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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. and PPG Industries, Inc.

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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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PPG Industries, Inc.

PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through three segments: Global Architectural Coatings, Performance Coatings, and Industrial Coatings. The Global Architectural Coatings segment offers paints, wood stains, adhesives, sealants, and purchased sundries for painting and maintenance contractors and consumers. The Performance Coatings segment offers coatings, sealants, transparencies, adhesives, engineered materials, packaging, and chemical management services for aerospace industry; coatings, solvents, adhesives, sealants, purchased sundries, digital solutions and paint films for automotive and commercial transport industries; coatings and finishes for protection of metals and structures; and paints, thermoplastics, raised pavement markers, and other pavement marking technologies for government, commercial infrastructure, painting, and maintenance contractors. The Industrial Coatings segment provides coatings, adhesives and sealants, metal pretreatments, and paint films, as well as technical services and coatings applications for automotive original equipment manufacturers, tier supplier, appliances, agricultural and construction equipment, consumer electronics, automotive parts and accessories, building products, kitchenware, and transportation vehicles and other finished products; and on-site coatings services. It also offers coatings for metal cans, closures, plastic and aluminum tubes for food, beverage and personal care, promotional, and specialty packaging; TESLIN substrates for labels, e-passports, drivers' licenses, breathable membranes, and loyalty and identification cards; and organic light emitting diode materials, displays and lighting lens materials, optical lenses, color-change products, and photochromic dyes. The company was incorporated in 1883 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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