thora: Found this which was reminiscent of an earlier article I recall which referenced Sherwin-Williams facilty in (Cleveland?) being used to for testing green 'coatings', I believe:
''PPG COMPLETES $5 MILLION EXPANSION OF WUPPERTAL, GERMANY, COATINGS PLANT
Increases capacity for environmentally sustainable waterborne coatings to meet growing demand
WUPPERTAL, Germany, June 30, 2015 – PPG Industries (NYSE
PG) today announced the completion of a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany. The project added equipment to existing buildings on the campus, supporting up to a 35 percent increase in annual production capacity of environmentally sustainable waterborne coatings for automotive and industrial applications. The facility, which employs more than 190 people, plans to hire employees to manage the increased capacity.
The additional capacity will enable PPG to meet increasing demand for its waterborne coatings by automotive manufacturers and industrial customers in the region. Waterborne coatings use water as a base instead of the chemical solvents used in traditional coatings. In addition to a heightened focus throughout Europe on using sustainable products and practices, waterborne-coatings demand is being driven by adoption of compact-paint-process technologies by automotive manufacturers in Europe. Compact paint processes reduce the number of steps needed to paint a vehicle, enabling manufacturers to reduce energy used during the process and downsize the space required for the paint process in a manufacturing facility.'
If they were in talks already w/HCTI why use another method than HCTI's? when they are so close to making 'the deal' w/HCT?
This reminds me of the article we saw couple mos ago re: SW using new coatings in 'Cleveland' (or one of their major hubs, not sure Cleveland but it was big city midwest.)
http://corporate.ppg.com/Media/Newsroom/2015/...l,-G'
''PPG COMPLETES $5 MILLION EXPANSION OF WUPPERTAL, GERMANY, COATINGS PLANT
Increases capacity for environmentally sustainable waterborne coatings to meet growing demand
WUPPERTAL, Germany, June 30, 2015 – PPG Industries (NYSE
PG) today announced the completion of a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany. The project added equipment to existing buildings on the campus, supporting up to a 35 percent increase in annual production capacity of environmentally sustainable waterborne coatings for automotive and industrial applications. The facility, which employs more than 190 people, plans to hire employees to manage the increased capacity. The additional capacity will enable PPG to meet increasing demand for its waterborne coatings by automotive manufacturers and industrial customers in the region. Waterborne coatings use water as a base instead of the chemical solvents used in traditional coatings. In addition to a heightened focus throughout Europe on using sustainable products and practices, waterborne-coatings demand is being driven by adoption of compact-paint-process technologies by automotive manufacturers in Europe. Compact paint processes reduce the number of steps needed to paint a vehicle, enabling manufacturers to reduce energy used during the process and downsize the space required for the paint process in a manufacturing facility.'
If they were in talks already w/HCTI why use another method than HCTI's? when they are so close to making 'the deal' w/HCT?
This reminds me of the article we saw couple mos ago re: SW using new coatings in 'Cleveland' (or one of their major hubs, not sure Cleveland but it was big city midwest.)
http://corporate.ppg.com/Media/Newsroom/2015/...l,-G'
