PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), Pittsburgh, PA, reported sales for 2017 of $14.8 billion, up 3.4 percent compared to the prior year. Profit increased 85.6 percent to $1.6 billion.
In the fourth quarter, sales of $3.7 billion were up 7.8 percent compared to the prior-year period. Profit in the fourth quarter was $184 million, down 46.5 percent compared to the previous year.