Axalta Commissions New Waterborne Facility in Germany
WUPPERTAL, Germany - Axalta Coating Systems commissioned its new waterborne manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany, nine months after ground was broken on the project. The facility further expands Axalta’s operations in Wuppertal and reflects Axalta’s commitment to produce environmentally responsible waterborne coating technology.
“Wuppertal has now become the center of waterborne production for Axalta’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Wuppertal is already home to the largest Axalta manufacturing facility in the world,” said Axalta’s Chairman and CEO, Charlie Shaver, at the opening ceremony. “The region, and in particular Germany, has become synonymous with some of the finest automotive engineering in the world and is home to some of our key customers. With our strong legacy in the market, we are proud to say that you can find at least one Axalta coating on every other car in the region, and increasingly a lot of these coatings are waterborne.”