PPG Industries Inc.

Who owns Glidden paint?
Glidden is owned by PPG Industries in the United States, where it is sold exclusively through Home Depot. In certain international markets, the Glidden brand is operated by other companies due to historical trademark licensing arrangements.

Is PPG Industries publicly traded?
Yes. PPG Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker PPG. The company is a component of the S&P 500 index and a widely held industrial stock.

Who owns Sikkens automotive paint?
Sikkens is owned by PPG Industries. The Sikkens brand is used for PPG's premium automotive refinish products sold to professional body shop markets, particularly in Europe and internationally.

Does PPG make consumer paint?
Yes. PPG's consumer paint business centres on the Glidden brand sold through Home Depot and the Olympic stain brand sold through Lowe's. However, the majority of PPG's revenue comes from industrial, automotive, and protective coatings rather than architectural consumer paint.

PPG Industries was founded in 1883 as Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company by John B. Ford and John Pitcairn Jr. The company's original business was manufacturing plate glass for windows and mirrors, a technology-intensive product for which demand was growing rapidly with industrialisation. Pittsburgh Plate Glass became one of the largest glass manufacturers in the United States through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The company entered the paint business in 1900 with the acquisition of the Milwaukee-based paint manufacturer Patton Paint. PPG's paint business expanded steadily through the 20th century as the company recognised the synergies between glass, coatings, and chemicals.

The company was renamed PPG Industries in 1968 to reflect its diversification beyond glass. PPG exited the glass business entirely between 1999 and 2008, selling its glass operations to focus exclusively on coatings and specialty products. The transformation from a glass company to a coatings specialist is considered one of the more successful corporate portfolio repositioning stories in American manufacturing.

PPG acquired the Dutch paint company Sigma Coatings in 2000, the US coatings businesses of Akzo Nobel in 2008, and multiple other regional coatings businesses to build its current global footprint.