Acquisitions and Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Acquisitions

On October 18, 2018, PPG announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire SEM Products, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of specialized automotive refinish products. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.

In January 2018, PPG acquired ProCoatings, a leading architectural paint and coatings wholesaler located in The Netherlands. ProCoatings, established in 2001, distributes a large portfolio of well-known professional paint brands through its network of 23 multi-brand stores.

In January 2017, PPG completed the acquisition of DEUTEK S.A., a leading Romanian paint and architectural coatings manufacturer, from the Emerging Europe Accession Fund. DEUTEK, established in 1993, manufactures and markets a large portfolio of well-known professional and consumer paint brands, including OSKAR^® and DANKE!^®. The company’s products are sold in more than 120 do-it-yourself stores and 3,500 independent retail outlets in Romania.

In January 2017, PPG also acquired certain assets of automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi ("Futian"), an automotive refinish coatings company based in the Guangdong province of China. Futian distributes its products in China through a network of more than 200 distributors.

Taiwan Chlorine Industries

Taiwan Chlorine Industries (“TCI”) was established in 1986 as a joint venture between PPG and China Petrochemical Development Corporation (“CPDC”) to produce chlorine-based products in Taiwan, at which time PPG owned 60 percent of the venture. In conjunction with the 2013 separation of its commodity chemicals business, PPG conveyed to Axiall Corporation ("Axiall") its 60% ownership interest in TCI. Under PPG’s agreement with CPDC, if certain post-closing conditions were not met following the three year anniversary of the separation, CPDC had the option to sell its 40% ownership interest in TCI to Axiall for $100 million. In turn, Axiall had a right to designate PPG as its designee to purchase the 40% ownership interest of CPDC. In April 2016, Axiall announced that CPDC had decided to sell its ownership interest in TCI to Axiall. In June 2016, Axiall formally designated PPG to purchase the 40% ownership interest in TCI. In August 2016, Westlake Chemical Corporation acquired Axiall, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westlake. On April 11, 2017, PPG finalized its purchase of CPDC’s 40% ownership interest in TCI. The difference between the acquisition date fair value and the purchase price of PPG’s 40% ownership interest in TCI was recorded as a loss in discontinued operations during the second quarter 2017.

Divestitures

Glass Segment

The net sales and income from discontinued operations related to the former Glass reportable business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:



($ in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
							As Restated
Net sales		$—		$50		$—		$217

Income from operations		$13		$5		$21		$26
Net gain on divestiture of North American fiber glass business	—		343		—		343
Income tax expense	3		131		5		139
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		$10		$217		$16		$230

During the third quarter of 2018, PPG released $13 million of previously recorded accruals and contingencies established in conjunction with the divestitures of businesses within the former Glass segment as a result of completed actions, new information and updated estimates. Also in the third quarter of 2018, PPG made a final payment of $20 million to Vitro S.A.B. de C.V related to the transfer of certain pension obligations upon the sale of the former flat glass business.