PPG ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION INVESTMENT IN SINGAPORE AEROSPACE APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER

Facility is company’s largest investment to date in Southeast Asia
 
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced a $15 million investment in a new 38,750-square-foot (3,600-square-meter) application support center (ASC) at the Seletar Aerospace Park near the Seletar Airport in Singapore. The project is the company’s largest investment to date in Southeast Asia.
 
Scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2020, the ASC will accommodate increased demand for aerospace sealants and coatings, chemical management services and the packaging of third-party products.
 
“This investment acknowledges the aerospace industry’s strong growth in Southeast Asia,” said Ranju Arya, PPG general manager, aerospace products, Asia Pacific. “Having this state-of-the-art facility in Seletar will help increase collaboration and allow PPG to deliver efficient, value-added services to our customers locally.”
 
PPG’s global aerospace business offers coatings, sealants, transparencies, packaging and application systems, and transparent armor, as well as chemical management and other services. For more information, visit www.ppgaerospace.com.
 
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Contact
 
PPG Media Contacts: 
Hunter Lee 
Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific 
+86 22 6620 6102 
hunterlee@ppg.com
 
Greta Edgar 
Corporate Communications 
+1 724-316-7552 
edgar@ppg.com 
www.china.ppg.com
 
Source: PPG
 
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