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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Plate Glass | 1 |
| PPG Industries | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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manufacturing company ⓘ |
| basedInMetropolitanArea | Greater Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corporateForm | public company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| expandedInto |
chemical products
ⓘ
coatings business ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | PPG Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Baptiste Ford
NERFINISHED
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John Pitcairn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PPG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCorporateHeritage | PPG Industries brand ⓘ |
| hasKeyMaterial |
coatings
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glass ⓘ industrial chemicals ⓘ |
| hasMainBusiness |
manufacture of glass and coatings
ⓘ
supply of materials for construction and transportation industries ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | PPG Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalHeadquartersCity | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early innovator in plate glass production in the United States
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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
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being one of the first U.S. plate glass manufacturers ⓘ |
| operatedInSector |
automotive supply
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construction materials ⓘ industrial manufacturing ⓘ |
| product |
architectural glass
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automotive glass ⓘ fiberglass ⓘ flat glass ⓘ industrial coatings ⓘ paints ⓘ plate glass ⓘ protective coatings ⓘ sealants ⓘ specialty materials ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North America
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global ⓘ |
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass