PPG Industries : products earn Good Housekeeping Seal

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2017 - PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced today that several of its automotive refinish products have once again earned the Good Housekeeping Seal. These include the ENVIROBASE® High Performance, AQUABASE® Plus, DELTRON®, GLOBAL REFINISH SYSTEM® and NEXA AUTOCOLOR® 2K® brands.

The Good Housekeeping Seal, issued by Good Housekeeping magazine, is one of the most recognized and respected consumer symbols of quality in the market today. Since 1909, the Seal has offered assurance to consumers about their product-purchasing decisions. Only products that have passed rigorous evaluations performed by the experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) are granted the Seal.

'PPG takes great pride in earning the Good Housekeeping Seal once more,' said Greg Benckart, PPG vice president, Americas, automotive refinish. 'We respect the Seal as a mark of quality that commands trust. We are committed to developing and distributing high-quality products that our customers can confidently depend on in their work. Our products have a sterling reputation for color accuracy and durability, and we are grateful their performance is recognized and backed by the Good Housekeeping Seal.'

GHI scientists and engineers conduct a rigid qualifying process before granting the Seal. In keeping with a strict protocol, PPG products were methodically assessed in the GHI Engineering Lab. Technical and performance data were verified, and the products were evaluated to ensure that they perform as promised, including efficacy and ability to withstand environmental conditions.

Envirobase High Performance and Aquabase Plus advanced waterborne basecoats offer consistent and excellent color match, allow easy blending with superb results, are simple to use and help collision centers improve productivity and efficiency. The brands are popular throughout the United States and Canada. More than 10,000 collision centers across North America now use PPG waterborne systems.

The premium Deltron refinish system by PPG offers color excellence and process efficiency with a full range of products that cover every refinish need from start to finish. The Global Refinish System line is designed to meet the demand for a high-performance, high-solids system that delivers superior color matching worldwide. The Nexa Autocolor 2K line includes advanced solvent-based products and offers comprehensive solutions for collision centers seeking quality results and efficiency.

To learn more about PPG products, call 800-647-6050 or visit www.ppgrefinish.com. For more about the Good Housekeeping Seal visit www.goodhousekeeping.com.

About Good Housekeeping
Celebrating 130 years, Good Housekeeping (goodhousekeeping.com) is a leading lifestyle media brand inspiring a monthly audience of 30+ million readers to discover genius innovations, delicious ideas, style-savvy trends, compelling news and best-in-class products for their homes, families and themselves. The Good Housekeeping Institute's state-of-the-art labs combined with Good Housekeeping's seasoned editorial talent is unparalleled. Staffed by top engineers, scientists and technology experts, the GH Institute tests and evaluates thousands of products each year for the magazine, website and for the Good Housekeeping Seal and the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, which are among the most recognized and trusted consumer icons in the world today. Good Housekeeping, which also has five international editions, is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst, one of the nation's largest diversified media, information and services companies. With 21 titles in the U.S., Hearst is the leading publisher of monthly magazines in terms of total paid circulation, and reaches 79.5 million readers and 68 million unique site visitors each month (comScore). Follow Good Housekeeping on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and on the Inside the Institute blog.

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 $14.8 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 the PPG Logo, Envirobase, Aquabase, Global Refinish System, Deltron, Nexa Autocolor and 2K are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
PPG Media Contact:
Cynthia Schauer
Automotive Refinish
440-572-2800
schauer@ppg.com
www.ppgrefinish.com