All PPG articles
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BusinessFormer Coca-Cola chemist imprisoned for trade secret theft
14-year sentence for Xiaorong You, who stole secrets related to BPA-free can linings from major chemical and coating firms
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BusinessCoca-Cola chemist convicted of trade secret theft
Xiaorong You stole files detailing BPA-free can coatings from seven major chemicals firms
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BusinessAkzoNobel looks to separate chemicals business
Netherlands-based firm rejects PPG takeover bid, and looks to tighten strategic focus on paints and coatings
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Suspect suicide won’t end trade secret theft probe
An ex-PPG chemist who was arrested for selling trade secrets to a Chinese firm has killed himself, but the Justice Department will continue its investigation
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Business
PPG to buy Mexican paints firm Comex
$2.3bn deal expands US firm’s footprint in Central America
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Business
AkzoNobel sells $1bn chunk of paints business
North American decorative paints business was responsible for 7% of total AkzoNobel sales in 2011, amounting to $1.5 billion