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PPG Global
PPG Industries Inc. was founded in 1883 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; it is a global supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass.
The company has more than 150 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries with more than 44,000 employees globally and more than 10,000 employees in Asia Pacific region. Sales in 2007 were $11.2 billion. PPG has been listed on Fortune 500 for 53 consecutive years.
SigmaKalon, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, that PPG acquired Jan. 2, 2008, had 2007 sales of $2.9 billion.
PPG China
PPG is also one of the few global chemical companies that first invested in China in the 1980s. Up to now, PPG has invested more than USD300 million in China and has more than 3,800 employees.
In China, PPG has thirteen manufacturing plants in Tianjin, Shanghai, Suzhou, Kunshan, WuHu, Zhangjiagang, Zibo, Guangzhou and trading companies, offices, labs and training centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. It produces and sellseleven major products here including the following:
Products in China
Architectural Coatings, Automotive OEM Coatings, Automotive Refinish, Industrial Coatings, Light Industrial Coatings, Packaging Coatings, Protective & Marine Coatings, Aerospace Materials, Transitions Lenses, Performance Glazings, Fiber Glass
Solutions by Industry
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Construction
Glass, coatings and paints for commercial and residential construction |
Consumer
Interior and exterior paints and coatings; eyewear; automotive finishes, parts and accessories; and chemicals for pool care |
Industrial
Coatings and chemicals for packaging, food processing, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and other manufacturing applications |
Transportation
Coatings, glass and services for aerospace, automotive and other transportation designers, manufacturers, repair professionals, insurers and consumers | |