PPG antibacterial and antiviral coatings have won the prestigious Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award

These award-winning coating products sustainably kill a wide range of bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19

PITTSBURGH-(BUSINESS WIRE)-PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that two of its industry-leading antimicrobial and antiviral products have won the 2022 Global 100 Technology R&D Awards (R&D^® 100) in the Machinery/Materials category: PPG's COPPER ARMORTM Antimicrobial Coatings with Corning Guardiant^® Technology, and COMEX ^® VINIMEX^® TOTAL antiviral and antibacterial coatings
.

"The PPG team is constantly innovating to help customers meet the major challenges
they face.

Copper Armor coatings are suitable for use in areas with high foot traffic, including medical, hospitality, office and educational environments, as well as residential applications
.

"We set out to develop Corning Guardiant technology a few years ago because we believed that the intrinsic properties of copper could provide a truly effective antimicrobial coating solution
.

Comex VINIMEX TOTAL antibacterial and antiviral coatings have been shown to kill 99.

In addition, the PPG SPRAYMASTER™ portable coating system was also successfully shortlisted for the 2022 Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award
.

The R&D 100 Selection Committee and R&D World magazine have recognized the 100 most innovative technologies and services
that have emerged in the past year with the R&D 100 Awards.

About the Global Top 100 Technology R&D Award

Since 1963, the Global Top 100 Technology R&D Awards have been dedicated to recognizing the revolutionary innovations and the best technology products
that year.

About R&D World magazine

Since its inception as Industrial Research in 1959, R&D World (www.