12 September 2012
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PPG industries
is increasing precipitated silica production capacity
at the Lake Charles, La., USA, manufacturing location
by more than 22,000 tons per year
in response to growing demand.
The new expansion projected is expected to be online by
early 2014.
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Growing market
PPG expect continued market growth in the coming year,
and this investment will enable PPG to keep pace with
the growing needs of key strategic customers and segments
in the America.
This new project reinforces PPG's commitment to the
precipitated silica market and to manufacturing silica products
in Lake Charles.
Continuous capacity expansion
Last September, PPG announced an increase in
global precipitated silica production capacity
more than 18,000 tons per year
through phased expansion projects at
1. Lake Charles, La., USA. and
2. Delfzijl, The Netherlands,
manufacturing locations.
The plan is on-schedule and
these projects are already online or
scheduled to be online by the end of 2012
The silica products business and its production assets and employees
are part of PPG's Optical and Specialty Materials reporting segment,
and they are not included in the announced separation of
PPG's commodity chemicals business and
its subsequent merger with Georgia Gulf Corp.
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PPG and precipitated silica
PPG pioneered the development of synthetic precipitated silica,
becoming one of the first manufacturers to bring them to
market in the 1930s.
Today PPG's silica products business is a global leader in the
manufacture of precipitated silica for use
1. as reinforcing fillers in tire, industrial, footwear,
and silicone rubber applications
2. as microporous fillers in battery separator applications
3. as flatting and thickening agents in coating, adhesives and
sealant applications
4. as anti-caking, free-flow, and carrier agents in
food, feed, and industrial applications.
The business also makes a microporous sheet materials
used for card, specialty print, in-mold graphic, tag and lable use,
as well as technology-focused applications such as
e-passports and
radio frequency identificaton (RFID) cards and labels
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