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PPG has announced the opening of its new European Central Powder Coatings Research and Development (R&D) Center in Milan, Italy.
Accelerating Powder Coatings Product Development
The facility’s expanded capabilities, which include a customer application center, will enhance and accelerate
powder coatings product development. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.
The R&D center will focus on innovating powder coatings product development, demonstrating advanced powder technologies and providing best-in-class customer and technical support. The Milan facility is a European hub for cross-technology research and development, hosting laboratories for other businesses that include automotive OEM and refinish coatings.
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The new powder coatings R&D center 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).
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We also can leverage competencies at the site, including our corporate color group, our global center of excellence for waterborne coatings, and our state-of-the-art analytical and weathering lab, as One PPG.”
“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.
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The customer application center will include a design and color showroom where we can really inspire our customers and help us further accelerate growth in our powder coatings business.”
Source: PPG