PPG Invests $380M for New Aerospace Coatings Manufacturing Plant

PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) recently confirmed that it will invest $380 million in the construction of a new aerospace coatings and sealants manufacturing facility in Shelby, NC. It is scheduled to begin in October 2025 and expected to be completed in the first half of 2027.In the facility, more than 110 people are expected to be employed to meet the growing demands of the aerospace industry by producing the full line of PPG’s aerospace coatings and sealants. The additional capacity from this 198,000-square- ...