 |
Ice-release aircraft coating reduces drag, fuel consumption
By helping ice, insects and other substances safely slide off an airplane’s wings and flight-control surfaces, our innovative ice-release aircraft coating, which is still in testing, helps prevent buildup that can create drag on the aircraft surface. This facilitates a smooth flow of air over airplane wings, which studies by NASA have shown can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 6 percent. More »
|
 |
Rapid-performance automotive clearcoat reduces energy consumption
A new rapid-performance clearcoat for automotive refinishing reduces energy consumption without compromising the quality of the final appearance, ease of application or size of repair. Currently the fastest clearcoat available in the European market, the coating requires only five minutes to bake. For additional energy savings, the oven can be turned down or excluded completely from the curing process.
|
 |
Waterborne acrylic urethane extends life of building products
Designed for exterior building products, our AQUACRON® 200 Series coating offers robust protection for wood, fiber glass, plastic, vinyl and composite substrates. The waterborne acrylic urethane also can be formulated with heat-reflective pigments to add even higher levels of durability and environmental performance. More »
|
 |
STEELGUARD coatings minimize environmental impact
Our STEELGUARD™ 601 and STEELGUARD 651 waterborne thin-film intumescent coatings minimize environmental impact and deliver up to 120 minutes of cellulosic fire protection. The coatings have very low levels of volatile organic compounds and low odor. More »
|
 |
PPG takes LEED on certifications
At the end of 2016, we had 29 interior paints and primers that could help our building and construction customers earn points toward green building certification in the LEED v4 rating system, which was released in late 2016. Our SPEEDHIDE® zero paint, for example, can earn LEEDv4 points across three categories—low-emitting materials, environmental product declarations and material ingredients.
|
 |
Solvent-free powder liner for aerosol cans reduces VOC emissions
Our HOBA™ PURAIR™ packaging coating is an innovative Bisphenol A non-intent powder liner for the internal protection of aluminum aerosol cans. The product contains no solvent and helps brand owners and can makers meet environmental and sustainable technology goals, such as reducing VOC emissions, minimizing their carbon dioxide footprint and providing high utilization and recycling capability. More »
|
 |
Chrome-free structural primer reduces costs, safety concerns
Our chrome-free structural primer offers corrosion resistance to protect loadbearing structures in an airplane. The interior primer system is completely free of hexavalent chrome, providing environmental and economic benefits that include cost savings associated with chrome waste treatment. The product also has low VOC emissions.
|
 |
Floor lacquer produced with recycled plastic
Available in Europe, our DOMALUX® Classic Silver floor lacquer contains a polyurethane resin that is manufactured using recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic. Production of the lacquer consumes approximately 15 metric tons of recycled PET annually.
|
 |
Lead Commitment
We do not use lead as an ingredient in our consumer paints and coatings anywhere in the world. We have proactively eliminated lead from all new formulations for a number of years and will not use lead in new formulations in the future. We also develop plans to eliminate lead from products that become part of our portfolio through acquisitions as part of our integration process.
We are committed to eliminating lead by 2020 from the small quantity of non-consumer coatings formulations that remain in our portfolio. These non-consumer products, which comprise less than 1 percent of our entire portfolio, include lead solely to meet the unique specifications of certain customers. In 2016, we eliminated 21 percent of these products.
One example of our efforts in this area is within our global protective and marine coatings business, which eliminated lead from the manufacture of all product formulations in 2016. Our other businesses are following a similar path to meet the 2020 lead-free goal.
|