Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company is a major American glass and coatings manufacturer, historically known as one of the world’s leading producers of flat glass and related industrial materials.

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company canonical 8
Pittsburgh Plate Glass 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf company
manufacturing company
basedInMetropolitanArea Greater Pittsburgh
linked to: Pittsburgh region
corporateForm public company
country United States
expandedInto chemical products
coatings business
formerNameOf PPG Industries
foundedBy John Baptiste Ford
John Pitcairn Jr.
foundedIn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
hasAbbreviation PPG
linked to: PPG Industries
hasCorporateHeritage PPG Industries brand
hasKeyMaterial coatings
glass
industrial chemicals
hasMainBusiness manufacture of glass and coatings
supply of materials for construction and transportation industries
hasPredecessor Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
hasSuccessor PPG Industries
headquartersLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
historicalHeadquartersCity Pittsburgh
historicalRole early innovator in plate glass production in the United States
major American glass producer
inception 1883
industry chemicals
coatings
glass
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
notableFor being a leading producer of flat glass in the 20th century
being one of the first U.S. plate glass manufacturers
operatedInSector automotive supply
construction materials
industrial manufacturing
product architectural glass
automotive glass
fiberglass
flat glass
industrial coatings
paints
plate glass
protective coatings
sealants
specialty materials
regionServed North America
global

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Ford City foundedAsCompanyTownFor Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
PPG Industries originalName Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
PPG Industries hasAbbreviationMeaning Pittsburgh Plate Glass
linked to: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
John B. Ford founded Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
John B. Ford hasEmployer Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
PPG Industries hasPredecessor Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
subject linked to: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
PPG Industries originalName Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
subject linked to: NYSE:PPG
John Baptiste Ford founded Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
John Baptiste Ford hasEmployer Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company