Vitro Flat Glass LLC has terminated its architectural glass licensing agreements with Jinjing and its affiliates since January 2025, ending the authorization to use Vitro’s architectural MSVD-coated glass, as well as the Solarban^® and Starphire^® trademarks.

As a result, Jinjing and its affiliates are currently not authorized to manufacture, market, sell or distribute architectural glass using these proprietary technologies or to represent their products as Solarban^® glass, Starphire^® glass, Vitro-licensed or PPG-licensed glass. Any such claim of current Vitro or PPG authorization is invalid.

Vitro’s architectural licensing termination is separate from the companies’ continuing relationship involving automotive coating technologies, which may remain in effect in accordance with its terms and is not affected by this announcement. Vitro remains committed to honoring its valid commercial obligations while vigorously protecting its intellectual property, trademarks, technologies and customers worldwide. This announcement does not affect Vitro’s warranty obligations for products supplied by Vitro.

Vitro asks customers, architects, specifiers, fabricators, glazing contractors and other industry partners to report any Jinjing product marketed as Solarban^® glass, Starphire^® glass or as authorized by Vitro or PPG. Please contact your Vitro representative and share any available supporting materials, including product details, project location, quotes, brochures, screenshots or other correspondence.

About Vitro Architectural Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading products serving the construction, solar, transportation, defense and security markets worldwide. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its complete collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified^® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.

Media Contact:
Robert J. Struble
Vitro Architectural Glass
412-820-8138
rstruble@vitro.com
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