What PPG Industries does

PPG Industries is a global paints, coatings, and specialty materials manufacturer founded in 1883 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operating in more than 50 countries with manufacturing at 50+ sites. The company serves customers across aerospace, automotive OEM and refinish, industrial, packaging, protective and marine, architectural, and traffic solutions end-markets, plus specialty products including optical monomers, Teslin substrate, and filtration technologies. PPG's product portfolio spans liquid coatings, powder coatings, electrocoat, radiation-curable coatings, and specialty materials, supported by proprietary platforms such as HYDRORESET marine nanotechnology, AEROCRON chrome-free aerospace electrocoat primer, KYNAR AQUATEC PVDF resin systems, and a first-to-market laser curing platform co-developed with IPG Photonics and Whirlpool.

PPG generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of manufactured coatings and specialty products, with pricing actions of up to 20% implemented in 2026 to recover COGS inflation. The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise sales forces with technical application experts per segment, complemented by channel partners and exclusive distribution networks — particularly for protective and marine coatings in North America and architectural coatings via professional trade, home improvement, and independent dealers. FY2025 net sales reached $15.9 billion, with the aerospace segment carrying a ~$350 million backlog split 60/40 between aftermarket and OEM channels. The customer base is highly diversified across OEMs (commercial aviation, military, automotive, packaging, marine vessel operators, refineries, power plants, data centers), trade contractors, and consumers.

Beyond core coatings, PPG has expanded into adjacent platforms including EV battery coatings, data center infrastructure coatings, and regulatory-driven BPA-NI and PVC-NI packaging solutions, supported by R&D centers in Marly (France) and Allentown/Pittsburgh, and an open-innovation ecosystem with Mitsubishi Chemical, IPG Photonics, and entrotech. The company returned $1.4 billion to shareholders in 2025 ($790M repurchases + $630M dividends) and has raised its annual dividend for 54 consecutive years. Restructuring underway includes closing four European manufacturing plants in H2 2026 to capture $25M of fixed cost savings as part of a broader $50M structural initiative, alongside organic growth of 2% in 2025.

Name

PPG Industries

Legal name

PPG Industries, Inc.

Website

https://ppg.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1883

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

PPG Industries is a global paints, coatings, and specialty materials manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, industrial, packaging, protective and marine, architectural, and traffic solutions end-markets across 50+ countries, generating $15.9 billion in 2025 net sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coatings and Specialty Products Sales: PPG generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of paints, coatings, and specialty products across multiple business segments. The company reported net sales of $15.9 billion in 2025, serving construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets globally through direct sales forces and distribution channels.
2. Aerospace Coatings and Materials: Revenue from aerospace segment including coatings, sealants, transparencies, engineered materials, and packaging for commercial aviation, military, and general aviation customers. Segment backlog of approximately $350 million split 60/40 between aftermarket and OEM sales.
3. Automotive OEM and Refinish Coatings: Revenue from automotive original equipment manufacturer coatings and refinish products, serving automakers worldwide with color identity and appearance enhancement technologies.
4. Architectural Coatings: Revenue from paints and stains for residential and commercial applications through various distribution channels including professional trade, home improvement retailers, and independent dealers.
5. Industrial and Packaging Coatings: Revenue from industrial coatings for manufacturers and packaging coatings for food/beverage, cosmetics, and personal care containers.
6. Protective and Marine Coatings: Revenue from protective coatings for industrial assets and marine coatings for vessel hulls and marine new-build/dry dock applications.
7. Traffic Solutions: Revenue from pavement markings and traffic safety solutions including paint, thermoplastics, and advanced traffic technologies.
8. Specialty Products: Revenue from optical monomers and coatings for eyeglass lenses, Teslin substrate for labels and ID cards, and filtration technologies for industrial water and wastewater recovery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PPG Industries is a global manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty products serving construction, consumer products, industrial, and transportation markets across more than 50 countries. The company develops and produces aerospace coatings and sealants, automotive OEM and refinish coatings, industrial and packaging coatings, protective and marine coatings, traffic safety solutions, architectural paints, and specialty products including optical monomers, Teslin substrate, and filtration technologies.

