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Market Trends: Coatings Industry Continues to Evolve

The recent sharp drop in oil prices could force coatings prices lower if continued.

April 1, 2015

Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney recently announced it has begun its fifth “U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry” study. The industry is reportedly continuing its recovery from the global recession of 2008-2009.

Adhesives at Work: U.S. Coast Guard Turns to Electrocoat Primer System

An eco-friendly aerospace primer saves time and weight while enhancing corrosion resistance.

April 1, 2015

PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has installed the first commercial system in the U.S. for application of its aerospace electrocoat (e-coat) primer to aircraft parts at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, N.C.

Topcoat Coating System Helps Flying Colours to Soar

A "painter-friendly" basecoat-clearcoat topcoat coating system was used to repaint a QantasLink 717 airplane.

February 2, 2015

Flying Colours Aviation repainted a QantasLink 717 airplane with a basecoat-clearcoat coatings system by PPG Industries’ aerospace business that delivered what it promised—a quickly achieved, smooth, high-gloss finish.

Case Study: PPG Aerospace Coatings Add Character to Cathay Pacific Jet

Eight custom colors of topcoat were applied to the third edition of "The Spirit of Hong Kong."

July 1, 2014

Coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace business create the colorful characters and “The Spirit of Hong Kong” livery on Cathay Pacific Airways’ Boeing 777-300ER airplane, painted to support the “Hong Kong: Our Home” campaign of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

PPG Adds SEMCO Packaging Capabilities at French Site

June 26, 2014

PPG Industries recently announced it has begun operation of a new packaging unit installed at its Gonfreville, France, coatings plant and aerospace application support center.

Ceramic Coatings Market Continues Growth

April 29, 2014

The ceramic coatings market is expected to be worth $9.41 billion by 2019, according to a new report.

PPG Third Quarter Sales Grow 17%

October 25, 2013

PPG Industries recently reported third quarter net sales of $4 billion, up 17% compared to the prior year.

PPG to Acquire Deft

April 22, 2013

PPG Industries recently announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif.