Innovation

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Innovating inside and outside the can

At PPG, innovation happens both inside the can –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ through advanced chemistry in our coatings and refinish products –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and outside the can, through digital tools, streamlined application processes, and productivity-enhancing delivery systems. Whether it's our PPG LINQ™ and PPG MOONWALK® automated solutions or electrostatic application technology of our PPG SIGMAGLIDE® coating, we're redefining how coatings are developed, applied, and experienced.

We’re integrating AI, machine learning, and automation into our manufacturing and R&D processes –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivering smarter, faster, and more sustainable solutions. Our digital customer experience tools create always-on, frictionless workflows that improve customer productivity and drive operational efficiency.

PPG is innovating inside and outside the can

Leadership in Innovation

Beppe Casalini, a PPG employee within our Automotive Refinish Coatings business
Beppe Casalini: Future of mixing paint is smart and magical
Beppe Casalini drives innovation in the automotive refinish field and revolutionizes the approach to paint mixing processes in body shops thanks to PPG MAGICBOX™ device.
Morten Karlsen and Knud Schioldan, PPG employees within our Architectural Coatings business, in a warehouse with the PPG Plug & Spray solution
PPG PLUG & SPRAY system for plastering has labor, waste savings in the box
The PPG PLUG & SPRAY™ system reduces the time painters spend plastering by up to 50% as well as related plastic waste by 85% compared to traditional methods.
Maria Lamorey, a PPG employee within our Industrial Coatings business, in front of the PPG Place in Pittsburgh
Maria Lamorey: Over the edges of shelves and racking systems
Hear from Maria about our PPG ENVIROCRON® HTE coatings that minimize waste, enhance durability, and protect shelving and racking with advanced single-coat powder technology.
Terry Warta, a PPG employee within our joint venture, PPG Advanced Surface Technologies
Terry Warta: Achieving the previously unachievable with paint films
Terry Warta develops high-tech paint film for automotive applications at our PPG Advanced Surface Technologies joint venture with entrotech, Inc.
Barbara Flocchini, a PPG employee from our Aerospace business, with several airplanes in the background
Barbara Flocchini: Piloting the skies of aerospace transparencies
Hear from Barbara about our PPG SOLARON BLUE PROTECTION™ that meets evolving customer needs with innovative UV-blocking technology, enhancing protection in commercial transparencies.
Kevin Lowe, a PPG employee within our Traffic Solutions business, poses with a road-marking equipment
Kevin Lowe: Helping make a mark on roadway safety
For Kevin Lowe, product management director, Traffic Solutions, there’s a solid line connecting his job to his motivation – helping keep people safe through proper road markings.
Ariana Psomas, a PPG employee, speaks at the RightShip Forum
Ariana Psomas: Setting sail into a low-carbon shipping era
Ariana Psomas is driving bold, innovative strategies, just like PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390, our biocide-free fouling release coating, that steer us toward new sustainability standards in marine coatings.
Viktoria Tager, PPG global segment manager, easy open ends, Packaging Coatings
Viktoria Tager: Cracking open the future of can ends
Viktoria Tager, our global segment manager, Easy-Open-Ends, pulls back the curtain on the complexities, innovative procedures, and ambitious plans driving the future of can ends.
PPG's global technical footprint

Our 3,000+ employees are innovating in 75 locations in 22 countries.

PPG's global technical footprint
Our history of sustainable, game-changing customer solutions


Leading developer of advantaged coatings technology

With more U.S. coatings patents than our closest competitors, PPG continues to lead the coatings industry in transformative, high-impact innovation. On average, in the past five years (2020-2024), PPG was granted 71 U.S. coatings patents, which is 39-545% more than our three closest competitors. In total, in the last 10 years, PPG was granted 736 U.S. coatings patents, which is 63-369% more than our competitors.