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    In June Axalta officially opened its newly expanded European Technology Center (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany. The center will be home to its liquid coating research facilities for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. “We made this considerable investment in our EMEA research and development facilities to expand, to upgrade and to centralize our technological capabilities to support our growth in the region. Over 300 technical professionals will work on creating and developing next generation paints and services to address regional market needs and to meet our customers’ specific requirements,” said Winokur. “The ETC comprises 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 center, as well as offices.”

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