in Vietnam. As well as doubling
capacity at its powder coatings
facility in Dong Nai, the company also intends to open a new
office for Performance Coatings in Ho
Chi Minh City.
“Vietnam has proven to be strate-
gic market for AkzoNobel in Southeast
Asia and we are strongly committed
to expanding our position,” said Alan
Alex, Business Manager for AkzoNobel’s
Powder Coatings business in Southern
Asia. “With focused investment, we aim
to sustain our high double-digit growth
in the domestic market in Vietnam, as
well as Southern Asia overall.”
Commenting on the investment,
Conrad Keijzer, AkzoNobel’s Executive
Committee member responsible for
Performance Coatings, added: “Vietnam
is strongly emerging as a manufacturing
base in Asia, which continues to be an at-
tractive growth market. These investments
AkzoNobel is the largest paints and
coatings company in Vietnam, with
four manufacturing locations producing
both decorative paints and performance
coatings, and employing more than 800
people.
PPG Introduces Mobile
News Application
PPG Industries has launched its first mobile news application, which curates and
shares content from traditional, digital
and social channels of PPG’s businesses
and brands. The news app highlights the
newest products, services, technologies
and innovations from all PPG businesses
around the world. It features the latest
global news and activities involving PPG,
product spotlights, image galleries, videos
and a calendar of PPG-sponsored events
and trade shows. It also includes links to
other PPG websites and online resources,
such as the investor center, job search and
social media profiles.
“We created this app to be an integral
tool for expanding PPG’s reach and con-
necting with a greater community of
followers such as customers, media, in-
vestors, employees and job-seekers,” said
Seana Miller, PPG senior manager, Web
communications. “In addition to provid-
ing PPG news, this app will serve as a re-
source to promote the vast array of mobile
tools available from all areas of PPG.”
PPG Announces Most
Popular Car Colors for
2015, 2016 Palette of the
Year for Paint Brands
PPG Industries has released its annual
automotive color popularity data. While
research conducted by the company
found that nearly 60 percent of consumers identified color as a major factor in
their vehicle-buying decisions, automakers continue to sell a vast majority of cars
(nearly 75 percent) in conservative colors such as white, black, gray and silver.
(Additional materials regarding PPG’s
2015 automotive color data are available
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