and France. The project in
Darmstadt, Germany, was
inaugurated in June 2014.
Another project in Lieusaint,
France was completed in December
2014. Additional projects in Châlons
and Arras, France, Örebro, Sweden and
Bremen, Germany are at development
stage. Further partners interested in
participating in current and future projects are welcome to join Build Tog.
Axalta Expands Customer
Training Facilities to Boost
Waterborne Coatings
Market in Japan
Axalta Coating Systems has expanded
its customer training facilities for refinish technicians in Japan. The recently reopened facility, located in Utsunomiya,
Tochigi Prefecture, is designed to provide
additional resources to help body shop refinish craftsmen use Axalta’s waterborne
coatings productively. In Japan, Axalta
sells both its Cromax Pro and Standoblue
lines of refinish coating systems.
Axalta’s Cromax Pro and Standoblue
lines of refinish coatings were introduced
to body shops in Japan in 2010 and 2013,
respectively, and each has been gaining
new users every year. The design of the
center accords with Axalta’s global training standards which strive to provide refinish technicians with the skills they need
to provide beautiful finishes whenever
Axalta products are applied.
Asian Paints to Establish
Paint Manufacturing Facility
in Andhra Pradesh, India
Asian Paints Ltd has informed BSE that
the company has entered into and signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Government of Andhra Pradesh
to set up a manufacturing facility for
paints and intermediates at Pudi Village,
Rambilli Mandal, Vishakhapatnam
District, Andhra Pradesh.
An amount of approximately Rs.
1750 crores would be invested by the
company in phases over a period of 12
years from the date of commencement of
construction, including the cost of land
measuring approximately 110 acres,
subject to due diligence and obtaining
necessary regulatory and other approv-
als. The maximum capacity of the man-
ufacturing facility would be 4,00,000
kiloliters per annum, which would be
achieved in phases.
Asian Paints would use latest manufacturing concepts to produce paints and
intermediates in the said plant in an environmentally friendly manner.
Axalta Joins Forces with
China Youth Development
Foundation to Support
River Protection Program
Axalta Coating Systems has signed
an agreement with the China Youth
Development Foundation (CYDF) to
make a signification donation that will
support the Mother River Protection program over the next three years.
The Mother River Protection pro-
gram was launched in 1999 in response
to a call by the State Council of China
to improve the eco-system at the head-
waters of the Yellow River, the upper
reaches of the Yangtze River and along
sandy areas and grasslands adjacent to
these two of China’s most important riv-
ers. The goals of the program are to pro-
mote ecological awareness, protection
and sustainability in China by planting
trees and engaging with local communi-
ties through education and other activi-
ties aimed at promoting clean water and
conservation. Axalta’s donation also will
be used to purchase trees, seedlings and
fertilizer and to plant and maintain the
“Axalta Forest.”
“Axalta has always been committed
to operating in responsible and sustain-
able ways for the benefit of employees,
customers and the communities in which
we live and work,” said Charlie Shaver,
the Chairman and CEO of Axalta. “As a
coatings company, we are proud that we
are providing environmentally respon-
sible waterborne coatings to our custom-
ers. Also, because our business consumes
water, we want to contribute to efforts to
protect a vital and precious resource. We
are pleased and honored to partner with
the CYDF to support the Mother River
Protection program and take concrete
steps to meet this vital challenge to pro-
tect China’s iconic rivers and the millions
of people across the nation who depend
on them.”
“We are very pleased to be working
with Axalta on this important project.
Together we can promote an awareness
of green civilization and make a differ-
ence in the drive towards environmental
sustainability,” said Yao Wen, deputy sec-
retary general of the CYDF.
The announcement came the day
after Axalta opened a new, sustainable waterborne coatings plant in the
Jiading district of Shanghai. Axalta
companies have been doing business in
China since 1984. This wealth of institutional knowledge has helped Axalta
maintain its leadership role in developing cutting edge coating products.
In addition to the new Jiading facility, Axalta operates an adjacent plant
in Jiading and a plant in Changchun,
six powder coating operations in collaboration with its joint venture partner, four refinish training centers and,
in Shanghai, a Global Color Lab, an
Asia Pacific Innovation Center to support R&D and a new Asia Pacific head
regional headquarters.
Axalta Coating Systems
in Brazil Wins Hyundai
Supplier Award
Axalta Coating Systems has won
Hyundai’s best supplier award in the
Excellence in Purchasing category at the
second annual Supplier of The Year event,
held recently in Piracicaba, Brazil.
“We are very proud to have received
this prestigious award,” said Mateus
Aquino, OEM business director for
Axalta in the Southern Cone. “The recognition underscores the close collaboration between the Hyundai and Axalta
teams, and it gives us a very clear indication that Hyundai is happy with
what we deliver. We share Hyundai’s
values and we understand its business
culture so we are able to address its
needs on a commercial front as well
as on a technical one. In order to have
such a successful relationship we are
constantly adapting and improving our
products which helps to engender trust
between our two companies at every
touch-point.” CW
