<PAGE>  
   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1995  
  
	  
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
                           Washington, D.C. 20549  
  
                                  FORM S-8  
           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
  
                            PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.  
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
  
                       Pennsylvania          		25-0730780  
               	(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer  
               	incorporation or organization)    	Identification No.)  
  
            		One PPG Place  
            	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                      15272  
                  (Address of Principal                    (Zip Code)  
                    Executive Offices)  
  
                                  PPG INDUSTRIES  
                              EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN  
                            (Full title of the plan)  
  
                 W. H. Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Finance  
                 One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15272  
                     (Name and address of agent for service)  
  
                                 (412) 434-2102  
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)  
                            ______________________  
<TABLE>  
  
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  
<CAPTION>  
<S>                      <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>  
                                       Proposed maxi- Proposed maxi- Amount of
Title of securities to   Amount to be  mum offering   mum aggregate  registra-
    be registered         registered   price/share    offering price tion fee
   
PPG Industries, Inc.  
 Common Stock, par  
 value $1.66 2/3 per      4,000,000    $38.375 (a)    $153,500,000(a) $52,931.03
 share.. . . . . .          shares
</TABLE>  
(In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this   
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.)  
(a) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,   
    based on the average of the high and low prices of shares of the Common
    Stock of PPG Industries, Inc. reported in the consolidated reporting
    system on April 21, 1995.  
  
The contents of Registration Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG   
Industries, Inc. are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference. In accordance with Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus used in connection with
the Securities covered by this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall
also be used in connection with the securities covered by Registration
Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG Industries, Inc.  
  
This is page one of 15 pages.  The Exhibit Index is on page 3.  
<PAGE>  
  
                              SIGNATURES  
  
        The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities   
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to   
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has   
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the   
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, and   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April, 1995.  
  
                                    PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
                                    /s/W. H. Hernandez
                                    W. H. Hernandez
                                    Senior Vice President, Finance  
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this   
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the   
capacities and on the date indicated.  
  
       Signature                  Capacity                     Date  
  
  
/s/ Jerry E. Dempsey        Director and Chairman of      )
    Jerry E. Dempsey        the Board of Directors        )
                            and President (Chief          )
                            Executive Officer)            )
                                                          )
                                                          )
                                                          )
                                                          )
/s/ W. H. Hernandez         Senior Vice President, Finance)
    W. H. Hernandez         (Principal Financial and      ) April 27th, 1995
                            Accounting Officer)           )
                                                          )
ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR.,                                     )
STANLEY C. GAULT,                                         )
ALLEN J. KROWE,                                           )
STEVEN C. MASON, HAROLD A.                                )
MCINNES, ROBERT MEHRABIAN,                                )
VINCENT A SARNI, DAVID G. VICE,                           )
DAVID R. WHITWAM,                                         )
Directors                                                 )
                                  By /s/ Jerry E. Dempsey )
                                     Attorney-in-fact     )
                                     Jerry E. Dempsey     )

     The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of   
1933, the trustee (or other person who administers the employee benefit
plan) has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Pittsburgh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April,
1995.  
  
                                        PPG INDUSTRIES  
                                        EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN  
  
                                        By /s/ Kerry A. Rowles  
                                           Kerry A. Rowles,  
                                           Administrator of the Plan  
  
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                            EXHIBIT INDEX  
  
 Exhibit                                          Sequential  
   No.                                             Page No.   
  
   5      Opinion and consent of Guy A. Zoghby,         4
          Senior Vice President and General Counsel
          of the Registrant.
 
 23.1     Consent of Independent Auditors.              6
  
 23.2     Consent of Counsel--contained in              4
          opinion filed as Exhibit No. 5.
  
  24      Powers of Attorney.                           7
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1995  
  
	  
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
                           Washington, D.C. 20549  
  
                                  FORM S-8  
           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
  
                            PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.  
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
  
                       Pennsylvania          		25-0730780  
               	(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer  
               	incorporation or organization)    	Identification No.)  
  
            		One PPG Place  
            	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                      15272  
                  (Address of Principal                    (Zip Code)  
                    Executive Offices)  
  
                                  PPG INDUSTRIES  
                              EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN  
                            (Full title of the plan)  
  
                 W. H. Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Finance  
                 One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15272  
                     (Name and address of agent for service)  
  
                                 (412) 434-2102  
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)  
                            ______________________  
  
  
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maxi- Proposed maxi- Amount of
Title of securities to   Amount to be  mum offering   mum aggregate  registra-
    be registered         registered   price/share    offering price tion fee
   
PPG Industries, Inc.  
 Common Stock, par  
 value $1.66 2/3 per      4,000,000    $38.375 (a)    $153,500,000(a) $52,931.03
 share.. . . . . .          shares
(In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this   
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.)  
(a) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,   
    based on the average of the high and low prices of shares of the Common
    Stock of PPG Industries, Inc. reported in the consolidated reporting
    system on April 21, 1995.  
  
The contents of Registration Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG   
Industries, Inc. are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference. In accordance with Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus used in connection with
the Securities covered by this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall
also be used in connection with the securities covered by Registration
Statement No. 33-53235 on Form S-8 of PPG Industries, Inc.  
  
This is page one of 15 pages.  The Exhibit Index is on page 3.
SIGNATURES  
  
        The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities   
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to   
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has   
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the   
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, and   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April, 1995.  
  
                                    PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
                                    /s/W. H. Hernandez
                                    W. H. Hernandez
                                    Senior Vice President, Finance  
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this   
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the   
capacities and on the date indicated.  
  
       Signature                  Capacity                     Date  
  
  
/s/ Jerry E. Dempsey        Director and Chairman of      )
    Jerry E. Dempsey        the Board of Directors        )
                            and President (Chief          )
                            Executive Officer)            )
                                                          )
                                                          )
                                                          )
                                                          )
/s/ W. H. Hernandez         Senior Vice President, Finance)
    W. H. Hernandez         (Principal Financial and      ) April 27th, 1995
                            Accounting Officer)           )
                                                          )
ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR.,                                     )
STANLEY C. GAULT,                                         )
ALLEN J. KROWE,                                           )
STEVEN C. MASON, HAROLD A.                                )
MCINNES, ROBERT MEHRABIAN,                                )
VINCENT A SARNI, DAVID G. VICE,                           )
DAVID R. WHITWAM,                                         )
Directors                                                 )
                                  By /s/ Jerry E. Dempsey )
                                     Attorney-in-fact     )
                                     Jerry E. Dempsey     )

     The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of   
1933, the trustee (or other person who administers the employee benefit
plan) has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Pittsburgh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of April,
1995.  
  
                                        PPG INDUSTRIES  
                                        EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN  
  
                                        By /s/ Kerry A. Rowles  
                                           Kerry A. Rowles,  
                                           Administrator of the Plan  
  
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EXHIBIT INDEX  
  
 Exhibit                                          Sequential  
   No.                                             Page No.   
  
   5      Opinion and consent of Guy A. Zoghby,         4
          Senior Vice President and General Counsel
          of the Registrant.
 
 23.1     Consent of Independent Auditors.              6
  
 23.2     Consent of Counsel--contained in              4
          opinion filed as Exhibit No. 5.
  
  24      Powers of Attorney.                           7
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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