PPG Opens New Headquarters in Milan
PPG Opens New Center in Milan
PPG announced the opening of its new European Powder Coatings Research and Development Center in Milan, Italy. The facility's expanded capabilities, which include a customer application center, will enhance and accelerate powder coatings product development. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.
The R&D center will focus on developing innovative powder coatings products, showcasing advanced powder technologies, and providing best-in-class customer and technical support. The Milan facility will serve as a European hub for cross-technology research and development and will house laboratories for other business units, including automotive OEM and refinish coatings.
[caption id="attachment_137017" align="aligncenter"] (Photo: Business Wire)[/caption]Olivier Magnin, Technical Director of PPG Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Industrial Coatings, said: "The new powder coatings R&D center possesses a critical set of capabilities that will significantly strengthen our product development and application efforts. Additionally, as One PPG, our corporate color group can leverage these field capabilities, including our global center of excellence for water-based coatings and our state-of-the-art analytical and weathering laboratories."
Anne Banuls, PPG EMEA Industrial Coatings, Powder Coatings Business Unit Manager, said: "Our investment in the Milan facility demonstrates our long-term commitment to delivering new powder coatings technologies to exceed our customers' expectations. The customer application center will include a design and color showroom where we can truly inspire our customers and help further accelerate growth in our powder coatings business."
PPG is a leading powder coatings supplier for the automotive, transportation, appliances, furniture and other markets. The company expanded its business by acquiring Alpha Coating Technologies in 2020, which produces powder coatings for light industrial applications and heat-sensitive surfaces, and Wörwag in 2021, which manufactures liquid, powder and film coatings for industrial and automotive applications. PPG recently agreed to acquire the powder coatings business unit of Arsonsisi, which includes a manufacturing facility in Verbania, Italy.
