Our Company
Founded in 1883 as Pittsburgh Plate Glass by Captain John B. Ford and John Pitcairn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Today, PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, and specialty materials.
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.
Employees
Worldwide: ~47,000
- North America: ~21,300
- Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): ~15,600
- Latin America: ~6,600
- Asia Pacific: ~6,500
Numbers are as of Dec. 31, 2019.
Financials
Total Net Sales 2020: $13.8 billion
PPG is ranked 209 on the Fortune 500
PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG)
For more details, visit the PPG Investor Center.
Headquarters
GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS
PPG
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15272 USA
+1.412.434.3131
ASIA PACIFIC
PPG Industries International, Inc.
Suites 1010-1015, 10/F, Cityplaza One
1111 King’s Road
Taikoo Shing – HONG KONG
+852.2861.0918
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AND AFRICA
PPG Industries Europe Sàrl
Route de Gilly 32
1180 Rolle – SWITZERLAND
+41.21.822.3000
LATIN AMERICA
PPG Industrial do Brasil - Tintas e Vernizes - Ltda.
Rodovia Anhanguera, km 106
13180-900 – Sumaré – SP
+55.19.2103.6000
Manufacturing Operations
Worldwide: 156 manufacturing facilities*
- United States: 45 sites (19 states)
- Other Americas: 14 sites (10 countries)
- EMEA: 64 sites (29 countries)
- Asia Pacific: 33 sites (12 countries)
Research Facilities
Primary research centers:
- PPG Coatings Innovation Center (Allison Park, Pennsylvania)
- PPG Monroeville Business and Technology Center (Monroeville, Pennsylvania)
Community Giving
In 2019, PPG and the PPG Foundation invested nearly $12 million in communities around the world.
