Who is PPG owned by?

PPG is not owned by any other company; it is a publicly traded independent corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PPG and is a component of the S&P 500. The company was founded in 1883 as Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and has been publicly owned for over a century, with ownership spread among institutional investors, mutual funds, and individual shareholders. The largest shareholders are typically large investment firms such as The Vanguard Group, BlackRock, State Street, and other asset managers that hold shares on behalf of retirement funds and investors, but no single entity owns a controlling stake. The company is governed by a board of directors and managed by an executive team headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over its history, PPG has been the acquirer rather than the acquired, buying many companies including Glidden, Comex which is Mexico's largest paint company, Tikkurila which is dominant in Scandinavia, Olympic, Dulux in Canada, and AkzoNobel's North American architectural business. It has remained independent despite being a frequent subject of merger rumors because of its size, profitability, and diversified global footprint in automotive, aerospace, industrial, and architectural coatings.