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PPG's refinish line dates back to 1902. Since then the company has grown into one of the leading suppliers worldwide. PPG refinish products are formulated to meet the wide-ranging degree of requirements from collision centers which refinish a couple of dozen cars a month to those who move hundreds through their centers weekly.

In 1995, the company introduced the "Global Refinish Line" - the first refinish system based on one chemistry, one color matching process. This provides our customers and major carmakers one quality product worldwide. The system was developed by sharing and blending the best technologies throughout the world. The result is a system with the best finish and most effective environmental safeguards available.

PPG's refinish business also distinguishes itself through training. A comprehensive training program carried out in over 40 Business Development Centers throughout the world not only teaches collision center operators the most current refinish system techniques, but also provides education on sales, marketing, environmental issues, and customer service.

Innovative customer service programs supported by an extensive array of literature are designed and customized to ensure success. One successful marketing program is the MVP program - a unique approach to marketing which targets shop owners. PPG provides a professional business analysis of the owner's operation, then makes recommendations for improving productivity and profitability.

PPG is focused on differentiating its refinish business in technology, product quality, service and manufacturing, which in turn helps our customers succeed.

1) A German automotive refinish master painter uses PPG's new waterborne refinish system to repair this car. The new formulations help refinish centers to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations

2) Color matching is critical to customer satisfaction. PPG's color information system can supply color formulas for 280,000 colors to match virtually any color used by any automobile manufacturer over the past several decades.

3) PPG's Prophet color analyzing system "reads" the color from a car's surface then transmits the information through a custom-designed computer data system to provide collision centers with the color formula for an exact match

4) The Detroit, Michigan, Business Development Center is one of 19 centers in North America. Training facilities provide collision center operators a thorough education on the use of PPG's refinish products and guidance on operating and marketing their businesses.

5) PPG's Global Refinish line combined the best technologies from PPG's refinish operations all over the world into one common system. The product line enables PPG to serve customers worldwide with a common formula and one color match system for consistency and efficiency.