Axalta Coating Systems announced that a new manufacturing plant for high-performance automobile, commercial vehicle and industrial
coatings will be constructed in Nanjing,
China. The facility will be built on more
than 170,000 m2 of land located at
Nanjing’s National Chemical Industrial
Park (NCIP). The plant is expected to be
fully operational by the end of 2020 with
a product distribution center and initial
manufacturing capability expected to
come online by early 2019. The project
will build on Axalta’s total investments
in China to date of close to $100 million
since 2013. The project is subject to final
approvals by the company and by government and local authorities.
The facility will manufacture a
broad range of Axalta products, including primers, basecoats, clearcoats and
resin intermediates. It will also produce
Axalta’s AquaEC™ line of electrocoats
and Voltatex family of Energy Solutions
coatings. Additionally, the facility will
serve as a logistics center and distribution point for Axalta’s leading Refinish
and Industrial products for customers
located in southern and central parts
of the country. The Nanjing plant will
eventually be Axalta’s third largest global operations center.
“China is a strategic market for us and
we continue to invest in our manufacturing capacity and network there to enable
us to more effectively serve our customers
and to raise our service standards to support their growth,” said Charlie Shaver,
Axalta Chairman and CEO.
Mr Zhu Yuanshen, Deputy Director
of the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park
Management Committee, said, “We are
delighted to welcome and support Axalta
Coating Systems to set up in the Nanjing
Chemical Industrial Park. We believe
that as a leading global coatings supplier,
Axalta can bring its state-of-the-art manu-
facturing technology into its new produc-
tion base, and produce environmentally
responsible high-performance coatings so
as to support and contribute to the local
economy and to the sustainable develop-
ment of China’s automotive enterprises.”
“We are very grateful for the excel-
lent cooperation and guidance provided
by the authorities in Nanjing who are
helping to turn our vision into reality,”
noted Luke Lu, Axalta Vice President
and President of Axalta in Greater China.
“We look forward to continued opportu-
nities to grow in China. We anticipate al-
locating between $100 and $150 million
over the next three to five years toward
the Nanjing project pending obtaining
approvals internally and by government
and local authorities.”
Preparation work is in full swing as
Axalta has begun to work closely with
the local authorities to start the design
phase and development of engineer-
ing specifications for the new facility.
Construction of the new Nanjing plant
will utilize the latest generation tech-
nology from engineering design, ma-
terials and equipment to production
processes. The facility will also employ
the latest emission mitigation systems
and technology available to minimize
energy consumption, waste discharge
and resource utilization. These features
will enable the new facility to align with
Axalta’s global sustainability guidelines
to protect the environment.
PPG Completes First Phase
of Automotive Adhesives &
Sealants Expansion Project
in Mexico
PPG has completed the the first phase
of an expansion project at its facility
in Tepotzotlan, Mexico. The completed
expansion, which adds production and
distribution capacity for automotive
adhesive and sealant products, is part
of a two-phase project that will help
PPG meet increasing demand in the
growing Mexican automotive manufacturing industry.
“Mexico is important strategically
to PPG because its light-vehicle production rate is one of the fastest-growing
among global automotive markets,”
said Juanjo Ardid, PPG global general
Axalta To Build New Coating Manufacturing
and Logistics Facility in Nanjing, China
Axalta to build new coating manufacturing and logistics facility in Nanjing, China. Signing: Luke Lu, Axalta
Vice President and Greater China President and Zhu Yuanshen, Deputy Director of the Nanjing Chemical
Industrial Park (NCIP) Management Committee. Charlie Shaver, Axalta Chairman and CEO, standing center.
