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PPG Receives Achiever Award From Uni-Select For Commitment, Support Of Collision Repair Industry

PPG, which supplies automotive refinish products and services to Uni-Select, received the award at the company’s recent Canada VIP Supplier Awards Event in Las Vegas.

PPG Earns EcoVadis Gold Rating For Corporate Social Responsibility Progress

PPG saw double-digit improvement compared to the prior year in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, and ethics, securing its position among the top five percent of companies evaluated.

PPG Unveils 2019 Automotive Color Stories, Reporting An Increase In Blue Hues

Holding a steady 8% of the total global color popularity data – second only to neutrals like white, black, silver and gray – blue reflects consumers’ desire for adventure, relaxation and reliability.

PPG Announces Investment In Cleveland Automotive Adhesives And Sealants R&D Facility

The facility, which was recently completed, will focus on developing and testing structural adhesives, sealants and related products for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles.

PPG Reports 3rd Quarter 2019 Financial Results

PPG recently reported third quarter 2019 net sales of approximately $3.8 billion, comparable with the prior year.

PPG And National Hockey League Extend Exclusive Paint Partnership

The renewed three-year deal will continue to enable PPG to promote its partnership on PPG paint product packaging, on point-of-purchase displays, in contests and promotions, and through social media and digital marketing in the U.S. and Canada.

PPG-Sponsored Track Walk Raises $32,000 For Speedway Children’s Charities

The 2019 Track Walk took place on July 21 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon during a NASCAR racing weekend. More than 180 race fans walked the one-mile track with driver Ryan Blaney to support SCC.

PPG Selected For DOE Partnership To Speed Development, Testing Of Adhesives For Lightweight Vehicles

PPG will collaborate with DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to develop computer-based models of the aging characteristics of a variety of next-generation adhesives designed to join lightweight materials.

PPG Foundation Invests $160,000 In Next-Generation Workforce

Since the inception of its Foundation Scholarship Program in 1956, the PPG Foundation has awarded more than 3,000 scholarships.

PPG Partners With Boys & Girls Clubs Of Western PA To Introduce Students To Careers In AI, STEM-Related Fields

More than 40 students and approximately 75 PPG IT employee volunteers participated in the inaugural PPG AIPI & Teen Accelerator program in early August at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania’s Lawrenceville and Carnegie locations.

PPG Joins I-CAR Sustaining Partner Program

The Sustaining Partner program provides tangible benefits to partners through access to information, course content and marketing opportunities. Collision repair professionals and students benefit by greater access to quality education and knowledge sources and subsequent employment opportunities and advancements.

PPG Appoints James Jones As Vice President, Procurement

Reporting directly to Rebecca Liebert, senior vice president, automotive coatings, Jones will be responsible for leading PPG’s global procurement team, processes and strategy.