MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid
and powder coatings, held the grand opening event of its Americas
Technology Center (ATC) located at its Mount Clemens, Michigan
manufacturing and research complex. Reflecting Axalta’s commitment to
innovation and performance, the ATC will provide product research and
development resources dedicated to customers across the Western
Hemisphere as one of the company’s four principal global technology
centers.
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From left to right: Axalta’s Barry Snyder, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Steven R. Markevich, Executive Vice President and President, Transportation Coatings and Greater China and Mike Carr, Vice President and President, North America addressed workers, media and visitors on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at a ribbon-cutting event to open Axalta’s Americas Technology Center in Mount Clemens, Michigan. (Photo: Axalta)
The ATC project was an 18-month endeavor to transform and expand
existing laboratory space and spray facilities. Axalta scientists,
chemists, and engineers will develop the next generation of coatings
products for light vehicle, commercial vehicle, refinish, and industrial
customers throughout the Americas. Previous R&D conducted at the
facility principally served the light vehicle segment in North America.
“As a strategic part of Axalta’s global network of technology centers,
the ATC will combine our global expertise and research resources with
local talent and market knowledge across the Americas,” said Barry
Snyder, Axalta’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
“This new space adds new capabilities to aid the Axalta team in further
advancing our coatings technology to increase the durability of
coatings, enhance customer productivity and, of course, provide
beautiful colors. Michigan is home to nearly 400 automotive research and
development centers, and we are proud to count our Americas Technology
Center among them.”
About Axalta Coating Systems
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 150 years of experience
in the coatings industry, the approximately 13,000 people of Axalta
continue to find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130
countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems
and technology. For more information visit axalta.com and
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