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</description><pubDate>7/17/2008 11:06:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">PPG Industries</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q2 2008 PPG Industries Pre-Recorded Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">PPG</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">7:30am ET</ccbn:time><title>Q2 2008 PPG Industries Pre-Recorded Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1896102</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1896102</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1896102</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>... - PPG Industries -  VP of IR Good morning. This is Vince Morales, Vice President of Investor Relations for PPG Industries. Welcome to PPG's second quarter  #### financial commentary. The financial commentary is provided by PPG's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, William Hernandez. These comments relate to the financial information released on Thursday, July ##, ####. Visuals supporting this briefing may be accessed through the investor center on PPG's website at www.PPG.com. As shown on slide #, the following presentation contains forward-looking statements reflecting the Company's current view about future events and their potential effect on PPG's operating and financial performance. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company's operations and financial results and, as discussed in PPG Industries' filings with the SEC, may cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements. This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP...

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