiber glass, and chemicals worldwide. Its coating products include protective and decorative coatings for industrial equipment, appliances, and packaging; factory-finished aluminum extrusions and coils; aircraft; automotive original equipment; and other industrial and consumer products, as well as automotive refinishes to the aftermarket. PPG's glass products comprise flat glass, fabricated glass, and continuous-strand fiber glass for the construction, furniture, and electronics industries; automotive original equipment; automotive replacement; and other markets. It offers products directly to independent distributors and through PPG distribution outlets. PPG also produces and markets chlor-alkali chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorinated solvents, chlorinated benzenes, and calcium hypochlorite directly to manufacturing companies in the chemical processing, rubber and plastics, paper, minerals, metals, and water treatment industries; and supplies specialty chemicals for various products, such as transitions lenses; optical monomers; amorphous precipitated silicas for tire, battery separator, and other end-use markets; teslin synthetic printing sheet used in such applications, as waterproof labels and identification cards; advanced intermediates and bulk active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry; and phosgene derivatives used in plastics, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and other industries. PPG also provides claims processing services to the insurance and vehicle fleet segments. It operates primarily in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, France, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the Philippines. The company was founded as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in 1883 and changed its name to PPG Industries, Inc. in 1968. PPG is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.