Axalta Coating Systems, the Philadelphia-based liquid and powder coatings maker, signaled its plans to further expand in China earlier this year, after it started manufacturing from its new facility in Shanghai's Jiading district.

The new facility in Jiading Industrial Zone, or the East China hub for automakers, produces environmentally friendly waterborne automotive OEM coatings with annual output capacity of 25,000 metric tons.

The coatings will be "highly efficient, energy-saving, and specially developed for car makers", said Charles Shaver, CEO of Axalta Coating Systems.