Axalta-Huajia Coats Thermos Containers with Rich Colors of Sustainable Alesta Powder Coatings

SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axalta-Huajia Coatings, a joint-venture company of Axalta Coating
Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder
coatings, has provided its environmentally responsible Alesta®
powder coatings to Thermos, a worldwide manufacturer of insulated food
and beverage containers, children’s lunch kits and other innovative
consumer products. Applied to the exterior of Thermos food and beverage
containers, Alesta coatings are designed to meet food safety
requirements, while delivering brilliant color, high durability, and UV
and chemical resistance.


Since 2016, Axalta has collaborated with Thermos on its R&D and product
innovation to develop customized powder coating solutions that will
replace solventborne coatings and help the company to achieve its
sustainability goals.

“We’re excited to be a strategic partner to Thermos so that we can
continue to not only bring beautiful, rich colors to their products, but
also help reduce energy consumption and protect the environment,” said
Gary Cao, General Manager of Axalta-Huajia Coatings. “We are also
excited that we have been able to bring Axalta’s cutting-edge
technologies, sustainable solutions and professional experience to
Thermos’ R&D and innovation to provide value-added service for our
customer.”

Alesta powder coatings have superior durability and are
available in a wide selection of colors, effects, and gloss levels. In
addition to the sustainable nature of powder products which contain no
VOC and targeted HAP emissions, the coating can be used in versatile
applications from tableware, to doors, window frames, cladding and other
architectural components.

About Axalta-Huajia Coatings

Axalta-Huajia Coatings Co. Ltd. is a powder coating joint venture that
Axalta Coating Systems shares with Yongjia Group Co Ltd. Headquartered
in Huangshan, China. As a leading manufacturer of powder coating
products in China. In addition to Huangshan, Axalta-Huajia operates four
powder coating manufacturing plants that are strategically located in
Shanghai (Qingpu), Guangdong, Chengdu, and Shandong. The joint venture
manufactures and distributes powder coatings, providing innovative and
quality powder coating solutions designed to meet the needs of local and
global customers.

About Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With more than 150 years of experience
in the coatings industry, the over 13,000 people of Axalta continue to
find ways to better serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130
countries every day with the finest coatings, application systems and
technology. For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com
and follow us on Twitter @axalta and on LinkedIn.

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