Axalta Invests to Expand its Powder Coatings Production Capacity in Germany
December 06 2016 - 10:13AM
Business Wire
Investment supports global growth strategy
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global
manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, has invested to expand
and to optimize manufacturing capabilities for its Alesta® brand at
its powder coatings production facilities in Landshut, Germany due
to growing market demand.
The investment supports Axalta’s powder coatings growth strategy
and follows progress in its powder coating business in Eastern
Europe coupled with increased demand from Central Europe. It is the
second investment to expand powder production in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region this year. The first was at Axalta’s
Montbrison, France, facility in April 2016, which saw lean
automation and upgraded production technology appreciably increase
line capacity and productivity.
“Minimal supply time is very important to our customers, and
that’s one of the reasons we chose to invest in the Landshut site.
Once complete, the additional production facilities will provide
significantly greater capacity. This means we will produce even
more of our high quality powder coatings for the Austrian, German,
Italian and Swiss markets, as well as those in Eastern Europe,”
says Matthias Sch�nberg, Vice President of Axalta Coating Systems
and President of its EMEA region.
Axalta’s powder coatings offer outstanding mechanical
properties, are highly resistant to weathering and are well-suited
for architectural façade applications.
The investments in Montbrison and in Landshut demonstrate
Axalta’s commitment over the past two years to further develop
capacity and increase productivity in the manufacture of its
coatings around the world in order to meet its customers’ needs.
The expansion project in Landshut consists of three phases, and is
due to be completed by the end of March 2017. Phases one and two
concluded at the end of 2015 and in March 2016 respectively.
For more information on Axalta’s powder coatings, please visit
www.powder.axaltacs.com.
About Axalta Coating Systems – Celebrating 150 Years in the
Coatings Industry
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
150 years of experience in the coatings industry, the 12,800 people
of Axalta continue to find ways to better serve our more than
100,000 customers in 130 countries every day with the finest
coatings, application systems and technology. For more information
visit axaltacoatingsystems.com and follow us @Axalta on Twitter and
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