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At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.8 billion in 2024. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.
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Founded in 1918 by Karl Wörwag, the Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG is a family-owned company, creating environmentally friendly paints and coatings for a wide range of applications, including liquid coatings, powder coatings, UV coatings, and painted films. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik has subsidiary locations in Hebei, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland; Swiebodzin, Poland; San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Lafayette, Indiana; and Barcelona, Spain. The company has 1,100 employees and six manufacturing facilities.
In January 2021, PPG announced that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Wörwag, which was completed in May 2021.
“Wörwag’s industry expertise in powder and liquid coatings for industrial and automotive applications is highly complementary to PPG’s business, and will help to further expand our product offering,” said Rebecca Liebert, PPG executive vice president. “The addition of Wörwag will also enhance PPG’s waterborne, direct-to-metal, liquid and powder coatings offerings, and allow us to further expand current customer distribution in key geographies.”
Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG develops, manufactures, and markets coatings and paints for various industrial applications. Its products include liquid coatings, powder coatings, UV coatings, and painted films. The company’s products serve vehicle exteriors and interiors, car bodies and commercial vehicles, vehicle components, construction and agricultural machinery, household appliances, plant engineering, furniture, and building equipment industries in Germany and internationally. The company has subsidiary locations in Langfang, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland; Swiebodzin, Poland; Lafayette, Illinois; and Polinya, Spain. The company has 1,000 employees and six manufacturing facilities.
Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG develops, manufactures, and markets coatings and paints for various industrial applications. Its products include liquid coatings, powder coatings, UV coatings, and painted films. The company’s products serve vehicle exteriors and interiors, car bodies and commercial vehicles, vehicle components, construction and agricultural machinery, household appliances, plant engineering, furniture, and building equipment industries in Germany and internationally. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It has subsidiary locations in Langfang, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland; Swiebodzin, Poland; Lafayette, Illinois; and Polinya, Spain. The company has 1,000 employees and six manufacturing facilities.
Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG develops, manufactures, and markets coatings and paints for various industrial applications. Its products include liquid coatings, powder coatings, UV coatings, and painted films. The company’s products serve vehicle exteriors and interiors, car bodies and commercial vehicles, vehicle components, construction and agricultural machinery, household appliances, plant engineering, furniture, and building equipment industries in Germany and internationally. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It has subsidiary locations in Langfang, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland; Swiebodzin, Poland; Lafayette, Illinois; and Polinya, Spain.
Karl Wörwag Lack-und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG develops, manufactures, and markets coatings and paints for various industrial applications. Its products include liquid coatings, powder coatings, UV coatings, and painted films. The company’s products serve vehicle exteriors and interiors, car bodies and commercial vehicles, vehicle components, construction and agricultural machinery, household appliances, plant engineering, furniture, and building equipment industries in Germany and internationally.
Karl Wörwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co.KG was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It has subsidiary locations in Langfang, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland; Swiebodzin, Poland; Lafayette, Illinois; and Polinya, Spain.
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