News by PPG Industries 1

PPG announces that it has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial advisor to assist in a review of strategic alternatives for its silica products business.

PPG’s silica products business, which operates within the company’s specialty coatings and materials strategic business unit, manufactures, and supplies precipitated silica products to major manufacturers around the world as performance-enhancing additives. In 2023, the silica products business represented between 1-2% of PPG’s total net sales.