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<TYPE>EX-24.3_84667
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<FILENAME>poa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

					  POWER OF ATTORNEY

	 Know all men by
these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of J. C. Diggs, T. L. Butera, and J. C. Clifton, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, to:

	 (1)  execute for
and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer of PPG Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), any forms required to be,
or which may be, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)  do and perform
any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such forms and timely
file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)  take any other
action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being  understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file any
forms with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be
executed as of this 4th day of May, 2005.

					    /s/  Garry A. Goudy

						GARRY A. GOUDY
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