PPG to acquire BASF North American Coil, Extrusion Coatings Business

PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries has reached an agreement with BASF Corp. to acquire that company’s North American coil and extrusion coatings (COEX) business. BASF’s North American COEX business serves the transportation; construction; appliance; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; lighting fixture; and extrusion industries. .  MORE PPG, BASF

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The business operates manufacturing sites in Decatur, Ala., and Monterrey, Mexico, as well as a production line in Belvidere, N.J. The business employs approximately 200 people.

PPG will acquire saleable BASF inventory, customer list and book of business as well as various patents and trade names associated with acquired products. BASF will continue to supply products from Decatur, Belvidere and Monterrey under a Manufacturing Supply Agreements for 11 to 12 months, after which BASF will close the Decatur facility and the Belvidere facility’s Plastisol line.

Production from the Decatur and Belvidere operations will transfer to PPG’s Springdale, Pa., plant, where approximately $8 million will be spent to install equipment needed for the consolidation.