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PPG Industries, Inc.

PPGChemicals - SpecialtyPittsburgh, United States

PPG Industries, Inc. operates globally as a manufacturer and distributor of paints, protective coatings, and various specialty materials. Its Performance Coatings division offers an extensive range of products, including paints, solvents, adhesives, sealants, and software, designed for the repair and refurbishment of automotive and commercial vehicles, light industrial applications, and signage. This segment also supplies advanced coatings, sealants, transparent components (such as transparent armor), engineered materials, and chemical management services to the commercial, military, and general aviation aerospace sectors. Furthermore, it develops protective coatings and finishes for metals and large-scale structures, serving metal fabricators, heavy-duty maintenance contractors, and manufacturers of ships, bridges, and rail cars. Architectural offerings include paints, wood stains, adhesives, and sundry items for both professional contractors and individual consumers for the decoration and upkeep of residential and commercial buildings. Additionally, it provides paints, thermoplastics, and other advanced solutions for pavement marking. The Industrial Coatings segment delivers specialized coatings, adhesives, sealants, and metal pretreatment solutions. These are applied across a diverse array of manufactured goods, including appliances, agricultural and construction machinery, consumer electronics, automotive components, building materials, kitchenware, and transportation vehicles, often supported by on-site application services. This segment also produces coatings specifically for packaging, such as metal cans, closures, plastic tubes, and promotional or specialty containers. Beyond coatings, PPG innovates with unique materials like amorphous precipitated silica for tires and battery separators; TESLIN substrates utilized in labels, e-passports, driver's licenses, and identification cards; as well as organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials, display and lighting lens components, optical lenses, color-changing technologies, and photochromic dyes. Founded in 1883, PPG Industries, Inc. is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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PPG Industries, Inc. at a glance

PPG Industries, Inc. is a chemicals - specialty company headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 1883. It is publicly listed (PPG) with a market capitalisation of $24.1B. Xcout tracks 25 named people at PPG Industries, Inc., including Timothy Knavish (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman). Xcout recorded 7 job postings from PPG Industries, Inc. in the last 90 days.

Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, United States
Market cap
$24.1B
Employees
43,500
Ticker
PPG
Founded
1883
Founders
John Baptiste Ford, John Pitcairn, Jr.
Job postings recorded (90 days)
7
Xcout AI Rank
0/100

PPG Industries, Inc. leadership

  • Timothy KnavishChief Executive Officer & Chairman
  • Jamie A. BeggsSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • David Stanley BemSenior Vice President of Science & Technology and Chief Technology Officer
  • Bhaskar RamachandranVice President & Chief Information Officer
  • Robert MassySenior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Amy R. EricsonSenior Vice President of Protective & Marine Coatings

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Hiring at PPG Industries, Inc.

Xcout recorded 7 job postings from PPG Industries, Inc. in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

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PPG Industries, Inc. competitors

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RPM International Inc.RPM · Specialty Chemicals ManufacturingMedina, United States
69% matchPublic

RPM International Inc. provides specialty chemicals for the construction, industrial, specialty, and consumer markets. It operates in four segments: CPG, PCG, Consumer, and SPG. The company offers waterproofing, coating, and traditional roofing systems; sealants, air barriers, tapes, and foams; residential home weatherization systems; roofing and building maintenance services; sealing and bonding, subfloor preparation, flooring, and glazing solutions; resin flooring systems, polyurethane, MMA waterproof, epoxy floor paint and coatings, concrete repair, and protection products; fire stopping and intumescent steel coating, and manufacturing industry solutions; and rolled asphalt roofing materials and chemical admixtures. It also provides concrete and masonry admixtures, concrete fibers, cement performance enhancers, curing and sealing compounds, structural grouts and mortars, epoxy adhesives, injection resins, polyurethane foams, floor hardeners and toppings, joint fillers, industrial and architectural coatings, decorative color/stains/stamps, restoration materials, concrete panel wall systems, flooring systems, fluorescent colorants and pigments, shellac-based-specialty and marine coatings, and fuel additives. It offers fiberglass reinforced plastic gratings and shapes; corrosion-control coating, containment and railcar lining, fire and sound proofing, heat and cryogenic insulation, and specialty construction products; amine curing agents, reactive diluents, and epoxy resins; fire and water damage restoration, carpet cleaning, and disinfecting products; wood treatments, coatings, and touch-up products; nail enamels, polishes, and coating components; paint contractors and DIYers, concrete restoration and flooring, metallic and faux finish coatings, cleaners, and hobby paints and cements; and caulks, adhesives, insulating foams, and patches, spackling, glazing, and repair products. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Medina, Ohio.

