Brazil. PPG Industries recently announced an investment of around US$40 million for its coatings manufacturing plant located in Sumare, São Paulo.
The expansion project will add a 65,000 square meter plant for on-site resin production. The resin will be used for the manufacture of PPG's electrolytic coating products, to meet the growing demand among automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and among industrial coating customers in the region. PPG foresees the completion of the project in 2015 and expects to add more than 30 new places in the facility.
"PPG is committed to the market in Brazil and to the needs of our customers throughout Latin America," said Cynthia Niekamp, PPG's senior vice president, Automotive Paints. "The expansion of the facility in Sumare allows PPG to localize production and demonstrate our long-term commitment to supporting our customers in this important region."
