PPG and Universal Display Corporation commemorated 25 years of collaboration with donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County. Located near UDC’s Ewing, N.J. headquarters, the clubs received $25,000 from the PPG Foundation and 25 Apple iPad Pro OLED tablets from UDC. The donations reflect the companies’ commitment to innovation, education and community engagement.

“Investing in STEM education is investing in the future; it’s how we prepare young people to imagine, create, and solve the challenges of tomorrow,” says Reggie Coleman, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County. “PPG’s $25,000 contribution and UDC’s donation of 25 OLED iPads come at a pivotal time in students’ journey with STEM. These donations will help students explore coding, robotics, and design, conduct real-time experiments, and build the skills and confidence to lead in tomorrow’s workforce.”

UDC invents, develops and supplies advanced phosphorescent OLED materials and technologies that are key components in OLED displays used across a wide range of consumer electronics, including smartphones, IT devices, televisions and more. Since 2000, PPG has served as UDC’s exclusive manufacturing partner for its high-performance, energy-efficient UniversalPHOLED emitter materials.

Over the past 25 years, PPG and UDC have expanded OLED production capabilities across multiple sites. In addition to PPG’s long-standing facilities in Monroeville, PA, and Barberton, OH, the companies opened a state-of-the-art OLED manufacturing facility in Shannon, Ireland, in 2023.

“UDC and PPG have worked hand-in-hand for 25 years to scale production of UDC’s phosphorescent OLED materials, enabling remarkable growth in the OLED industry,” says Janice Mahon, SVP of technology commercialization and GM, commercial sales business, of Universal Display. “From UDC’s early days as a pioneering startup to our global operations today, we have built powerful synergies between UDC’s leadership in OLED innovation and technology and PPG’s world-class manufacturing and operational excellence. As we celebrate this milestone, we hope our donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County will spark creativity, expand hands-on learning and help prepare young minds with the digital skills needed to thrive in the future.”

“We are incredibly proud to celebrate 25 years of partnership with UDC,” adds Juliane Hefel, PPG SVP, Industrial Coatings and Specialty Products. “This milestone reflects decades of collaboration, shared growth and a commitment to delivering the right solutions to meet evolving customer needs. Our shared values extend beyond business, as shown through our support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County with a donation from the PPG Foundation, we are helping inspire the next generation of innovators and leaders.”