Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) recently collaborated with the Tianjin Vehicle Maintenance Administrative Office to offer advanced, technical education on waterborne coating technology to more than 60 Tianjin automotive refinish businesses. Technicians received training on the benefits of waterborne coatings and learned to improve their application skills. Axalta’s participation contributes to the success of the “Tianjin […]
Axalta Opens Asia-Pacific Technology Center in China
Facility includes Refinish Training Center. Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) formally opened its Asia-Pacific Technology Center (APTC), in the Minhang District of Shanghai. Announced in 2015, the APTC has a total of 15,500 square meters of space, the APTC expands resources available to Axalta’s global organization of more than 1,300 scientists, engineers, and staff engaged in […]
NSF and China Ping An Insurance Introduce Certified Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts in China
NSF International announced at a press conference in Shanghai on April 11, the first aftermarket collision repair parts to earn NSF certification in China. Working with China Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co., the second largest insurance company in China, the NSF certified parts are included in the China Ping An claims system. The […]
Solera Vehicle Data Coverage in China Over 95 Percent
Solera Holdings, Inc. announced that it has more than doubled its import and export vehicle data coverage from 45 percent to over 95 percent of all cars on Chinese roads. Solera’s profile of more than 166 million vehicles in China marks an milestone in the aggregation and normalization of automotive data for the largest car […]
PPG Completes $19 Million Waterborne Automotive Coatings Production Line In China
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today marked the completion of a new $19 million high-performance waterborne and high-solids coatings production line at its Wuhu facility in Anhui province, China. The new line enhances the production and service capabilities of PPG’s automotive coatings business for customers in China. The new line at PPG’s Wuhu plant adds production for environmentally-friendly […]
PPG Reports 2016 Financial Results, Acquires Refinish Company in China
PPG (NYSE:PPG) yesterday reported fourth quarter 2016 net sales of $3.5 billion, down more than 1 percent versus the prior year. Sales in local currencies increased by more than 1 percent aided by sales volume growth approaching 2 percent year-over-year. The net impact from business portfolio actions contributed less than 1 percent to sales growth […]
Fix Auto Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in China
Fix Auto announced that Fix Auto Guilin hosted its official grand opening event in Guilin, in Guangxi Province, China. At the time of Fix Auto China’s official launch on December 1, 2016 in Shanghai, Fix Auto Guilin was the most recent addition to the Fix Auto China network, standing at 78. Fix Auto China has […]
BASF Inaugurates First Refinish Coatings Manufacturing in Asia Pacific Region
Newly acquired site in China from Guangdong Yinfan will serve as a technology and production hub for the region. BASF yesterday inaugurated BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., its first automotive refinish manufacturing operation in Asia Pacific, located in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China. The new entity was established as BASF completed the acquisition of the automotive […]
Fix Auto Launches Collision Repair Network in China
Announces network of 78 locations at launch event in Shanghai Steve Leal, President and CEO of Fix Auto World announced the launch of Fix Auto in China with an initial network of 78 collision repair centers. China marks the eighth country where Fix Auto operates. “China is a very exciting market for Fix Auto’s proven […]
Axalta Announces New Coatings Manufacturing and Logistics Facility in Nanjing, China
Will also serve as distribution center for collision repair refinish products. Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) announced it will construct a new manufacturing plant for automobile, commercial vehicle and industrial coatings in Nanjing, China. The facility, located at Nanjing’s National Chemical Industrial Park (NCIP), is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2020 with […]