
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                              Washington, D. C.   20549 
 
 
                                       Form 8-K 
 
                   Current Report Pursuant to Section l3 or l5(d) of 
                              The Securities Act of 1934 
 
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 4, 1995 
 
 
                                 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 
                                                                    
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania		   	1-1687         25-0730780 
                                                                    
(State or other	            (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer 
 jurisdiction               File Number)   Identification No.) 
 of incorporation) 
 
 
 
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania			    15272 
                                                                    
(Address of principal executive offices)		 (Zip Code) 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (412) 434-3131 
                                                                    
  
                                  Not Applicable 
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 
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Item 5.	Other Events 
 
  	On April 4, 1995, PPG Industries, Inc. issued the press release  
attached hereto as Exhibit 20, which is incorporated by reference  
herein. 
 
 
Item 7.	Exhibit 
 
	  (20) PPG Industries, Inc. press release dated April 4, 1995. 
 
 
 
 
                               SIGNATURE 
 
 
	  	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be  
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 
 
 
                              	     PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 
                                        (Registrant) 
 
 
 
 
                                     /s/ W. H. Hernandez 
                                     W. H. Hernandez 
                                     Senior Vice President, Finance 
 
 
Date:  April 5, 1995 
 
 
 
 
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                             INDEX TO EXHIBITS 
 
 
Exhibit                    Sequential Page Reference 
 
20 - Press Release 
 
