PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the company recently showcased its latest innovations to members of the analyst community at its global Coatings Innovation Center in Allison Park, Pa. The event focused on advancements in innovative and sustainably advantaged* solutions that enhance productivity and reflect the company’s goals of helping customers lower costs, drive operational excellence and accelerate PPG’s organic growth.
“I’m proud to show how our innovations in chemistry and process applications solve our customers’ greatest needs and improve their productivity,” said Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer. “We will continue to leverage these innovations as a strategic advantage to accelerate organic growth and margin expansion.”
Recent PPG innovations highlighted at the event included:
- Precision Application, an award-winning automotive OEM overspray-free coating system that reduces energy consumption and application time.
- PPG CORASEAL™ and PPG CORASHIELD® 4-Wet Advantage coatings, which reduce energy consumption and emissions for both water-based and solvent basecoat systems.
- Low-temperature, expanded-bake electrocoat, an award-winning technology that reduces customer costs and improves operational efficiency.
- PPG STEELGUARD™ 951 coating, a durable and flexible fire protection solution for steelwork that improves customer productivity.
- PPG NUTRISHIELD® MAX metal packaging coatings that offer a variety of non-BPA internal solutions with enhanced protection for foods that are acidic, salty or have other aggressive characteristics, while optimizing manufacturing productivity.
- Architectural Coatings products, including an advanced water-based portfolio where sustainable brand recognition supports a strong #1 or #2 position in more than 15 countries.
- Marine coatings, including PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390 coating, which helps to prevent fouling and marine growth, enhances efficiency and vessel performance and supports the industry’s sustainability goals.
- PPG LINQ™ digital ecosystem, a proprietary automotive refinish value proposition that helps body shops increase efficiency, drive profitability and improve sustainability with chemistry and process innovations.
- PPG powder platform, demonstrating coatings that significantly enhance the durability and aesthetic appeal of products across industries including the automotive, industrial, architectural and consumer sectors.
The presentation from the event can be found in the events section on the PPG Investor Center at www.ppg.com.
*Sustainably advantaged products are defined using PPG’s internal methodology that validates product attributes and their contribution towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. While many of our products have sustainable attributes in their end-use that promote longevity of customer assets, we consider products sustainably advantaged when they contribute to improved environmental outcomes or provide relative improvements over industry benchmarks.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD®
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.8 billion in 2024. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
Coraseal, Steelguard and PPG LINQ are trademarks and Corashield, Nutrishield, Sigmaglide, the PPG Logo and We protect and beautify the world are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
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