PPG’s plant in Delaware, Ohio, will increase production capacity for its overvarnish coatings for beverage can exteriors, including PPG ISENSE Gloss coatings.
The plant produces resins and coatings for packaging, the automotive refinish and collision market, and the industrial and automotive original equipment manufacturer markets.
“PPG is the largest global supplier of overvarnish and two-piece non-BPA internal beverage coatings,” Robyn McMillan, PPG global beverage segment manager, said. “With can makers scaling up, we’re investing in our production capacity to ensure they have localized sources of the PPG coatings that they rely on.”
The additional capacity is expected to increase PPG’s production of overvarnish coatings in the United States by 40 percent and increase supply chain security for its customers and the packaging industry.
“Beverage can manufacturers around the world are facing unprecedented demand for their products,” Todd White, PPG general manager for the United States and Canada and for global strategic accounts and packaging coatings, said. “With this added capacity, we are committed to helping them meet that demand while adding more security to their supply chain for beverage can coatings.”
The Delaware plant employs approximately 400 people. It will provide in-line analytical capabilities for enhanced batch consistency.