PPG Completes $40 Million Plant Expansion In Brazil

From aftermarketNews.com.

PPG Industries held a ceremony to mark the completion of a $40 million, 65,000-square-foot plant for onsite resin production at its Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil, coatings manufacturing facility.

Resin produced at the facility will be used to manufacture PPG’s electrocoat products to meet growing demand from automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial coatings customers in the region.

With a presence in Brazil since 1973, PPG produces coatings for a variety of end-use markets in the region, including aerospace, architectural, automotive OEM, automotive refinish, industrial, packaging, oil and gas, and marine.