PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project in Wuppertal, Germany

WUPPERTAL, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™
project in Wuppertal, Barmen, Germany, that helped revitalize a house
for “Treffpunkt für Alleinerziehende” (Meeting Point for Single
Parents). The Colorful Communities program provides PPG
volunteers and products along with financial contributions to bring
color and vitality to communities where the company operates around the
world, such as in Wuppertal, where PPG has an automotive OEM coatings
facility.

The project brought together more than 40 PPG volunteers, who spent
three days revitalizing a small house that serves as a meeting point for
single parents facing difficult life circumstances. PPG provided $27,050
and 53 gallons of SIGMA COATINGS™ paint products to assist with the
project.

“Treffpunkt für Alleinerziehende” helps single parents and their
children transition back to their normal lives after a divorce, death or
other life situation. The facility is open to all parents and their
children, who receive support from trained social workers and have the
opportunity to meet others in similar situations. More than 100 people
who use the organization’s services each year will benefit from the Colorful
Communities project.

Volunteers painted the meeting house’s walls, window frames, doors and
playhouse in a color palette of green, yellow and orange. These colors
were chosen to create a welcoming, bright and encouraging space.

“PPG is pleased to support the mission of ‘Meeting Point for Single
Parents’ to help families in our community,” said Heiko Stuhl, PPG plant
manager, Wuppertal. “I am also proud of the dedication, creativity and
enthusiasm of our employee volunteers, who made this project a reality.
It was an amazing experience from start to finish.”

The Colorful Communities program, PPG’s signature initiative for
supporting communities, aims to protect and beautify the neighborhoods
where PPG operates around the world. Through the Colorful Communities program,
PPG’s committed volunteers contribute their time and PPG paint products
to help transform community assets – from painting classrooms, to
bringing color to a maternity ward and redesigning a playground. Since
2015, PPG has completed more than 125 Colorful Communities
projects, impacting more than 4 million people in 23 countries.

PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to PPG
communities around the world. We invested more than $10.5 million in
2017, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 29
countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in fields
related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to
multiply their impact for causes that are important to them by
supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more at www.ppgcommunities.com.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints,
coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130
years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’
biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path
forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in
more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $14.8 billion in 2017.
We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and
transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.

We protect and beautify the world and Colorful Communities
are trademarks and the PPG Logo is a registered trademark of PPG
Industries Ohio, Inc.
Sigma Coatings is a trademark of PPG
Coatings Nederland B.V.

Contacts

PPG Media Contact:
Ken Armistead, +44 1924 354848
PPG
Corporate Communications, EMEA
[email protected]
www.ppgcommunities.com