Product overview

PPG Industries operates as a paints, coatings, and specialty products company with a diversified portfolio organized into several core business segments. The company serves customers in construction, consumer products, industrial, transportation markets, and aftermarkets across more than 50 countries. The product portfolio includes Aerospace coatings and sealants (transparencies, PRC Seal Caps, 3D printed sealants, AEROCRON electrocoat primer), Automotive OEM and Refinish coatings, Industrial Coatings (including Selemix 7-140 and 7-159 topcoats), Packaging Coatings (BPA-NI solutions, NUTRISHIELD MAX for pet food), Protective and Marine Coatings (SIGMAGLIDE 2390 biocide-free fouling release coating, HI-TEMP 2400 high-temperature coatings), Traffic Solutions (pavement markings through Ozark Materials acquisition), Architectural Coatings (Comex, Sigma, Johnstone's, Pittsburgh Paints brands), and Specialty Products (Optical Monomers and Coatings using CR39, Teslin Substrate, Filtration Technologies). PPG also offers advanced technologies including laser curing systems, radiation-curable coatings, electrostatic application technology, and HYDRORESET nanotechnology for marine applications. The company positions itself through technology innovation across its coatings portfolio with sustainability-focused products including low-VOC, high-solids, and bio-based formulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerospace Coatings and Technologies
• Automotive OEM Coatings Coatings technologies combining PPG's expertise to aid automakers worldwide in enhancing vehicle brand image and identity, including technologies for battery applications such as thermal management materials and dielectric protection.
• Automotive Refinish Coatings Refinish coatings business with a proven track record for building durability, increasing performance, and enhancing appearance across automotive repair applications, distributed globally through automotive refinish distribution channels.
• Industrial Coatings Global color stylists, chemists, and technical application experts provide innovative coatings for manufacturers enhancing everyday consumer and industrial products, including the Selemix portfolio for light and heavy industrial applications.
• Packaging Coatings Coatings for food and beverage, cosmetics, personal care, and chemical packaging including BPA-NI solutions, PVC-NI coatings for pet food cans, and regulatory-ready coatings for bisphenol-free transitions.
• Protective and Marine Coatings Products protecting customer assets in demanding conditions including civil infrastructure, offshore, petrochemical, power, marine new-build, marine dry dock, and marine sea stock applications. Includes SIGMAGLIDE biocide-free fouling release technology.
• Traffic Solutions Global portfolio of pavement markings and traffic safety solutions including paint, thermoplastics, and advanced traffic technologies serving the United States, Canada, and international markets, with acquisitions of Ozark Materials and Ennis-Flint.
• Architectural Coatings Paints and stains for residential and commercial applications across international markets, serving homeowners and professional contractors through brands including Comex, Sigma, Johnstone's, and Pittsburgh Paints.
• Optical Monomers and Coatings Eyeglass lens technologies that enhance and protect vision, including CR39 materials used in optical lens manufacturing.
• PPG Teslin Substrate High-performance material used for product labels, ID cards, and other applications requiring durability and security features.
• PPG Filtration Technologies
• PPG Break-Through! Flagship high-performance acrylic paint designed for interior and exterior applications including doors, trim, cabinets, and concrete floors, offering durability, fast return-to-service, and strong block resistance.
• PPG SELEMIX 7-140 2K Acrylic Topcoat High-solids topcoat for heavy industrial applications offering resistance to humidity, UV exposure, chemicals, abrasion, and salt spray, achieving C5M certification under ISO 12944-6.
• Selemix 7-159 Direct Pro 2K Acrylic Topcoat Enhanced formulation direct-to-metal coating for light industrial applications in EMEA, certified C5M under ISO 12944-6 with improved salt spray resistance and corrosion protection.
• PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 Biocide-free, silicone-based fouling release marine coating using HYDRORESET nanotechnology. Creates an ultra-smooth, low-friction surface to prevent marine organism attachment, delivering up to 20% power savings and 35% CO2 emission reductions.
• PPG HI-TEMP 2400 Single-component, inorganic high-temperature coating protecting carbon steel and stainless steel surfaces in continuous service up to 1200°F (649°C) for refineries, power plants, and petrochemical facilities.
• Pittsburgh Paints Protective Coatings / Building Renewal Neverfade High-performance architectural coating system with KYNAR AQUATEC PVDF resin technology, offering 15-year warranty backed by carbon-fluorine bond technology for harsh environmental conditions.
• PPG DuraNEXT Energy-curable coil coatings launched in May 2025 for construction and industrial applications, offering sustainable high-performance finishing solutions.
• PPG Data Center Coatings Portfolio End-to-end protective coatings solution for data center facilities including structural steel, flooring, and cooling systems. Offers EMI shielding, fire resistance, corrosion protection, and thermal resistance meeting IEEE and UL standards.
• PPG NUTRISHIELD MAX PPG7590 First PVC-NI single-component interior coating for aluminum draw-redraw cans and easy-open ends for wet pet food in the U.S. market, eliminating bisphenols, PFAS, and PVC from packaging.
• PPG BPA-NI Metal Packaging Coatings Portfolio Comprehensive portfolio of non-intent bisphenol (BPA-NI) metal packaging solutions including PPG Innovel PRO PPG2489 for easy-open ends and PPG Hoba PRO PPG2848 for aluminium bottles, eliminating bisphenols, PFAS, and PVC from packaging.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% power savings for vessels using SIGMAGLIDE 2390 coating
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mitsubishi Chemical Group CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Mitsubishi Chemical Group received PPG's 2025 Excellent Supplier Award in the global sustainability category for partnering with PPG to develop innovative materials for next-generation marine antifouling coatings. This strategic partnership focuses on sustainable coating materials development.
• WorldSkills EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026PPG renewed its two-year partnership with WorldSkills Europe (2026-27) to support vocational education and training across Europe, including sponsorship of Car Painting competition at EuroSkills Düsseldorf 2027. PPG will provide paint, equipment, and staff support from its Automotive Refinish training center in Hilden, Germany, building on prior involvement in WorldSkills Lyon 2024 and EuroSkills Herning 2025. PPG committed $10 million globally through 2030 to support skills initiatives.
• IPG PhotonicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026PPG collaborated with IPG Photonics and Whirlpool Corporation to develop first-to-market laser curing technology for industrial powder coating operations. PPG installed pilot finishing lines featuring IPG's laser curing system at its Strongsville, Ohio facility and a laboratory system at its Coatings Innovation Center near Pittsburgh. The project won the 2026 IRI Excellence Award in Open Innovation.
• Whirlpool CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026PPG collaborated with IPG Photonics and Whirlpool Corporation to develop first-to-market laser curing technology replacing energy-intensive thermal ovens in industrial powder coating operations. Whirlpool is the end-user customer for the powder coating application.
• Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPG is a founding and active member of the Responsible Mica Initiative, which aims to mobilize the supply chain to eradicate child labor in India's mica mines. PPG works with RMI partners to increase traceability, implement fair and sustainable practices, and build legal frameworks with associated controls.
• EcoVadiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPG engaged EcoVadis, a leading global corporate social responsibility and sustainability ratings company, to leverage assessment processes for evaluating suppliers on environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement categories. This partnership enables PPG to provide broad-scale supply chain risk screening and mapping.
• entrotech, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPG Advanced Surface Technologies is a joint venture with entrotech, Inc., focused on clear protective film and paint film technology for various applications including automotive and industrial uses.
• Carnegie Mellon UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon College of Science, Dow, and PPG for the DASIE (Data Analytics for Science Immersion Experience) program. The 2026 cohort had 29 students selected from over 900 applicants who spent a week in Pittsburgh learning data science skills and networking with industry professionals.
• EDR Antwerp ShipyardminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCase study partner for PPG's electrostatic hull coating application technology demonstration, achieving 40% reduction in overspray at the EDR Antwerp shipyard.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Regional players

