Axalta Coating breaks ground on new coatings facility in Northern China

• Axalta (AXTA -1.5%) a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, broke ground for construction of a state-of-the-art coatings facility in Jilin City, Jilin Province, North China.
• The 46K-square-meter new plant will produce mobility coatings to support growing customer demand in China for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and automotive plastic components.
• With this new investment in the province, the Co. is further committing to the customers in China while supporting it's ambitious growth plans in Asia.
• "The new plant is scheduled to open in 2023 and will mainly produce basecoats, primers, and clearcoats used in Axalta's eco-friendly processes such as high solids technology." said Nicolas Franc de Ferrière, Vice President, Mobility, Asia Pacific at Axalta.