Axalta Coating Systems Acquires Metalak Benelux B.V

On 1 July, 2015, Axalta Coating Systems

completed the acquisition of Metalak Benelux B.V. For more than 60 years, Metalak has been the exclusive distributor of Axalta's Spies Hecker® refinish coating products sold in the Netherlands and in Flanders, Belgium. Formerly a privately owned company, Metalak has offices in Bornem, Belgium and in Tiel, the Netherlands and will continue to operate under the Metalak name. The agreement will take effect immediately. Dirk Lippens, Country Business Manager for Axalta in the Benelux, says, "Metalak has been operating successfully in the premium segment of the refinish market in the Netherlands and in Belgium for many years, and