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PPG Opens China
Application Innovation
Center
On April 1, PPG opened its China Application Innova-
tion Center (CAIC) in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province,
China. The facility is the company’s first cross-busi-
ness research and development (R&D) center in the
region, serving as a bridge between innovation and
customer applications for its industrial, packaging and
automotive refinish coatings businesses, PPG says.
The CAIC is located adjacent to PPG’s Zhangjiagang
manufacturing plant. The center will enable PPG to
simulate the diverse environments and climates where
its paints and coatings may be applied. Scientists will
test the properties of coating technologies, provide color design,
and offer customers more customized paint products and solutions efficiency in product development and testing, and introducing
for broad applications. more innovative applications and products to the Chinese
The CAIC location also will enable PPG to quickly move newly market,” says Vincent Robin, PPG president, Asia Pacific. “This
developed applications to trial production at its Zhangjiagang investment is an important step for PPG, honoring our commit-
plant, enabling increased speed to market and accelerating product ment to the development of sustainable products, new applica-
and service customization, PPG adds. tions and advanced technology in China and reinforcing our
“The Zhangjiagang CAIC will play an essential role by foster- leadership in the industry.”
ing further collaboration between PPG businesses, increasing www.ppg.com
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