PPG Industries recently announced the creation of PPG Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. The new company, located in Shanghai, opened June 1 and will act as business headquarters for PPG in China.

“China continues to experience rapid growth, and PPG’s new country headquarters in Shanghai will help facilitate our business growth through the consolidation of China business and functional leaders together in the new location,” said Viktor Sekmakas, senior vice president of Industrial Coatings and president of PPG Asia/Pacific. “The Asia/Pacific region is critical for PPG’s global growth plans. In fact, sales in Asia/Pacific exceeded $2 billion in 2010 and continue to account for a greater share of PPG’s total sales.”

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