With demand declining for automotive & residential window glass, Pittsburgh-based PPG Ind has announced it is realigning its performance glazings business. The company will cease production at its Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, glass manufacturing facility in the first quarter 2009, & idle one float glass line at its Mt. Zion, Ill, glass plant in the second quarter of next year. "This realignment will enable us to adapt to the changing demands of the industry," says Mark Orcutt, PPG vice president, performance glazings. More specifically, Orcutt cites demand for specialized glass for the emerging solar market & energy-efficient glass to satisfy evolving building codes fueled by the green building movement, which is driving the commercial construction market.
