Axalta New Coating Plant

Axalta has commissioned a new coating plant at Baroda to cater to Indian OEMs.

- Bhargav TS

Axalta entered India in 1996, and was formerly known as DuPont Performance Coatings. Taking on a new identity in 2013 as Axalta Coating Systems following a change in ownership, the company increased its focus on emerging markets like India with the view of strengthening its bottomline and achieving higher than industry average growth. Announcing a plan to expand its existing factory at Savli in Gujarat, and setting up an automotive coating development laboratory at the same location roughly two years ago, Axalta has commissioned a new coating plant at Baroda. With it, it will cater to the growing demands of Indian automotive OEMs. Supplying coatings to commercial vehicle manufacturers like Volvo Buses India and Tata Motors, the company has, by inaugurating the Baroda plant, doubled its manufacturing capacity. Specialising in liquid and powder coatings, which it supplies not only to automotive OEMs, but also to industrial segments, the inauguration of the new plant has thrown open many opportunities for growth.