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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has introduced PSX 700SG for use by United States Navy vessels and other federal marine coatings applications.

The new product is a semi-gloss version of PPG’s patented PSX 700 epoxy polysiloxane coating and has been engineered to meet and exceed marine coating requirements established by the U.S. government. PSX 700SG is approved on the U.S. Navy Qualified Product List (QPL) for topside and freeboard applications and meets the U.S. Navy Federal Standard Color standards for Haze Gray. PSX 700SG also complies with U.S. Department of Defense MIL-PRF-24635E, Type V (high-durability), Type VI (high-durability, low-volatile organic compound), Class 2 (semi-gloss), Grade B (low solar-absorbing) specifications.

Steve Feldman, PPG national sales director, protective coatings, North America, said PSX 700SG is a cutting-edge product that can reduce the total operating cost of government vessels. “In addition to its low-VOC formulation, PSX 700SG has unlimited recoatability, making touch-up and maintenance easier while being a color-stable LSA (low solar-absorbing) coating.” PSX 700SG also offers superior abrasion resistance, wide cure-temperature flexibility and unique surface tension to minimize rust or dirt streaking.

To learn more, visit www.ppgpmc.com/northamerica or call 1-888-9PPGPMC (977-4762). PPG’s PMC business is a world leader in protective and marine coatings. Its products protect customers’ assets in some of the world’s most demanding conditions and environments, such as projects in energy, infrastructure and marine markets. PPG PMC (ppgpmc.com) features Amercoat, Sigma Coatings and other brand families.

About PPG

PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2009 were $12.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.

The last two decades have seen continuous improvement in the performance and aesthetic versatility of polysiloxane coatings. Recently, PPG achieved a significant technological advance with the launch of PSX®700SG, a new semi-gloss (SG) polysiloxane coating developed for applications where the ultra-high solids content, long-term weatherability and performance of standard polysiloxane coatings are desired, but the inherent high gloss of the coating is not.

View complete white paper 'Comparing PPG Polysiloxane Coatings and Traditional Coating Systems'

PPG protective and marine coatings earn E. Crone Knoy Award
Recognized for coatings performance at Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1, 2011 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has been selected as the recipient of The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2011 E. Crone Knoy Award.

PPG PMC earned the recognition for the performance of its AMERLOCK(R) 400 and AMERCOAT(R) 450HS coatings at the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, also known as the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Pacific Southwest Coatings, Yorba Linda, Calif., and United/Anco Services, Joliet, Ill., also were honored for their work on the project.

Michael Hartings, general manager, PPG protective and marine coatings, United States and Canada, said, “PPG is very excited to receive the E. Crone Knoy Award. This project required a great deal of support from our customers, and the result is a quality finished project that will look good while serving visitors to Hoover Dam for decades to come.”

The E. Crone Knoy Award is given annually by SSPC for outstanding achievement in commercial or industrial coatings work that demonstrates innovation, durability or utilty. Qualities considered include excellence in craftmanship or execution of work and use of state-of-the-art techniques or products to creatively solve problems or provide long-term service.

The bridge, which was constructed to improve safety, security and traffic capacity at the Hoover Dam, required specialized construction due to its height, the desert weather, limited access to work areas and the wide variety of surfaces that had to be coated.

Bruce Batinich, director of business development for United/Anco Services, a member of The Brock Group, said, “PPG’s products were chosen due to a number of factors, including color retention, ease of application and the excellent coverage and quality for the variety of touch-up conditions that existed on the steel structural components of the bridge.”

PPG received the honor Jan. 31 during the SSPC 2011 Conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

PPG’s PMC business is a world leader in protective and marine coatings. Its products protect customers’ assets in some of the world’s most demanding conditions and environments, such as projects in energy, infrastructure and marine markets. PPG PMC (www.ppgpmc.com/northamerica) features Amercoat, SIGMA COATINGS(R) and other brand families.

About PPG
PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation,
consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2010 were $13.4 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.

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Durable PSX 700 and PSX 700SG coatings provide advantages for customers

PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2011 PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has published a white paper comparing the performance of polysiloxane coatings to that of traditional epoxy/urethane and epoxy/silicone-alkyd coatings.

The four-page white paper summarizes polysiloxane coatings chemistry and explains how it enables PPG products such as PSX(R) 700 and PSX 700SG (semi-gloss) coatings to provide long-term color and gloss retention as well as chemical and corrosion resistance that outperform traditional epoxy-based coatings. It also explains that the molecular structure of polysiloxane coatings makes them safer for people and the environment because they emit low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and are made without isocyanates, which are suspected carcinogens.

PSX 700SG coating, the latest addition to PPG’s line of polysiloxane products, has been engineered to meet federal marine color and coating requirements for U.S. Navy and other U.S. marine vessels. According to Steve Feldman, PPG national sales director, protective coatings, North America, fleetwide application of PSX 700SG coating instead of a traditional epoxy-based coating system could save the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in lifetime operational costs.

Since being introduced in 1994, polysiloxane coatings have become the preferred technology for many industrial, military, recreational and infrastructure applications, such as marine vessels, roller coasters, oil platforms, water tanks, bridges and smokestacks.

To download a copy of the white paper visit www.ppgpmc.com/northamerica, or email PMCMarketing@ppg.com to request a hard copy.

PPG’s PMC business is a world leader in protective and marine coatings. Its products protect customersassets in some of the world’s most demanding conditions and environments, such as projects in the energy, infrastructure and marine segments. PPG PMC features AMERCOAT(R), SIGMA(R), PSX and other brand families.

About PPG
PPG Industries vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2010 were $13.4 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.