SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid
and powder coatings, has won the Green Repair Innovative Product Award
from one of China’s leading automotive publications, Auto Maintenance
& Repair Magazine, recognizing Axalta’s Cromax® Pro
waterborne refinish products for their selection of sustainable coatings
solutions for the automotive refinish industry.
Auto Maintenance & Repair Magazine is published by the China
Automotive Maintenance and Repair Trades Association (CAMRA), an
industry association with over 500 corporate and individual members that
include body shops, repair workshops, and R&D and automotive testing
institutes. CAMRA sponsored the award.
The award evaluation, initiated in October 2014, took place over a
six-month period in a process that involved preliminary screening of
entries, expert evaluations, and an open voting through the magazine’s
website. Over 300,000 votes were cast during the voting period.
“Receiving this award means receiving recognition from the automotive
maintenance and repair trade community for our advanced waterborne
technology, Cromax Pro,” said Luke Lu, Vice President of Axalta and
President of its business in China. “Cromax Pro, our latest generation
waterborne technology, is engineered for sustainability and
productivity. This recognition, from those who use our products every
day, is a rewarding recognition of our technology and will motivate us
to continue to develop ever more innovative products for our customers.”
Axalta’s waterborne coating products, including Cromax Pro, were
developed to meet a number of environmental requirements, such as EU’s
VOC Regulation 2004/42/EC and GB 24409-2009 to which China adheres, the
goals of which are to reduce emissions of VOCs. Cromax Pro helps meet
sustainability goals as well by bringing additional productivity to
refinish customers. Its reliable performance combined with easy and fast
drying application offer savings through lower paint consumption with
shorter process times and lower energy demands.
Axalta companies have been doing business in China since 1984. This
wealth of institutional knowledge has helped Axalta maintain its
leadership role for developing cutting edge coating products. In
addition to the recently-opened Jiading waterborne coatings facility,
Axalta operates an adjacent plant in Jiading and a plant in Changchun,
six powder coating operations in collaboration with a joint venture
partner, four refinish training centers and, in Shanghai, a Global Color
Lab and Asia Pacific Innovation Center to support R&D and its Asia
Pacific regional headquarters. Axalta’s multiple resources in China work
together to support the sustained, long-term growth of China’s
automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial sectors that use Axalta
coatings.
About Axalta
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With more than 145 years of experience
in the coatings industry, the 12,000 people of Axalta continue to find
ways to serve our more than 120,000 customers in 130 countries better
every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology.
Source: Axalta Coating Systems