PPG Pittsburgh Plate Glass

NEWSLETTER N°7 - MARS 2010
PPG Industries FORTUNE Magazine rates PPG the
#3 “Most Admired” chemical company in the world.
PPG helps Olympic bobsledders win gold
STRONGSVILLE,
Ohio, March 12, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business is pleased to
congratulate the U.S. Olympic four-man bobsled team on winning
the gold medal during the Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The victory, achieved in the PPG-painted Bo-Dyn Night Train
bobsled, was the first four-man bobsled Olympic gold medal the
United States has won since the 1948 games. The U.S. team – led
by driver Steve Holcomb, with pushers Justin Olsen and Steve Mesler and brakeman Curt Tomasevicz – raced to two heat records
and went on to win the event, limiting the German and Canadian
bobsledding powerhouse teams to silver and bronze medals resThis was a big, big win for the team, the U.S. and PPG,” said veteran NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine. “PPG
has supported this team with great product and technical assistance for 18 years. They’re a key part of
our success, and we’re thrilled they’re part of this.”
The Night Train sled resulted from Bodine’s efforts to provide U.S. athletes with bobsleds designed using
advanced racecar technology. Bodine got involved with bobsledding after noticing in 1992 that U.S. athletes were competing with European-made sleds. He was determined to create a “Made in America” sled
that would be competitive and capable of taking U.S. teams to the medals podium.
PPG got involved with Bodine from the start by providing sleek coatings that looked great and withstood
the challenging conditions of bobsledding. The Night Train sled featured Deltron DBC9700 black and
DCU2060 clearcoat coatings from PPG Automotive Refinish.
The U.S. team is now a consistent medal winner on the World Cup circuit, and the PPG-painted sleds and
their technology are recognized as being some of the best in the world. Their signature quality is how
quiet they are compared to other sleds when racing.
Fondé
en 1883 à Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG Industries est un fournisseur
mondial de revêtements, de verre et de
produits chimiques, jouissant d’une réputation solide. Il emploie plus de 30
000 personnes dans 21 pays du monde.
Choisir PPG, c’est faire appel à 75 ans
d’expérience dans le développement de
revêtements automobiles.
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Pittsburgh
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Glass
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être certain que PPG satisfera vos besoins
les plus exigeants en termes de brillance,
de durabilité et de facilité d’emploi.
Aujourd’hui, deux voitures sur trois
construites en Europe et en Amérique
du Nord bénéficient de la technologie
et du savoir-faire de PPG, ce qui fait de
PPG le fournisseur de choix des constructeurs automobiles.
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