Axalta opens expanded European Technology Center in Wuppertal

Axalta Coating Systems has officially opened its expanded European Technology Center (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany. The centre will be home to the company’s liquid coating research facilities for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

The ETC will comprise facilities that house the latest coating research equipment. The entire campus encompasses 15,000m² of laboratories, formulation and application capabilities, a weathering and corrosion service, pilot-scale and full scale-up facilities, customer demonstration centre, as well as offices. Axalta has taken a strategic approach in expanding and enhancing its global coating research and development capabilities, with recent announcements of new technology centres to be constructed in North America and Asia Pacific. The company is constructing a Global Innovation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, which will be the hub of its worldwide technology network and a technology centre in Shanghai.