Credit: Shutterstock photoPPG Industries Inc. ( PPG ) has started providing 10-by-10-inch paper color samples of 10 popular Duranar coatings on its web portal, 'requestppg.com.' This was done in order to assist designers and architects who wanted large color samples to match more closely with actual metal panels.
According to Sharon Bird, PPG's marketing communications manager, industrial coatings, the company is striving to satisfy the requirements of its consumers by providing these samples which are also cost-efficient. At present, PPG Industries is providing 10 of its Duranar coatings colors - Black, Bone White, Bright White, Colonial White, Champagne Gold, Pewter, Silver, Silversmith, Silver Storm and Steel-City Silver.
Additionally, the company is offering 3-by-3-inch sample metal plates in 90 other colors to designers and architects. PPG Industries has also published an 8-page color guide booklet named Building Products Coil Coatings Color Guide which provides 100 coatings color chips under several brands. These include Duranar, Duranar Ultra-Cool, Duranar Vari-Cool, Duraform, Durastar, Environ and Plasticron coatings.
Duranar coatings are one of the most trusted and popular color brands in the industry, specializing in beauty, color and longevity.
PPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiberglass. The company has manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in about 70 countries. PPG Industries sells its products primarily through company-owned stores, home centers, mass merchandisers, paint dealers and independent distributors in the United States, Europe and Asia.
PPG Industries currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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