October 21: Leading can coatings manufacturer PPG is expanding its business in China with the acquisition of Bairun, which specialises in coatings for monobloc aerosol cans and the lug cap, crown and general line sector.
Based at Foshan in Guangdong, Bairun is privately owned and its 70 employees in sales, research and development, quality control, technical support, manufacturing and warehousing will transfer with the business. The terms of the deal were not revealed.