# PPG expands clearcoat capacity in Erlenbach and invests in Weingarten

PPG doubled its clearcoat capacity in Erlenbach for about €3 million and announced an investment of about €10 million in Weingarten for waterborne basecoat production. The company also expanded basecoat production in Valladolid, Spain, and opened a European powder coatings R&D center in Milan, Italy.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-07
- Where: Erlenbach, Weingarten, Germany
- Value: $13.7M (13.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: doubled clearcoat capacity in Erlenbach
- Products: clearcoat, waterborne basecoat, powder coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [PPG](https://endata.com/companies/1215.md)

## Sources

- [farbeundlack.de](https://www.farbeundlack.de/nachrichten/markt-branche/ppg-investiert-in-kapazitaeten-in-europa/), 2022-06-07: "So haben wir vor kurzem unsere Klarlackkapazitäten in Erlenbach für rund 3 Mio. EUR verdoppelt und eine Investition von rund 10 Mio. EUR in Weingarten angekündigt, die stark auf unsere nachhaltigen Produktionskapazitäten für wasserbasierte Basislacke ausgerichtet ist."

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