• Asian Paints Limited: India's largest paints company with leadership in decorative/architectural coatings. Comparable in architectural segment though primarily serves Indian and Asian markets rather than competing directly in PPG's core geographies.

Direct peers

• Axalta Coating Systems: Pure-play global coatings company focused on refinish, industrial, and light vehicle OEM coatings. Direct competitor in automotive refinish and industrial coatings with similar technology-driven differentiation strategy.
• RPM International Inc. Holding company for specialty coatings, sealants, and building solutions brands. Comparable in specialty industrial and protective coatings with similar acquisition-driven growth model.
• Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. Japanese coatings manufacturer with global presence in automotive OEM, industrial, decorative, and marine coatings. Direct peer with similar automotive OEM exposure and Asia-Pacific manufacturing footprint.
• The Sherwin-Williams Company: Largest global paints and coatings company with overlapping portfolios in architectural, industrial, automotive refinish, and protective/marine coatings. Most direct comparable on scale, breadth, and end-market exposure, though more weighted to architectural/diy retail.
• Nippon Paint Holdings: Asia-Pacific headquartered global coatings leader (Nippon Paint, Dulux, Dunn-Edwards brands). Direct peer in architectural and automotive coatings with strong Asia-Pacific footprint complementary to PPG's Western markets.
• Akzo Nobel N.V. Dutch global paints and coatings company (Dulux, Sikkens, International brands) with strong positions in decorative paints, industrial coatings, and specialty coatings. Directly comparable across architectural, marine, and protective segments with similar EMEA exposure to PPG.

Emerging players

• Jotun A/S: Norwegian coatings manufacturer focused on marine, protective, and decorative coatings. Comparable peer in marine and protective coatings segments where PPG competes with Hull Skating Solutions and anti-fouling technologies.
• Hempel A/S: Danish coatings company specializing in protective, marine, and container coatings. Direct competitor in marine fouling and protective coatings where PPG's SIGMAGLIDE 2390 and HI-TEMP 2400 compete.

Broad incumbents

• BASF Coatings (BASF SE): Diversified chemical giant with a sizable Coatings division serving automotive OEM, industrial, and decorative markets. Comparable on automotive OEM coatings technology and scale, though PPG has deeper specialty/aerospace focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A25 records

Investments2 records

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