Our products and processes help make our customers – and the world – more sustainable

PPG has been an industry leader for nearly 140 years, providing its customers with inventive and trusted paints, coatings and specialty materials. And we continue to be a pioneer in developing industry leading technologies that solve the needs of our customers’ biggest challenges year after year.

In 2021, we introduced a new two-step methodology to identify sustainably advantaged products to support our ability to:

1. Systematically validate basic sustainable attributes likely to impact PPG products today and in the future; and
2. Assess the value contribution of PPG solution towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The assessment provides absolute data pertaining to a product's sustainability attributes, giving PPG credible, objective information to better understand and capture a product's quantifiable sustainability value.

Meet our newest sustainable innovations

Whether our customers want to have a barrier of protection through antimicrobial paint, use our coatings to manufacture furniture, improve road transportation or set out to sea, we continue to provide innovative sustainable solutions that support various industries.

A few of our newest sustainably advantaged products are as follows.

Antibacterial and antiviral products provide an extra layer of protection

The COVID-19 pandemic raised many questions about how the built environment—residential and commercial—could and should do more to protect occupants from harmful pathogens, increasing awareness for the benefits of antibacterial and antiviral coatings.

In 2021, PPG launched two new interior coatings that provide a barrier from common viruses and bacteria. These paints are ideal for application in homes, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, restaurants, processing plants and retail establishments.

COMEX^® VINIMEX^® TOTAL

COMEX^® VINIMEX^® TOTAL antiviral and antibacterial paint reduces 99% of bacteria and viruses responsible for the most common gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, including Influenza A H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2. The paint also kills E. coli, Staph, Salmonella and other pathogens. Comex Vinimex TOTAL Antiviral & Antibacterial paint's effectiveness at reducing bacteria and viruses on the dry paint surface within two hours has been verified by independent laboratories using globally recognized testing standards, such as ISO 21702.

PPG CORACHAR^™ SE 4000 Battery Fire Protection material

PPG CORACHAR^™ SE 4000 Battery Fire Protection material, protects the battery pack components if a thermal event occurs by compartmentalizing the event for a period of time to allow safe egress and response, improving safety for passengers and first responders. These solutions can be efficiently applied in mass production and are suitable for various battery electric vehicle applications.

These 100% solids, solvent free coatings systems are designed to minimize emissions and minimize waste.

LINEGUARD^™ Coatings help industrial paint lines improve water conservation and waste generated

Automotive assembly plants and other industrial equipment paint lines need to maintain paint equipment to ensure quality of coatings application and a safe operating environment. These maintenance activities can be both time- and resource-intensive, as removal of applied coatings is difficult to do efficiently and often requires large quantities of water using high pressure cleaning equipment.

Listening to our customers and knowing the challenges of ongoing maintenance, PPG developed and introduced PPG LineGuard coatings and application services—a comprehensive line of technologies that are proven to resist adhesion to and buildup of paint. These products were created specifically to help paint lines dramatically reduce the time, cost, risk, excessive water use and waste associated with cleaning and maintaining equipment.

LineGuard coatings:

• Include non-stick properties, so they don’t require high water pressure for cleaning, reducing employee exposure to hazards of using high pressure tools; and
• Are suited for a wide variety of paint shop equipment, from vehicle carriers to floor grids.

Through the use of these coatings, customers can see up to a 75% maximum reduction of cleaning cycles, bringing significant savings in labor and materials, energy, water and waste removal.

Ergonomic spraying solutions help reduce stress

Our HOMAX^® TEX>>PRO^™ product is a breakthrough sprayer system that reduces the weight of the tool by 60% – roughly 15 pounds – compared to traditional hopper spray guns.

When fully loaded, the 10-pound Homax Tex>>Pro Texture System eliminates the need to use bulk materials and increase ease of use and convenience for professional contractors and do-it-yourself customers, compared to heavy, traditional hopper spray guns. Last year, because of its ergonomic and innovative design, Homax Tex>>Pro sprayer system won PPG’s internal Ergo Cup competition.

Architectural solutions help address infrastructure sustainability challenges

Architects have long relied on traditional fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) powder coatings to protect and visually enhance architectural extrusions and sheet metals. The low transfer efficiency rates in these coatings have forced many to use more product, leading to higher cost.

In addition, standard FEVE powder systems are onecoat solutions in the market with no primer. Corrosion resistance of these systems is highly dependent on metal and surface preparation. CORAFLON^® Platinum is formulated to improve adhesion to metal and corrosion resistance as a one-coat solution, leading to significantly improved corrosion protection for all installations, including those in highly corrosive environments, such as seacoast and industrial. This performance reduces metal degradation and the need for frequent reapplication, which is a source of waste and environmental impact.

We introduced the new PPG Coraflon Platinum FEVE powder coatings designed to address challenges and reduce waste and environmental pollutants.

Coraflon Platinum coating features:

• Significantly high transfer efficiency rates, which are more than 20% higher than standard FEVE powders;
• Improved corrosion resistance backed by years of third-party testing; and
• Designs that stand up to strict environmental Standards.

In addition, the product is specifically formulated without:

• Triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
• Fluorosurfactants
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
• Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List substances
• REACH compliant – Substance of Very High Concern
• (SVHCs)