PPG’s Dover Paint and Coatings Plant to Host Students, Teachers to Mark National Manufacturing Day

DOVER, Del–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced it will hold an educational event on
Oct. 4 for local students at its Dover plant to mark National
Manufacturing Day, an initiative organized by the National Association
of Manufacturers (NAM) to address the skilled labor shortage, connect
with future generations of manufacturers and ensure the success of the
manufacturing industry.

The PPG Dover plant will welcome high school students from Delaware
Technical Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Program
and instructors and representatives from the Delaware Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (DEMEP). The event will include a tour of the
facility followed by presentations on the plant’s processes and
products, PPG’s global operations and career opportunities in
manufacturing.

The facility, which employs approximately 80 people, makes interior and
exterior paint for residential and commercial applications under the
OLYMPIC®, PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS® and PPG PORTER PAINTS® brands.

This is the Dover plant’s fourth year hosting an event with local
students for National Manufacturing Day. For the past three years, the
facility also has worked with the Advanced Manufacturing Pathways
Program to allow students to work various jobs at the plant tailored to
their personal interests or career goals.

“National Manufacturing Day is exciting for PPG because it presents an
opportunity to show students and community members what a manufacturing
plant is really like,” said Neal Nicastro, PPG plant manager, Dover. “We
will educate the students about the advances in science and technology
that have transformed manufacturing into a great industry with many
career options.”

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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 Contact:
Mark Silvey, +1 412-434-3046
Corporate
Communications
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