PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), Pittsburgh, PA, reported sales for the third quarter of $3.8 billion, up 1.7 percent from the same period a year ago. The company reported a loss for the quarter of $184 million compared to a prior-year profit of $433 million.
For the first nine months, sales were $11.3 billion, up 0.4 percent year-over-year. Profit for the period was $533 billion, down from $1.1 billion the prior year.