PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) coil and building products group is now offering 10-by-10-inch paper color samples of 10 popular DURANAR(R) coatings through www.requestppg.com, its on-demand sample- and literature-ordering portal.
Sharon Bird, PPG marketing communications manager, industrial coatings, said the new paper cards are designed to satisfy requests from architects and designers for large color samples that more closely approximate actual metal panel sizes.
“We are always seeking new ways to make it easier for building professionals and their customers to visualize how coatings will look on a finished project,” Bird explained. “The new 10-by-10-inch color samples provide a cost-effective way to do so.”
PPG currently offers 10 of its most popular Duranar coatings colors in the 10-by-10-inch paper format. They are Black, Bone White, Bright White, Colonial White, Champagne Gold, Pewter, Silver, Silversmith, Silver Storm and Steel-City Silver. Architects and designers may also select from 90 color samples on 3-by-3-inch metal panels.
PPG also publishes the Building Products Coil Coatings Color Guide, an eight-page booklet with 100 coatings color chips categorized by product brand, including Duranar, Duranar ULTRA-COOL(R), Duranar VARI-COOL(R), DURAFORM(TM), DURASTAR(R),  ENVIRON(R) and PLASTICRON(R) coatings.
Duranar coatings are formulated with a proprietary combination of resins, pigments and solvents. As one of the industry’s best-known and most trusted brands, Duranar coatings have provided exceptional beauty, color and long-term protection of metal components on buildings around the world for nearly 50 years.
To order 10-by-10-inch Duranar coatings color samples, visit www.requestppg.com. To learn more about PPG’s full line of coatings for buildings and building products, or to order the PPG Building Products Coil Coatings Color Guide, visit www.ppgideascapes.com or call 1-888-PPG-IDEA (774-4332).
PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty materials company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world. Reported net sales in 2013 were $15.1 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPGIndustries on Twitter.