Axalta Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of R&D Center in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Axalta celebrated the one-year anniversary of delivering new technologies to its customers around the world from its Global Innovation Center, the world's largest research and development (R&D) center dedicated to coatings and color located in Philadelphia's historic Navy Yard. Dennis M. Davin, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development, joined Axalta in celebrating the anniversary by touring the facility's unparalleled specialty labs.
"What we're doing at the Global Innovation Center is really special – we're innovating in Philadelphia and delivering new products that provide solutions for our customers all around the world," said Robert Roop, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Axalta. "Thanks to our employees and the world-class facilities at Axalta's Global Innovation Center, we continue to deliver new and innovative solutions that protect and beautify everything from cars and bridges to football helmets and home appliances. Philadelphia's Navy Yard is the perfect home for our lab as we are situated amongst other leading technology companies and are able to recruit high-quality talent from some of the best universities in the world."