TIANJIN, China, July 12, 2018 – PPG (NYSE:PPG) recently announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project that helped revitalize buildings and public spaces in Fortune Plaza at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). The
Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and products along with financial contributions to bring color and vitality to communities where the company operates around the world, such as at TEDA, where PPG has an automotive and industrial coatings facility.
The project brought together 11 PPG volunteers, who spent more than 20 combined hours revitalizing the plaza. PPG also provided 133 liters (35 gallons) of MASTER’S MARK
® exterior paint by PPG to assist with the project.
Located near PPG’s Tianjin plant, Fortune Plaza is a residential complex that also offers shopping and entertainment venues. Volunteers painted the community’s four gate pillars in gray, building walls in white, and window frames and pavilion beams in orange to create a bright environment.
“This is the second
Colorful Communities project that PPG has sponsored in Tianjin, with the first one at the TEDA Art Center in 2015,” said Cathy Yan, PPG general manager, corporate and government affairs, Asia Pacific. “PPG has been doing business in TEDA for more than 20 years, and our people have always taken an active part in activities related to revitalizing communities near the plant. This project is another achievement in our efforts to protect and beautify local communities, and we will continue to bring color and brightness to local residents.”
The
Colorful Communities program, PPG’s signature initiative for supporting communities, aims to protect and beautify the neighborhoods where PPG operates around the world. Through the
Colorful Communities program, PPG’s committed volunteers contribute their time and PPG paint products to help transform community assets – from painting classrooms, to bringing color to a maternity ward and redesigning a playground. Since 2015, PPG has completed more than 150
Colorful Communities projects, impacting more than 4.5 million people in 25 countries.
PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to PPG communities around the world. We invested more than $10.5 million in 2017, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 29 countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in fields related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to multiply their impact for causes that are important to them by supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more at
www.ppgcommunities.com.
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As part of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™
project, PPG volunteers from the company’s Tianjin plant use MASTER’S MARK
® exterior paint by PPG to paint pavilion beams in Fortune Plaza at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area.
The COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™
project at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area was the second project that PPG has sponsored in Tianjin. The first one was at the TEDA Art Center in 2015.
Eleven PPG volunteers spent a combined 20 hours revitalizing Fortune Plaza at the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area as part of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™
project.