PPG breaks ground on application development centre

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has broken ground on a new application development centre for liquid coatings at its Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA, plant.

The facility will support development of custom formulations of liquid coatings that apply well and consistently in varying application conditions, and it enables PPG to simulate customer production lines for new coatings and application trials and training. Scheduled to open in February 2016, the centre will enhance the Secure Launch Excellence process capabilities of PPG’s industrial coatings business.