PPG Industries is a leading global supplier of coatings, fiber glass, glass and chemicals. PPG's world headquarters is located at One PPG Place in the heart of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The company has approximately 50 production facilities in the United States and 120 worldwide and employs about 33,000 people. It is owned by about 95,000 shareholders, which includes some 25,000 employees and retirees. 2000 sales reached over 8.6 billion dollars.
Industrial Coatings is one of six PPG coatings businesses which also includes Packaging, Automotive OEM, Automotive Refinish, Aerospace and Architectural Coatings.
Industrial Coatings consists of four core coatings businesses; Industrial Finishes, General Industrial, Powder Coatings and OneSource Coatings™. The markets these businesses support are shown below.
- Agricultural/Construction Equipment
- Appliance
- Metal Office Furniture
- Auto Parts & Accessories
- Trucks/Buses
- Electric Enclosures
- Fasteners
- HVAC/Radiator
- Lawn & Garden
- Recreational Vehicles
- Wire
- Other OEM applications
- Factory Applied Coil Coatings
- Factory Applied Extrusion Coatings
- Factory Applied Wood/Millwork Products
- OEM
- Custom Coaters
- Functional Powders