AXALTA inaugurates new coating facility

The manufacturing facility covers and area of 5300 sq. meter at Salvi, Gujarat.

Gurugram/US/Gujarat- Axalta Coating Systems India Private Limited¹ of Gurugram, a subsidiary of Axalta Coating Systems LLC² of Philadelphia, USA inaugurated additional manufacturing facility of 5300 sq. meter at Salvi, Gujarat, India to meet the growing demand for powder coating surface finish in commercial vehicles & industrial application with an undisclosed investment.

            Charlie Shaver, Chairman and CEO of Axalta Coating System LLC said “These facilities and the significant investments made in the past couple of years are in sync with Axalta’s strong commitment to India to deliver innovative and comprehensive coating solutions to our customers in every sector of the automotive market and in other industry sectors. I am confident that Axalta’s global expertise in coatings will play a significant role in India, catering to our customers’ specific coatings requirements,”

            Vinay Rajadhyaksha, Managing Director, Axalta Coating Systems India Ltd said “Axalta has been widely recognized by its customers in India for excellent performance and service commitments in the refinish and industrial segments. We now look forward to bringing the same kind of commitment to meet the growing demand of the Indian automotive and industrial OEMs,” said

¹Axalta Coating Systems India Private Limited of Gurugram incorporated in 2012, a subsidiary of Axalta Coating Systems LLC of Philadelphia, USA. Axalta, which established business in India in 1996, also has offices and[M1]  regional training centers in Gurugram, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Vadodara, and supports an extensive product distribution network across the country.

²Axalta Coating Systems, LLC manufactures and sales liquid and powder coatings which incorporated in 1866. The Company offers products and services which includes paint, color matching tools, application technologies, and customer training and business management systems. Axalta Coating Systems serves automotive, transportation, general industrial, and architectural and decorative sectors. Company. The company has an experience of over 145 years of experience in the coatings industry. There are more than 12,000 employees who create, manufacture, and distribute the products. The company is involved in approximately 130 countries, with 35 manufacturing plants all over the globe. There are 7 R&D centers on four different continents. The company also has 45 training centers for their betterment with more than 1,800 patents held or pending. There are more than 1,20,000 customers that include at least 4,000 distributors. The products range from Liquid coatings like 3-wet, imron, cromax, consolidated manufacturing processes to powder coatings like Alesta, Abcite, Nap-Gard and FasTrac.