Q&A with Axalta Coating Systems

The Carlyle Group has recently completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion and announced that the company is being renamed Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is a global supplier of coatings to the transportation and industrial sectors. Coatings World recently had the opportunity to speak with Charlie Shaver, chair and CEO, and John McCool, president of the new company. The two leaders spoke about the impact of the acquisition and the company’s long-term strategy.

Coatings World: Please provide some background on Axalta Coating Systems. When was the company founded? What types of coatings does the company manufacture?
    
John McCool: Axalta Coating Systems will continue a more than 90 year tradition in the coatings industry. Today, we’re a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of innovative, high performance coatings. We serve the transportation industry as well as other industrial customers such as manufacturers of electrical insulation systems and mach