PPG Industries of Pittsburgh will lay off 2,000 employees as a result of restructuring, according to information from the company’s first-quarter financial report. The layoff will take place primarily in PPG’s global architectural coatings businesses and in other PPG businesses and administrative functions in Europe.

"These cost-reduction actions, while always difficult decisions, are needed to ensure that our cost structure is appropriate for business conditions and that all of our operations remain competitive globally," says Charles E. Bunch, PPG chairman and CEO.