Data Index
Multi-year data highlights
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Economic | |||||
| Net sales (millions) | $15,374 | $15,146 | $13,834 | $16,802 | $17,652 |
| Net income from continuing operations (millions) | $1,323 | $1,243 | $1,056 | $1,420 | $1,028 |
| Adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations1 | $5.92 | $6.22 | $6.12 | $6.77 | $6.05 |
| Dividends per share | $1.86 | $1.98 | $2.10 | $2.26 | $2.42 |
| Environmental2 | |||||
| Percent of sales from sustainably advantaged products | 32% | 33% | 35% | 38% | 39% |
| Total waste disposed (thousand metric tons) | 144.89 | 112.49 | 89.68 | 90.18 | 116.70 |
| Waste disposal intensity (metric tons per 100 metric tons of production) | 3.02 | 2.46 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.79 |
| Hazardous waste generated (thousand metric tons) | 117 | 113 | 94 | 96 | 88 |
| Recycled or recovered hazardous waste (percent) | 50% | 47% | 52% | 54% | 53% |
| Non-hazardous waste generated (thousand metric tons) | 116 | 82 | 71 | 74 | 101 |
| Recycled or recovered non-hazardous waste (percent) | 25% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 25% |
| Water withdrawn (million cubic meters) | 19.15 | 18.73 | 15.28 | 17.72 | 17.73 |
| Net water consumption (million cubic meters) | 4.58 | 4.86 | 1.99 | 3.35 | 3.09 |
| Water intensity (cubic meters per metric ton of production) | 3.99 | 4.09 | 3.57 | 4.03 | 4.24 |
| Energy consumption (million gigajoules) | 14.24 | 13.45 | 11.12 | 12.92 | 12.71 |
| Total energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 2.96 | 2.94 | 2.60 | 2.94 | 3.04 |
| Direct energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 1.74 | 1.70 | 1.48 | 1.75 | 1.77 |
| Indirect energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.27 |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions (million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents) | 1.03 | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions intensity (metric tons of emissions per metric ton of production) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Direct (scope 1) greenhouse gas emissions intensity (metric tons of emissions per metric ton of production) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Indirect (scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions intensity (metric tons of emissions per metric ton of production) | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Spills and releases rate (total spills and releases per 1,000 employees) | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.50 |
| Social | |||||
| Total employees | 47,300 | 47,600 | 46,900 | 49,300 | 52,000 |
| Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPG injury and illness rate | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.30 |
| Sites implementing a wellness program (percent) (from 2018-2021 we reported percent of sites with 50 or more employees) | 58% | 70% | 70% | 90% | 61% |
| Charitable contributions (millions) | $9.1 | $11.8 | $13.0 | $13.3 | $16.2 |
| Sites implementing the PPG Community Engagement Framework (percent) | 70% | 65% | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| Employee volunteer hours3 | 24,802 | 36,000 | 3,587 | 11,750 | 25,000 |
1 Beginning in 2021, the Company reports adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding amortization expense relating to intangible assets from completed acquisitions. Adjusted earnings per diluted share for 2020 has been recast to exclude acquisition-related amortization expense. For detailed information regarding these adjustments, see the Regulation G Reconciliation in Item 7 of our 2022 Form 10-K.
2 Environmental data changes from prior reporting reflect adjustments for acquired and divested locations from the 2017 baseline onward. Energy data also include adjustments for closed locations.
