2020 Highlights
2020 acquisitions, achievements, appointments and innovations.
February 3
February 3: Announced the acquisition of Industria Chimica Reggiana (ICR) S.p.A., a manufacturer of paints and coatings for automotive refinish and light industrial applications.
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February 4
Announced a collaboration with Dow and its Sustainable Future Program for advances in anticorrosion coating products for steel that are designed to deliver reduced greenhouse gas emissions while helping to lessen the maintenance costs of steel infrastructure.
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March 3
Announced the acquisition of Alpha Coating Technologies, LLC (“Alpha”), a manufacturer of powder coatings for light industrial applications and heat-sensitive substrates.
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March 27
Donated 80,000 protective masks to hospitals in Pittsburgh, New York, Cleveland, Detroit and Alabama in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.
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April 14
Announced a $1.5 million contribution to organizations supporting immediate community relief efforts and emerging recovery needs amid the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 16
Announced that Kathleen A. Ligocki, former chief executive officer, Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC, was elected to join the PPG Board of Directors.
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May 29
Celebrated the fifth anniversary of PPG’s COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program, our signature community engagement initiative that brings together employee volunteers, PPG products and financial support to provide a fresh coat of paint, rejuvenated energy and sense of pride to community spaces in need of a refresh. Since the program’s inception in 2015, PPG has completed more than 325 projects across 41 countries.
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June 11
The PPG Foundation announced initial donations to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense Fund, Center for Policing Equity, and the Equal Justice Initiative, and doubled our standard employee donation match throughout June in response to the senseless death of George Floyd and other Black Americans.
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June 22
Launched PPG ULTRALAST™ paint + primer with proprietary PPG CLEAN SURFACE TECHNOLOGY™, a blend of PPG stain-resistant, soft-touch coatings used on premium electronic devices to make them stain-proof; and automotive coatings technology that makes car coatings tough and scratch-resistant.
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October 15
For the second consecutive year, PPG was named to the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies’ environmental, social and governance practices.
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November
MSCI, a leading provider of decision support tools and services for the global investment community, increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating of PPG to AA. The rating designates PPG as an industry leader in managing the most significant ESG risks and opportunities.
December 18
Announced a definitive agreement to acquire Finland-based Tikkurila, a leading producer and distributor of decorative paints and coatings.
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December 24
Announced the acquisition of Ennis-Flint, a global leader in pavement markings and traffic safety solutions.
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