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Together, we protect and beautify the world. View Video Innovation at the Forefront of Progress Innovation We’re a global team of innovators, achievers, and partners driven to find solutions that meet our customers’ greatest needs. Learn about innovation at PPG Previous We’ve committed to having 50% of our sales come from sustainably advantaged products by 2030. We innovate sustainably, developing products and services that enable our customers to increase productivity and be more sustainable. We annually invest ~3% of our net sales toward research and development. Next Celebrating 140 years of color leadership Color We bring customers’ visions to life through color, delivering paints via innovative processes that ensure they perform at their best no matter what climate or conditions they’re exposed to. Learn about our color expertise PPG 2024 Color of the Year Limitless Limitless instills a warm, sunny vibe that hints at growth and blooming energy. Pairing beautifully with both warm and cool finishes - this hue’s agility across numerous design directions is what makes it a star. View Limitless Fostering sustainability, together Sustainability We succeed by helping our customers succeed, partnering with them to create industry-leading sustainable innovations that help improve productivity. Learn More Serving the communities we live in We’re on a mission to bring color and brightness to the communities where we live and operate. Explore communities $17.5+ MM Total PPG and PPG Foundation global giving in 2023 500+ Colorful Communities ® projects completed since 2015 450+ Community partners worldwide Previous We’re investing $20 million by 2025 to address systemic racism and advance racial equity in the U.S. by funding educational pathways for Black communities and people of color. In 2023, PPG and PPG Foundation invested $17.5+ million to support more than 450 local community partners and programs in the U.S. and internationally focused on advancing education and delivering community sustainability while encouraging the volunteer power of our employees. PPG COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program marks 500th project and commits an additional $5 million to the program through 2030. Next Our History For us, "protecting and beautifying the world" has always gone hand in hand with our commitment to sustainable innovation, advancing our industry for the better with each passing year. Previous Celebrating nearly 140 years of Innovation and Color Leadership PPG was founded in 1883 when Capt. John B. Ford and John Pitcairn started the first commercially successful plate glass factory in the United States at Creighton, Pa. Known as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., the enterprise focused on innovation and quality…and nearly 140 years later, PPG is still dedicated to these priorities. 1900s During the company’s first decade, its flat glass production expanded rapidly through new facilities and acquisitions. In 1899, the business diversified with the construction of an alkali plant in Barberton, Ohio, to supply raw materials for glassmaking – the precursor to PPG’s chemicals businesses. A year later, PPG started building its coatings business by acquiring an interest in Wisconsin-based Patton Paint Co. which proved a good fit for the company because paint and glass products typically reach the customers through the same distribution channels. During the 1900s, PPG becomes one of the first U.S. firms to expand operations in Europe, acquiring a glass plant in Belgium.Glass and paint provided continued growth in the 1920s, as the automotive industry and skyscraper construction expanded. 1920s The automotive industry starts using more glass as the open touring car gives way to the sedan. PPG revolutionizes plate glassmaking with straight line conveyor-based ribbon method – a vast improvement over the batch method. PPG begins supplying aerospace transparencies, providing roll-up windows for the Ford Trimotor. PPG acquires Ditzler Color Company and begins producing more than 500 "harmonious hues" for 40 automakers. 1930s PPG introduces SOLEX® heat-absorbing glass. PPG shows its muscle and introduces Herculite tempered glass, several times stronger and more shatter-resistant than ordinary plate glass. 1940s The year before Pearl Harbor is attacked, PPG develops laminated aircraft glass. During WWII, the company converts much of its production into materials for military use and begins to develop synthetic resins that lead to plastics, high-performance paints and industrial coatings. In the early 1940s, PPG entered the optical products business with the introduction of CR-39® optical monomer. The company has a vision for its future as it patents CR-39 monomer and begins a journey into creating a successful line of optical products (which will later include Transitions lenses). This material still is used widely in prescription lenses, along with the company’s array of other lens materials. 1950s Post-WWII prosperity leads to increased car production and home and building construction. The company introduces lead-free house paints and begins to manufacture fiber glass for circuit boards, window screening and plastics reinforcement. In 1952, PPG established its fiber glass business, recognizing the potential of another type of glass product. 1960s Cars get a new lease on life as PPG revolutionizes the auto industry with the commercialization of the electrodeposition coating process, virtually eliminating rust. PPG’s businesses are diverse. A number of foreign production operations and strategic planning moves the company toward a global focus. At the same time, the historic plate process for making flat glass is becoming obsolete with the adoption of the much more efficient float process. Reflecting its diversification, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company changes its name to PPG Industries. As a bonus, the company reaches $1 billion in sales. A result of its diversification, growth and increasingly global presence, the company changed its name to PPG Industries in 1968. 1970s The oil embargo and rising costs of gas and electricity revive interests in solar energy. PPG is the first major corporation to develop a flat-plate solar collector. PPG expands its groovy color palette by introducing the DesignaColor System for custom-tinting consumer paints. 1980s PPG introduces TESLIN® substrate, a synthetic printing material that resists water, abrasion, extreme temperatures and UV damage. Its durability makes it ideal for passports, photo IDs, maps, menus and much more. In 1987, PPG’s chlor-alkali business makes a splash when it introduces the SUSTAIN® Pool Care System, delivering chlorine more evenly and accurately for easier pool care. In 1989, PPG begins a flurry of acquisitions that expand the company’s offering of automotive, industrial, aerospace and packaging coatings around the world. 1990s PPG develops photochromic lenses...