Axalta Coating Systems is a leading global coatings company dedicated to the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings. Our durable products protect, enhance productivity and add beauty to the materials they coat.
With more than 150 years of experience creating innovative industrial coatings, our products are used for a wide array of surfaces and applications around the world. We are constantly innovating our products and services to better serve more than 100,000 customers in 130 countries.
Markets, Customers and Products
Axalta products and services are used in a wide variety of applications around the world. We provide a range of performance and transportation coatings for manufacturers of light and commercial vehicles, the refinish aftermarket and for many industrial coating system applications. Our customers range from family-owned collision repair shops to globally recognized car manufacturers and producers of electric motors and wood cabinetry. We are committed to providing our customers with high-quality and innovative products and services that include paint and powder coatings and, to optimize their use of our products, color matching tools, application technologies and training and business management systems.
150th Anniversary
In 2016, Axalta celebrated its 150th year in the coatings industry. Our roots were planted in Germany in 1866 with the introduction of Standox, which today is one of the world's premium refinish coating brands. Since then, Axalta’s legacy companies grew, merged and acquired operations around the world. In honor of the anniversary, we hosted events with employees, customers and community members. Putting our customers first over the span of 15 decades, Axalta has sustained its focus on product quality and performance.
Acquisitions
In 2016 and 2017, Axalta completed 15 merger and acquisition transactions with a total allocated capital upwards of $675 million. With those acquisitions, Axalta added more than 800 employees and 12 manufacturing facilities as well as a number of products with sustainability benefits into our portfolio. Dura Coat’s Hydropon™ water-based coatings offer customers a 30-year performance guarantee. Plascoat® spray thermosetting powders prevent corrosion on a range of materials subject to extreme operating conditions. Century Industrial Coatings revolutionized anti-corrosion coatings for structural steel with water-based chemistry. The Ellis Paint Company brought a portfolio of brands including its Maximus water-based enamels and direct-to-metal water-based Hylux coatings for the agriculture, construction and earth moving equipment sectors. The energy saving benefit of efficient, high speed ultraviolet light curing technology came with the acquisition of Valspar’s wood coatings business. Acothane coatings for the oil and gas sector from Spencer Coatings are formulated with 100 percent solids to virtually eliminate VOC emissions.
