AvBuyer.com.cn/en interviews Mr. Fang Hong, General Manager, PPG Aerospace Materials (Suzhou) Co Ltd. September 21 2007 at the 12th Aviation Expo / China 2007. The following is the translation of the interview:

AvBuyer.com.cn/en: Hello, Mr. Fang. Welcome to our top meeting room again. We all know that PPG not only can do the shirt, it can also has many other products. Could you please introduce PPG and the new products to us?

Fang Hong: Tahnks for your invitation. The TV advertisement of PPG is completely different from our PPG. PPG as one of the global 500 enterprises, the aviation business of PPG is over the whole world. PPG is a leading enterprise around the world in the aircraft coatings, sealing adhensive, windshield glass of aircraft fields. We own the biggest market share on coatings, so windshield glass of aircraft does.

AvBuyer.com.cn/en: With the development of Chinese aviation industry, the demands for aircraft coatings, and windshield glass are going to grow bigger and bigger, so do we have any other new products, including our plan and development strategy of PPG?

Fang Hong:  PPG is always foucusing on the development of the new products to meet the needs of the aviation industry. Setting our aviation sealing adhesive as an example, it is our major global OEM, including Boeing and Airbus always using our product. In the aviation coatings, we are developing sone new systems. Our new coating system is a kind of alternative piggable system, which has been used by Boeing and Airbus in their new aircrafts. PPG has a great contribution to Boeing’s 787 new aircraft. The front windshield glass of B787 aircraft is using the latest technology of PPG.

The global business of PPG is growing up fast, and in Asia, the business is increasing as above 35% rate every year. More and more aviation projects start in China. For example, the assembly line of A320 aircraft in Tianjin, and the project of Bombardier in the future. We predicate that PPG’s aviation industry in China is gong to make progress greatly in future, because we have formed win-win strategical relationships with our partners.

We are doing the training for A320 about the paint. This is a 40 people and 18 weeks’ training. In addition, we are actively cooperating with Boeing, including the project in Shanghai. This is a good opportunity for PPG. It is predicated that it will be increased as 25% to 30% rates every year in China.

AvBuyer.com.cn/en: Thanks for your cooperation. We sincerely hope that PPG can have much better development next year.

Fang Hong: Thank You!

The 4-day Aviation Expo / China 2007 kicks off September 19 2007 in Beijing. As the official web partner and online broadcasting partner of the expo, AvBuyer.com.cn/en presents a webcast.