Axalta opens world’s largest Research & Development Center
Axalta recently celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, in Philadelphia.
The 175,000-foot Global Innovation Center offers specialty labs, as well as office space. Its location in Philadelphia’s historic Navy Yard enables collaboration among Axalta employees, business partners, and customers throughout the Philadelphia area and beyond. “Axalta’s Global Innovation Center will become the central hub for our global research, product development, and technology initiatives where we develop and deliver the most innovative coatings products in the world,” said Robert Bryant, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Axalta.
About Axalta's new Global Innovation Center
Axalta will use the new facility to innovate on a global scale, developing solutions across the company’s technical portfolio, which includes technology and product development, color technology, application fundamentals, and technical support for refinish, light vehicle, commercial vehicle, and industrial industries.