Market cap$12.7B
Employees17,778
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DOW INC DOW0A1S · ChemicalsMidland, United States
69% matchPublic

Dow Inc. delivers advanced material science products and solutions to a global clientele, catering to sectors such as packaging, infrastructure development, mobility, and various consumer applications. Its extensive geographical footprint covers the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America. The company operates through three core business units: 1. Packaging & Specialty Plastics: This segment is responsible for producing essential chemicals like ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, along with a suite of specialized polymers including polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers. 2. Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure: This division provides a diverse range of products such as ethylene and propylene oxides, propylene glycol, polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates, and complete polyurethane systems. It also supplies various coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composite materials, alongside basic chemicals like caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, and vinyl chloride monomers, and specialized additives including cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions. 3. Performance Materials & Coatings: This segment focuses on high-performance materials, offering architectural and industrial coatings used in protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather applications. It also provides performance silicones, specialty materials, and key silicone feedstocks and intermediates. In addition to its chemical manufacturing, Dow Inc. participates in the property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance businesses. Established in 2018, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Midland, Michigan.

Market cap$21.6B
Employees34,600
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H. B. Fuller CompanyFUL · Specialty ChemicalsSaint Paul, United States
68% matchPublic

H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Building Adhesive Solutions. The Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives segment produces and supplies specialty industrial adhesives, such as thermoplastic, thermoset, reactive, water-based, and solvent-based products for applications in various markets, including packaging, converting, nonwoven and hygiene, and medical and beauty. The Engineering Adhesives segment produces and supplies high performance industrial adhesives comprising reactive, light cure, two-part liquids, polyurethane, silicone, film, and fast cure products to the durable assembly, performance wood and textile, transportation, electronics, clean energy, aerospace and defense, appliance, heavy machinery, and insulating glass markets. The Construction Adhesives segment provides products used for commercial roofing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and insulation applications, as well as caulks and sealants for the consumer market and professional trade. The company sells its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors and retailers in North America, Latin America, Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Market cap$2.8B
Employees7,075
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Koppers Holdings Inc.KOP · ChemicalsPittsburgh, United States
68% matchPublic

Koppers Holdings Inc., established in 1988 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operates as a global supplier of specialized treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and various carbon-based compounds. The company's reach extends across the United States, Australasia, Europe, and other international regions. Its comprehensive business activities are structured into three distinct segments: 1. Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS): This division is responsible for the procurement and treatment of essential timber products such as crossties, switch ties, and lumber utilized in railroad bridges and crossings. Additionally, RUPS provides components like rail joint bars for track construction, transmission and distribution poles for electrical and telecommunication utilities, and pilings for structural foundations. The segment also offers critical services, including engineering, design, repair, and inspection for railroad bridges. 2. Performance Chemicals (PC): This segment focuses on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of a range of copper-based wood preservatives. Key offerings include micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, and chromated copper arsenate. These preservatives are vital for treating wood used in applications such as decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and various agricultural uses. Furthermore, the PC segment supplies fire-retardant chemicals specifically formulated for pressure-treating wood, primarily for commercial building projects. 3. Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC): Within this segment, Koppers produces a variety of carbon-derived products. These include creosote, which serves both as a wood treatment and a feedstock for carbon black; carbon pitch, a fundamental raw material for aluminum and steel manufacturing; naphthalene, used as a feedstock in phthalic anhydride production and as a surfactant in concrete; phthalic anhydride, an ingredient in plasticizers, polyester resins, and alkyd paints; and carbon black feedstock, crucial for the production of carbon black. Koppers Holdings Inc. serves a wide array of sectors, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries.

Market cap$788.6M
Employees2,082
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Cabot CorporationCBT · ChemicalsBoston, United States
67% matchPublicAI 4/100 ▲Green 40/100 ▲

Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. The company offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. It also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications, as well as carbon nanotubes and fumed metal oxides. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Market cap$3.8B
Employees4,064
ReactPython
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DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD · Specialty ChemicalsWilmington, United States
67% matchPublic

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. is a global provider of advanced materials and innovative solutions, serving markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's operations are organized into three primary segments: Electronics & Industrial, Mobility & Materials, and Water & Protection. The Electronics & Industrial division focuses on supplying critical materials and advanced systems. This includes products for the advanced printing sector and a comprehensive suite of materials and solutions essential for semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturing, covering both front-end and back-end processes. It also delivers advanced packaging materials, dielectric and metallization solutions for chip assembly, and specialized silicones for LED packaging and semiconductor uses. Furthermore, the segment provides key chemistries and materials for printed circuit board fabrication, such as laminates, substrates, and various metallization and patterning solutions. Its offerings extend to materials and processes for metal finishing (both decorative and industrial), as well as components for rigid and flexible displays, including those utilizing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. High-performance parts, specialty silicone elastomers, and lubricants round out this segment's portfolio. The Mobility & Materials segment develops and supplies a range of specialized products like engineering resins, silicone encapsulants, pastes, filaments, and advanced films. These are designed for engineers and manufacturers across diverse sectors such as transportation, electronics, renewable energy, industrial applications, and consumer goods. Finally, the Water & Protection segment delivers engineered products and integrated systems vital for applications including worker safety, water purification and separation, transportation infrastructure, energy solutions, medical packaging, and building materials. Formerly known as DowDuPont Inc., the company adopted its current name, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., in June 2019. Its corporate headquarters are located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Market cap$17.6B
Employees15,000
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