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PPG Aerospace Earns Gulfstream 2009 Supplier of the Year Awards

^{Published on 2010-08-10 10:00:30 - Market Wire}
 

SYLMAR, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The aerospace transparencies group and the Atlanta Application Support Center (ASC) of PPG Industriesa™ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace business have earned 2009 Supplier of the Year awards from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

"The PPG Aerospace team works hard to meet and exceed Gulfstreama™s requirements, and we are honored to be recognized for putting forth that effort"

Gulfstream presents the annual awards to suppliers scoring 100 percent on its supplier report card in all categories of total value chain cost, quality, reliability, delivery, and product and aftermarket support. PPG Aerospacea™s two awards were among 23 presented at Gulfstreama™s supplier conference in Savannah, Ga., held in June to initial-phase suppliers that provide products and services during the aircraft build phase.

aThe PPG Aerospace team works hard to meet and exceed Gulfstreama™s requirements, and we are honored to be recognized for putting forth that effort,a said Dave Morris, PPG Aerospace vice president and general manager for the Americas. aThis is the fifth consecutive year Gulfstream has honored PPG Aerospacea™s Atlanta ASC, where our people continue their commitment to continuous improvement. Our transparencies group made it a goal to receive Gulfstreama™s supplier award, and this shows what can be accomplished when you have a clear objective.a

PPG Aerospacea™s Atlanta ASC, in Kennesaw, Ga., supplies Gulfstream with Desothane(R) CA 8800 high-solids topcoat and sealants. Its Huntsville, Ala., and Sylmar, Calif., facilities and PPG subsidiary Ampaspace in Casaletto Vaprio, Italy, near Milan, supply Gulfstream with windshields and cockpit and passenger-cabin windows as well as various light lenses for original-equipment and replacement applications. Every Gulfstream aircraft since the Gulfstream I has flown with PPG transparencies.

PPG Aerospace is the aerospace products and services business of PPG Industries. PPG Aerospace a" Transparencies is the worlda™s largest supplier of aircraft windshields, windows and canopies. PPG Aerospace a" PRC-DeSoto is the leading global producer and distributor of aerospace coatings, sealants, and packaging and application systems.

About PPG

PPG Industriesa™ vision is to continue to be the worlda™s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2009 were $12.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit [ www.ppg.com ].

Desothane is a registered trademark of PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.