PPG Showcases Emerging Paint, Coatings Technology Developments for Electric Vehicle Batteries, Autonomous Vehicles at NAIAS

Expanded automotive coatings portfolio helps enhance battery
performance, increases visibility for autonomous driving systems

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that it will showcase developments for
its expanded portfolio of paints and coatings solutions for battery
electric, hybrid electric and autonomous vehicles this month at the 2018
North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at the Cobo Center in
Detroit.

New technologies PPG will highlight at the show include:

• PPG IOCRON™ cathode binder – This new cathode battery binder is
  a cost-effective product that eliminates harmful N-Methylpyrrolidone
  (NMP) in the standard cathode coating process while maintaining
  battery performance. The PPG Iocron binder will improve
  formulation and application processes, significantly lower mixing
  times, and provide equal or improved cell performance.
• Autonomous vehicle sensor coatings – PPG is pioneering the
  development of paints and related coatings that will improve vehicle
  and infrastructure visibility to radar and light detection and ranging
  (LIDAR) sensors used in autonomous driving systems. The company has
  designed coatings with enhanced dark color vehicle detection that
  allow the light to penetrate to a reflective underlayer. The signal
  bounces off this layer and returns to the sensor instead of being
  absorbed. This coating leverages commercially proven technology from
  PPG’s aerospace business that functions in the same light- and
  heat-reflective way.

PPG also will display its CORE Relation color collection for 2021
vehicle models at NAIAS. The collection comprises four color stories
that represent the latest global consumer trends and preferences. (EDITOR’S
NOTE: For more information on PPG’s automotive color trends, visit http://newsroom.ppg.com/autocolor2017.)

To learn more, visit newsroom.ppg.com/detroitautoshow18.

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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.

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Contacts

PPG Media Contacts:
Mike Millar, 1-248-641-2237
Automotive
OEM Coatings
[email protected]
or
Greta
Edgar, 1-412-434-2445
Corporate Communications
[email protected]
www.ppg.com