PPG to invest $280M in Ohio expansion

By the numbers: The Delaware coatings plant, which currently supports 450 jobs, will expand by 100,000 square feet.

Zoom in: The new facility will use advanced automation technology, digital manufacturing capabilities, and more energy-efficient processes to increase production, per PPG.

• The company broke ground last week.

Zoom out: The company is the second-largest paint and coatings company in the world, behind Sherwin-Williams, per Polaris Market Research.

• PPG has dozens of manufacturing facilities, sales offices, and innovation centers across the globe.

What's next: Operations are expected to begin by 2028.