PPG Industries has seen a wave of significant changes recently. The company announced plans to
lay off 1,800 workers as part of a strategic cost-cutting plan. This move is simultaneous to the closure of facilities across the U.S. and Europe and the selling of its paints business. Despite these moves, PPG's stocks continue to outperform its competitors. Coinciding with this restructuring, PPG revealed its charitable works including the transformation of
27 schools worldwide through its New Paint for a New Start initiative. Yet, quarterly finances missed their marks, promting RBC to cut PPG's stock target and adding to investor uncertainty. PPG's strategy also includes the sale of its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada to
American Industrial Partners and it also divested its silicas product business to QEMETICA as part of its cost reduction program. A notable success for the company was the launch of its
new abrasives line, and the expansion of its industrial coatings plant in
Vietnam. However, challenges remain as the company suffers from decreased demand in auto coatings.
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