PPG Industries
On Zavia.ai’s registry data, this profile is identified only as PPG Industries, registered in Panama and sourced from the Registro Publico de Panama, with a company reference of 217510801 and a current status of Active. No registration number, legal form or incorporation date has been populated in this record, so there is no registry-issued identifier that can be independently cross-checked.
Panama company and trade-data sources separately reference a company named PPG Industries Panama Inc. (Sociedad Anonima), carrying Registro Mercantil Folio No. 828909-S and Panama tax identifier (RUC/NIT) 2567606-1-828909, associated with the Panama Pacifico special economic area and Office One Tower in Panama City. That folio number does not match anything on file in the Zavia record, so it is not possible to state with certainty, on the evidence available, that the Zavia record and this specific Registro Mercantil filing are the same legal entity, although the shared name, jurisdiction and registry source make it a plausible match.
Separately, PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG), the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-incorporated, publicly traded coatings and specialty-materials group, announced on 26 March 2014 that it had agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Canal Supplies, Inc., a Panama-based distributor of protective and marine coatings, in order to run a direct Protective & Marine Coatings operation serving Panama, Costa Rica and the wider Central American market. That transaction is documented in PPG’s own investor announcement, distributed through Business Wire, rather than in this Zavia record itself. PPG Industries, Inc.’s own SEC Exhibit 21 subsidiary listings, reviewed for financial years 2013 and 2025, do not separately name a Panama subsidiary.
This description should not be read as confirming that the Zavia registry record concerns PPG Industries, Inc. itself, the NYSE-listed group headquartered in Pittsburgh. The on-file website field, ppg.com, is the global corporate site of that separate US parent company rather than a page specific to a distinct Panama entity, and is flagged separately below as a likely data-quality issue.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of PPG Industries
No shareholders are disclosed in the Zavia registry record for this Panama-registered company (company reference 217510801, sourced from the Registro Publico de Panama, last synced 11 August 2026). The on-file data explains that shareholder and beneficial-ownership information for Panamanian sociedades anonimas is filed privately with the company’s resident agent under Panama’s Beneficial Ownership Registry, established by Law 129 of 2020, and is not open to public search. External research did not locate any register, filing or disclosure naming a shareholder or ultimate beneficial owner of this specific company. Panama’s Registro Publico is a corporate registry rather than a shareholder register and does not publish share-capital ownership for private sociedades anonimas.
Data availability: Not public. Panama does not require sociedades anonimas to file a publicly searchable shareholder register, and its beneficial-ownership register is restricted to designated authorities and the company’s resident agent rather than the general public. The absence of shareholder data here is not evidence that the company has no shareholders.
Officers
Directors and officers of PPG Industries
The Zavia registry record for this company (Panama, Registro Publico de Panama, company reference 217510801) does not list any directors, officers or legal representatives; the underlying source notes that officer data is not populated for this jurisdiction in the current dataset. External research located a Panama registry-data aggregator profile for a same-named company, PPG Industries Panama Inc. (Registro Mercantil Folio No. 828909-S), but the names of its dignatarios, the president, secretary and treasurer that Panamanian sociedades anonimas are required to record, and any registered resident agent, sat behind a paid unlock and could not be retrieved from an openly accessible source during this review. No verified director, officer or legal-representative name can therefore be reported for this company.
Data availability: Not found. Panama’s Registro Publico does record a company’s dignatarios and resident agent as part of its public corporate file, but this information was not accessible through the sources reviewed for this profile. No nationality has been confirmed for any individual, because no officer names were verified.
Group Structure
Group structure of PPG Industries
Panama’s Registro Publico, the source used for this Zavia record, does not publish corporate-group or ownership-linkage data, and no parent, subsidiary or sister-company relationship is recorded against company reference 217510801 in that source.
Separately, PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG), the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-incorporated global coatings group, announced on 26 March 2014 that it had agreed to acquire the Panama-based distributor Canal Supplies, Inc. and use the acquired business to run a direct Protective & Marine Coatings operation in Panama; this is documented in PPG’s own investor-relations press release. Panama company and trade records separately reference an operating company under the name PPG Industries Panama Inc. (Registro Mercantil Folio No. 828909-S) engaged in the same protective and marine coatings distribution business in Panama. Taken together, this supports treating a Panama operating entity as an affiliate of the PPG Industries, Inc. group, though no ownership percentage, voting control or immediate parent entity is disclosed in any source reviewed, and PPG Industries, Inc.’s own SEC Exhibit 21 subsidiary exhibits, reviewed for financial years 2013 and 2025, do not separately list a Panama subsidiary by name. Because the Zavia record carries no registration number to cross-check against the Registro Mercantil folio, this relationship should be read as a possible affiliate-level link supported by the underlying corporate transaction, not as a confirmed parent-subsidiary filing for this specific record.
