# PPG

> PPG Industries makes paints, coatings and specialty products for factories, aircraft, vehicles, ships, packaging and buildings. Its business combines materials, color tools, application expertise and distribution; 2025 net sales were $15.875 billion.

- **Founded:** 1883
- **Headquarters:** Pittsburgh, United States
- **Founders:** John B. Ford (Co-founder), John Pitcairn (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Aerospace products, Automotive OEM and industrial coatings, PPG MoonWalk, PPG LINQ, PPG Mix’n’Shake
- **Notable:** MoonWalk reached 3,000 global installations in 2025., Reported 43% of 2025 sales from products classified by PPG as sustainably advantaged., PPG and the PPG Foundation reported $18.1 million in global giving in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Aerospace products** — Coatings, sealants, transparencies, adhesives, engineered materials and chemical management services for commercial and military aviation.
- **Automotive OEM and industrial coatings** — Pretreatments, electrocoat, liquid and powder finishes, adhesives and sealants, with application and technical services.
- **PPG MoonWalk** — Automated refinish paint dispensing and mixing; 3,000th global installation announced in August 2025.
- **PPG LINQ** — Digital refinish tools connecting color identification, visualization and paint-room workflows.
- **PPG Mix’n’Shake** — Automated final stirring using a notched cup that attaches to the spray gun; sold under the SEM brand in selected regions.
- **PPG Sigmaglide 2390** — Biocide-free silicone fouling-release marine coating; performance depends on vessel and operating conditions.
- **Packaging coatings** — Coatings for food, beverage and personal-care containers, metal cans and closures.
- **Architectural coatings** — Decorative paints, finishes and associated products; the U.S. and Canada architectural business was sold in December 2024.
- **Traffic and specialty products** — Pavement markings, thermoplastics, TESLIN substrates, optical lens materials, photochromic dyes and OLED materials.

## Achievements

- MoonWalk reached 3,000 global installations in 2025.
- Reported 43% of 2025 sales from products classified by PPG as sustainably advantaged.
- PPG and the PPG Foundation reported $18.1 million in global giving in 2025.
- Reported 635 Colorful Communities projects completed since the program began in 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 19, announced metal-finishing products and laser-curing capabilities for FABTECH 2026, held October 21-23 in Las Vegas.
- **2026-07** — Second-quarter results described strength in aerospace and Latin American architectural coatings alongside weaker automotive refinish volumes.
- **2026-01** — Reported full-year 2025 net sales of $15.875 billion and $1.9 billion operating cash flow.
- **2026-01** — Announced sole-supplier coatings relationship with Quality Collision Group.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ppg.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppg
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ppg
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PPGIndustriesInc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppgindustries
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ppgindustries

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Last updated: 2026-10-22