Brazil. PPG Industries held a ceremony to commemorate the completion of a 65,000-square-meter, $40 million plant for resin production at the coating manufacturing headquarters in Sumaré, São Paulo.
The resins produced at the facility will be used for the manufacture of PPG electrocoating products to meet the growing demand from automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial coatings customers in the region. The PPG ceremony was attended by Michael McGarry, President and Chief Operating Officer; Cindy Niekamp, senior vice president of automotive OEM coatings; and Carlos Santa Cruz, general manager of Brazil.
"The expansion of the Sumaré facility demonstrates PPG's long-term commitment to our industrial and automotive coatings customers in this important region, and allows us to further expand our localized production capabilities," said McGarry. "PPG is committed to the market in Brazil and the needs of our customers throughout Latin America."
