PPG Industries

PPG Industries | May 23, 2019

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today launched its Paints with Purpose campaign, which will showcase the many unexpected applications of next-generation paint and coatings technologies. These include paints that can cool the temperature of asphalt on a hot day to protect a puppy’s sensitive paws; coatings that can absorb sound or help reduce pollution; paint that helps self-driving cars see; and stain that can be applied even on a cold, wet day. “When people talk about painting, they’re typica...

PPG Industries | May 02, 2019

PPG has named Jaime Irick as vice president, architectural coatings for the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Irick will succeed Dave Cole who will retire effective July 31, the company said. PPG’s architectural coatings include consumer paint brands such as Glidden, Olympic and PPG Paints. Mr. Irick was formerly president of the Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp., which makes commercial fitness equipment, and previously worked at General Electric Co. in several executive roles. Mr. Cole has spen...

PPG Industries | April 29, 2019

Seventeen million people can't be wrong, can we? We're spending every Monday through Saturday waiting for Sunday night to arrive so we can see what happens next in the epic HBO TV series, "Game of Thrones." Every product imaginable is finagling a tie-in to this series, from Oreos cookies stamped with characters' faces -- I ate a White Walker (OK, two) -- to Adidas Running shoes inspired by GoT characters. Now, it's PPG's turn, matching up existing paint colors with ...

PPG Industries | June 12, 2019

In a world where sleep is viewed as a luxury and the anxiety of a fast-paced life is all too real, it is only fitting that PPG paint brand’s 2020 Color of the Year, Chinese Porcelain (PPG1160-6), offers escapism in today’s technologically driven society. Hand-selected by PPG’s global color experts, the shade is a blend of cobalt and moody ink blue that imparts calmness and restful sleep while also offering the spirit of hopefulness – a precious commodity in a restless wor...