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PPG Introduces
TRENDCAST Styling
Directions Color Tool Kit
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings busi-
ness has introduced TRENDCAST Styling
Directions 2014, a comprehensive por-
table tool kit created to help designers of
appliances, outdoor furniture, electronics,
recreational equipment and other prod-
ucts identify the colors, textures and sur-
faces that will keep them on the leading
edge of consumer taste for the next two
years. The colors in the TRENDCAST
Styling Directions 2014 tool kit reflect the
latest trends in colors, effects and tactile
sensations for coated surfaces based on
a consensus of 35 PPG global color ex-
perts from the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Together the experts have analyzed design
trends and consumer preferences across
geographic and product markets to deter-
mine the factors that influence future color
choice. The result is a palette of textures
and 38 colors – ranging from delicate pas-
tels and soft neutrals to playful mixes of
bold, bright tones – organized under four
distinct themes: Theorem – a clean, luxe
palette of neutral colors featuring calculat-
ed lines for the minimalist consumer. New
Spirit – a tonal palette of earthy, primitive
PPG Aerospace Adds Packaging Capabilities at Site in France
Value-added packaging of coatings, sealants, adhesives to meet growing demand
PPG Industries has begun operation of a new packaging unit
installed at its Gonfreville, France, coatings plant and aerospace application support center. With the new equipment,
PPG is able to offer customers in aerospace, automotive, rail, electronics
and general industrial
markets in South Europe
the benefits of proprietary
SEMCO packaging and
application systems.
According to Dirk Thelen, PPG business manager, ASC-South Europe, the new equipment enables PPG to supply its
coatings and sealants as well as adhesives and other third-party
chemicals in value-added, “customer-friendly” packaging.
“PPG is capitalizing on our expertise to offer customers in
South Europe value-added packaging solutions from a local
source,” Thelen said. “With SEMCO packaging and application
systems, we are able to deliver products for convenient storage,
mixing and use to afford higher quality and lower system costs.
PPG has a team of experts to work with customers and identify
the best packaging for a specific application.”
As part of the Gonfreville operations, the repackaging unit
meets quality qualifications such as ISO 9001 and EN 9100
standards, according to Thelen. “The repackaging unit has
been approved by several aerospace customers. The benefits
of integration into the Gonfreville site include conformance to
chemical control and product stewardship requirements and
European labeling.”
In addition to aerospace coatings manufactured on site,
coatings products from PPG’s recently acquired Deft Incorpo-
rated portfolio have been integrated into the repackaging activ-
ity at Gonfreville for European customers.
The complete line of SEMCO packaging and application sys-
tems is available at Gonfreville, according to Thelen. “Among
the many options are SEMKIT(R) packages that are popular in
the aerospace industry, where optimizing material performance
is important.”
SEMKIT packages are ready-to-use, disposable cartridges
for storing, mixing and applying multiple-component adhe-
sives, sealants, epoxies, polysulfides, polyurethanes and other
materials that require dynamic mixing. “They provide the qual-
ity assurance of delivering the material at the ratio needed and
contaminant-free, with labor and time savings related to mixing
and applying the material,” Thelen said.
PPG also plans to add premixed and frozen sealants packaging to the portfolio at Gonfreville for customers’ convenience,
Thelen said.
The Gonfreville facility has 150 employees, began operations in 1980 and manufactures coatings for aerospace as well
as packaging applications. Its ASC is one of 16 PPG operates
around the world to provide local sales, customer service and
technical support for
aerospace OEM (original
equipment manufacturer)
customers, airlines and
aftermarket customers for
PPG Aerospace sealants,
coatings and transparencies. PPG’s aerospace regional office in Colomiers,
France, near Toulouse,
provides regional support
to OEM and maintenance
customers in commercial,
business and military aviation as well as military land-based transportation.
