Pittsburgh Glass Works to close next month

Published 16th July, 2018 by Greg Morris

Pittsburgh Glass Works will stop production at its automotive glass plant on August 17th, ending its 135-year association at the East Deer site.

Formerly owned by what became PPG Industries, the Pittsburgh Glass Works’ Creighton plant is closing because it cannot keep up with increased technological demands, PGW CEO and President Joe Stas said.

The glassmaker’s plant capacity for manufacturing is above market demand, he added.

Full story https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13862716-74/east-deer-glass-plant-to-close-on-aug-17

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.