PPG Earns Prestigious R&D 100 Awards for Paints, Coatings and Adhesives Technologies for Automotive and Building Construction

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that two of its paints, coatings and
adhesives technologies have earned 2017 R&D 100 awards in the Mechanical
Devices/Materials category. PPG’s Premium Compact Process Primer and
LIQUID NAILS® FUZE*IT® All Surface adhesive received top marks according
to judges for the 55th annual awards.

“PPG is committed to developing innovative paints, coatings and
specialty materials that enable our customers to be more efficient,
effective and sustainable,” said David Bem, PPG vice president, science
and technology, and chief technology officer. “The R&D 100 award is one
of the most sought-after recognitions for innovation, and PPG is proud
to utilize its broad, cross-industry expertise to develop products that
provide solutions and drive an evolving marketplace forward.”

The award-winning products include:

PPG Premium Compact Process Primer

While 70 percent of the energy consumed in automotive OEM assembly
plants is traditionally attributed to painting operations, the PPG
Premium Compact Process Primer lowers cost, emissions and complexity by
allowing the wet-on-wet-on-wet application of a primer, base coat and
clearcoat, without any heated flash-off zones in between. This high
solids, specially engineered primer expands the compact paint process to
a wider range of vehicles than previously possible by meeting stringent
appearance, performance and throughput requirements.

Liquid Nails Fuze*It All Surface construction adhesive

Liquid Nails Fuze*It All Surface construction adhesive is an
innovative addition to the construction industry for both professional
and do-it-yourself (DIY) customers. The first-of-its-kind product with a
proprietary hybrid-polymer formula takes the guesswork and uncertainty
out of adhesive selection, and allows the freedom and flexibility to use
a single product for a multitude of tasks. With two times the strength
of fasteners alone, it bonds nearly all materials in any weather
conditions, including temperatures ranging from -40 F to 300 F, and on
surfaces that are dry, frozen or wet.

PPG’s family of non-chrome corrosion inhibitive aerospace sealants
received the R&D Special Recognition Award. PPG’s ENVIROCRON® Extreme
Protection powder coating system and AUDIOGUARD® polymer damping
material technology were also nominated as finalists in the R&D 100
Mechanical Devices/Materials category.

In 2016, 31 percent of PPG’s total sales were derived from sustainable
products and processes, such as these award-winning coatings and
adhesives. PPG’s goal is to achieve 40 percent sales from sustainable
products by 2020. Additional information is available in the company’s Sustainability
Report.

The R&D 100 Awards Committee and R&D Magazine honor the 100 most
innovative technologies and services of the past year with the R&D 100
Awards. PPG has won 24 R&D 100 Awards through the years.

About the R&D 100 Awards

Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards program has identified revolutionary
technologies newly introduced to the market and celebrated the top
technology products of the year. Past winners have included
sophisticated testing equipment, innovative new materials, chemistry
breakthroughs, biomedical products, consumer items and high-energy
physics spanning industry, academia and government-sponsored research.

About R&D Magazine

Since its founding in 1959 as Industrial Research, R&D Magazine (www.rdmag.com)
has served research scientists, engineers, and technical staff at
laboratories around the world, providing timely, informative news and
useful technical articles that broaden readers’ knowledge of the
research and development industry and improve the quality of their work.
R&D Magazine is a publication of the Advantage Business Media Science
Group, with sister brands including Laboratory Equipment, Bioscience
Technology, Drug Discovery & Development, Laboratory Design, Scientific
Computing, and Controlled Environments.

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 $14.3 billion in 2016.
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 is a trademark and Audioguard,
Envirocron and the PPG Logo are registered trademarks of
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Fuze*It and Liquid Nails are
registered trademarks of the PPG Group of Companies.

Contacts

PPG
Mark Silvey, Corporate Communications, 412-434-3046
[email protected]
or
Greta
Edgar, Corporate Communications, 412-434-2445
[email protected]
www.ppg.com