PPG Increases Prices

PPG has announced that as of July 1, it increased prices by up to 6 percent on industrial coatings in North America. The change was delayed in cases in which the July 1 implementation was not permissable by contract.

Kevin Braun, PPG vice president, industrial coatings, Americas, said continued increasing cost pressures from raw materials and labor drove the need for the increase.

“PPG continues to be aggressive in its efforts to control costs through enhanced operational efficiencies,” Braun said. “While these efforts have been successful in many regards, rising costs throughout the supply chain require that we modify our pricing at this time.”

PPG sales representatives will communicate price increase details to their customers.