PPG Completes $1.4M Investment at Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Automotive Adhesives and Sealants Facility

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the completion of a $1.4 million
investment at its automotive adhesives and sealants (A&S) manufacturing
and research and development (R&D) center in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée,
France.

The upgrades to the facility include new structural adhesives and
waterborne LASD (liquid applied sound damper) manufacturing cells,
improved laboratory and testing space, upgraded equipment to simulate
automotive body shop conditions, and improved technical capabilities.
This facility enhances the link between PPG’s R&D efforts and customer
needs with integrated services and increased resources.

“As the automotive industry goes through rapid changes, we’re innovating
to support our clients beyond manufacturing and product development,”
said Gary Danowski, PPG vice president, automotive coatings. “This
investment is a continuation of our ambition to support customers in
solving some of their biggest challenges.”

The investment at PPG’s automotive adhesives and sealants center
showcases the following improvements:

• Application Centre of Development trial areas have been upgraded to
  recreate the factory line conditions of customers’ paint and body
  shops more accurately with state-of-the-art robots, sophisticated
  dispense systems, flow meters and regulation equipment.
• The facility’s updated equipment reduces the number of steps between
  laboratory formulations and manufacturing batches before trials at
  customer facilities.
• A dedicated PPG team now guides customers through product development
  stages and the transition into customer manufacturing, which shows
  customers efficient processes that minimize time and cost.
• The improvements allow the Saint-Just-en-Chaussée facility to produce
  all of PPG’s A&S technologies.

“The site has played an instrumental role in strengthening PPG’s
position as a reliable and innovative partner for automakers,” said
Jean-Marc Pinel, PPG technical director, automotive adhesives and
sealants. “Our support to customers from start to finish is unmatched in
the industry and will allow us to continue to grow both in Europe and
globally.”

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée is PPG’s leading automotive adhesives and
sealants facility in Europe and has been in operation for over 30 years.

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