Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer, commented on the quarter, "I am pleased with our growth momentum as we delivered 2% organic sales growth with equal contributions from sales volumes and selling prices. This organic growth reflects the benefits of PPG's strong product portfolio and our commercial execution across our global business in an increasingly dynamic macro environment. The Performance Coatings segment achieved record quarterly sales and earnings with a 6% increase in organic sales supported by strong customer demand for our technology-advantaged products and services. In the Industrial Coatings segment, following several quarters of contraction, sales volumes were flat as we realized the initial benefits of share gains.

"Overall demand for architectural coatings in Europe was lackluster with declines primarily in the east, which were partially offset by organic sales growth in the Nordic region and the United Kingdom. In Mexico, retail demand for architectural coatings was solid, and although project-related spending improved sequentially, it remained lower year over year. Regionally, organic sales grew a mid-single-digit percentage in the U.S. and Canada, representing the second consecutive quarter of year-over-year increases, and Latin America delivered comparable organic growth.

"As we look ahead, our positive volume growth momentum is expected to accelerate in the second half of the year, and we expect to deliver strong year-over-year earnings growth. This is due to growing benefits from share gains in our Industrial Coatings segment driving low single-digit percentage sales volume growth for the segment in the third and fourth quarters, including expected above-market growth in automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings, packaging coatings and industrial coatings. In the "Performance Coatings segment, we expect solid organic growth across most businesses, partially offset by a decrease in refinish sales due to lower industry activity and softer PPG demand stemming from customer order patterns. In addition, we expect benefits in our architectural coatings business in Mexico as project-related demand is anticipated to improve during the second half of 2025. The accelerated momentum in volume growth and execution of our self-help actions is expected to drive year-over-year EPS growth of a high single-digit percentage in the second half of the year."

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