Axalta Celebrates 60 Years of Coatings Innovation in Canada
PHILADELPHIA - On January 22, 2016, Axalta Coating Systems celebrated 60 years of producing innovative coatings at its Ajax, Ontario facility. Employees gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ajax to celebrate both Axalta’s 60th year of operations in Ajax and its 150th business anniversary.
Axalta has a long history in Canada that dates back to 1956 when the Ajax manufacturing plant opened its doors. It has produced a variety of products over the years including acrylic lacquer paints, basecoat and clearcoat technologies, and in 2000 was identified as a corporate development and manufacturing flagship for the paint on plastics used with many automotive components. More recently, due to increased production volumes, Ajax added a new distribution center to the campus.