Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/USA
www.ppg.com
PUBLIC COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1883
REVENUE: $18.2 billion (2022: $17.7 billion)
MARKETS SERVED:
Markets Served: Aerospace, Architectural Coatings, Automotive OEM Coatings, Automotive Refinish, Industrial Coatings; Packaging Coatings; Protective and Marine Coatings; Specialty Coatings and Materials; Traffic Solutions
KEY EXECUTIVES:
Timothy Knavish, chairman and CEO; Anne Foulkes, SVP and general counsel; Vincent Morales, SVP and CFO; Alisha Bellezza, SVP, Automotive Coatings; David Bem, SVP, science and technology and CTO; Henrik Bergstrom, SVP, Architectural Coatings, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific; Kevin Braun, SVP, Industrial Coatings Segment; Amy Ericson, SVP, Protective and Marine Coatings; Chancey Hagerty, SVP, Automotive Refinish Coatings; Jaime Irick, SVP, Architectural Coatings, U.S. and Canada; Robert Massy, SVP and chief human resources officer; Sam Millikin, VP, Aerospace Coatings; Irene Tasi, SVP, Industrial Coatings; Ram Vadlamannati, SVP, operations.
PPG is recognized and respected around the world as a leading paints, coatings and specialty materials manufacturer, providing technologically advanced solutions to meet even the most difficult challenges. PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.
PPG has divested all Traffic Solutions operations in Australia and New Zealand to Geveko Markings, a pavement markings specialist headquartered in Sweden. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
PPG, under the ENNIS-FLINT by PPG brand, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a broad range of traffic safety product solutions. The Traffic Solutions business was established by PPG in January 2021 following the December 2020 acquisition
of Ennis-Flint.
“We are laser-focused on driving business growth, and we regularly review our portfolio to ensure we are in the best position to continue meeting our customers’ needs and growing profitably,” said Ed Baiden, PPG global general manager, Traffic Solutions. “We want to concentrate our investments on strategic growth areas so that we may continue to be a leader in the industry as a premier provider of traffic safety product solutions.”
PPG’s global technical facilities include:
• Allison Park, PA, U.S.: Global Coatings Innovation Center
• Oak Creek, WI, U.S.; Elverson, PA, US; Springdale, PA, US; Cieszyn, Poland; Marly, France; Runcorn, UK; Milan, Italy; Felizzano, Italy; Ulsan, Korea; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Pawane, India; Zhangjiagang, China; Tianjin, China: Industrial Development Labs
• Bodelshausen, Germany; Milford, OH, U.S.: Packaging Research
• Burbank, CA, U.S.: Aerospace Research
• Mexico: Comex Research
• Sumare, Brazil: Customer Application Lab
• Marly, France; Ingersheim, Germany; Quattordio, Italy:
Automotive OEM Research Centers
• Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Architectural/Protective and Marine Coatings Research Center
• Milan, Italy: Automotive Refinish Research
• Busan, South Korea: Customer Application Lab
• Tianjin, China: Global Competitive Sourcing Lab and Customer Application Lab
• Clayton, Australia: Customer Application Lab
• Klingenberg, Germany and Jilin, China: Automotive OEM research centers
• Zhangjiagang, China: Coatings Application Innovation Center
2023 Success Story
PPG to build new paint and coatings manufacturing facility in Tennessee as part of $300 million investment in advanced manufacturing in North America.
PPG recently announced it will invest $300 million in advanced manufacturing in North America to support increased demand for paints and coatings in the automotive industry. These investments will commence in 2024 and span a four-year period.
As part of the initiative, PPG will build a new paint and coatings manufacturing plant in Loudon County, Tennessee. The 250,000-square-foot facility, PPG’s first new manufacturing plant to be built in the U.S. in more than 15 years, will initially produce paints and coatings products and solutions for automakers and automotive parts suppliers.
The facility could eventually supply other industrial segments, including transportation, heavy duty equipment, building and construction, and consumer products. Once fully operational, the facility will employ approximately 130 full-time employees and produce more than 11 million gallons of paint and coatings annually. Construction of the facility will begin in August 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2026.
PPG’s advanced manufacturing investments will also enhance and expand activities at existing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio and San Juan Del Rio, Mexico. The investments cover new equipment and processes that will increase manufacturing efficiencies, resulting in improved processing times, and will expand PPG’s capabilities to meet growing demand for sustainable solutions, such as waterborne coatings. The investment represents a strategic, growth-focused investment for PPG, but does not represent a change in the company’s overall capital investment spending levels, which will be consistent with prior years.
