

                                                        Exhibit No. 24





                            PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                             POWER OF ATTORNEY
                        (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR., a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                 /s/ Erroll B. Davis, Jr.  
                                                     ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR.
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                                                          Exhibit No. 24





                             PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                         (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, STANLEY C. GAULT, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                 /s/ Stanley C. Gault  
                                                     STANLEY C. GAULT

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                                                         Exhibit No. 24





                           PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
                       (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, MICHELE J. HOOPER, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                     /s/ Michele J. Hooper
                                                         MICHELE J. HOOPER

<PAGE>
                                                      Exhibit No. 24





                            PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                             POWER OF ATTORNEY
                       (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, STEVEN C. MASON, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                  /s/ Steven C. Mason
                                                      STEVEN C. MASON
<PAGE>

                                                         Exhibit No. 24





                           PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
                      (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, HAROLD A. MCINNES, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                               /s/ Harold A. McInnes
                                                   HAROLD A. MCINNES
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                                                        Exhibit No. 24





                           PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
                      (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, ROBERT MEHRABIAN, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                  /s/ Robert Mehrabian
                                                      ROBERT MEHRABIAN
<PAGE>

                                                        Exhibit No. 24





                         PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                          POWER OF ATTORNEY
                    (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, VINCENT A. SARNI, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                              /s/ Vincent A. Sarni
                                                  VINCENT A. SARNI
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                                                      Exhibit No. 24





                        PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                         POWER OF ATTORNEY
                    (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, DAVID G. VICE, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                   /s/ David G. Vice
                                                       DAVID G. VICE
<PAGE>

                                                          Exhibit No. 24





                         PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

                          POWER OF ATTORNEY
                     (Deferred Compensation Plan)


          I, DAVID R. WHITWAM, a Director of PPG Industries, Inc. (the 
"Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby constitute and appoint 
Jerry E. Dempsey, W. H. Hernandez, Guy A. Zoghby and H. Kennedy Linge, or any 
one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys or attorneys-in-fact, with 
full power of substitution and revocation, to sign, in my name and on my 
behalf as a Director of the Corporation, a Registration Statement to be filed 
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any and 
all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) for the purpose 
of effecting the registration or deregistration, or maintaining the 
effectiveness of the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, of Deferred Compensation Payment Obligations of the Corporation, and 
an indeterminate number of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation to be 
distributed, or which may be distributed, under the PPG Industries, Inc. 
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          WITNESS my hand this 20th day of September, 1995.




                                                  /s/ David R. Whitwam
                                                      DAVID R. WHITWAM