3 Volunteer hours for 2018 are for our COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program only. Data for 2019-2022 is for the Colorful Communities program and Charity Partner program in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Process safety incidents
| Event type | Root cause(s) | Corrective actions | Tier |
| Spill/release during non-bulk material movement | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - Vague guidance, Correct methods or iunstructions not used | Change: Procedure/work practice change | ||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Change: Procedure/work practice change | II |
| Warnings: Warning signs, lights, beacons, strobes, floor markings | |||
| Eliminate/engineer: Engineering or process control that IS monitored by process control circuitry, engineering or process control NOT monitored by process control circuitry | |||
| Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - improperly designed | Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | II |
| Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | |||
| Eliminate/engineer: Change to equipment/machine that eliminates the risk | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - improperly designed | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - work instructions not correct | Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | ||
| Change: Procedure/work practice change | |||
| Guarding: Fence, guard, or proximity device (non-interlocked) | |||
| Inspection: Conformance to requirements or condition monitored via management intervention process system and/or routine inspect | |||
| Spill/release caused by equipment failure/offsite environmental impact | Equipment/process - no or missed preventive maintenance | Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | I |
| Work environment - general environment (hot, cold, wet, tight places, etc.) | Inspection: Checklist, inspection, or add to preventative maintenance schedule, inspect, and repair all related equipment, and add to preventative maintenance program | ||
| Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | Eliminate/engineer: Hazard reduction by substitution with lower hazard | ||
| Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | |||
| Guarding: Fence, guard, or proximity device (non-interlocked) | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Inspection: Checklist, inspection, or add to preventative maintenance schedule | II |
| Equipment/process - no or missed preventive maintenance | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | ||
| Spill/release - during non-bulk material movement | Human error | Change: Procedure/work practice change | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | Intervention: Re-training of person involved | ||
| Work environment - congestion | Eliminate/engineer: Hazard elimination by change to process or materials | ||
| Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | |||
| Spill/release caused by equipment failure/Employee injury with hospitalization and surgery | Work methods/work instructions - instructions not available, no, or inadequate training | Change: Procedure/work practice change | I |
| Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Warnings: Warning signs, lights, beacons, strobes, floor markings | ||
| Eliminate/engineer: Hazard elimination by change to process or materials | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Conduct reliability testing on failed equipment | II |
| Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | |||
| Spill/release caused by equipment failure/employee injury without hospitalization | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - work methods not correct | Other non-risk: Ancillary action with no risk reduction capability | ||
| Change: Procedure/work practice change | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned, excessive wear and tear | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | II |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Work environment - congestion | Warnings: Warning signs, lights, beacons, strobes, floor markings | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - no or inadequate training | |||
| Spill/release caused by equipment failure | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Equipment/process - improperly designed, no or missed preventive maintenance | Change: Procedure/work practice change | ||
| Eliminate/engineer: Hazard elimination by change to process or materials, engineering or process control that IS monitored by process control circuitry | |||
| Inspection: Checklist, inspection, or add to preventative maintenance schedule | |||
| Spill/release during non-bulk material movement | Work environment - mobile equipment interface | Change: Procedure/work practice change | II |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | II |
| Spill/release caused by equipment failure | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned, improperly designed | Eliminate/engineer: Change to equipment/machine that eliminates the risk | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - Work methods not correct | Guarding: Fence, guard, or proximity device (interlocked to shut down equipment) | ||
| Change: Procedure/work practice change | |||
| Training: Re-training of all affected employees | |||
| Inspection: Inspect and repair all related equipment, and add to preventative maintenance program | |||
| Conduct hazard and operability study (HAZOP) | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Equipment/process - control logic failure | Eliminate/engineer: Engineering or process control that IS monitored by process control circuitry | I |
| Change: Procedure/work practice change | |||
| Conduct hazard and operability study (HAZOP) | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Equipment/process - improperly designed | Eliminate/engineer: Change to equipment/machine that eliminates the risk | ||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | Eliminate/engineer: Hazard elimination by change to process or materials | II |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | Other non-risk: Ancillary action with no risk reduction capability | ||
| Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | ||
| Eliminate/engineer: Hazard elimination by change to process or materials | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Warnings: Warning signs, lights, beacons, strobes, floor markings | II |
| Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | ||
| Intervention: Re-training of person involved | |||
| Other non-risk: Experimental solution - results unknown | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Change: Procedure/work practice change | I |
| Eliminate/engineer: Change to equipment/machine that eliminates the risk | |||
| Inspection: Inspect and repair all related equipment, and add to preventative maintenance program | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Work environment - congestion | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Work methods/work instructions - vague guidance | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | II |
| Intervention: Coaching/counselling of person involved | |||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Work methods/work instructions - instructions not available | Inspection: Checklist, inspection, or add to preventative maintenance schedule | I |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | I |
| Spill/release/chemical splash but no injury | Equipment/process - equipment malfunctioned | Repair: Repair only the equipment that failed and caused the risk | I |
| Spill/release/chemical splash but no injury | Human error | Change: Procedure/work practice change | II |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Other non-risk: Investigate or analyze the problem | I |
| Equipment/process - improperly designed, inadequate alarms or warning system | Change: Procedure/work practice change | ||
| Work methods/work instructions - correct methods or instructions not used, no or inadequate training, instructions not available | Eliminate/engineer: Engineering or process control that IS monitored by process control circuitry | ||
| Organizational/management causes - workplace organizational conditions | Training: Re-training of all affected employees | ||
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Intervention: Discipline of person involved | I |
| Spill/release during manufacturing process | Human error | Inspection: Checklist, inspection, or add to preventative maintenance schedule | I |