Abstract
New construction SCM Corp.'s Glidden-Durkee division plans a $20 million expansion of its titanium dioxide pigment capacity at Baltimore, Md. The first stage of the expansion will increase capacity by 25,000 tons per year, bringing total capacity to about 75,000 tons per year. Construction is scheduled to begin about July 1, with completion of the first stage slated for early 1970. The pigment will be produced under a license from American Potash & Chemical Corp. C. F. Braun and Co., Alhambra, Calif., will build the facility. Corporate PPG Industries, Inc., is the new name of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Robinson F. Barker, PPG's board chairman and chief executive officer, says that the new name more accurately reflects the company's diversification and growth. When the corporation was established in 1883 it made only one product—plate glass. Mr. Barker says that polished plate glass now constitutes less than 10% of total corporate sales. ...
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