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4 ways to optimize onboard coating maintenance

Optimized maintenance keeps marine crews efficient, reduces delays, and improves vessel performance. Discover how smarter routines can transform operations from port to sea.

Accurate fire testing of PFP coatings ensures structural safety

Published 22 July 2025

With building codes evolving and demand rising for fire-resilient infrastructure, a market leader with PPG Protective and Marine Coatings explores the critical role of accurate fire testing for cellulosic passive fire protection.

Published in Coatings Pro

Navigating leadership in a time of transformation

Published 21 July 2025

Adaptable leadership has never been more critical. Leaders must combine agility with foresight to navigate uncertainty successfully, whether leading through a strategic shift or responding to disruptive market forces. Read more from Jenn Solcz, PPG vice president, Protective and Marine Coatings USCA.

Published in Coatings Pro Magazine

Op-Ed: Electrostatic spray reduces overspray in shipyards

Published 18 July 2025

Increasing pressure for more sustainable operations and tighter margins in the maritime industry encourages shipowners and yards to explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce waste. One technique gaining attention is electrostatic coating application.

Published in Marine Log

PPG completes 100th dry docking using electrostatic application

Published 16 July 2025

PPG marks its 100th marine dry docking using electrostatic coating, boosting efficiency and cutting waste. The sustainable method enhances fuel savings and supports global environmental goals.

PMC City expands to feature 3D oil and gas selector

Published 15 July 2025

PPG expands PMC City with a global 3D tool for oil & gas, helping users select coatings based on real-time conditions like temperature, corrosion, and pressure—streamlining protection decisions.

PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 coating clinches top innovation award

Published 11 July 2025

PPG Sigmaglide® 2390 offers biocide-free fouling protection, cutting GHG emissions by up to 35% and boosting efficiency with electrostatic application—advancing sustainable marine innovation.

The hidden drivers of environmental efficiency by Anurag Raj

Published 20 June 2025

Protective coatings are emerging as key tools in reducing data centers' energy use and emissions—enhancing efficiency, extending asset life, and supporting sustainability in digital infrastructure.

Published in Data Center Knowledge

PPG introduces solution for hydraulic systems in the manufacturing industry

Published 13 June 2025

PPG launched SIGMALINE™ 855 in Mexico to boost water infrastructure with a fast-drying, solvent-free coating that enhances durability, efficiency, and sustainability in industrial systems.

Published in Mexico Industry

PPG's Bill Pernice discusses optimizing tank insulation for oil & gas efficiency & safety

Published 13 June 2025

Corrosion under insulation (CUI) costs billions annually. Spray-on insulation offers a seamless, water-resistant solution, cutting downtime, labor, and long-term maintenance risks.

Published in Storage Terminals Magazine

PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 coating featured in "Ocean Titans" series

Published 10 June 2025

PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390 hull coating has been featured in the “Ocean Titans” docuseries, initiated by the World Ocean Council, a United Nations recognized organization dedicated to ocean sustainability.

The many facets of sustainability in steel coatings

Published 2 June 2025

Steel coatings are advancing sustainably through innovation, UN-aligned goals, efficient tech like intumescent coatings, and eco-conscious design, shaping a greener, responsible future.

Published in Coatings Pro Magazine

Advanced coatings enhance modular construction for EV battery plants

Published 13 May 2025

Modular construction is transforming EV battery plant development. Advanced coatings protect steel during transport and operation, improving fire safety and energy efficiency.

Published in Battery Technology

PPG FLOORING

PPG FLOORING coating systems combine PPG’s coating expertise and exceptional service. From high traffic areas and non-skid requirements to compliance with industry standards, PPG has you covered.

PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 2390

Extremely long-lasting, biocide-free, silicone-based fouling release coating that can help your vessels achieve instant power savings of up to 20% with a speed loss performance of less than 1%. By lowering vessel emissions by up to 35%, SIGMAGLIDE 2390 can make it significantly easier to meet your IMO GHG targets.

PPG STEELGUARD® 951

PPG STEELGUARD® 951 is the flexible, 100% solid epoxy intumescent coating for up to 4 hours cellulosic fire protection. It is a durable, fast-construction passive fire protection providing corrosion resistance up to ISO 12944 C5, without topcoat.

PPG PHENGUARD® 985

Premium phenolic epoxy tanklining that can be applied in two or three coats and delivers extremely high chemical resistance to a wide range of aggressive cargoes, including higher temperature resistance for those containing fatty acids.

PPG AMERLOCK® 600

PPG AMERLOCK 600 is a two-component, high-build, multipurpose polyamide cured coating. Ideal for fabrication shop and maintenance applications, this coating's compatibility with a wide range of substrates provides great flexibility.

PPG PITTHANE® ULTRA LS

Our versatile two coat epoxy urethane system stands up to corrosive C5* environments and can protect a multitude of assets using PPG primers such as PPG AMERLOCK® 2 and PPG SIGMAFAST™ 278.

PPG HI-TEMP 1027™ HD

PPG HI-TEMP 1027 HD is our next generation ambient cure, high temperature CUI coating. Excellent hardness and corrosion resistance at ambient temperatures makes it ideal for new construction projects. Available in the US and Canada only.

PPG PSX® Technology

Although they have been on the market for more than 25 years, polysiloxane coatings continue to represent the most significant technical advance in ambient-cure coatings since polyurethane topcoats were introduced in the 1950s.

PPG PITT-CHAR® NX

Representing a major advance in hydrocarbon passive fire protection that is safer, tougher, thinner, lighter and faster. PPG PITT-CHAR NX is our next generation flexible epoxy intumescent coating system formulated with patent-pending technology.

PPG AQUAPON® WB EP

PPG AQUAPON WB EP is the next generation of water-based epoxy technology that gives you excellent performance in scrub, abrasion, chemical and corrosion resistance.