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG Industries, Inc. | United States (Pennsylvania) | SEC CIK 0000079879 | Possible group affiliation (unconfirmed for this specific record) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active; NYSE: PPG | 26 Mar 2014 announcement; FY2025 10-K reviewed |
Recent structural changes: On 26 March 2014, PPG Industries, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Canal Supplies, Inc., a Panama-based protective and marine coatings distributor, to establish a direct Panama operation; the transaction was reported completed around June 2014.
Data availability: Possible relationship. No subsidiary or ownership-percentage data is available from Panama’s Registro Publico, and PPG Industries, Inc.’s own SEC filings do not separately confirm a Panama subsidiary by name, so this profile treats the PPG Industries, Inc. connection as an unconfirmed affiliate-level relationship rather than a verified parent company.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Panama company the same as the NYSE-listed PPG Industries, Inc.?
Not confirmed. The Zavia record identifies this company only as PPG Industries, registered in Panama via the Registro Publico de Panama, and carries no registration number that can be cross-checked against Panama's Registro Mercantil. This is a distinct legal question from PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG), the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-incorporated global coatings company, which is not itself incorporated in Panama.
Does PPG Industries, Inc. have an operating presence in Panama?
Yes. PPG Industries, Inc. announced on 26 March 2014 that it had agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Canal Supplies, Inc., a Panama-based distributor of protective and marine coatings, in order to establish a direct Protective & Marine Coatings operation serving Panama and Central America.
What is the registration number of this company in Panama?
Not disclosed in the Zavia record. Panama company and trade-data sources reference a same-named company, PPG Industries Panama Inc., under Registro Mercantil Folio No. 828909-S, but that folio could not be cross-checked against the Zavia record, which has no registration number on file.
What is the current registry status of this company?
Active, according to the Registro Publico de Panama as recorded in the Zavia data (last synced 11 August 2026). An active status does not by itself confirm that the company is currently trading.
When was this company incorporated?
Not disclosed in the Zavia record. An external Panama company-data aggregator lists a same-named entity, PPG Industries Panama Inc., as roughly 12 years old as of 2026, implying incorporation around 2014, consistent with the year PPG Industries, Inc. announced its Panama acquisition, but this has not been independently confirmed against the primary Panama registry.
Who are the shareholders of this company?
Not public. Panama does not require sociedades anonimas to maintain a publicly searchable shareholder register, and beneficial-ownership information is filed privately with the company's resident agent under Panama's 2020 Beneficial Ownership Registry law, which restricts access to designated authorities.
Who are the directors or officers of this company?
Not found. No verified director, officer or legal-representative names for this company were located in the sources reviewed, including Panama's public registry index and available Panama company-data aggregators.
Is this company a subsidiary of PPG Industries, Inc.?
This has not been confirmed by a primary source. PPG Industries, Inc.'s own SEC Exhibit 21 subsidiary listings, reviewed for financial years 2013 and 2025, do not separately name a Panama subsidiary, so any relationship should currently be treated as an unconfirmed affiliate-level link rather than a verified parent-subsidiary relationship.
What business does the Panama operation associated with the PPG Industries name carry out?
According to PPG Industries, Inc.'s own 2014 announcement, the Panama business distributes protective and marine coatings, including the Amercoat, Pitt-Char and Sigma Coatings brands, to customers in the marine, infrastructure and petrochemical sectors across Panama, Costa Rica and Central America.
Is ppg.com the correct website for this Panama-registered company?
This is questionable. The Zavia record lists ppg.com as the company website, but ppg.com is the global corporate website of PPG Industries, Inc., the NYSE-listed US parent group, rather than a page specific to any distinct Panama-registered legal entity; PPG's protective and marine coatings business is presented separately at ppgpmc.com.
What is the source registry for this record?
The Registro Publico de Panama (Panama's Public Registry), at rp.gob.pa, as recorded in the Zavia data.
Does an active status in the Panama registry mean the company is financially sound or compliant?
No. An active registration status only reflects that the company has not been dissolved or struck off; it is not evidence of financial stability, ongoing trading activity or regulatory compliance.