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can rely on Axalta to develop
and provide high-performance
and sustainable coating solu-
tions that will advance the coat-
ing industry in China.”
Axalta’s Cromax Pro
Waterborne Coatings
Support Tianjin’s
Sustainable Auto Repair
Program
Axalta Coating Systems’ recently announced collaboration with the Tianjin
Vehicle Maintenance Administrative
Office to offer advanced, technical education on waterborne coating technology to more than 60 Tianjin automotive
service companies. Technicians received
training on the benefits of waterborne
coatings and learned to improve their
application skills using Cromax Pro
waterborne refinish products, Axalta’s
premium refinish brand, which is highly
regarded for its sustainable attributes.
Axalta’s participation contributes to the
success of the “Tianjin Blue Sky project,”
a local, government-led sustainable auto
repair program.
“We’re honored to join hands
with the Tianjin Vehicle Maintenance
Administrative Office to host the train-
ing program,” said Zheng Xiaodong,
Axalta’s business director of China’s
Refinish Coatings. “We are confident
that Tianjin’s automotive repair busi-
nesses who participate in the training
will find it easy to use our innovative
waterborne coating solutions and spray-
ing systems. The adoption of sustainable
processes and solutions by Tianjin’s au-
tomotive businesses will accelerate sup-
port for the ‘Blue Sky project’ and help
to improve air quality in the region.”
Committed to providing its custom-
ers in China with sustainable products,
Axalta currently operates a waterborne
coatings manufacturing facility in Jiading.
Axalta’s newly opened Asia-Pacific
Technology Center also houses one of
the organization’s largest refinish training
centers which is designed to educate and
train both OEMs and refinish customers
on sustainable coating technologies.
Tikkurila Plans to Build New
Factory in Russia
Tikkurila has signed a Letter of Intent to
buy a seven hectacre industrial site near
St. Petersburg, Russia. The aim is to start
the construction work of a greenfield factory in 2018.
In order to support growth, Tkkurila
is planning to invest in a new factory
in Russia. The factory will be located in
Greenstate Industrial Park, two kilometers south of St. Petersburg. The annual
capacity of the factory will be 30 million
liters with an expansion possibility in the
future. The new site will also include a
Research, Development and Innovation
(RDI) center as well as extensive warehouse premises for raw materials and
finished goods with railway connection, which will improve and enhance
the efficiency of Tikkurila’s distribution
