PPG restores community center in Italy as part of COLORFUL COMMUNITIES
10-year celebration
BORGOMANERO, Italy, Sept. 30, 2025 – PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the
completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project to restore the Circolo di Santa
Croce, a social and youth aggregation center in Borgomanero, Italy. The
transformation is one of 10 global flagship projects celebrating the 10th
anniversary of the company’s Colorful Communities program.
PPG recently completed a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project to restore the
Circolo di Santa Croce, a social and youth aggregation center in
Borgomanero, Italy.
The project brought together around 100 PPG employees, family members and
community volunteers who helped restore the facility, transforming it into a
safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for over 2,000 local residents, PPG
provided a grant of €120,000 to The Municipality of Borgomanero, including 580
gallons (2,200 liters) of SIGMA COATINGS™ products by PPG. An external thermal
insulation composite system (ETICS) using PPG SigmaIsol™ expanded polystyrene
(EPS) was also professionally installed.
“The Colorful Communities project was so emotional, with so many
people coming together to take care of the public space, creating new social
and community value through color and returning a regenerated place to the
community,” said Elisa Lucia Zanetta, Councilor for Public Works, City of
Borgomanero. “I sincerely thank PPG for believing in and investing in our
area.”
The volunteers used Sigma Coatings Façade Top-Coat Self-Clean paint
with patented NPS™ nanotechnology that creates a self-cleaning surface to
protect against dirt, smog and algae. They also applied
Sigma Coatings Contour Aqua PU Gloss paint, a premium waterborne
enamel designed for metal structures such as handrails. Its LTA™+ resin
technology ensures a hard, scratch-resistant finish that repels grease and
dirt, making it highly durable and easy to maintain in public spaces.
The transformation also included street art murals on three façade walls,
created in collaboration with the Graphic Days collective. Under the theme
“Forms of Care, Colours of Change,” the artworks highlight diversity,
environmental harmony and generational responsibility through interconnected
visual narratives.
“As a company, we believe color is a powerful tool for creating change. The
Colorful Communities program is an opportunity for us to give back in
a meaningful way, combining professional skills, time, and creativity,” said
Silla Giusti, PPG general manager, Italy and Iberia, Architectural Coatings.
“We are proud to collaborate with the Municipality of Borgomanero on a project
that restores social, aesthetic and community value to a space that plays a
central role in local life.”
PPG has expanded the Colorful Communities program for an additional
10 years and will commit a further $10 million to the program, taking its
total investment to $25 million through 2035. To build on the positive impacts
of the program, PPG and the PPG Foundation will also distribute a total of $1
million in celebration grants to 100 previous and current
Colorful Communities partners globally this year.
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 nearly 600
Colorful Communities projects, including eight projects in Italy,
impacting more than 10.2 million people in over 50 countries.
PPG’s global community engagement efforts and the PPG Foundation aim to bring
color and brightness to PPG communities around the world. We invested more
than $18.4 million in 2024, supporting hundreds of organizations across more
than 30 countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
tomorrow’s STEM innovators and a skilled workforce 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
communities.ppg.com.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD®
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints,
coatings and specialty products that our customers have trusted for more than
140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest
challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With
headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries
and reported net sales of $15.8 billion in 2024. We serve customers in
construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and
aftermarkets. To learn more, visit
www.ppg.com.
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PPG Media Contact:
Andrew Wood
Corporate Communications, EMEA
+31 6 5121 6579
awood@ppg.com
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