PPG has also
announced an agreement with Agion Technologies, a provider of natural
silver-based antimicrobial solutions based in Wakefield, MA, to develop,
manufacture and jointly market PPG’s coatings for use on laptop computers.
The company has also acquired certain assets of Coatings Resource Corp. (CRC),
Huntington Beach, CA. The acquired assets include inventory, accounts
receivable, key sales and technical personnel, selected equipment,
formulations, and customer lists.