Axalta Expands Bonding Capabilities for Metallic Effect Powder Coatings
PHILADELPHIA — Axalta has strengthened its position in the global powder market by investing in bonding capabilities for metallic effect powder coatings. The investment will enhance Axalta's new bonding production line in Landshut, Germany, and the upgrade of bonding equipment and capabilities in Houston, Texas, and Shanghai, China, to enable customers to purchase best-in-class metallic effect powder coatings more easily from Axalta's locations worldwide.
Metallic effect powder coatings are widely used in the architectural, automotive, home appliance and furniture markets. They grow at about 10% annually. Bonded metallic products offer many benefits such as higher first-pass transfer efficiency, consistent color, effect and gloss, increased batch-to-batch consistency, recyclable capabilities, lack of powder spits, better transfer on coating line, and no free-floating pigment in the application booth.