PPG announced the opening of its new European Central Powder Coatings Research and Development (R&D) Centre in Milan, Italy.
PPG announced the opening of a new Powder Coatings R&D Centre in Milan, Italy, which includes a customer application centre.
The facility – which is a European hub for cross-technology research and development, hosting laboratories for other businesses that include automotive OEM and refinish coatings – will enhance and accelerate powder coatings product development, while providing customer and technical support.
“The new powder coatings R&D centre boasts a critical mass of capabilities that will significantly strengthen our product development and application efforts,” said Olivier Magnin, PPG technical director, industrial coatings, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). “We also can leverage competencies at the site, including our corporate colour group, our global centre of excellence for waterborne coatings, and our state-of-the-art analytical and weathering lab, as One PPG.”
PPG is a supplier of powder coatings to the automotive, transportation, appliance, furniture and other markets. The company expanded the business with the acquisition of Alpha Coating Technologies and Wörwag in 2021, and of Arsonsisi’s powder coatings business, including a manufacturing plant in Verbania, Italy, in 2022.
“The investment in our Milan facility demonstrates our long-term commitment to delivering novel powder coatings technologies to exceed our customers’ expectations,” said Anne Banuls, PPG powder business manager, industrial coatings, EMEA. “The customer application centre will include a design and colour showroom where we can really inspire our customers and help us further accelerate growth in our powder coatings business.”