Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings and the company responsible for the Cromax, Standox, Spies Hecker refinish brands in Ireland, has been honoured with a supplier award for innovation for its new refinish fast-cure clearcoat technology by French car maker Renault, at a ceremony in Paris. Axalta is the only company this year to receive an award from Renault in the innovation category.

Adrien Schrobiltgen, Axalta’s Vice President of Refinish Systems for Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Laurent Oliveras, Axalta’s Country Business Manager of Refinish Systems for France, received the award from M. Gaspar Gascon Abeelan, Product Engineer Director for Renault, on behalf of Axalta.

Adrien Schrobiltgen commented, “We are very honoured to have been selected by Renault for this award. Axalta is a company driven by the desire to help its customers achieve their goals, and that means we continually invest in developing new innovations to meet specific customer needs. We have just recently expanded our European Technology Centre in Wuppertal, Germany, the home to our liquid coating research facilities where 300 professionals research and create next-generation coatings and services so that we can continue to deliver cutting-edge technology to our customers.”