According
to market intelligence firm CCM, China's subsidiary of PPG Industries, PPG
Zhangjiagang, has announced to expand its production lines of packaging coatings, industrial coatings, and automotive paints. This move will make the
facility the worldwide largest coating production base.
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The
current largest coating production base is PPG Paints, another subsidy located
in Tianjin, China. PPG Tianjin was PPG's first factory in China, and is mainly
engaged in the production of high performance automotive coatings and
industrial paints. In 2016, sales and output from the plant reached USD782.03
million and 110,000 tonnes respectively.
PPG
Zhangjiagang was established in 2005 and has undergone several expansions since
then. Zhangjiagang's new construction will actually be the fourth expansion to
the production base.
PPG
has recently accelerated investment and capacity expansion in China. This can
be attributed to pressure from AkzoNobel, one of PPG's rivals, which is
developing rapidly, and the promising future of China's vast coating market.
In
January 2016, the company has opened a USD20 million center for on-site
electrocoat coatings in the Zhangjiagang facility. The center was mainly opened
to meet the high demand in the automotive-manufacturing industry in China,
which is in line with the growing environmental regulations in China.
What's
more, PPG was the first company to introduce electrocoat technology
commercially in an automotive original equipment manufacturer assembly plant
already in the 60s. E-coat technology offers high coating uniformity and
efficiency as well as superior corrosion protection.
China's coatings market
China's
coating market is offering a promising future, which drives the investments of
many players in this industry in China.
According
to CCM, since Jan. 2017, domestic coating companies have invested over USD6.20
billion in new coating projects, with the newly increased capacity exceeding 9
million t/a. Both foreign-funded enterprises, such as Nippon Paint, PPG
Industries, Sherwin-Williams and AkzoNobel, have invested to increase capacity.
Analysts
pointed out that the trend of capacity expansion is due to the fast growth of
China's coating market, which offers great opportunities for enterprises to
strengthen their position. Although China's coating output has top the world,
the relatively low per capita consumption indicates huge development space for
the coating industry. Thus, occupying market share is of vital for coating
companies.
The
2017 Top 100 Coating Enterprises in China, a list published by Coatings
Industry and based on companies' coating sales in 2016, puts PPG China in third
position (USD1.58 billion) behind AkzoNobel and Nippon. PPG is optimistic about
the future of China's coating market, and will definitely strengthen its market
position and expand in the future.
On
3 May, 2017, HC International Inc. (HC Group), a well-known domestic coating
information provider, published a report on the output of China's coating
industry in Q1 2017 on its website (coatings.hc360.com). According to the
report, China produced a total of 4.27 million tonnes of coatings in Q1 2017,
up by 10.10% YoY. Output increased rapidly in the top 3 producing areas;
Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shanghai Province/Municipality produced 891,200 tonnes,
535,300 tonnes and 466,100 tonnes of coatings respectively in Q1, up by 17.40%
YoY, 8.80% YoY and 20.90% YoY.
On
17 April, 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of
China (NBS) released the national economic index, revealing a prosperous
domestic economy. The coating industry, its downstream industries, and the real
estate industry all maintained steady growth rates in Q1 2017.
PPG Industries, Inc
The
parent company of PPG Zhangjiagang is PPG Industries, Inc., an American
manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials. The enterprise is the
largest coatings company in the world, based on the yearly revenue.
In
late July, PPG has revealed to acquire The Crown Group, which is specialising
in applying coatings to manufacturers and assembled parts, mainly in industry
segments like automotive, construction, and alternative energy. The acquisition
is going to enhance PPG's role as the world leader in the coating industry.
The
Zhangjiagang subsidy was opend in 2011 as PPG's first resin plant in China,
with the purpose of supplying PPG coatings businesses as well as customers in
the Asia Pacific region alike.
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