Axalta Partners With Solera for Vehicle Life Cycle Management
Through the Solera Sustainable Estimatics platform, Axalta provides the products, tools and resources to help refinish customers reduce their environmental impact.
Source | Axalta
Axalta is partnering with vehicle life cycle management company Solera to integrate its conventional and fast-cure, low-energy (FCLE) refinish paint systems into Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform. This will enable Axalta customers to estimate their CO2 emissions per repair, while considering repair methods (repair versus replace), paint application process and drying conditions.
Reported to be the first coatings manufacturer to partner with Solera, Axalta refinish customers will have access to a live dashboard that provides CO2 estimates to help them make energy-conscious, data-driven decisions. Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform is the latest addition to Axalta’s Beleaf offering, which provides high-performing, eco-conscious products, innovative tools and optimal resources to help bodyshops reduce their environmental footprint. This resource highlights Axalta’s commitment to sustainability and the Beleaf initiative.
“This technology aligns with Axalta’s ongoing commitment to sustainability as we set out to become carbon neutral by 2040, and was designed with our customers in mind to help them achieve their sustainability goals,” says Troy Weaver, president of global refinish at Axalta. “By providing a CO2 emission estimate per repair, bodyshops can make data-driven decisions to help lower their carbon footprint while also benefiting their bottom line.”
Sustainable Estimatics for Paint makes it easy to estimate Scope 1, 2, and 3 CO2 emissions, enabling organizations to present credible carbon emission figures backed by an ISO-14064-01-certified company. Customers will also be able to review dashboards to analyze their overall collision repair footprint and benchmark against regional, country specific and industry-wide data.
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