BRAND-NEW
PPG Opened a $17 Million Aerospace Application Support Centre in France The new support centre of PPG will allow to improve filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings and sealants.
T
he international paints and coatings
for the development of aerospace materials, a colour
manufacturer PPG has recently announced
blending area for coatings and a spray booth for
the opening of a $17 million aerospace paint
hands-on training of paint applications. Moreover,
application support centre in Toulouse (France),
it will also include filling lines for touch-up kits, a
that will allow the company to deliver products to
transparencies inspection cell, customised packaging
aerospace customers in southern Europe and North
capabilities for third-party products, chemical
Africa faster.
management resources and a customer service
“PPG is a critical supplier to the aerospace industry,
centre.
with a suite of technologically advanced products.
“We are thrilled to provide convenient access to
This new facility will significantly enhance our
our aerospace products and services while further
responsiveness and customer support capabilities,
committing to our investment in France. This new
while enabling the qualification of our unique
facility enhances our global footprint and supports
materials earlier in the product development cycle,”
the industry as global travel continues to recover,”
has stated Francois Buehlmann, the general manager
has added Dan Korte, the senior vice-president of the
of the Aerospace division in the EMEA region of PPG.
Aerospace business unit of PPG.
The facility will provide filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings and sealants for a wide range of aircraft, as
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well as technical support. It will feature a laboratory
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