23 Jun 2006
PPG Refinish Wins “Best Service in the Year” By Yutong Group
(23rd Jun, 2006--Shanghai China)As the best refinish supplier of Zhenzhou Yutong Group, PPG Refinish, PPG’s wholly owned subsidiary company has won “Best Service in the Year” by Yutong Group in March, 2006. This is the first time Yutong honoured a refinish supplier this award, PPG wins it out of over 100 suppliers and he deserves it.
As a leading coating supplier in the world, PPG collaborates with Yutong in many bus projects. For instance, “Star of Rhine” , Yutong’s new product, was firstly showcased in Bus World Shanghai(Asia Hall) exhibition in March 2006, the bus attracted many eyes and with its dazzling appearance, which painted by PPG’s Harlequin Auto Refinish System. This was the first time Harlequin Auto Refinish System applied to China’s bus, and it has received enormous compliments from show visitors. Based on this successful collaboration, PPG & Yutong will continue to work together for brighter future.
As a famous manufacturer with over 50% share of imported car refinish market, PPG is the technology leader in the industry and well reputed in the community. In the recent years, The company has executed a variety of paint projects for national wide police wagons, Beijing new bus, Shanghai Bus Group, Shanghai Volkswagen Bus Group, Guangzhou First Motor Bus, etc. PPG refinish paint has become the first quality choice for commercial vehicle end-users.
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About PPG：
PPG Industries Inc. was founded in 1883 in Pittsburgh, USA. As a global manufacturing enterprise, it produces and sells coatings, glass, fiber glass, and chemicals and holds a leading position in the above areas. Up to now, PPG has set up more than 108 production facilities that employ approximately 34,800 employees in 21 countries. PPG has been listed on Fortune 500 for 50 years and is world’s leading transportation coatings manufacturer, as well as World’s leading manufacturer of Industrial, aerospace and packaging coatings. According to Fortune, PPG ranked No. 1 in the “Global Most Admired”, chemical industries. For 2003 and 2004, PPG Tianjin was chosen as 10 of the“Best Employer in China” by Hewitt Consulting Firm and Harvard Business Weekly.
In China, PPG produces and sells seven major products, which includes automotive coatings, industrial coatings, automotive refinishing coatings, packaging coatings, aerospace coatings, architecture coatings, and fiber glass. There are 5 plants in Tianjin, Suzhou and Kunshan, and trading company, labs and training centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing. Now PPG has about 2000 employees in China.
In China, the main customers of PPG Automotive coatings include GM, Benz, Nanjing Iveco and Hainan Mazda. As for packaging coatings, PPG deals business with Coca Cola, Pepsi, Lu Lu, etc. PPG provides aerospace coatings to Boeing, Air China, Shanghai Air, Southern Air, etc. One thing that is especially meaningful is that Air China uses PPG coatings for all of its 3 color planes used for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Also, PPG provides its industrial coatings to Haier, Nokia, Motorola and Dell and its architectural coatings are widely used in many well-known buildings such as Tian Anmen square, Beijing airport, Shanghai Jinmao Building and Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower.