SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

               CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934



DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)    May 21, 1996
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                             PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



Pennsylvania                   1-1687                   25-0730780
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(STATE OR OTHER                (COMMISSION              (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION                   FILE NUMBER)             IDENTIFICATION NO.)
OF INCORPORATION)



One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                        15272
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                     (ZIP CODE)
 
 
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE           (412) 434-3131
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                                Not Applicable
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        (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT.)

 
ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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The following exhibit is filed hereby so as to become, by way of incorporation
by reference, an exhibit to Registration No. 33-04983 on Form S-3 and
Registration No. 33-64081 on Form S-3:

     (12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 
                                   SIGNATURE
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     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.
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                                      (Registrant)



 
                             /s/ W. H. Hernandez
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                                 W. H. Hernandez 
                                 Senior Vice President, Finance


Date: May 21, 1996