PPG’s Industrial Coatings Segment: 1Q18 Performance
PPG Industries’ (PPG) Industrial Coatings segment is its second reporting segment. It represented 42.8% of the company’s total revenue in 1Q18, compared to 42.1% in 1Q17. The Industrial Coatings segment reported revenue of $1.62 billion in 1Q18, compared to $1.47 billion in 1Q17—an increase of 10.2% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis. The general industrial and specialty coatings business saw volume growth, while packaging coatings continued to grow as a result of the continued adoption of new technology.