Commenting on the new
projects, Conrad Keijzer, the
company’s Executive Committee
member responsible for
Performance Coatings, said: “Our business in Asia has experienced double-digit
annual growth during the last five years.
These expansions will ensure that we are
well positioned to meet customer demand
going forward. By focusing our investment at key sites we are achieving economies of scale, allowing us to continuously
improve our operational productivity
Axalta Coating Systems
Inaugurates Enhanced
Sales, Technology and R&D
Resources in Mexico
Axalta Coating Systems has inaugurated
a newly refurbished technology and R&D
center for its powder coatings operations
in Mexico. The facility also provides ex-
panded capabilities for Axalta sales, tech-
nical services and product management
staff who will be able provide enhanced
quality and service to Axalta customers in
the region.
“We are thrilled to inaugurate our
innovative facilities which will help us
serve our customers better every day,”
explained Alfredo Villalobos, director of
Industrial Coatings for Axalta in Latin
America. “Without the support of our
customers we would not be here today.
Indeed, some of our customers have been
with us from our first day of operations.
We are grateful for their partnership.”
Axalta began its powder coatings op-
erations in Apodaca 24 years ago, pro-
ducing powder coatings for automobiles,
home appliances, HVAC, architectural
and electrical applications, gas pipes and
toys. Production from the adjacent pow-
der coatings manufacturing facility is
used in Mexico and exported to several
countries in Latin America.
“We do not merely have customers,
we have commercial partners who have
been with us from the very beginning,”
said Isabel Alanis, commercial director
for Axalta’s powder business in Mexico
and Central America. “Their success is
our success.”
During the inauguration event, some
of Axalta’s powder coatings customers
received an award acknowledging their
long lasting partnerships.
Hempel to Acquire Jones-
Blair Company
Hempel has signed a binding agreement
to acquire Jones-Blair Company, a leading North American supplier for the protective and waterproofing markets. With
the proposed acquisition, Hempel says it
will “look forward to a significant expansion of its North American business in accordance with its global growth strategy.”
With the proposed acquisition of
Jones-Blair Company – located in Dallas,
Texas – Danish-based Hempel would
support its main objective to further
strengthen its presence in its strategic segments in North America through organic
growth and acquisitions.
