PPG cuts capital spending after third-quarter 2015 sales decline, but acquisitions boost profits, industry alert

SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwired – October 16, 2015) – Research by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) – PPG Industries (PPG) (Pittsburgh, Pa.) weathered a sales volume slump in the third quarter of 2015 as the benefits of acquisitions – six this year – helped the coatings maker achieve a new record for third-quarter net income. Industrial Info is tracking $242.64 million in projects involving PPG.

In this article: Details on the quarter and PPG projects, including two major investments at separate coatings plants in China.

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