“We have seen year-over-year improvements in the market,” said Dan Korte, PPG’s global vice president, Aerospace. “As travelers continue to return to the skies, we are focused on meeting the immediate and longer-term needs of our customers.”
PPG is also investing in increased plant automation to improve delivery times for aerospace coatings and sealants. For example, the Shildon aerospace plant in the UK is commissioning a Semkit automatic filling machine to increase production of these ready-to-use cartridge-based systems that store, mix and facilitate the application of aerospace sealants.
“With increased employment at our major manufacturing plants in the United States, we can increase our offering across our global network of 16 Aerospace Application Support Centers (ASCs),” Korte said. “By further automating our processes in these ASCs, we can quickly ship products directly to our local customers and do our part to help the aviation industry thrive again.”
PPG recently announced that it will invest $17 million to build a UPS in Toulouse, France. Operations are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.
PPG’s global aerospace business offers coatings, sealants, adhesives, transparencies, packaging and application systems, and transparent shielding, as well as chemical management and other services .
