PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Axalta Coating Systems, formerly DuPont Performance Coatings, is establishing new headquarters for both its corporate and its North America operations. The new corporate headquarters offices, which opened on Sept. 30, are in Center City Philadelphia. The North America offices in Concord Township will open Oct. 31. The move will bring more than 100 jobs to Philadelphia and more than 230 to the township.
“We are tremendously excited about our new facilities in Pennsylvania,” said Charlie Shaver, chairman and CEO of Axalta Coating Systems. “New offices are a vital element in our plan to communicate our independence and new identity to our customers, our employees and other stakeholders in the U.S. and around the world.”
The Philadelphia corporate headquarters will direct Axalta’s global operations. With 2012 revenues of $4.3 billion, Axalta is the fifth largest coatings company in the world, employing more than 12,000 people in 130 countries on six continents. Axalta operates 35 manufacturing facilities, seven research and development centers and 42 customer training centers, in addition to numerous sales offices.
