PPG Industries - About PPG Industries

PPG Industries is a leader in its markets; is a streamlined, efficient manufacturer; and operates on the leading edge of new technologies and solutions. It is our vision to become the world’s leading coatings and specialty products and services company, serving customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. PPG has manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in more than 60 countries around the globe.

Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in:

PPG business units include:

Aerospace World’s leading supplier of sealants, coatings, aircraft maintenance chemicals, transparent armor, transparencies, and application systems, serving original equipment manufacturers and maintenance providers for the commercial, military, regional jet and general aviation industries. Services include chemicals management.

Architectural Coatings Under the Pittsburgh^® Paints, Olympic^®, Porter^®, Monarch^®, and Lucite^® brands, this unit produces paints, stains and specialty coatings for commercial, maintenance and residential markets.

Architectural Coatings EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Producer of Sigma, Seigneurie, Johnstone’s and other brands of residential and commercial paints for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and French Overseas.

Automotive Coatings Global supplier of automotive coatings and services to auto and light truck manufacturers. Products include electrocoats, primer surfacers, base coats, clear coats, pretreatment chemicals, adhesives and sealants.

Automotive OEM Glass Produces original equipment windshields, rear and side windows and related assemblies for auto and truck manufacturers.

Automotive Refinish Produces and markets a full line of coatings products and related services for automotive repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings and specialty coatings for signs. Also created and manages CertifiedFirst™, PPG’s premier collision-shop alliance.

Automotive Replacement Glass and Services Fabricates and distributes replacement windshields and auto glass. Provides software and services linking the automotive aftermarket, insurance and fleet industries. Includes LYNX Services claims-management solutions and PPG PROSTARS retail auto glass marketing alliance.

Chlor-Alkali and Derivatives A world leader in the production of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals for use in chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper production, water treatment, plastics production agricultural products and many other applications.

Fiber Glass Maker of fiber glass yarn for use in electronics, especially printed circuit boards, and specialty materials, such as insect screening, medical casting and filtration fabrics. Also maker of fiber glass chopped strands, rovings and mat products used as reinforcing agents in thermoset and thermoplastic composite applications.

Performance Glazings
- Residential Glass
- Architectural Glass Produces glass that is fabricated into products primarily for commercial construction and residential markets, as well as the appliance, mirror and transportation industries.

Industrial Coatings Produces a wide range of value-added coatings for applicances, agricultural and construction equipment, consumer products, electronics, heavy-duty trucks, automotive parts and accessories, residential and commercial construction, wood flooring, kitchen cabinets and other finished products.

Optical Products Produces optical monomers, including CR39^® and Trivex™ lens materials, photochromic dyes and Transitions^® photochromic ophthalmic plastic eyewear.

Packaging Coatings Global supplier of coatings, inks, compounds, pretreatment chemicals and lubricants for metal and plastic containers for the beverage, food, general line and specialty packaging industries.

Protective and Marine Coatings Leading global supplier of corrosion-resistant, appearance-enhancing coatings for the marine, infrastructure, chemical processing, oil and gas,and power industries.

Silicas Produces amorphous precipitated silicas for tire, battery seperator and other end-user applications and Teslin synthetic printing sheet used in applications such as waterproof labels, e-passports and identification cards.