The Plasma Coatings division of American Roller Co., Union Grove, WI, announced the start of production at its new facility located in the Baoshan District, Shanghai, China.
Worldwide demand for powder coatings has increased over the last few decades, due in part to their lower environmental impact when compared to other coatings.
According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China’s automobile production volume and sales volume in 2011 was 18.4189 million units and 18.5051 million units respectively, increasing by 0.84 percent and 2.45 percent.
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has donated RMB 900,000 (approximately $145,000) to the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University to help set up a Social Responsibility Research Fund through the Tsinghua University Education Foundation (TUEF).
PPG Industries celebrated the opening of its new automotive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) coatings development and application center in Tianjin, China.
Wacker Chemie AG officially ramped up its new production plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site (Jiangsu province, China).